This Experience for 2 Includes:
Legends Day
The day before the Indy 500 is Legends Day, packed with unforgettable moments for racing fans!
Kick off the day by meeting your favorite drivers at the Indy 500 Autograph Session, where all 33 starters will be signing for fans. From there, watch the drivers take center stage at the public Drivers’ Meeting, where they’ll receive final race instructions, their prestigious starter’s rings, and witness various award presentations. The excitement continues downtown with the Indy 500 Festival Parade, one of the most anticipated parades in the country. Wrap up the day with the Legends Day Concert at the Everwise Amphitheater, featuring top country music stars in an electric evening performance.
Indianapolis 500
Experience the thrill of the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 with two Paddock or C Stand tickets to the greatest spectacle in racing on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Feel the roar of the engines, the energy of the crowd, and the adrenaline-pumping action as the world’s top drivers compete for racing immortality on the iconic 2.5-mile oval at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Hotel Accommodations
Enjoy a 3-night stay (check-in Friday, May 22; check-out Monday, May 25) in a standard room at a Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton or comparable downtown Indianapolis hotel.
Without the First Flight Society (FFS) there would not be a Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The Kill Devil Hills Memorial Association, later named First Flight Society, began as a group of local businessmen who successfully petitioned the US Congress to fund and build a monument to the Wright Brothers' 1903 achievement. Today the FFS is a partner with the National Park Service at the Wright Brothers National Memorial.
Every December 17th the FFS conducts a celebration at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. During the formal program, a carefully chosen honoree is inducted into the Paul E. Garber Shrine displayed in the park’s museum. Since 1966 those the shrine has served to recognize include Charles Lindbergh, the Tuskegee Airmen, John Glenn, Katherine Johnson (Hidden Figures), and Col. Gail “the Candy Bomber” Halvorsen. In 2024 we the Honoree will be Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee, who as a Tuskegee Airman flew 409 combat missions across three wars, cited by the AF Chief of Staff in 2020 as, "a genuine American hero whose courage in combat helped save a nation, and whose legacy is felt to this day across the entire US Air Force.”
Our other major annual events include Founders Day/Wilbur Wright's Birthday on April 16th, and National Aviation Day/Orville Wright's Birthday on August 19th. Your donations will support all three of these events as well as the following efforts.
Through our Education Committee, the Society endeavors to expand the legacy of the Wright Brothers by bringing aviation education programs to elementary, middle, and high schools. and offering college aviation scholarships.
We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose Mission is "We tell the story of the Wright Brothers through community events, education, and the commemoration of the world’s very first powered flight, in Kitty Hawk, NC."