DLNews Staff:

It offers Fun for the Whole Family 

The 14th Halloween Themed Chili Tasting & Classic Car Show at the Palm Springs Air Museum on Saturday, October 29, 2022, offers Halloween fun for the whole family. Free admission for children 12 and under with paying adults. To enter a vehicle, call 760-346-1984 or email packard1708@gmail.com.

You will be excited by the different kinds of cars inside and out sponsored by Desert Classic Car Association. Then, thrill as you get close to the dozens of vintage WWII, Korean, and Vietnam-era aircraft inside five hangars totaling 91,000 square feet plus an additional 25,000 square feet on the tarmac behind the Museum.

Give your taste buds a workout by tasting the different kinds of museum docent chili recipes cooked by LULU and served by museum docents, volunteers, and staff. In addition, visitors get to vote for their favorite cars and Chili by category. 

The Car Show is included with museum admission, ranging from $20 to $22. Car Rally hours are 10 am - 2 pm. Car Show Voting ends at 1:30 pm, with the Trophy Presentation at 2:00 pm.

The Chili Tasting starts at 11 am and lasts until 1:30 pm or whenever the Chili is gone! Chili tastes are only $1 per tasting, or six tastes for $5, after paying admission to the Museum. All funds raised from the Tastings benefit the Palm Springs Air Museum Volunteer Fund.

Event sponsors are the Coeta & Donald Barker Foundation, H.N. & Frances C. Berger Foundation, The Chandi Group, The Conrad Hilton Foundation, the Houston Family Foundation, and McDonald’s / Shalhoub Family. 

The Palm Springs Air Museum is an educational non-profit whose mission is to preserve and honor our veterans while educating future generations. One of the largest collections of flying WWII aircraft, Korea and Vietnam-era aircraft, 12,500 volume Library, flight simulators, and tours through a flyable B-17 is housed in 91,000 square feet of climate-controlled exhibit space.   Movies show in the Ron Auen Theatre continuously after 11 am. Open daily, 10 am – 5 pm (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and February 18, 2023). Regular admission ranges from $20 to $22; Family Rate is also available. Free for children 12 and under with paid admission, and for active military with I.D.  760-778-6262,www.PalmSpringsAirMuseum.org