Every year on the weekend before the Fourth of July, Eagle hosts the long-running celebration of Flight Days, one of the Western Slope’s premier small-town celebrations. “Good Vibrations” is the theme for this year’s celebration, and no, you probably don’t need to sing like the Beach Boys to take part — although it would be impressive if you could. Flight Days celebrates the Eagle County seat moving from Red Cliff to Eagle.
That took some doing, no little controversy, and a couple of hotly contested elections. Events have come and gone over the years. The poop tug of war, with teams trying to pull each other into a large tarp covered with horse manure is long gone, and there may have been a cow patty bingo event, too.
But there’s still plenty of less-smelly fun. As in the past couple of years, kids’ events are free. That includes a mobile ninja obstacle course, face painting and an instrument petting zoo courtesy of the Bravo! Vail Music Festival.
You’ll still have to pay for food and trinkets from the event’s numerous vendors, of course. “People are surprised that (kids’ events) are all free,” said Molly Furtado, who’s riding herd on many Flight Days events. This is Furtado’s third year helping organize Flight Days.
But this year is her first being the lead person for the annual parade, set, as always, for 10 a.m. Saturday.
Entries closed late last week, but Furtado expects a few last-minute entries. She said she’s excited for the entries from.
