It’s a great way to get summer off the ground!

The Aviation Museum of New Hampshire will hold its annual Father’s Day Weekend Fly-In BBQ on Saturday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Nashua’s Boire Field.

Pilots are invited to fly in, with vintage airplanes and home-built aircraft especially welcome.

The event takes place at the hangar of Nashua Jet Aviation, 83 Perimeter Road at Nashua Airport.

A barbecue buffet will be served at noon in the hangar. The meal includes salad, pasta, barbecued chicken, pulled pork, baked beans, desserts, and drinks.

Tickets to the Father’s Day Weekend Fly-In BBQ are $30 adults; $25 museum members; $10 ages 6 to 12; kids 5 and under, free. Tickets for ramp access only (no BBQ) are $10 per person, with kids 5 and under free. The barbecue will be served inside and will take place rain or shine.

Tickets are available online at aviationmuseumofnh.org or by phone at (603) 669-4877.

The public is invited to attend the barbecue, held each year on Father’s Day weekend to mark the approach of summer, which officially arrives the following Friday.

“Our ‘Fly-In’ barbecue is a great way for families to enjoy something together to celebrate Dad’s special day,” said Jeff Rapsis, executive director of the Aviation Museum of N.H.

Families can mingle with pilots and inspect the aircraft, giving young people a rare chance to see real airplanes up close.

Pilots flying in for the event should proceed to Tower Ramp at Nashua Airport, where a ground crew will guide aircraft safely into parking spaces. Attendees are encouraged to buy barbecue tickets in advance in the event of a sell-out.

Attendees can also learn about the Aviation Museum’s student plane-building partnerships with the Manchester (N.H.) School of Technology, Lebanon (N.H.) High School, and Farmington (N.H.) high school.

Aircraft expected to be on display include a World War II-era PT-23 training plane as well as a 1943 Grumman Widgeon Amphibian.

All aircraft are subject to weather and other conditions that may prevent appearance on event day.

Those attending may buy tickets in advance online at aviationmuseumofnh.org or by calling the Aviation Museum at (603) 669-4877.

All proceeds of the fly-in barbecue benefit the non-profit Aviation Museum.

The Aviation Museum of N.H., based in the 1937 art deco passenger terminal at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, is dedicated to preserving the Granite State’s rich aviation past, and also inspiring students today to become the aerospace pioneers of tomorrow.

The Aviation Museum of N.H. was recently awarded the prestigious ‘Non-Profit Impact Award’ by the Center for N.H. Non-Profits.

The Aviation Museum of N.H., a non-profit 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, was named “Best Place to Take Kids” in southern New Hampshire five years in a row in the HippoPress Readers Poll. For more info, visit aviationmuseumofnh.org or call (603) 669-4820.