Conner Prairie
2014 Festival of Machines at Conner Prairie
These concours-quality collector cars plus many vintage cars and historic vehicles will be showcased Sept. 13-14 at the inaugural 2014 Festival of Machines presented by Ricker's at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, located at 13400 Allisonville Road in Fishers, Ind. Gates open both days at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.
Motorsports celebrities, including IndyCar driver Pippa Mann, will appear daily to meet and greet fans. Drivers will be available to pose for photographs, sign autographs and share their stories and answer questions about what it’s like to race professionally.
A two-seat Dallara Indy Car will offer festivalgoers rides throughout a portion of Conner Prairie’s 800-acre grounds both Saturday and Sunday on a first-come, first-served basis.
The festival won’t just showcase classic cars, though. Steam engines, vintage planes, boats, military vehicles, vintage fire trucks and other emergency response vehicles, construction equipment, helicopters, vintage tractors will also be featured. In addition, a commemorative flyover of historic aircraft will occur both days.
Several family-friendly activities will be held each day, including courses for pedal cars and Soap Box Derby cars for young children, hay rides, games, a steam engine and tractor parade and more. Children can also explore the inner workings of engines, test their boat-building skills and design and build their own fizzy rocket dragsters.
Admission to Conner Prairie’s Festival of Machines presented by Ricker’s is free for members; for non-members, the cost is $15 for adults, $14 for seniors age 65 and over and $10 for youth ages 2-12. Active and veteran military personnel with proper identification will be admitted free.
2014 Festival of Machines at Conner Prairie
These concours-quality collector cars plus many vintage cars and historic vehicles will be showcased Sept. 13-14 at the inaugural 2014 Festival of Machines presented by Ricker's at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park, located at 13400 Allisonville Road in Fishers, Ind. Gates open both days at 10 a.m. and close at 5 p.m.
Motorsports celebrities, including IndyCar driver Pippa Mann, will appear daily to meet and greet fans. Drivers will be available to pose for photographs, sign autographs and share their stories and answer questions about what it’s like to race professionally.
A two-seat Dallara Indy Car will offer festivalgoers rides throughout a portion of Conner Prairie’s 800-acre grounds both Saturday and Sunday on a first-come, first-served basis.
The festival won’t just showcase classic cars, though. Steam engines, vintage planes, boats, military vehicles, vintage fire trucks and other emergency response vehicles, construction equipment, helicopters, vintage tractors will also be featured. In addition, a commemorative flyover of historic aircraft will occur both days.
Several family-friendly activities will be held each day, including courses for pedal cars and Soap Box Derby cars for young children, hay rides, games, a steam engine and tractor parade and more. Children can also explore the inner workings of engines, test their boat-building skills and design and build their own fizzy rocket dragsters.
Admission to Conner Prairie’s Festival of Machines presented by Ricker’s is free for members; for non-members, the cost is $15 for adults, $14 for seniors age 65 and over and $10 for youth ages 2-12. Active and veteran military personnel with proper identification will be admitted free.