# Planes, Trains and Santa at the Military Aviation Museum > Event for families in the Virginia Beach–Chesapeake–Norfolk area (VA / NC). Times are Eastern Time. - When: Fri, Nov 27 (+2 more dates) · 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM - Where: Military Aviation Museum, 1341 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23457 - Ages: Families with young children - Price: Ticketed; prices and on-sale date to be announced - Organizer: Military Aviation Museum - Official page: https://www.militaryaviationmuseum.org/ - Last checked: Sat, Oct 24 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Oct 24, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-10-24), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/virginia-beach/activities/planes-trains-and-santa-at-the-military-aviation-museum--listing-4806f0d489625a2dd9d0d91a ## About The Military Aviation Museum's annual Thanksgiving-weekend family event in Virginia Beach. Each morning at 10 am, weather permitting, Santa flies in on a vintage airplane (the reindeer are resting up for Christmas) and then poses for photos with children. Families can walk among the museum's vintage aircraft and explore a hangar filled with model train layouts winding through miniature towns, landscapes and twinkling villages. The museum collects new, unwrapped toys and donations for families in need, and the gift store is open for holiday shopping. 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