AFTER DARK: VILLAINS BALL
Dayton, Ohio – April 8, 2024 — The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., announces Villains Ball, the second of the 2024 After Dark series of after-hours events, Saturday, April 20th, at the National Museum of the United States Air Force™. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for this adults-only (21+) event, which will run from 6:00–10:00 p.m. Tickets are $40.
There will be live music and dancing, a costume contest (you can dress as your favorite villain), trivia with prizes, and a game lounge. Open aircraft for this event include the opportunity for you to enter both the Lockheed AC-130A Spectre gunship Azrael and the Cougar CAT II A1 MRAP (Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected) vehicle, as well as take a look inside a USAF Thunderbirds General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon and get your photo with a section of the Berlin Wall. An hors d’oeuvres buffet will be provided and a selection of adult beverages will be available for purchase at cash bars in the Villain Parlor.
After Dark is an event series designed exclusively for adults ages 21+, to allow patrons to enjoy the Museum in a relaxed setting with friends. Tickets can be ordered online through the Foundation's website afmuseum.com/events/after-dark-events.
Proceeds from After Dark events at the Museum benefit the Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., the nonprofit organization that raises funds and awareness in support of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Since 1960 the Foundation has raised nearly $100 million to support the Museum, including funding 94% of the cost of construction of the Museum’s public facilities.
About the Air Force Museum Foundation
The Air Force Museum Foundation, Inc., was founded in 1960 as a Section 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization "to assist the United States Air Force Museum where federal funds are not available." Since it was chartered, it has gifted nearly $100 million in support of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force™, including the cost of constructing 94% of the one-million-square-foot Museum campus. The Foundation is not part of the Department of Defense or any of its components, and it has no government status. The use of the Roundel image in the Foundation's logo is with the permission of the United States Air Force; endorsement by the Department of Defense or the United States Air Force in fundraising activities of the Foundation is not intended nor implied pursuant to DoDI 5535.12. For more information on the Air Force Museum Foundation, visit www.afmuseum.com.
About the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, is the world's largest military aviation museum. With free admission and parking, the museum features more than 350 aerospace vehicles and missiles and thousands of artifacts amid more than 19 acres of indoor exhibit space. Each year visitors from around the world come to the museum. In 2023, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force celebrated its 100th Anniversary. For more information, visit www.nationalmuseum.af.mil.
