232 Front St N
Issaquah, WA 98027
USA
Fantastic Fly-In is fashioned after the 40 year old Coupe Icare, the free flight festival that marks the end of the European summer flying season held each year in the alpine village of St Hilaire du Touvet in France where costumed paragliders and spectators hold demonstrations that are spectacular to watch.
The Fantastic Fly-In Festival will be packed with emotion, audacity, creativity, fantasy, thrills and laughter, and an unflinching passion for flying.
On Friday night, downtown Issaquah will celebrate the arrival of the festival with paragliding films, costumes, msuic and art including activities for kids.
On Saturday, spectators will gather in the Paragliding Landing Zone at the Chirico Trailhead along Issaquah Hobart Road on Tiger Mountain to witness the spectacle of costumed paragliders taking to the skies. Food trucks will be on site along with a beer garden.
Fliers will launch from Poo Poo Point, one of the premier paragliding sites in the United States and is close to Issaquah. The Chirico Trail leads hikers up to the launch point plus a shuttle takes paragliders up to graceful, grassy, slope launches worthy of world-class paragliding mention as well as the beautiful landing field.
Information:
Hours:
Friday night – 6:00-9:00 p.m. downtown Issaquah – Opening festival
