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If you can finish this sentence: “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…,” you should make plans to be at the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, on Saturday, November 8, for Star Wars Day.
According to EASA education director Lee Ngo, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. PST the museum will be filled with costumed characters and fans of the Star Wars media franchise.
Among the costumed visitors expected to be on hand are members of costuming groups Star Wars Oregon and Mandalorian Mercs. Both organizations are 501(c)(3) and wear screen-accurate costumes when they make public appearances. They are volunteers and don’t accept money but rather encourage the public to make donations to local nonprofit groups.
Requests for appearance can be made on the Star Wars Oregon website. The group often receives requests for hospital visits and to participate in walks for causes, such as autism awareness and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, or local parades and educational and athletic events.
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The costumed characters are very popular at the EASM, as it is not often you see droids and Jawas mixing with X-wing pilots and Imperial Army troops, or a lightsaber demonstration on a museum floor.
Ngo said there are certain days when the Jedis, bounty hunters, Padawans, and Imperial Stormtroopers are in more demand than others, such as Halloween and May 4 (global Star Wars Day), so it was decided that Star Wars Day at the EASM would be the week after Halloween.
![Star Wars Day will take over the Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum in Oregon on November 8. [Courtesy: Lee Ngo/EASM]](https://www.flyingmag.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/11/20250510_140121-768x1024.jpg)
“[The characters] are favorites at the museum,” Ngo said. “When they visit, there are lots of photo ops. You’ll be in the gallery near the Spruce Goose or Blackbird and see Jedis and Siths hanging around.”
Posing for photos and costumes is encouraged, according to Ngo, “for both children and adults. This is for the visitors. This is us saying, ‘We are here for the community.'”
The event is included with a general museum admission ticket.
