Photo Ops: A Whimsical Look at AirVenture in Pictures

There’s more to the annual fly-in/airshow than airplanes and seminars.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, August 01, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

The next EAA AirVenture fly-in convention is scheduled for July 20-26, 2026. [FLYING Archive]

Key Takeaways:

EAA AirVenture 2025 showcased a variety of whimsical and unexpected non-aircraft sights, including a giant inflatable Red M&M sporting pilot gear and a "Rosie the Riveter" rubber ducky.
Attendees displayed creative advertising methods, such as a visitor acting as a "walking billboard" to sell aircraft parts.
The event featured unique historical references and gags, like an "unexploded" bomb display and a "Robin Hood Toby Mug" with significance from the "Twelve O'Clock High" story.

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There was a lot to see at EAA AirVenture 2025—more than just airplanes and people. Some things were downright whimsical, and you just had to get a photograph.

The giant inflatable Red M&M (above), sporting a Charles Lindbergh-esque flight cap and goggles, was in position adjacent to the Theater in the Woods. Red, as he is known to the public, has been a spokes-candy for M&M’s since 1996. The anthropomorphic chocolate is usually paired with Yellow, a peanut M&M. As Yellow was nowhere to be found, we can only assume that Red, who is often bossy, sent Yellow to get a bucket of prop wash.