Residents from across Plant City and Hillsborough County gathered at Plant City Airport on Saturday, Feb. 27, for the Seventh Annual Planes, Trains & Automobiles Festival.
Jason Jones first came up with the idea for the festival after seeing an old photo of the Strawberry Air Fest. After being told that the Strawberry Air Fest had ended, he wanted to start up a similar event.
“My son loved airplanes,” Jones said. “We got it started.”
The event grew to include classic cars, tricked-out vehicles and locomotives. The family-friendly event includes Young Eagle flights for kids ages eight and over. This was the first year that Jones’ son, Noah, was able to take his first flight.
“This is my favorite year,” Jason Jones said. “We had record attendance, over 6,000 people.”
Contact Emily Topper at etopper@plantcityobserver.com.