Red Bull Gives You Wings ... and Then You Crash Into the Delaware River

That's right. It's taken nearly twenty years, but the Red Bull Flugtag has finally come to Philadelphia. And what better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than watching people with far too much time on their hands propel themselves into the Delaware River in homemade "flying machines?"

The basic idea of Flugtag (which essentially translates from German to "flying day" ) is for contestants to design and build unique and crazy flying contraptions powered by muscle, gravity, and imagination. They then pilot these off a thirty-foot high flight deck and ultimately crash into the water. Let's face it, "flying machine" is a bit of a misnomer considering the flight record is only 207 feet.

There are 34 teams competing and you can even vote for the "People's Choice Craft by texting your favorite team number to (ex: "Team12") to 72855. Crafts will actually be launching from Pier 1 on the Camden Waterfront, but if you have something against Camden or are too lazy to cross the river, there is a Red Bull Flugtag Viewing Party at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing. If you do head over to New Jersey the RiverLINK Ferry will be running express service between Penn's Landing and the Camden Waterfront every 30 minutes beginning at 10:00 a.m. Alternatively you can take the River LINE (Warning: irritating circus music.) Watching this spectacle is free and open to the public, but leave your weapons, alcohol, glass containers, pets, and tents at home.

Red Bull Flugtag Philadelphia and Viewing Party
Camden Waterfront (Pier 1) / Great Plaza at Penn's Landing (Columbus Blvd. at Chestnut Street)
Sat., 9/4/10
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
FREE!