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Social Flights; A Platform For Reality
Back in the railroad days, a platform referred to the surface upon which passengers stepped in order to enter or exit the train.
In 2012, the word “platform” often refers to one of the big four data stations on the Internet; Google, Amazon, Facebook, or Apple. On the backend, those platforms sort products and people into similar categories. On the front end, they deliver products to the consumer or the consumer to the product. Everything is done electronically, in most cases, even the product is electronic.
Of Flesh and Mortar
In real life, the Commercial Aviation Hub and Spoke System is a platform too. People and airplanes are sorted into categories, then they are matched to the size of the container. The difference is that very little is electronic – real living people and hundreds of thousands of pounds of aircraft still need to perform their little platform dance consuming vast infrastructure, ground space, time, and energy.
A Platform for Reality
Compared to the Big Four who collect data behind secure walls, analyze it with proprietary algorithms, then serve up the content that is most beneficial to the platform (not necessarily the user), Social Flights is revolutionary.
Social Flights collects four separate streams of data, converts the data to a single usable form, then shares the data back to the separate streams. For example; an airplane operator submits data regarding the inventory of their aircraft. The hospitality industry submits data relative to their inventory of support services, Travelers submit data regarding their likely destinations, and event organizers submit data regarding their event.
Music is a mixture of rhythm, sound frequency, and timbre
Social Flights captures all of these streams, organizes the data and feeds it back to the market in a more usable form. Aircraft operators know the optimum use of their aircraft resources. Hospitality knows how to best allocate their inventory. Event planners have greater exposure to their markets for attendees. Finally, Travelers know the exact door-to-door cost AND TIME to achieve their objectives.
Social Value is “manufactured” because it is in the best interest of each party that the other three are successful
Advertising extorts passion
Today, nearly all social organization is now funded – and influenced – by advertising. Social priorities are driven by Wall Street priorities while advertising powerplays tout some products often at the expense of others that would create otherwise social cohesion. People do not wake up in the morning aspiring to follow the Kardashians, they aspire to follow their friends and to pursue their natural interests, and talents. Advertising is anti-social.
The Social Flights platform is revolutionary
Social Flights, while currently emerging as a simplified air transportation system, is a real and valid social value manufacturing engine. The same system can also be used for any shared experience; cars, planes, roads, infrastructure, corporations, education, and even government with the New Value data platform that we are developing.
The problem can never be the solution.
Today, we do not have a financial problem as much as we have a value problem. The challenges that face the world today are far too great to be solved with an “Advertising” platform. Whatever happens next, it must start with a platform for Reality.
Fly to Nashville For A Taste of Country
Social Flights offers service into Nashville from Branson, Milwaukee, Austin. We also offer flights from any where your group or organization originates. Take advantage of the taste of country package or any of the exciting vacation packages below.
Country music fans get a taste of Nashville’s most popular attractions when they visit Gaylord Opryland Resort!
Availability: Select dates through October, 2012
(Note: This package is not available October 5-7, 2012, due to the Opry’s 87th Birthday Celebration)
Duration: 2 nights (extra nights may be available at prevailing rates)
To Book: Call 1-866-972-6779
Package includes:
- Two night room accommodations at Gaylord Opryland Resort
- Reserved seat ticket to the Grand Ole Opry – the show that made country music famous! Valid Tuesday, Friday or Saturday (plus special Wednesday performances July 18 & 25 and August 1 & 8 only)
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Reserved seat ticket to Opry Country Classics at the Ryman Auditorium; this show shines a spotlight on the classic country songs that have defined country music for generations of fans (Thursdays, March 29 – May 24 and October 4 – 25)
-plus- - Grand Ole Opry House Backstage Tour
- Ryman Auditorium Museum Self-Guided Tour
- Voucher toward a meal at the Opry Backstage Grill ($20 per adult, $10 per child age 4-11)
- General Jackson Showboat lunch or dinner cruise and show
Package price:
With General Jackson lunch cruise: $280*
With General Jackson dinner cruise: $305*
*Rate is per person, based on double occupancy for traditional accommodations, plus applicable tax, resort fee and parking. Extra nights and atrium upgrades may be available at prevailing rates. Rate subject to change without notice. Restrictions apply.
Suggested Add-ons:
(per person, plus tax)
- Shuttle transportation to Ryman Auditorium; inquire about rates when making package reservation
- Enjoy lunch, dinner, or a concert at the Wildhorse Saloon®
- A relaxing spa treatment at Relâche – The Spa at Gaylord Opryland
- Gaylord Springs™ Golf Links – Tee times available 30 days out
- General Jackson® – Showboat luncheon cruise and show
- Enjoy a concert at the historic Ryman Auditorium
Current Nashville Vacation Packages and Specials at Gaylord Opryland
- A Night at the Opry – Our most popular vacation package!
- Summer Fun with Shrek & Friends
- The DreamWorks Birthday Celebration
- Taste of Country – 2-night Package!
- Gaylord Hotels’ Unforgettable Anniversary
- Remember Romance – 1 or 2 nights
- Gaylord Hotels’ Birthday Getaway
- Rooms for Good™ – Reward yourself by helping others
- Thank You Thursdays – Get 40%* savings on Thursdays. TN residents only.
- Nashville Nights – 1 and 2-night packages available
- 2012 CMA Music Festival / Fan Fair Package
- Opry’s 87th Birthday – 2-night Package!
- New Year’s Eve Celebration 2012 – A Southern Gospel Festival
Fly From Milwaukee To Branson MO For Under 100 Dollars
Beginning in June 2012, Branson Air in cooperation with CFM aviation and Social Flights, is offering a limited time 79 dollar special on air service between Milwaukee Wisconsin and Branson Missouri. This price will not last long since the route is filling fast. The next threshold special is 99 dollars…and there is no wonder why tickets are selling fast.
This announcement comes on the heels of air service between Nashville and Branson as well as Austin and Branson. All continuing flights connect all cities. This is a big deal for people who travel between secondary markets.
If you are asking yourself what you would do when you get to your final destination, just check out these posts:
Or, think of it this way:
Do a Google search on “Milwaukee Facebook” and you’ll received 183 Million returns. Next, perform a search on terms: “Branson MO Facebook” and you’ll receive 3.7 Million returns. Finally, do a search on the terms “Branson MO Milwaukee WI Facebook” and you’ll received 1.1 Million returns.
Next, search for airfare from Milwaukee to Branson you’ll find the following result:
NOW, look at the flight from Branson to Milwaukee !!
Hmmm … why does it cost 200 dollars more and take 4 more hours (stationary) to fly from Branson to Milwaukee than from Milwaukee to Branson???
A recipe for opportunity
While this is far from a scientific research study, there is little doubt that many people in Branson know somebody in Milwaukee and vice versa. There are many people in Milwaukee that can find a reason to hop a quick plane out to Branson with all of their friends. Look at the disadvantage that the smaller community has – small communities are SUBSIDIZING the larger community!! The distance is the same so the price should be the same.
By extension – look at all of the communities on the map above that social flight can connect for 1/2 the price and half the transit time of the airlines
Most importantly, there are many things that were never economically possible between these two cities, but now are. That is what opportunity is made of.
People who follow Social Flights know that our business model is hugely disruptive to the airlines. They know that Social Flights opens new frontiers of opportunity. They know that Social Flights liberates stranded communities from Airline Chess Masters. With air service between Branson and Austin for under 100 dollars – this is only the beginning.
So the choice is simple;
There are hundreds of things to do with millions of friends, colleagues, relatives, and business relationships for 200 dollars on a flight that lasts less than two hours. Or, spend close to 500 dollars on a 8 hour boondoggle losing two days of work and spending an two extra nights in a hotel with people you don’t know. The choice is obvious.
Who knew that having fun could be such serious business?
101 Things To Do in Milwaukee
Social Flights is now offering air service to between Milwaukee and Branson, MO with continuing service to Nashville or Austin. This marks a new age in air transportation called “regionalization” – when smaller cities can connect directly with other smaller cities without having to fly through a major hub airport.
In celebration of these new routes, we are pulling together the communities in these cities to find out what is happening in town.
Use these blog posts to combine business with pleasure or family life the next time you need to go to Austin, Nashville, Branson, and Milwaukee. Feel free to repost this list on your blog.
Now, the 101 moments you’ve all been waiting for:
101 Things to do in Milwaukee
Original List by OnMilwaukee.com
- Cheer on the Brewers at Miller Park …
- … and be sure to tailgate before the game
- Check out the lights and live music at the Domes
- Explore Milwaukee’s spy bar, The Safe House
- Pull up a boat to a slip at Barnacle Bud’s or Water Buffalo
- Eat (and request a song) at Organ Piper Pizza
- Wind your way along Grant Park’s Seven Bridges Trail
- Get up early and watch soccer at the Highbury Pub
- Climb Holy Hill in Hubertus
- Close Wolski’s and get a bumper sticker to prove it
- Bike the Oak Leaf Trail as far as you can muster
- Buy a wax Samson at the Milwaukee County Zoo and tell the kids about the famous gorilla
- Visit the Milwaukee County Historical Society, where scenes from “Public Enemies” were filmed
- Commiserate with the butterflies at the Milwaukee Public Museum
- Buy a brat at the Usinger’s store
- Take the Lakefront, Sprecher and MillerCoors brewery tours in one day
- Experience Jim’s Time Out, the Downtown “towny” bar
- Enjoy family-friendly live music at Bayshore Town Center
- Marvel at the beauty of the Milwaukee Art Museum
- Take a Milwaukee Ghosts tour and learn local haunted history
- Smell the flowers at Boerner Botanical Gardens
- Find the Streetza Pizza truck and buy a late-night slice
- Skate a few laps on the Olympic Oval at the Pettit National Ice Center
- Eat a corned beef sandwich at Jake’s Delicatessen
- Shop for vintage clothes on Brady Street
- Take a booze cruise
- Catch the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on Monday nights at Alterra on the Lake
- Buy farm-fresh produce all winter long at the State Fair Park’s winter farmers market
- Fall in love over a Tiki Love Bowl at At Random
- Have a drink in The Yard at the Iron Horse Hotel
- Eat like a king at 4th Base
- Tour Palermo’s Pizza in the Menomonee Valley
- Interact with nature at the Schlitz Audubon Center
- Make a difference at the Volunteer Center
- Pet the animals at the Wisconsin Humane Society
- Tour the Pabst Mansion
- See an indie band at the Cactus Club
- Cheer like a maniac with the Bucks’ “Squad 6″
- Experience intimate theater at Boulevard Theatre
- Bowl a few lines on America’s oldest lanes at Holler House
- Tour the Harley-Davidson Museum
- Crack up at ComedySportz
- Say “Ayy” to the Bronze Fonz
- Sunbathe at Bradford Beach or South Shore Beach
- Swim in the Brown Deer Pond
- Wander around the Bong Recreation Area
- Marvel at the Mars Cheese Castle
- Eat a bowl of Real Chili
- See an Admirals game
- Sled down the North Avenue hill
- Watch kids playing soccer at Uihlein Park
- Visit the Beulah Brinton House in Bay View
- Star gaze at UWM’s Planetarium on Friday night for $1
- Stroll back in time on the Streets of Old Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Public Museum
- Step back in time at the Wisconsin Automotive Museum in Hartford
- Bask in the beauty of the Basilica of St. Josaphat on 6th & Lincoln
- Buy a kite at Gift of Wings and fly it at the lakefront
- Join the Milwaukee Community Sailing Center
- Get saucy at a Brew City Burlesque show
- Find the city’s Frank Lloyd Wright architecture
- Visit the North Point Lighthouse
- Take the kids to the Betty Brinn Museum
- Hike the Hank Aaron State Trail
- Visit the birthplace of the American League (now a Downtown parking lot)
- Hop aboard the Lake Express ferry
- Grab a meal at Friday’s Front Row Grill to enjoy Miller Park in winter
- Experience a real Milwaukee Friday night fish fry at Lakefront Brewery’s Palm Garden
- Rent a kayak and take a ride down the Milwaukee River
- Enjoy a beer in a smoke-free Von Trier (or have a smoke out on the patio)
- Eat a butter burger at Kopp’s
- Have breakfast at the Plaza Hotel on Cass Street
- Order a Brainbuster at Bryant’s
- Find Milwaukee’s smallest park, Kaszube’s Park, on Jones Island
- Rock out at Verge — the Lakefront rock fest
- Get a doughnut at the National Bakery & Deli
- Watch people play lawn bowling at Lake Park
- Take a picture at the intersection of “Keefe” and “Richards”
- Ride the mechanical chili pepper at La Perla (or have a margarita on the roof)
- See the statues in Doctor’s Park
- Bowl with tiny balls at Koz’s Mini Bowl
- Shop for a vintage LP at Bull’s Eye Records
- Sing along at Lucille’s Rockin’ Pianos
- Take a Milwaukee Food Tour
- Tour St. Joan of Arc Chapel on Marquette’s campus
- Find Gertie the Duck along Wisconsin Avenue Downtown
- Admire the Carl von Marr collection at the Museum of Wisconsin Art in West Bend
- Get hot ham and rolls on a Sunday morning
- Tour the city’s longest thoroughfare, 27th Street
- Enjoy outdoor movies in summer at Discovery World, Pere Marquette Park, Miller Park and State Fair
- Buy locally produced food at Outpost Natural Foods
- See if the security guard at the Midwest Airlines Center is real
- Take a photo of the boat house on Cambridge & Hampshire
- Quickly order a drink at the world’s shortest happy hour at The Nomad World Pub
- Window shop the boutiques and the mod furniture at Rubin’s in the Historic Third Ward
- Grab a dog from “the hot dog guy” on Water & Wisconsin
- Tour Growing Power, Milwaukee’s urban farm
- Tour Bolzano Meats in Riverwest
- Eat thin crust pizza at Zaffiro’s
- Cheer on the all-girl roller derby, the Brew City Bruisers
- Sample Great Lakes Distillery’s Milwaukee-made spirits
- Fly Social Flights between Milwaukee and Branson, Austin, or Nashville
Announcing Air Service Between Branson and Nashville for 79 Dollars
Branson Air, in cooperation with CFM aviation and Social Flights, is offering a special on air service between Branson Missouri and Nashville Tennessee. This limited time price may not last long since the route is filling fast – both of these cities are world recognized for their entertainment and cultural attributes. Now Social Flights brings them together at an astonishing low price.
To put things in perspective, simply perform a search for airline pricing between these cities:
You’ll find that major airlines are willing to give you the privilege of paying 500 dollars and waiting 8 hours (including security and check in) to take the same trip. These cities are only 435 miles apart – you can drive in less time than that. Seriously, who is watching these numbers?
Social Flights will get you there in 1/3 the time and 1/3 the cost of flying commercial airlines. When you fly Social Flights you can often avoid extra overnights, hotel fees, and days off work. You wouldn’t even need to carry all that extra baggage in the first place!
If you are wondering how you can spend all that extra time check out these two lists that we’ve compiled with our friends in each city.
102 things to do in Branson 102 things to do in Nashville
You will find some of friendliest, hard working, and talented people in the United States in these two cities. Now you can experience all the magic and none of the harassment for 1/3 rd the price.
A recipe for opportunity
Most importantly, there are many things that were never economically possible between these two cities, but now are. That is what opportunity is made of.
People who follow Social Flights know that our business model is hugely disruptive to the airlines. They know that Social Flights opens new frontiers of opportunity. They know that Social Flights liberates stranded communities from Airline Chess Masters. With air service between Branson and Nashville for under 100 dollars – this is only the beginning.
Who knew that having fun could be such serious business?
Air service between Branson and Austin ONLY 79 dollars
Branson Air, in cooperation with CFM aviation and Social Flights, is offering a special on air service between Austin Texas and Branson Missouri. If you book through Social Flights, you’ll receive an additional 20 dollars discount for a limited time when you mention this post.
If you are wondering what to do when you get to your final destination, just check out these two posts:
102 Things to do in Branson 101 Things to do in Austin
Or, think of it this way:
I did a google search on “Austin Tx Facebook” and received 134 Million returns. Then, I did a search on “Branson MO Facebook” and received 3.7 Million returns. Finally, I did a search on the term “Branson MO Austin TX Facebook” and received 1.1 Million returns.
Next I did a search on airfare Branson to Austin and found the following result:
A recipe for opportunity
While this is far from a scientific research study, there is little doubt that many people in Branson know somebody in Austin and vice versa. There are many people in Austin that can find a reason to hop a quick plane out to Branson with all of their friends.
Most importantly, there are many things that were never economically possible between these two cities, but now are. That is what opportunity is made of.
People who follow Social Flights know that our business model is hugely disruptive to the airlines. They know that Social Flights opens new frontiers of opportunity. They know that Social Flights liberates stranded communities from Airline Chess Masters. With air service between Branson and Austin for under 100 dollars – this is only the beginning.
So the choice is simple;
There are hundreds of things to do with millions of friends, colleagues, relatives, and business relationships for 160 dollars on a flight that lasts less than two hours. Or, spend close to 500 dollars on a 15 hour flight losing two days of work and spending an two extra nights in a hotel with people you don’t know. The choice is obvious.
Who knew that having fun could be such serious business?
The Opportunity Of Social Media in General Aviation
Paraphrased from an excellent article in the Wichita Business Journal by Emily Behlmann:
With all the attention social media is getting these days, (the results) of a recent survey shows that 45 percent said social media was a low priority. Deanna Harms, executive vice president at the Greteman Group , a Wichita branding agency who lists aviation brands to be a specialty, says business aviation companies, some of the most major brands in Wichita, have hung back on [Social Media] even more than other B2B firms.
Harms says she thinks one reason could be related to recent criticism of business jets as unnecessary luxuries. “Even in newsletters, it’s difficult to get aircraft owners to agree to being profiled,” Harms says. “You’ve heard the campaign ‘No plane. No gain.’ Aircraft owners, unfortunately, often think, ‘No ink. No criticism.’ The minute you start talking about your use of business aviation, the naysayers attack.”
Let’s rethink this:
Social Flights uses social media tools to fill empty legs and sell primary charter “by the seat”. We also provide limited calendar air service (FAA Part 380 Public Charter). In addition to marketing, we use these tools to aggregate private airplane operators and their inventory so we can “systemize” a large virtual fleet.
These innovations are a far cry from the domain of the demonized elitist corporate jet owner. In fact, we are hearing from dozens of small communities who are functionally stranded without access to commercial aviation with very few other practical travel modes. Communities passionately ask us for air- service into a hub like Atlanta instead of bouncing around several regional airports and enduring a 3-hour drive to anywhere. Millions of American need access to each other and global markets beyond their parochial economies. People need opportunities – that’s what social media is all about.
You can’t Globalize until you Regionalize
Regionalization is where small communities want direct service to other small communities. Social Flights is introducing air service between Branson MO, Nashville, Tri-cities TN, Austin, and Milwaukee. It almost takes less time to drive between some of these places than to fly commercial. The same holds true for Wichita.
It Boils down to Supply and Demand
Meanwhile, hundreds of commuter jets are coming into the market. Utilization of corporate jets is 1/20 of a commercial jet. Corporations are looking for increased revenue from their jet assets. Manufacturers can deliver white tails into a new air-service system to keep production lines steady. Airlines can off load volatility (overbooking and low yield flights) to private carriers, Next Gen air traffic control will open thousands of smaller airports to air service, ironically, this includes Wichita.
This boils down to huge inventory, huge need, greater efficiency, and nobody to serve the market. Our prediction is that Social media is the glue that will hold this thing together. People travel across their social graph (Facebook, linkedin, and g+ connections) not to the hub airports, period. People want to work where they live and play, not just surviving in 1 of 28 U.S. hub cities. People want to go to where they are going.
There is profound opportunity in private aviation and Social Flights is the pioneer.
102 Things To Do In Nashville Tennessee
Social Flights is introducing air service between Nashville Tennessee, Austin Texas, Milwaukee Wisconsin and Branson Missouri beginning in May 2012. The opportunities for travelers to access business opportunities, recreational experiences, family connections, and entertainment value has never been better.
Say Goodbye to the Hassle
The social experience of travel has finally been liberated from the boardrooms of the airlines and no longer subject to the fragile and abusive hub and spoke system. No more long lines, luggage searches or irradiation machines. Social Flights takes you where you want to go.
Visit all the Capitals
Nashville is the music capital of the world – without rival. For publishing, recording, and production Nashville has few peers. Nashville is located in the population center of the United States and perfectly accessible to many locations of magnificent beauty, culture, and business opportunities.
Your way, not the highway
There are many great things to do in Nashville and dozens of websites that will help you find the getaway of your dreams. Social Flights now makes these opportunities to a wider market of people than ever before. Fly to Nashville today with Social Flights – lose the hassle. (list compiled by: 365Nashville.com)
7. The Melrose Spring Beer Tasting
9. Glass Night at Flying Saucer
10. Train for the Country Music Marathon or 1/2 Marathon
11. Mulligan’s Pub and Restaurant
12. Frist Center For the Visual Arts
13. Radnor Lake
14. Art By the Glass
16. NashVegas Casino Night at Cannery Ballroom
17. Nuvo Burrito
18. Bluebird Café
19. Warner Parks
21. “8 off 8th” at Mercy Lounge
22. Two for Tuesdays
23. Climb Nashville
24. Nashville Lawn & Garden Show
25. Nashville Haunted Pub Crawl
27. Las Paletas
29. The Billy Block Show from 12th and Porter
30. The Pie Wagon
32. Belmont Mansion
35. Jacks BBQ
36. Volunteer at 2nd Harvest Food Bank
38. Disc Golf at Seven Oaks Park
40. Zumi Sushi
41. Musica Sculpture
42. Bongo Java Roasting Company
43. The Station Inn
45. Crow’s Nest
49. Hatch Show Print
50. Nashville Predators
51. Whiskey Kitchen
52. Love Circle
53. Dozen – A Nashville Sweet Shop
54. Laser Quest
55. Dragon Park
57. Eco-Adventure Canopy Zip Tour
58. Loveless Café
59. Commodore Grille
61. Nashville Zoo
62. Brunch at the Copper Kettle
63. Sweet CeCe’s
64. All Fired Up
65. Downtown Nashville Home Tour
65. Rajin’ Cajun Crawfish Boil
66. Taco Mamacita
67. Nashville Sounds
71. Donut Den
72. Dove Awards
74. South Street
75. Country Music Hall of Fame
79. Exit/In
80. Allium
83. Southern Bred
84. Franklin Rodeo
87. Tuesdays at the French Quarters
88. Music City Roots
89. Burger Up
90. We ART Nashville
91. Nashville Shores
92. Fido
95. Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series
96. Tennessee Renaissance Festival
99. Grassmere Bicentennial Picnic Celebration
100. Memorial Day Blues Festival
101. Movies in the Park
Social Flights Beats Airlines; Case Study
Few people realize the extraordinary opportunity that exists for some communities to literally fly under the radar of the commercial airlines. Far too often, people are trained to believe that the airlines are the only game in town and if they quote a price, flight time, and wait time, then that must be the best deal out there. Nothing gives us more pleasure than to demonstrate quite the opposite.
Branson and Nashville
There are no nonstop flights between Nashville and Branson Missouri. Frontier charges $507.00 and the flight – with connections – takes 8 hours. Social Flights can fulfill this route for around 260 dollars for a non-stop flight that lasts only one hour – this is an astonishing 50% cheaper and 80% faster that flying commercial.
Branson and Milwaukee
There are no nonstop flights between these cities. Commercial carriers can provide access but it cost you $335.00 to travel 6 hours. Social Flights provides non-stop service for $290 dollars in only 2 hours.
Branson and Austin
There are no non-stop flights between Branson and Austin. However, Frontier will charge you $523 dollars to leave you in Denver and take an amazing 23 hours! Clearly, it would be faster to drive. Social Flights provides this flight for $290.00 non-stop and will have you there is 2 hours.
The Functionally Stranded
Thousands of communities across the United States are functionally stranded when they need to pay more in real cost than twice the airfare to reach their destination. This creates a substantial friction to a local economy since both outbound and inbound passengers suffer the friction loss.
Keeping it Real
OK, so who cares about places like Branson MO, Tri-Cities TN, Somerset KY, Arlington WA, and Danbury CT? The answer is that millions of people are functionally and economically stranded without global air transportation options – they care deeply.
It does not take long to realize that there are thousands upon thousands of routes and millions of people in our great country where Social Flights can thoroughly and without question outperform the major airlines in the simple task of connecting real people to the real places that they really want to go.
Social Flights Now Booking Into Seattle
Seattle has consistently shown it’s world class creativity strength across the music, technology, and industrial spectrum from the grunge movement, Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing – Seattle holds it’s place in the world as a creativity powerhouse – and it all comes calling down on Seattle Center during Bumbershoot.
Seattle Summers offer some of the best weather you have ever experienced; dark blue sky over 75-80 degrees with a slight ocean breeze, you’ll see why so many people keep this best secret about Seattle weather.
Almost every surrounding city has a fair on one of the weekends in the summer from the Freemont parade to the Issaquah salmon festival, you can’t fly into seattle and not find something happening. The famous Seattle Center hosts cultural and music festivals all summer long culminating in one of the most famous music events in America.
Bumbershoot is an amazing music festivals. Every year, Seattle turns into a music mecca for one of the most intriguing events in the US.
via TOP 20 EVENTS USA top 20 of the best events and festivals in America.
The 3-day urban event, Seattle’s premier music and art festival, takes place on Labor Day Weekend. The Festival stretches across the 74-acre Seattle Center, located beneath the city’s iconic Space Needle, and programs 20 indoor and unique outdoor venues. This progressive Festival features a diverse array of arts including live music, comedy, theatre, dance, film, urban crafts, and literary and visual arts.
Bumbershoot is raw
Don’t expect any assigned seating, VIP bandstand, Valet Parking, or concierge tours of Bumbershoot – you will not find it. Tens of thousands of people show up, rain or shine to see hundreds of local and national bands play. Street artists, performers and the wildest and weirdest that the Pacific Northwest has to offer show up in full regalia of blue jeans and head bands.
But among all of the chaos, there is a certain peacefulness as people just drop their preconceptions and inhibitions and dance deep into the night to every type of music that one can imagine. There is little question that Bumbershoot is one of the top 20 events in America.
Now is the time to start planning your Seattle experience with Social Flights.com. For more information visit: www.bumbershoot.org or leave a comment here and we’ll contact you as flights form.