“A Trip Back in Time!” -LA Times
Step back in time for an unforgettably magical 18th annual celebration! A unique night of nostalgia where history lovers & romantics unite!
✨💃 Dance under the stars at historic Boulder Airport (est. 1928)! Step into Hollywood’s WWII planes, amidst vintage cars, movie set lights & props, re-enactors, a canopy of lights & the world’s most sought-after big bands! Be enchanted by the airport’s breath-taking summer beauty, step into another world and another time! ✨
Watch exhilarating WWII planes fly overhead while you dance to the iconic tunes of NYC’s World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra LIVE! 🎶 ✨ “In the Mood,” “Moonlight Serenade” …Immerse yourself in the romance of the 1940s, as the sun sets at Boulder Airport on a beautiful summer night.
Colorado’s most nostalgic and most romantic night of the year! …Straight out of a movie, right in the Denver area!
Spend an evening out in the ’40s!
✈️✨ Enter our hangar made into a scene from Casablanca …with stunning movie set props & lights, and even a roulette table you can play! 🎉 🌟 ✨ Stroll down Victory Street beneath a glowing canopy of Vietnamese lanterns, surrounded by WWII-era vehicles, 1940s characters, and a bustling WWII base camp brought to life with living history re-enactors.🤩
✨ Wear your finest 1940s attire and be swept into an era of glamour, adventure and timeless music. 🎶🕺🏼👗🎉 Hop into the Best Dressed contest to showcase your impeccable style! 🏆 Join the swing dance lessons or the interactive scavenger hunt! Escape on an enchanting journey to a time when the entire Nation swayed together to jazzy, brassy, romantic rhythms—melodies of hope, promise and prosperity.
🎉 Tickets sell out early every year and they will be SOLD OUT soon–order now!! ⏰🎟️ Let’s make memories that will last a lifetime!
Featuring artists:
The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra!
The Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra
Frank Sinatra (Derek Evilsizor)
The Andrews
Sisters
Happy Days Star, Donny Most (Ralph Malph)!
The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra
Las Vegas’s Iconic
Bob Hope
(Bill Johnson)
Jeremy Mohney & His Orchestra
The Kalama Polynesian Dancers
Bianca & the Flyboys Quintet
The 1940s King Penny Radio Show!
New Highlights This Year:
NEW THIS YEAR: Our 2026 Theme: 📡 “Victory Through the Airwaves” with the World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra!
Live 1940s radio commerical breaks performed between sets from sponsors such as Ovaltine, Lucky Strike, and Pepsodent!
Participate in a real 1940s radio show, including mock “radio dramas” and “news bulletins.” Voice-act a few lines from old scripts and hear it played!
Follow & watch actors perform famous scenes from 1940s movies like “Casablanca” & “South Pacific” in the audience & on authentic sets throughout the event!
Poster-making craft station: Create your own 1940s and 50s-style posters!
New “Radio Control Booth” photo op!
Also Featuring:
Visit VICTORY STREET: Spectacular sets/photo ops, historic vehicles/exhibits + International foods!
Visit the WWII planes, wander through the WWII base camp and talk to our WWII living history re-enactors!
Check out our authentic classic car show complete with vintage concessions (including the 1949 Blue Ice Cream Truck)!
Join us on the Homefront for a peek into craft-making techniques during WWII. Take your own creation home!
Play our immersive scavenger hunt and meet 1940s stars such as Carmen Miranda, Lucille Ball, Rita Hayworth, and Betty Grable!
Climb aboard the Commemorative Air Force’s (Rocky Mountain Wing) TBM Avenger (and see several other planes, including a stunning DC3!)
See exhilarating WWII planes fly overhead!
Visit our secret briefing tent and make sure to check the schedule for briefings!
Find a Cigarette Girl to get some rations!
Join the beloved group conga line and confetti drop with Bob Hope!
Visit our WWII Veterans’ Outpost historical display and stop by the Veterans table to meet our WWII veterans in attendance.
Visit our new WWII Veteran Family Tribute Board! This is a special display for you to post pictures and letters of family members from WWII! Make sure to bring a photocopy (no originals) to hang on the board (1940s civilian tributes are welcome too).
Stop by the Colorado 10th Mountain Division’s Historical Display and meet their living history educators!
Meet 1940s broadcaster, Edward R. Murrow and try your hand with “on air” vintage radio presenting on real 1940s broadcasting equipment!
SHOP The 1940s Ball Vintage Fair!
Other fun happenings at the Ball
Swing dancers will heat up the dance floor under a canopy of movie set lights while cigarette girls hand out rations. Attendees will have the opportunity to have their photos taken with WWII planes and military vehicles, stop by the Tango Tango club tent or the “Cantina” tent, to enter the 1940’s costume contest and dance the night away in a Conga Line! And to top the night off in grand style we’ll announce the end of the war with an authentic 1940’s radio announcement complete with a confetti drop and celebration!
The best part? You’ll be celebrating this cherished era for a great cause! The 1940s Ball donates a portion of ticket sales to non-profits close to our hearts. We’re proud to have donated over $120,000 to our charities.”
Come enjoy Boulder Airport’s breath-taking summer beauty with good friends, good music and good dancing!
