Horizon Hobby RC Fest 2021

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Hands-On Family Fun

The Horizon RC Fest is a hands-on, fun-focused RC celebration for the entire family. Brought to you by Horizon Hobby, it is scheduled in beautiful Monticello, Illinois at Eli Field. This two day event will feature an RC airshow, RC product demonstrations, giveaways and more! You’ll also be able to get hands-on with all kinds of RC vehicles and aircraft. This will be an AMA Sanctioned event so there will be open flying for pilots with an AMA membership. Refreshment vendors and a hobby retailer will be on site. Don’t miss it!

Crawler Try-Me

RC Boat Try-Me

RC Airplane Try-Me

RC Airshow & Demos

Saturday Night Fireworks

Model Trains Display

RC Air Events

Day or night there will be plenty of aircraft in the skies over Eli Field. From the ever exciting Ring of Fire to the exhilaration 200 MPH jets there is no shortage in excitement. You want to fly too?? No worries, we will have an airplane try-me just for you!

Air To Air Combat

Open Flying All Weekend

200MPH Jet Demos

Nightly Airshows

Ring Of Fire

RC Airplane Try-Me

RC Surface Events

Non-stop, high flying, radio controlled surface action! Not only can you watch the action you can also get your hands on the transmitter and join in the fun of RC rock crawlers, off-road vehicles and even boats!

Rock Crawling Try-Me

Monster Truck Side By Side

Off-Road Try-Me

RC Pulling

Sumo War

Speed Run/ Long Jump

1/5 Off-Road Race

Recon G6 Crawling Events

Figure 8 Racing

King Of The Hill

Monster Truck Freestyle

Mud Bog Racing

Night Crawling

Scale Tough Truck Challenge

Covid 19 Precautions and Protocols:

It is our mission to keep all Horizon RC Fest attendees and staff safe throughout this celebration of radio control. During the event, we ask that all non-vaccinated attendees and staff please wear a face covering. There will be ample sanitization stations throughout the event that we encourage everyone to use. We've ordered extra bathroom sanitizations and cleaning services as well. We will also be sanitizing any high-touch points multiple times a day to help keep thing clean. Please maintain social distancing when possible and all attendees are required to wear a mask when entering the hangar space. Please have fun and stay safe!

Schedule Of Events

Friday 9/10

10:00 AM

RC Fest Open to the Public!
Open Flying Begins

11:00 AM

All Try-me Stations Open Until 7 PM
Crawling Open
Monster Truck Bracket Racing
Pulling Demos/Competition
Mud Bog Racing
Day 1 Racing Finals

2:00 PM

Tollgate Racing and Figure 8 Race

5:00 PM

Air Show/Demonstration

6:00 PM

Long Jump and Speed Runs

8:00 PM

Ring of Fire and Night Flying

10:00 PM

Show Closed until Morning

Saturday 9/11

9:00 AM

RC Fest Open to the Public!

10:00 AM

Try-Me Stations Open until 7 PM
Show and Shine Begins (bring your clean RC car to join)
Open Flying Begins

11:00 AM

Air Combat
Sumo Competition
Tough Truck Challenge
Monster Truck Bracket Racing
Pulling Demos/Competition
Day 2 Racing Finals

12:00 PM

Air Show/Demonstration
Mud Bog Racing

1:00 PM

Long Jump/Speed Run
Toll Gate Race

3:00 PM

Freestyle Competition

4:00 PM

Figure 8 Racing

7:00 PM

Air Show/Demonstration

8:00 PM

Night Air Show
Ring of Fire

9:00 PM

Fireworks!

10:00 PM

Night Flying

Parking

Parking passes may be purchased at the gate entrance for $5 per vehicle. Valid through the entire event weekend with in and out privilege access granted. Purchase of a parking pass includes a $10 off coupon to be used at the on site Hobby Shop.

Hotel Lodging

The Best Western Monticello Gateway Inn is located a mile from the heart of the action at Eli Field and has recently been renovated. With Horizon RC Fest being two days you just might want to take advantage of this great deal so you do not miss any of the action!