2025 Packard Spring Fling with Guest Speaker Lyn St. James
Ask the Woman Who Owns One!
April 25-26, 2025
The popular Packard Spring Fling Gala returns on April 25-26 (Friday and Saturday), 2025, at America’s Packard Museum in Dayton, Ohio. This year’s special guest and featured speaker is Lyn St. James, seven-time Indy 500 driver and 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.
The Spring Fling annual celebration of art, cars, and culture, kicks off with the popular Friday Night Soirée, followed by Saturday informative sessions and tours, and an automotive art show. Saturday evening’s Gala features David Greer and the Jazz Stompers, amazing live and silent auction items, and more! VIP tickets are also available. The live and silent auctions will feature exciting excursions, bespoke experiences, automotive art, and other luxury items.
Spring Fling Options
Guests have ten options for which events they wish to attend. You can choose from a VIP Guest Table, all-inclusive package, specific events, or just the Gala. Click on Buy Tickets to choose.
2025 Packard Spring Fling – Ask the Woman Who Owns One Schedule of Events
Friday, April 25, 6:30pm
Packard Spring Fling Welcome Reception
Ask the Woman Who Owns One – New Exhibit Opening
Cocktails, Hors d’oeuvres, Live Music, Silent Auction
Remarks by Robert Signom III, Executive Director, APM
Saturday, April 26
9:30am Museum Opens – Coffee, Tea, and Pastries
10:00am “Horse to Horseless: the Early Auto Age” informative session with Mark Vargas, APM Development Director
10:45am Short Break
11:00am “Decades Make a Difference,” informative session with racing legend Lyn St. James, Indy 500 Rookie of the Year
12:15pm Catered Lunches at America’s Packard Museum
1:00pm Bus Departs for Prikell Collection Tour / Paint and Sip Event begins
1:30pm Arrive at the Prikell Collection: tour of an incredible local car collection.
2:30pm Bus Departs for The Engineers’ Club
3:00pm Bus Arrives at The Engineers’ Club: tour and history of automotive, aviation, and innovation society, with APM Historian, Neil Webster
3:45pm Bus Departs for America’s Packard Museum / Paint and Sip Event ends
4:00pm Bus Arrives at America’s Packard Museum
5:30pm 2025 Packard Spring Fling VIP Reception & Champagne Toast with Lyn St. James and other honored guests
6:00pm 2025 Packard Spring Fling Cocktail Hour, with Dave Greer and the Jazz Stompers; Silent Auction Begins
7:00pm 2025 Anniversary Gala Packard Spring Fling Banquet
Fine Dining provided by Elite Catering
Featured Guest Speaker, Lyn St. James, racing legend and Indy 500 Rookie of the Year, Live Auction and Cash Call
8:30pm Dave Greer and the Jazz Stompers; Dancing & Dessert
9:30pm Silent Auction Concludes, Winners Announced
10:00pm Farewell Toast
Spring Fling Hotel
Hotel Ardent Tapestry by Hilton
137 N. Main Street, Dayton, OH 45402
phone: 937-637-0468
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About America’s Packard Museum
The Museum is in an original Packard dealership which was operational from 1917 until 1947. Rogers Pontiac and Davis Buick used the facility as a dealership from 1947 until the 1970’s. From the 1970’s until 1991, Genuine Auto Parts owned the building and used it as a car parts store. In 1991, Robert Signom II bought and restored the property as The Citizen’s Motorcar Company, opening as America’s Packard Museum the following year. The collection is a carefully curated gathering of prime examples from the company’s sixty-year history, each chosen to tell a particular story. From 1899-1956, the Packard Motor Company built 1.6 million cars, and collectors estimate only about 10,000 still exist. The Museum manages the largest public collection of Packard automobiles and memorabilia. The mission of America’s Packard Museum is to educate present and future generations about the Packard Motor Car Company, its products, and philosophies. Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Instagram.