2026 Air Show Schedule
2026 Air Show Schedule
Every Blue Angels, Thunderbirds & Snowbirds show — plus the major civilian fly-ins. Follow the ones you want and the dates land in your calendar, auto-updating if anything changes.
July · August · September · October · November
July 2026
| Date | Show | Location | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Pensacola Beach Air ShowBlue Angels | Pensacola Beach, FL | |
| Jul 18–19 | Sioux Falls Air ShowThunderbirds | Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Jul 20–26 (Red Arrows Jul 24–26) | EAA AirVenture OshkoshRed Arrows, warbirds | Oshkosh, WI |
August 2026
| Date | Show | Location | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1–2 | Seafair Air ShowBlue Angels | Seattle, WA | |
| Aug 1–2 | New York Air ShowThunderbirds | Montgomery, NY | |
| Aug 8–9 | Arctic Thunder Open HouseBlue Angels | Anchorage, AK | |
| Aug 8–9 | Rochester International Air ShowThunderbirds | Rochester, NY | |
| Aug 8–9 | Abbotsford International AirshowSnowbirds | Abbotsford, BC | |
| Aug 15–16 | Oregon International Air ShowBlue Angels | McMinnville, OR | |
| Aug 15–16 | Chicago Air & Water ShowThunderbirds | Chicago, IL | |
| Aug 22–23 | Yellowstone International Air ShowBlue Angels | Billings, MT | |
| Aug 22–23 | Terre Haute Air ShowThunderbirds | Terre Haute, IN | |
| Aug 29–30 | Chicago Air & Water (Blue Angels weekend)Blue Angels | Chicago, IL | |
| Aug 29–30 | Grissom Air & Space ExpoThunderbirds | Grissom ARB, IN |
September 2026
| Date | Show | Location | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5–7 | Cleveland National Air ShowBlue Angels | Cleveland, OH | |
| Sep 16–20 | National Championship Air RacesPylon racing, civilian aerobatics | Roswell, NM | |
| Sep 19–20 | NAS Oceana Air ShowBlue Angels | Virginia Beach, VA |
October 2026
| Date | Show | Location | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10–11 | San Francisco Fleet WeekBlue Angels | San Francisco, CA | |
| Oct 11 | Snowbirds Season CloserSnowbirds | Sacramento, CA | |
| Oct 17–18 | NAS Jacksonville Air ShowThunderbirds, Blue Angels | Jacksonville, FL |
November 2026
| Date | Show | Location | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6–7 | NAS Pensacola HomecomingBlue Angels | Pensacola, FL |
2026 Demo Team Summaries
U.S. Navy Blue Angels
The Blues open their 2026 season March 14 at MCAS Yuma and close November 6–7 at their NAS Pensacola homecoming. The team is flying its second full season on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, with the Fat Albert C-130J Super Hercules continuing in the support and demo role.
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
The Thunderbirds open April 3–4 at Wings Over North Georgia and wrap up August 29–30 at Grissom ARB, with a late-season joint show at NAS Jacksonville October 17–18 alongside the Blue Angels. The team flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon.
Canadian Forces Snowbirds
The 2026 tour is the team’s 55th season and the final season for the CT-114 Tutor before fleet retirement. 25 confirmed appearances across six Canadian provinces and three U.S. states between May 24 (Montreal) and October 11 (Sacramento), including a Fourth of July flyover over New York City and a Canada Day pass over Parliament Hill.
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