The U.S. Navy’s elite flight demonstration squad based at Naval Air Station Pensacola is gearing up for next month’s start of the 2021 Air Show Season and their 75th anniversary season in the new F/A-18 E Super Hornets.
The squad’s schedule kicks of April 17-18 in Lakeland, Florida with weekly shows across the country.
Red, White and Blues Week featuring the Blue Angels at Pensacola Beach will take place July 7-10, 2021
Leading up to the official beach show on Saturday, July 10, the blues hold daily practice sessions along the beach, starting Wednesday, July 7.
The July 9 and 10 shows will include civilian acts: Gary Ward, Kevin Coleman, Skip Stewart and Veterans Flight.
Following the Pensacola Beach airshow, the Blues will continue weekly shows until their Homecoming Show November 5-6 at NAS Pensacola.
The Blues can be seen practicing over the Museum at NAS Pensacola select days throughout the year. Practices last about 55 minutes, and admission to is FREE and open to the public. For details visit navalaviationmuseum.org/blue-angels-practices-autographs/
Full 2021 Show Schedule follows:
APRIL
17-18 Lakeland, FL – Sun N’ Fun Aerospace Expo
MAY
1-2 NAS Corpus Christi, TX – Wings Over South Texas
8-9 Fort Lauderdale, FL – Fort Lauderdale Air Show
15- 16 Melbourne, FL – Great Florida Air Show
26-28 Annapolis, MD – USNA Flyover
29-30 Latrobe, PA – Westmoreland County Air Show
JUNE
5- 6 Lake Charles, LA – Chennault International Air Show
12-13 La Crosse, WI – Deke Slayton Airfest
19- 20 Niagara Falls, NY – Thunder of Niagara
26- 27 Duluth, MN – Duluth Air and Aviation Expo
JULY
3- 4 New Century, KS – KC Air Show
10 Pensacola Beach, FL – Pensacola Beach Air Show
24- 25 Fargo, ND – Fargo AirSho
31 Eielson AFB, AK – Arctic Lightning Air Show
AUGUST
1 Eielson AFB, AK – Arctic Lightning Air Show
7-8 Seattle, WA – Boeing Seafair Air Show
14-15 Owensboro, KY – Owensboro Air Show
21-22 Chicago, IL – Chicago Air and Water Show
28- 29 London, Ontario, Canada – Air Show London
SEPTEMBER
4-5 JB Cape Cod, MA – Cape Cod Air Show
18- 19 NAS Oceana, VA – NAS Oceana Air Show
25- 26 MCAS Miramar, CA – MCAS Miramar Air Show
OCTOBER
2- 3 Huntington Beach, CA – The Great Pacific Air Show
9- 10 San Francisco, CA – San Francisco Fleet Week
16- 17 Loveland, CO – The Great Colorado Air Show
23-24 Fort Worth, TX – Bell Fort Worth Alliance Air Show
30- 31 Rome, GA – Wings Over North Georgia
NOVEMBER
5-6 NAS Pensacola, FL – NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show
