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California Air Shows

EL CENTRO: NAF El Centro Blue Angels  Air Show  March 9, 2024

HUNTINGTON BEACH:  The Great Pacific Airshow September 29-October 1, 2023
pacificairshow.com

SAN FRANCISCO FLEET WEEK October 2-10, 2023
Blue Angels Air Show October 7-8, 2023
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Fleet Week, see: fleetweeksf.org

APPLE VALLEY: Apple Valley Air Show & Car Show
October 7, 2023, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
$10, free under age 12 years
Apple Valley Airport
21600 Corwin Road
Apple Valley, California 92307
applevalleyairshow.com
Victor Valley's only airshow with aerobatics, warbirds, wingwalkers and more takes over Apple Valley skies! Presented by the San Bernardino County Department of Airports. Vendors, food, airplane exhibitions and fun for the whole family awaits.

SALINAS: California International Air Show  October 7-8, 2023 Salinas, CA. $, salinasairshow.com | air shows
Salinas Municipal Airport
30 Mortensen Ave.
Salinas, CA
$25-up, salinasairshow.com
High in the sky California International Airshow Salinas Performers: USAF Thunderbirds | US Navy F-35C Demonstration | US Navy Legacy Flight demonstration | Vicky Benzing- Vintage Boeing Stearman | Kent Pietsch – Cadet Comedy routine | USAF ANG C-130 | Dueling Monster Trucks | Michael Goulian Extra 330 SC | Hot Streak Jet Truck demonstration | Jet Truck race vs. Michael Goulian Extra 330SC | WWII Warbirds – P 51’s in formation | Kent Pietsch – Cadet Dead stick comedy act | Royal Canadian Forces Snowbirds | Dueling Monster Trucks | Kent Pietsch Cadet lands on the top of a moving RV | Red Bull Air Force- Kirby Chambliss in the Edge 560, Aaron Fitzgerald in the MBB BO-105 Red Bull Helicopter and the Red Bull Jumpers | Kirby Chambliss and the Edge 560 races the Hot Streak Jet Truck 

SANTA MARIA: Central Coast AirFest October 14-15, 2023, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Santa Maria Airport
 3249 Terminal Dr.
Santa Maria, CA, 93455 $20-25,  or (805) 922-1726  $18.75-150, centralcoastairfest.com |  planesoffame.org
Action packed weekend with military demos, vintage warbirds, aerobatics, and more! Past performer line up from 2022: Canadian Snowbirds, USAF F-35 Demo Team, USAF Heritage Flight, Navy VFA-122 F-18 Demo Team, Navy VFA-122 Legacy Flight, C-130 Demo, E-2 Hawkeye Demo Team, National Guard F-15 Flybys, Red Bull Air Force, Planes of Fame Warbirds, Kirby Chamblis, Kevin Coleman, Aaron Fitzgerald, High Alpha MiG-17, Sammy Mason, RAD Jet Waco, Swamp Fox P-51 Demo and Eric Tucker.

LONG BEACH: Festival of Flight October 21, 2023
Long Beach Airport
3590 E Wardlow Rd.
Long Beach, CA 90807
Free, lgb.org
Serving as a kickoff event for Long Beach Airport's year-long celebration of its 100th anniversary, the 2023 Festival of Flight is the Airport’s largest community event of the year and is expected to attract more than 10,000 attendees. Stay tuned for updates!
Long Beach Airport's annual Festival of Flight, a free community celebration featuring aircraft on static display, food trucks, a beer garden, and live music

LAKE VIEW TERRACE: American Heroes Air Show November 4, 2023
Hansen Dam Sports Complex
11770 Foothill Blvd.
Lake View Terrace, CA
heroes-airshow.com
AMERICAN HEROES Air Show returns to the place it was born. The show has grown to become the nation's premier, helicopter-only, admission-free aviation event designed to educate the public, media and community officials about rotary-wing aviation's capabilities in law enforcement, public safety, communications, Search & Rescue as well as homeland security and national defense.

 

Past Air Shows

TRAVIS: Blue Angels Wings Over Solano Air Show March 16-17, 2024, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Travis Air Force Base 
Travis Air Force Base, CA
Free, travis.af.mil/
The U.S. Thunderbirds are their headliner this year. The two-day event will be free and open to the public. The event theme is Honoring Hometown Heroes and will recognize admirable individuals and groups, both military and civilian, from throughout the Northern California community.  Performances run between 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. In addition to the headliner event, there are U.S. Army Golden Knights parachute team as well as the F-22 Raptor and C-17 Globemaster III demonstration teams. Static displays from flying units from around the nation, Travis' own aircraft and displays from both CalFire and the California Highway Patrol and a fun zone for ages 10 and under keep people busy looking up, while staying grounded.  2019 air show performers and static displays offer similar acts from past years.

HALF MOON BAY: Pacific Coast Dream Machines Car and Air Show  April 28, 2024
Half Moon Bay Airport, California
$25 approx., miramarevents.com

SAN CARLOS: Biggest Little Air Show June 17, 2023
Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos 
Flight demonstrations. Big things come in  Location: Hiller Aviation Museum, 601 Skyway Road, San Carlos, CA.
Tickets:  hiller.org

FULLERTON: Airport Display Days 2nd Sunday of Every Month
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Free admission Fullerton Municipal Airport, 4011 W. Commonwealth Avenue
This is NOT an air show. It includes static displays of vintage and modern aircraft, aircraft fly-by's, aviation-related exhibits and booths, and classic automobiles. The Orange County Fire Authority, Anaheim Police Departments and the California Highway Patrol will display their air operations based at Fullerton Airport. Airplane and helicopter rides are often available for a donation cityoffullerton.com

COLUMBIA: Columbia Airport Father's Day Fly In June 
fathersdayflyin.org
South Airport Drive
Columbia, CA
Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. BBQ 5 - 9 p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Annual Father's Day Fly-In begins with a traditional Father's Day Pancake Breakfast from 7-11 a.m. on both days. The entire family will enjoy seeing the Experimental, Classic and Warbird aircraft, along with airplane and biplane rides, aviation vendor booths, food and beverage booths, CDF aircraft and demonstrations, aircraft fly-bys, a Saturday night BBQ and more! Activities will also include a spot landing and flour bombing contest. Don't miss this year's event, it promises to be fun for everyone! Warbirds and slurry drop demos in the past have been held by California Department of Forestry from S-2s and helicopters led by an OV-10.

TRUCKEE: Truckee Tahoe Air Show June 24, 2023, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Free admission
Opening ceremony at 10 a.m.
truckeetahoeairshow.com

COLUSA: Colusa County Old Tyme Fly-In July 15, 2023, 7 a.m.
Colusa County Airport 
The Colusa County Aviation Association 23rd annual Colusa County Old Tyme Fly-in at the Colusa County Airport, 100 Sunrise Blvd., Colusa.  Pancake Breakfast with pancake, sausage and eggs  starts at 7:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded at 11 a.m. for the furthest traveled, best appearing aircraft, people's favorite and oldest aircraft. Email ccag@countyofcolusa.org.

 

CAMARILLO: Wings Over Camarillo August 19-20, 2023
$tickets, wingsovercamarillo.com
Camarillo Airport
Saturday & Sunday, 12 noon - 4:30 p.m. Gates Open at 9 a.m.

SAN DIEGO:  MCAS Miramar Blue Angels Air Show September 23-24, 2023
miramarairshow.com
Blue Angels as well as several fighter jet demos and military fly-bys and a simulated battle with tanks, Harriers, Horners, C-130s, Howitzers, dozens of Marines, and several helicopters (Cobras, Hueys, Sea Knights, and H-53s and more. Cost: free admission

NEW CUYAMA (formerly Santa Maria): Giant Scale Fly In October 12-15, 2023
World famous Santa Maria style tri-tip BBQ dinner on Saturday night
trivalleyrcmodelers.com

CLEAR LAKE: Seaplane Splash In September 23, 2023
lakecochamber.com | seaplanefestival.com

SACRAMENTO: California Capitol Airshow September 23-24, 2023 featuring USAF Thunderbirds
Mather Airport 
californiacapitalairshow.com

GRASS VALLEY: Nevada County Airport Fly-in & Open House June 3, 2023
Nevada County Airport, Grass Valley, CA
facebook.com/AuburnAirFair | ncairfest.com
8 a.m.- 4 p.m. approx.
Loma Rica Drive
Grass Valley
 Past Air Fest events have included Saturday Family Festival: Pancake Breakfast; Fly-bys of Warbirds, Jets, Experimentals, Antiques, Classics, Air Tankers, R/C Models, Air Racers. Bounce houses for kids, Classic Cars, food and beverages for purchase, open house and base tour. 

WATSONVILLE:  Fire in the Sky Airport Open House September 2, 2023
Free admission, cityofwatsonville.org
For the first time ever on the Central Coast there's a drone light show! Plus, entertainment, activities and attractions include: music, art, crafts, food, vendors. Lots of aircraft and flying demonstrations.

SANTA ROSA: Pacific Coast Air Museum Wheels and Wings Air Show September 16, 2023, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma County Airport 
$10, pacificcoastairmuseum.org
Entry to the show is at 3631 N. Laughlin Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, at Copperhill Parkway.
The 2023 PCAM Wheels & Wings car show is a unique gathering of meticulously restored classic cars from every era, muscle cars and high-performance historic aircraft.  Hot Dogs and drinks for sale.  pacificcoastairmuseum.org

SONOMA: Sonoma Valley (Schellville Airport) Display Days  Second Full Weekend of Every Month, 12-4 p.m.
Sonoma Valley Airport
23980 Arnold Drive
Sonoma, CA
sonomavalleyairport.com
Numerous vintage and veteran aircraft on display both days. Sonoma Valley Airport was started by Waldemar "Wally" Reichelt not long after Wally was discharged from the US Army at the end of WWII.

RIVERSIDE:  Southern California Air Show April 22-23, 2023  Hours: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
March Field
Riverside, CA 
marchfield.org/air-show-2023/

THERMAL: Jacqueline Cochran Air Show   no info
featuring military demonstrations and aerobatic stunt pilots on from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport  56850 Higgins Dr.  Thermal, CA 92274 jcairshow.com

UPLAND: Cable Air Show 
Annual event held at Upland's Cable Airport
cableairport.com

LINCOLN: Lincoln Air Fest no info
Lincoln Regional Airport
facebook.com/Lincoln-AirFest -1518316851811352/

GUSTINE: Airport Fly-in at Gustine Airport. No info  gustinechamberofcommerce.com

REDLANDS: Hangar 24 AirFest no info 
Redlands, CA Time: Noon-10 p.m.
Redlands Municipal Airport
$, hangar24airfest.com

BIG BEAR CITY: Big Bear Air Fair no info
Big Bear City Airport held every other year. The spectacular aircraft event at Big Bear City Airport is both affordable and fun. What a great escape from the heat of L.A. Admission:  Address: 501 Valley Blvd., Big Bear City, Ca. bigbearcityairport.com

 

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.

 

 

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