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AirFest 2011 at Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base will be Saturday and Sunday November 5th and 6th.
In 2010 just shy of 250,000 spectators attended AirFest last year. This is a FREE, family-friendly event. The 2-day event will feature U.S. Special Operations Command Jump Team, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, and more!
Tampa Bay’s Country Radio Station WQYK will be on site from 9a – 5p on Saturday, November 5. Stop by the WQYK tent and register to win an autographed Toby Keith guitar.
Performers currently scheduled for the 2011 AirFest:
Macdill Afb
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
U.S. SOCOM Jump
JCSE Static Line Jump
F-15E Demo Team
T-28
T-6
B-25
OV-1
PV-2 Harpoon
P-51 Mustang
Ed Hamill Biplane
Otto the Helicopter
What to Bring to AirFest and What Not To:
All AirFest attendees must not bring prohibited items to the air show. For a complete list of what is allowed and what is not allow on the Base plus, additional information go to the AirFest website.
Be prepared for heavy traffic upon entering AirFest and when leaving.
The Dale Mabry and MacDill Gates are open to the general public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Once the spectator parking lots are full on base, the gates will close to motor traffic.
Only foot traffic or public transportation will be authorized for the remainder of the day.
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Here is the 2018 airshow schedule for the US Navy Blue Angels! Will you see them in 2018? Let us know! Post in the AirshowStuff Forums or on the AirshowStuff Facebook page and make sure you share pictures after the show!
Schedules often change during the year – for the latest updates please be sure to check our forums!
2018 Appearance Schedule – US Navy Blue Angels
March 10: NAF El Centro Airshow – NAF El Centro, CA
March 17-18: Luke Days 2018 – Luke AFB, AZ
March 24-25: Wings Over South Texas Air Show – NAS Kingsville, TX
April 7-8: Heart of Texas Airshow – Waco, TX
April 14-15: Tuscaloosa Regional Airshow – Tuscaloosa, AL
April 21-22: Vero Beach Air Show – Vero Beach, FL
April 28-29: Wings Over Myrtle Beach – Myrtle Beach, SC
May 5-6: MCAS Cherry Point Airshow, MCAS Cherry Point, NC
May 12-13: MacDill AFB Air Fest – MacDill AFB, FL
May 23: U.S. Naval Academy Air Show – Annapolis, MD
May 25: U.S. Naval Academy Graduation – Annapolis, MD
May 26-27: Bethpage Jones Beach Air Show – Wantagh, NY
2018 Macdill Afb Airfest
June 2-3: NAS Patuxent River 75th – Patuxent River, MD
June 9-10: Rhode Island National Guard Air Show – North Kingstown, RI
June 16-17: Chippewa Valley Air Show – Eau Claire, WI
June 23-24: Vectren Dayton Air Show – Dayton, OH
June 30-July 1: National Cherry Festival Air Show -Traverse City, MI
July 14: Pensacola Beach Air Show – Pensacola Beach, FL
July 21-22: Biloxi Gulf Coast Air Show – Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS
July 28-29: Fargo Airshow – Fargo, ND
August 4-5: Boeing Seafair Air Show – Seattle, WA
August 11-12: Abbottsford International Air Show – Abbotsford, BC
August 18-19: Terre Haute Air Show – Terre Haute, IN
August 25-26: Sound of Speed Air Show – St Joseph, MO
September 1-3: Cleveland National Air Show – Cleveland, OH
September 15-16: Owensboro Air Show – Owensboro, KY
September 22-23: NAS Oceana Airshow – NAS Oceana, Virginia Beach, VA
September 29-30: MCAS Miramar – San Diego, CA
Airfest 2018 Schedule
October 6-7: San Francisco Fleet Week – San Francisco, CA
October 13-14: Aviation Round Up – Minden-Tahoe, NV
October 20-21: Wings Over Houston Air Show – Houston, TX
October 27-28: NAS Jacksonville Airshow – NAS Jacksonville, FL
November 2-3: Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow – NAS Pensacola, FL
Want to look a little further ahead? We also have a copy of the preliminary 2019 US Navy Blue Angels schedule!