This page is about the affect on British Airshows in 2020 of Covid-19 (Coronavirus) and the government's actions designed to reduce its impact.
It is difficult to reconcile the current advice in favour of 'social distancing' with attendance at an airshow so a major impact on the 2020 season has been inevitable.
The situation is changing quickly. We will publish and update any information about cancelled or postponed airshows that is provided by show organisers in press releases, on their web sites or through social media.
| Airshows Cancelled or Postponed so far | ||
|---|---|---|
| Show & Date | Impact | Comments |
| Nightshoot, RAF Northolt March 19 | Postponed | New date to be scheduled |
| Historic Airport 100 (Croydon Airport) March 29 | Postponed | Historic Airport 100 may be held later in the year but the April and May Open Days have been cancelled. |
| The American Fly In, Old Bucks April 19 | Cancelled | |
| General Aviation Expo, IWM Duxford April 25 | Postponed | New date TBC |
| Shuttleworth Season Premiere (VE Day) Old Warden May 3 | Cancelled | Ticket-holders will be contacted |
| VE75 Weekend, Old Bucks May 9-10 | Postponed | Will be merged with airshow on 1st August. Exhibitors will be invited to participate in the air-show instead. Ticket holders will get an email with amended details. |
| May Evening Airshow (Spies and Intrigue) Old Warden, May 16 | Cancelled | Ticket-holders will be contacted |
| Abingdon Air and Country Show May 17 | Cancelled | It was originally hoped that it would be held in August. Now cancelled. Tickets will be refunded. |
| Duxford Air Festival May 23-24 | Cancelled | People who have bought tickets can transfer the booking to an alternative IWM air show, donate the cost to IWM or request a refund. |
| Tees Valley Airshow May 24 | Postponed | New date to be decided. |
| Midlands Air Festival May 29-31 | Cancelled | Next show will be at Ragley Hall on 4-6 June 2021 |
| Cotswold Great Vintage Fly-in Weekend May 30-31 | Postponed | New date to be announced |
| Wings and Wheels Stow Maries Aerodrome May 31 | Postponed | New date September 6 |
| English Riviera Airshow Paignton June 6-7 | Cancelled | Parking bookings will be refunded |
| Flying Festival Old Warden June 7 | Cancelled | Ticket-holders will be contacted |
| Aero Expo UK Wycombe Air Park June 11-13 | Cancelled | Next Aero Expo at Wycombe 10-12 June 2021 |
| RAF Cosford Air Show June 14 | Postponed | New date to be advised Tickets will be valid for the new 2020 date or the 2021 show. Tickets can also be refunded. Ticket refund information. |
| Wings and Wheels 2020 Old Bucks June 14 | Cancelled | Ticket-holders will be contacted |
| June Evening Airshow (Biggles) June 20 | Cancelled | Ticket-holders will be contacted |
| Festival of Flight Newcastle, Co Down, N. Ireland June 20 | Cancelled | |
| Air-Britain Fly-in Turweston Aerodrome June 20 - 21 | Cancelled | Next year's provisional dates 19-20 June |
| Weston Air Festival & Armed Forces Weekend Weston-super-Mare June 27 - 28 | Cancelled | |
| National Armed Forces Day Scarborough June 27 | Postponed | New date to be agreed |
| Maldon Armed Forces Day Stow Maries Aerodrome June 27 | Cancelled | |
| Heveningham Hall Country Fair June 27-28 | Cancelled | Tickets will be refunded in full |
| Battle of Britain Headcorn June 27 - 28 | Postponed | New date September 25 - 27 (Subject to review) |
| Wales Air Show Swansea Bay, July 4 - 5 | Cancelled | |
| Wallop Wheels and Wings July 11 | Cancelled | "We have made the decision to postpone this year's Wallop Wheels and Wings event. However, it will be going ahead next year on the 10 July 2021" |
| Festival of Speed Goodwood July 9-12 | Postponed | Date to be agreed. "Probably late summer or early autumn" |
| Royal Navy International Air Day, Yeovilton July 11 | Cancelled | Tickets will be refunded |
| Flying Legends Air Show July 11-12 | Cancelled | It is stil hoped that the September Battle of Britain Airshow at IWM Duxford will go ahead. |
| Royal International Air Tattoo July 17-19 | Cancelled | Click the blue text for ticket refund Information |
| Farnborough International air Show July 20-24 | Cancelled | |
| Sunderland International Airshow July 24 - 26 | Cancelled | Following careful consideration, we announce the cancellation of Sunderland Airshow 2020.We understand this news will be disappointing but hope you appreciate that the health and wellbeing of everyone is at the forefront of our decision making process. |
| Scotland's National Airshow East Fortune Airfield July 25 | Cancelled | |
| East Kirkby Airshow | August 1 | Cancelled. Tickets will be valid for next show on August 7th 2021. |
| Blackpool Airshow August 8 - 9 | Cancelled | Next year's show will be on August 7th & 8th |
| Wings and Wheels Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport August 15 - 16 | Cancelled | The next Wings & Wheels at Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport will be on 14th & 15th August 2021 |
| Cromer Carnival Cromer August 15 - 21 | Cancelled | |
| Whitby Regatta Whitby August 15 - 17 | Cancelled | Next year's regatta will be on 21st - 23rd August. |
| Airbourne - Eastbourne International Airshow Eastbourne, August 13 - 16 | Cancelled | The next Airbourne is due to be on 12th - 15th August 2021 |
| Biggin Hill Hardest Day Biggin Hill Airport August 18 | Cancelled | |
| Bournemouth Air Festival August 20 - 23 | Cancelled | The Bournemouth Air Festival 2021 will be on September 2nd - 5th. |
| Little Gransden Air and Car showCambs August 30 | Cancelled | Next year's show will be on August 29th and will include anevening music concert. |
| Southport Air Show Southport Seafront Sept 11 - 13 | Cancelled | Next year's show will be on July 3rd & 4th. |
| For the latest information go to the show's web site or social media by clicking the show name above or in the 'Airshow and Venue' column of our airshow calendar. | ||
| Messages about other airshows and displays | ||
|---|---|---|
| Venue | Message | Dated |
| IWM Duxford | In line with advice from Public Health England, IWM has taken the decision to close all of its sites in effect from the end of Tuesday 17 March until further notice. | 17th March |
| Bristol International Balloon Fiesta | With the event still five months away and this unprecedented situation changing daily, we do not yet know what it will mean for the 2020 Fiesta. Therefore, we are currently not cancelling the event and instead exploring the various options available to us. | 21st March |
| Clacton Airshow | The organisers of the Clacton Airshow 2020 are "closely monitoring the situation on a regular basis and will be lead based on public health/Government guidance." Next year's Clacton Airshow will be 26th & 27th August 2021 | 23rd March |
| Royal Navy Black Cats | All display training has been suspended | 24th March |
| RAF Teams | Noting the restrictions currently in place on the UK population during the effort to combat the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Royal Air Force has suspended all displays from its various teams ... until further notice. | 25th March |
| Goodwood Revival | We will continue to review plans for the Goodwood Revival, in the hope that the event will go ahead as planned on September 11-13th | 26th March |
| AHDT | The attack Helicopter Display Team will not display in 2020, concentrating instead on the service's core duties. | 26th March |
| Royal Jordanian Falcons | The Royal Jordanian Falcons have cancelled all European displays in 2020. | 9th April |
Last updated April 24 2020
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