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.
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 | Postponed | Hopefully will be held on August 31. Tickets for May purchased before March 18th will be valid in August. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Wales Air Show Swansea Bay, July 4 - 5 | Cancelled | |
| 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 |
| Royal International Air Tattoo July 17-19 | Cancelled | Click the blue text for ticket refund Information |
| Farnborough International air Show July 20-24 | Cancelled | |
| Scotland's National Airshow East Fortune Airfield July 25 | Cancelled | |
| Cromer Carnival Cromer August 15 - 21 | Cancelled | |
| Biggin Hill Hardest Day Biggin Hill Airport August 18 | Cancelled | |
| 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 |
| Newcastle (NI) | As it stands the organisers are still planning for the 2020 Newcastle Festival of Flight on 20th June this year. However, they are closely monitoring the Covid-19 situation and any changes to the status of the show could be made nearer to the time based on government information or direction as well as the status of the virus in the UK and Ireland come June. Any changes to the status of the show will be reported ASAP on Visit Mourne Mountains and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | 16th March |
| 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 |
| Tees Valley | Skylive Air are still busy working behind the scenes on the Tees Valley Airshow. We are following all government suggestions and will keep everyone informed as things develop. | 23rd 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 |
| Teignmouth | The committee are still continuing with all they can do behind the scenes, in the hope that should these restrictions lift we can continue to bring the event to our community should it be safe to do so. | 25th 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 |
On 16th March The Prime Minister announced that
The advice has since been strengthened. Gatherings of more than 2 people are no longer allowed unless all are from the same household and residents are told to stay at home except in specific circumstances, which do not include events.
It is difficult to reconcile the current advice against travelling and in favour of 'social distancing' with attendance at an airshow. There would also be issues for organisers if there is no co-operation from the police and other agencies.
We will update this page when we become aware of any changes.
General advice for everyone is on the government's web site (not specifically relating to airshows).
Last updated March 27 2020
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