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. The 2021 show will be on 12th June (Provisional) |
| 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 | Was postponed, now cancelled | Tickets will be valid for 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 on July 31). Tickets can be used in September 2020 or June 25-27 2021 |
| Wales Air Show Swansea Bay, July 4 - 5 | Cancelled | |
| Shuttleworth Military Airshow July 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 | Cancelled | Had been postponed: now cancelled. Tickets can be transferred to 2021 or refunded. |
| Royal Navy International Air Day, Yeovilton July 11 | Cancelled | Tickets will be refunded |
| Flying Legends Air Show July 11-12 | Cancelled | It is still hoped that the September Battle of Britain Airshow at IWM Duxford will go ahead. |
| July Evening Airshow July 18 | Replaced by Drive-in Airshow | Tickets £50 per car in advance only |
| Royal International Air Tattoo July 17-19 | Cancelled | Click the blue text for ticket refund Information A free-to-view Virtual Air Tattoo was live-streamed on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July |
| 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 | |
| Old Buckenham Air Show August 1 - 2 | Cancelled | Tickets will be valid for next year's show July 30 - Aug 1 2021 |
| East Kirkby Airshow | August 1 | Cancelled. Tickets will be valid for next show on August 7th 2021. |
| Bristol International Balloon Fiesta Ashton Court Estate, Bristol Aug 6 - 9 | Cancelled | Next year's show will be 12-15th August 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 | |
| Fenland Wings and Wheels Fenland Airfield, Spalding, Lincolnshire PE12 8RQ 01406 540461 August 16 | 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 |
| Vintage Fly-in Popham Airfield, Coxford Down, Winchester August 15 | Cancelled | Next Vintage Fly-in will be May 3rd 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. |
| Port of Dartmouth Royal Regatta Dartmouth, Devon August 27 - 29 | Cancelled | Next year's Regatta will be on August 26-28 |
| Sidmouth Air Display Sidmouth, Devon August 28 | Cancelled | |
| Clacton Air Show August 27 - 28 | Cancelled | Next year's show will be on August 26-27 |
| Lanc, Tank and Military Machines August 29 & 31 | Cancelled | |
| Rhyl Air Show August 29 - 30 | Cancelled | There will be a Rhyl Airshow in 2021 |
| Little Gransden Air and Car showCambs August 30 | Cancelled | Next year's show will be on August 29th and will include anevening music concert. |
| LAA International Rally Sywell Aerodrome September 4 - 6 | Cancelled | |
| Jersey International Air Display St Aubins Bay, Jersey, Channel Is September 10 | Cancelled | Next year's show will be on Thursday 9th September |
| The Victory Show Foxlands Farm, Cosby, Leicestershire Sept 11 - 13 | Cancelled | There will be a show next year on September 3-5. |
| Southport Air Show Southport Seafront Sept 11 - 13 | Cancelled | Next year's show will be on July 3rd & 4th. |
| Goodwood Revival September 11 - 13 | Cancelled | Tickets can be transferred to 2021 or refunded |
| Battle of Britain Air Display Old Buckenham, Norfolk October 3 | Cancelled | Ticket-holders will have received an email |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| RAF Typhoon | The RAF Typhoon Display Team have cancelled all displays in 2020. | 6th June |
| Belgian F-16 | The Belgian F-16 display team have cancelled all displays in 2020. | |
| RAF Chinook | RAF teams had suspended displays earlier but the RAF Chinook Team have announced that the suspension has become a cancellation of all displays for the 2020 season. | 29.06.20 |
Last updated August 9th 2020
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