The Blue Angels are finally returning to their birthplace of Jacksonville, Florida, this weekend.
The U.S. Navy flight team will perform Oct. 17 and 18 at the 2026 NAS Jax Air Show — for the first time in two years.
Alternating between NAS Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach, the 2025 air show did not feature the beloved Blue Angels last year, due to the federal government shutdown
and related funding issues.Before we look ahead to this year's highly anticipated rendition, check out every air show that's ever been held at NAS Jax.
Who are the NAS Jacksonville Air Show 2026 performers?
- U.S. Navy Blue Angels
- The Para-Commandos with Redline Airshows
- GO EZ Aerobatics
- C-17 East Coast Demo Team
- Jeff Shetterly
- U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
- Adam Baker Airshows
- Matt Younkin Airshows
- VP-30 P-8 Demo
- Redline Airshows
- Skip Stewart Airshows
See NAS Jacksonville Air Show schedule
The NAS Jacksonville Air Show, located at 6801 Roosevelt Blvd., runs from Oct.
17-18, 2026.
- Gates open at 9 a.m.
- Show begins at 11 a.m.
- Blue Angels perform at 3 p.m.
See full list of events here.
When was the last NAS Jacksonville Air Show?
The most recent NAS Jacksonville Air Show took place on Oct. 19-20, 2024.
The Blue Angels had been scheduled to fly at Jacksonville Beach's Sea and Sky Air Show last year, but their performancewas canceled amid the 2025 federal government shutdown and related funding issues.
The air show alternates between NAS Jacksonville and the Beaches.
Here's a list of every air show held at NAS Jax and its featured act since the installation was commissioned in 1940, according to the Navy Region Southeast Commander website:
- Oct. 15, 1945 — No featured act
- June 7, 1946 — Blue Angels (Private show for Navy officials)
- Sept. 29, 1946 — Blue Angels
- Nov. 9, 1948 — Blue Angels
- May 8, 1949 — Blue Angels
- Aug. 29, 1950 — Blue Angels (30th anniversary of the first trans-Atlantic flight)
- Dec. 7, 1952 — Blue Angels (Pearl Harbor Tribute)
- Oct. 25, 1959 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 14-16, 1960 — Blue Angels (station's 20th anniversary)
- Oct. 15-16, 1961 — Blue Angels (50th anniversary of naval aviation)
- Oct. 15, 1963 — Blue Angels
- Nov. 1, 1964 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 15, 1965 — Blue Angels (station's 25th anniversary)
- July 11, 1971 — Blue Angels
- Nov. 3-4, 1973 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 13-14, 1990 — Blue Angels (station's 50th anniversary)
- Oct. 31-Nov. 1, 1992 — Blue Angels
- Sept. 24-25, 1994 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 26-27, 1996 — Blue Angels (Blue Angels' 50th anniversary)
- Oct. 24-25, 1998 — Blue Angels
- Nov. 5-7, 1999 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 15-16, 2000 — Blue Angels (station's 60th anniversary)
- Nov. 1-2, 2002 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 30-31, 2004 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 28-29, 2006 — Blue Angels (Blue Angels' 60th anniversary)
- Oct. 25-26, 2008 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 23-24, 2010 — Blue Angels (station's 70th anniversary)
- Nov. 5-6, 2011 — Centennial of Naval Aviation
- Oct. 24-26, 2014 — Blue Angels
- Nov. 4-5, 2017 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 27-28, 2018 — Blue Angels
- 2020 (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
- 2021 (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
- Oct. 22-23, 2022 — Blue Angels
- Oct. 19-20, 2024 — Blue Angels
The Blue Angels performed their very first air show in Jacksonville
Jacksonville holds a special place in Blue Angels history. The team performed its first public air show at Craig Field in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 15, 1946.
What began as a way to showcase naval aviation has grown into one of the country's most recognizable flight demonstration teams, thrilling audiences across the United States and around the world.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: NAS Jacksonville Air Show 2026 brings Blue Angels back after two years
