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Blue Angels November Homecoming Air Show Moved To Pensacola Beach
September 2, 2021
The Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show has been moved to Pensacola Beach. The show dates will remain Friday and Saturday, November 5 and 6.
The change was announced Thursday morning due to COVID-19 restrictions onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola and other naval installations.
“This is a huge disappointment to us. Holding the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at NAS Pensacola is a long, proud, Pensacola tradition that is especially meaningful in this 75th anniversary year,” said Capt. Tim Kinsella, commanding officer of the base. “But, as I’ve said many times before, the links between this community and the military are incredibly strong. This airshow is important to the community, and I think in these times we probably need it more than ever.”
“I reached out to community leaders to see what was possible, and they immediately jumped in with both feet to assist, because they know how important this is to Pensacola,” said Kinsella. “This is Pensacola’s airshow. The Pensacola can-do spirit just makes me so proud to be a part of this community.”
The November show at the beach will be held in the same fashion as the July air show. In addition to the Blue Angels, there will be a handful of aerobatic and stunt plane pilots also performing. However, specific pilots, details and times are still being planned and confirmed.
Here is the schedule, weather permitting:
- Wednesday, Nov. 3: Breakfast with the Blues for circles and arrivals
- Thursday, Nov. 4: Arrival Day and Dress Rehearsal
- Friday, Nov. 5: Homecoming Air Show Day 1
- Saturday, Nov. 6: Homecoming Air Show Day 2
Showtimes are tentative and subject to change as the details are still being arranged. There will be no rain date if Saturday’s air show is delayed or canceled due to weather.
Pictured above: The Blue Angles over Pensacola Beach. Pictured below: NAS Pensacola Capt. Tim Kinsella announced Thursday that the Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show has been moved to Pensacola Beach. Photos for NorthEscambia.com, click to enlarge.
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9 Responses to “Blue Angels November Homecoming Air Show Moved To Pensacola Beach”
Responding to Fathers Son. Thank you for the information. The temporary card was not mentioned at the gate. I went to the back gate. Next week I will try again and go to the front gate.
@Fly Navy
My father served as well in U.S Army 61 to 84. He is now buried at NAS Pensacola’s Barancas Cemetary. When I visited at Father’s Day I stopped at the gate and was given a six month card. Surely you can stop and visit the cemetery, can’t you?
Football stadiums all over the country are filled almost to capacity. However, the CO at NAS Pensacola chose to have the Homecoming Air Show at the beach. Hard to believe!!! I served in the US Army, 1968-1973 but didn’t retire. Therefore I do not have a DoD ID and cannot get on the base to go to the cemetery. I am hoping the CO will reconsider his decision and have the Homecoming Show at NAS . I bet the Buke Angel aviators would prefer that too.
You might want to consider enlarging the airshow area to cover maybe gulf shore to east of Navarre . Let a radio or tv station broadcast announcer live. Get a huge audience with balcony chair seating and full bar with no drive home. No traffic control . Promote as the largest most comfortable air show around. Just a thought. Joe
Can’t wait! I will be there as usual with a front row seat from my toop floor condo.
I understand the move this time . Hopefully, they will move it back to the base as soon as it is medically safe.
This is a disappointment for myself and family. I enjoyed the air show on NAS over the severely crowded hot beach. The displays, vendors, food and beverages is a plus for the on-base show.
I hope NAS re-considers this change.
Big deal,
what I go for is the display of military aircraft
no such luck this year…………
I am so glad they did not just cancel the air show.