Red Arrows release 2024 Display Calendar

It's to mark their 60th season

Author: Julie CastonPublished 8th Mar 2024
Last updated 8th Mar 2024

The Red Arrows have released their 2024 Display Calendar, which will mark their 60th season.

It runs from May until October, and includes places like Cleethorpes Armed Forces' Weekend, as well as a number of events both at home and abroad.

Squadron Leader Jon Bond, who will lead the team as Red 1 for the first time this year, said:

“To bring together the past, present and potential future of the Red Arrows is the perfect way to launch our 60th season display calendar.

“The Red Arrows will perform a new, nine-aircraft show at locations across the UK this summer and the whole team of 140 people, both air and ground crew, are humbled by the countless individuals whom have already got in touch to say how they can’t wait to see this diamond display.

“I know, from my own childhood experience at airshows, just how many people – of all ages and backgrounds – these events bring together and how important they are to communities.

“Generations of families, up and down the country, have enjoyed watching the Red Arrows display ever since the first public show in 1965 and this 60th season will remain faithful to our aims – to entertain, inform and inspire.”

Training for the Red Arrows’ new season is continuing at RAF Waddington, with the first public appearance of the diamond campaign scheduled for late-May.

Here are a list of the dates where you can see the Red Arrows events:

(Unless otherwise stated, these dates are for aerobatic shows at public events rather than flypasts. Details are subject to change and further displays may be added at a later stage)

May 21 Battle of Crete, Souda Bay, Greece

May 25 Meeting Aérien International Du Grand Est, Chambley, France

May 31, June 1 and June 2 Midlands Air Festival

June 1 English Riviera Airshow

June 2 IWM Duxford D-Day 80

June 5 D-Day 80th National Commemorative Event Flypast, Portsmouth

June 6 D-Day 80th National Commemorative Event Flypast Normandy, France

June 7 Isle of Man TT

June 9 RAF Cosford Air Show

June 13 Guernsey Air Display

June 15 HM The King’s Birthday Flypast, London (flypast-only)

June 16 Sola Airshow, Norway

June 22 The Scottish Traditional Boat Festival, Portsoy

June 23 Sywell Airshow

June 29 Cleethorpes Armed Forces’ Weekend

June 29 Shuttleworth Festival of Flight

June 30 Folkestone Armed Forces’ Day

July 5 Headcorn Battle of Britain Airshow

July 6 The Wales Airshow, Swansea

July 6 Teignmouth Air Show

July 7 F1 British Grand Prix, Silverstone

July 11 and 12 Goodwood Festival of Speed

July 13 and 14 Southport Airshow

July 19, 20 and 21 Royal International Air Tattoo

July 22 Farnborough Airshow (flypast-only)

August 10 and 11 Blackpool Airshow

August 10 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (flypast-only)

August 15 Eastbourne International Airshow

August 24 and 25 Air Show Atlantic, Canada

August 28 Niagara Falls, Canada (flypast-only)

August 31, September 1 and 2 Canadian International Air Show, Toronto

September 4 Ottawa, Canada (flypast-only)

September 6, 7 and 8 Aero Gatineau-Ottawa, Canada

September 13, 14 and 15 Airshow London, Canada

September 18 Montréal, Canada (flypast-only)

September 20 St John’s, Canada (flypast-only)

October 5 Duxford End of Season Finale, UK

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