United States Air Force Thunderbirds 2025

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January 2025 no events listed

February 2025 hideview (1 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
16 Feb	Daytona 500 Thunderbirds fly-over	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds

March 2025 hideview (3 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
16 Mar	NASCAR Thunderbirds fly-over	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, NV, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds
22-23 Mar	Thunder and Lightning over Arizona	Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USN EA-18G Growler Demo T-33 "Ace Maker" Vicky Benzing P-51D "Plum Crazy" Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet Brad Wursten MXS-R Aerobatics Jon Melby Pitts S-1-11B Kirby Chambliss Edge 540 USAF Wings of Blue Parachute Team Davis-Monthan CSAR Demo HC-130J Combat King II USAFA Glider	Report 2021
29-30 Mar	Defenders of Liberty Air Show - Barksdale AFB Open House	Barksdale AFB, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Altus AFB C-17 & KC-135 Joint Demo USAF KC-46 Pegasus MiG-17F Randy Ball Rich Dawe Jet Provost B-25J Mitchell "Yellow Rose" B-29 Superfortress "Doc" C-47 Skytrain "That’s All Brother" CAFMO B-25J Mitchell "Show Me" P-51D Mustang "Quick Silver" Sky Soldiers Demo Team Titan Aerobatic Team Jeremy Holt Skybolt Aerobatics Nathan Hammond Ghostwriter Golden Knights Parachute Team Red Bull Air Force jump team USAF B-52H Stratofortress USAF B-1B / B-2A / B-52H fly-over Static aircraft include: F-15E Strike Eagle F-35A Lightning II

April 2025 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
05-06 Apr	Nellis AFB Aviation Nation 2025	Nellis AFB, Las Vegas, NV, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USAF F-22 Heritage Flight USN Legacy Flight USAF KC-46 Pegasus USAF U-2 Dragon Lady Demo Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire Vicky Benzing P-51D "Plum Crazy" Undaunted Orca Flight RV two-ship Bill Stein Edge 540 Stephen Covington Pitts S2S "Raptor" Misty Blues Skydiving Team Red Bull Air Force jump team F/A-18 Hornet Tac Demo USAF HH-60G Pave Hawk USAF F-16 Fighting Falcon USAF F-15E Strike Eagle USAF A-10 Thunderbolt II	Reports: 2017 2016 2009 2005
12-13 Apr	Southern California Air Show 2025	March ARB, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USMC F-35B Lightning II David Costa TS-11 Iskra B-17G Flying Fortress "Sentimental Journey" John Collver SNJ "War Dog" Anthony Oshinuga Pitts Special Ed Hamill Folds of Honor Biplane Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman Canadian SkyHawks Parachute Team USAF Wings of Blue Parachute Team Aarron Deliu EA-330 USAF E-3 Sentry fly-over A-37 Dragonfly Torrey Ward Microjet Dawn Patrol formation Sky Sailing sailplane display
19-20 Apr	Dyess AFB Wings Over West Texas 2025	Dyess AFB, Abilene, TX, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Altus AFB C-17 & KC-135 Joint Demo Tora Tora Tora Trojan Phlyers T-33 "Ace Maker" B-25 Mitchell (PBJ) "Devil Dog" B-29 Superfortress "Doc" CAF SoCal A6M Zero CAF SoCal F6F Hellcat P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP Melissa Burns Edge 540 USAF Wings of Blue Parachute Team P-40 Warhawk Torrey Ward MicroJet USAF B-1B Lancer fly-over USAF C-130J Hercules
26-27 Apr	AirPower Over Hampton Roads	JB Langley-Eustis, Hampton, VA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF F-22 Raptor Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team USAF Heritage Flight USN Legacy Flight Jack Aces P-51 Formation Team MiG-17F Randy Ball Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" Titan Aerobatic Team RJ Gritter Decathlon Rob Holland MXS Golden Knights Parachute Team	Report 2006

May 2025 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
03-04 May	Wings Over Wayne 2025	Seymour Johnson AFB, Goldsboro, NC, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Tora Tora Tora Jerry Conley DH-115 Vampire T-33 "Ace Maker" P-51D Mustang "Swamp Fox" Rob Holland MXS Trevor Rafferty Javelin Kent Pietsch Cadet Manfred Radius Salto sailplane Third Strike Wing Walking USAF F-15E/F-16 CAD Demo USAF F-22 ACC Demo
10-11 May	Toledo Air Show	Toledo ANGB / Toledo Express Airport, Toledo, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Class of 45 F4U Corsair & P-51D Mustang B-25J Mitchell "Georgie’s Gal" Redline RV-8 Aerobatic Team Rob Holland MXS 180th Fighter Wing
17-18 May	Power in the Pines Open House & Air Show	McGuire AFB, Wrightstown, NJ, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF C-17 Globemaster Demo USAF KC-46 Pegasus T-33 "Ace Maker" USAF Wings of Blue Parachute Team
24-25 May	Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach	Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USMC F-35B Lightning II USN EA-18G Growler Demo Golden Knights Parachute Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team
29 May	USAFA Graduation : Thunderbirds fly-over	U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds

June 2025 hideview (3 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
07-08 Jun	Beale AFB Air & Space Expo 2025	Beale AFB, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Altus AFB C-17 & KC-135 Joint Demo USAF U-2 Dragon Lady Demo David Costa TS-11 Iskra T-33 "Ace Maker" Rob Holland MXS Vicky Benzing PT-17 Stearman Tucker's Air Patrol Aarron Deliu EA-330 USAF T-38 Talon CA ANG 129th RQW HC-130J Combat King II USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team
21-22 Jun	Dayton Air Show	Dayton Int'l Airport, Dayton, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds MiG-17F Bill Culberson MiG-17F Michael Terfehr MiG-17F Randy Ball B-29 Superfortress "Doc" Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" AAHF Huey/Cobra Tom Larkin SubSonex Mini-Jet Bob Carlton Super Salto / FoxJet Sailplane Third Strike Wing Walking Golden Knights Parachute Team Red Bull Air Force jump team T-34 Mentor formation Goodyear Blimp
28-29 Jun	Tinker Air Show	Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Altus AFB C-17 & KC-135 Joint Demo USAF KC-46 Pegasus USMC MV-22 Osprey Demo Tora Tora Tora MiG-17F Randy Ball Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen" USAF Wings of Blue Parachute Team USAF E-3 Sentry fly-by

July 2025 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
02-06 Jul	Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show & Balloon Festival	W.K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, MI, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Jack Aces P-51 Formation Team NextGen Eagles Kyle Fowler GO EZ Aerobatics Rob Holland MXS Bob Carlton Super Salto / FoxJet Sailplane Golden Knights Parachute Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team
12-13 Jul	Fort Wayne Air Show - ANG 122nd FW Open House	Fort Wayne ANGB, Ft Wayne, IN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Melissa Burns Edge 540
19-20 Jul	Exercise Sentry Eagle 2025 Open House	Kingsley Field ANGB, Klamath Falls, OR, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Demo Team
23 Jul	Cheyenne Frontier Days - Thunderbirds Display	Cheyenne, WY, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds

August 2025 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
09-10 Aug	Gary Air Show	Marquette Park, Gary, IN, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Bob Richards Pitts S1 Susan Dacy Super Stearman Rob Holland MXS
16-17 Aug	Chicago Air & Water Show	Lake Michigan Lakefront, Chicago, IL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Susan Dacy Super Stearman Golden Knights Parachute Team Rob Holland MXS Kevin Coleman Extra 300SHP
23-24 Aug	Quad City Air Show	Davenport Municipal Airport, Davenport, IA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Jack Aces P-51 Formation Team Tora Tora Tora MiG-17F Randy Ball AAHF Huey/Cobra Golden Knights Parachute Team
30 Aug / 01 Sep	Cleveland National Air Show	Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds T-33 "Ace Maker" USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team

September 2025 hideview (5 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
30 Aug / 01 Sep	Cleveland National Air Show	Burke Lakefront Airport, Cleveland, OH, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds T-33 "Ace Maker" USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Demo Team USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team
05-07 Sep	Volaria Festival Aéronautique	Montréal–Mirabel Int'l Airport, Mirabel, Quebec, Canada	link		USAF Thunderbirds Kyle Fowler GO EZ Aerobatics NextGen Eagles
13-14 Sep	JB Andrews Air Show & Open House	Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, MD, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team T-33 "Ace Maker" USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team
20-21 Sep	The Great Colorado Air Show	Northern Colorado Regional Airport, Loveland, CO, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Demo Team
27-29 Sep	Pueblo Wings of Pride Air Show	Pueblo Memorial Airport, Pueblo, CO, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Bob Carlton Super Salto / FoxJet Sailplane Red Tail Squadron P-51C "Tuskegee Airmen"

October 2025 hideview (4 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
03-05 Oct	Pacific Airshow	Huntington Beach, CA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Canadian Snowbirds T-33 "Ace Maker" USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team Rob Holland MXS USAF KC-135 Stratotanker Demo Team USN EA-18G Growler Demo
11-12 Oct	Atlanta Air Show	Falcon Field, Peachtree City, Atlanta, GA, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds AAHF Huey/Cobra
18-19 Oct	Wings Over Houston Air Show	Ellington Field, Houston, TX, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Tora Tora Tora	Report 2018
25-26 Oct	Central Florida Air & Space Show	Orlando Sanford Int'l Airport, Sanford, FL, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds USN F/A-18F Rhino Demo Team

November 2025 hideview (1 events)

Date	Event	Location [map]	Website		Feat.	Notes
01-02 Nov	Thunder Over the Sound: Keesler & Biloxi Air & Space Show	Keesler AFB and Biloxi, MS, USA	link		USAF Thunderbirds Tora Tora Tora

December 2025 no events listed

Listed date present the days of the event. The Thunderbirds performance may not be on all days of the event.
Please refer to the event's website by clicking the link for details.

For the full program featuring all performances by the Thunderbirds, visit the USAF Thunderbirds website. By design the above Thunderbirds schedule only contains airshows and events with air displays listed on the airshow calendar, therefore the list excludes training and private military events, and may also exclude performances or fly-overs at sports events, music festivals, and other non-military events.