The Bournemouth Air Festival takes place over four days in August. The FREE four day spectacular is set against the backdrop of Bournemouth's seven miles of award-winning beaches, beautiful bay and glorious gardens.
The Festival includes amazing air displays (from classic flying machines to modern day speed machines!), Sea Displays, Interactive Static Displays, Fireworks, Familiy Fun Attractions, and Music & Live Entertainment.
The festival takes place between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers and in the Lower Gardens and the number of visitors are anticipated to be in excess of up to 200,000 per day.
Click here to visit the Bournemouth Air Festival website.
2012 AIRSHOWS
30 August - 02 September
Bournemouth Air Festival 2012
Local hotels for the Bournemouth Airshow.
Incredible air displays, attractions and fantastic evening entertainment – don’t miss the UK’s biggest free aviation festival next summer.
Provisional Participating aircraft at the Bournemouth Air Festival 2012:
The Bournemouth Air Festival
30 August - 02 September 2012
Participation Details
Red Arrows (F) - Thur/Fri/Sat
RAF Hawk T1 (F)
RAF Tucano T1 (F)
RAF Tutor T1 (F)
RAF King Air B200 (F)
BBMF - Lancaster, Spitfire, Hurricane (Thur, Fri, Sat, Sun) (F)
RAF Tornado GR4 x2 Role Demo (F)
RAF Chinook (F)
RN Black Cats (F)
SWIP Team (F)
Tigers parachute team
B-17 Flying Fortress Sally B - Sat/Sun (F)
F-86 Sabre (F) - TBC
HMS York (Destroyer) RFA Mounts Bay (Amphibious Support)
This year all you festival goers can tune into 87.7FM for display commentary.
From the incredible seafront backdrop to the main arena, award-winning Lower Gardens and town centre, Bournemouth Air Festival will be taking over the resort!
There’s 1.5 miles of trading space between Bournemouth and Boscombe Piers and more trading space along the clifftops, for everyone watching the displays with an eye level view of the stunning amphitheatre.
From the town centre to the seafront, the UK’s leading resort will keep you entertained.