Team Has 34 Confirmed Shows In 2016

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels precision demonstration team has released performance schedules for 2016 and 2017.

Next year, the Blue Angels have 34 confirmed shows on the schedule, with two open weekends in August. They will start the season March 12 at Naval Air Facility El Centro, CA, and end with the traditional homecoming in Pensacola, FL on November 11-12.

The 2017 schedule includes 35 dates including AirVenture in Oshkosh on July 29 and 30.

Will the Blue Angels be performing near you in the next two years? The complete roster is below.

2016 Appearance Schedule

March 12: NAF El Centro, CA
March 19-20: Lancaster, CA

April 2-3: NAS Key West, FL
April 9-10: NAS Kingsville, TX
April 16-17: Knoxville, TN
April 23-24: NAS Forth Worth JRB, TX
April 30-May 1: MCAS Cherry Point, NC

May 7-8: Lincoln, NE
May 14-15: St Louis, MO
May 21-22: Lynchburg, VA
May 25: US Naval Academy, MD
May 27: US Naval Academy, MD
May 28-29: Wantagh, NY

June 4-5: Smyrna, TN
June 11-12: Syracuse, NY
June 18-19: Dayton, OH
June 25-26: Vero Beach, FL

July 2-4: Traverse City, MI
July 9-10: Gary, IN
July 16: Pensacola Beach, FL
July 23-24: Sioux Falls, SD
July 30-31: JB Elmendorf, Anchorage, AK

August 6-7: Seattle, WA
August 20-21: TBD
August 27-28: TBD

September 3-5: Cleveland, OH
September 10-11: NAS Oceana, VA
September 17-18: Reno, NV
September 24-25: MCAS Miramar, CA

October 1-2: Aurora, CO
October 8-9: San Francisco, CA
October 15-16: Baltimore, MD
October 22-23: Houston, TX
October 29-30: Nas Patuxent River, MD

November 5-6: Jacksonville Beach, FL
November 11-12: NAS Pensacola, FL

2017 Appearance Schedule

March 11: El Centro, CA
March 18-19: China Lake, CA
March 25-26: Tuscaloosa, AL

April 1-2: NAS Corpus Christi, TX
April 8-9: Lakeland, FL
April 22-23: New Orleans, LA
April 29-30: MCAS Beaufort, SC

May 6-7: Bossier City, LA
May 13-14: Millington, TN
May 20-21: Goldsboro, NC
May 24 & 26: US Naval Academy Air Show & Graduation Flyover, MD
May 27-28: Millville, NJ

June 3-4: Duluth, MN
June 10-11: Scott AFB, IL
June 17-18: Ocean City, MD
June 24-25: Latrobe, PA

July 1-2: Offutt AFB, NE
July 8: Pensacola Beach, FL
July 15-16: Milwaukee, WI
July 22-23: Idaho Falls, ID
July 29-30: Oshkosh, WI

August 5-6: Seattle, WA
August 19-20: Chicago, IL
August 26-27: Brunswick, ME

September 2-3: Ypsilanti, MI
September 9-10: NAS Oceana, VA
September 16-17: Talladega Speedway
September 23-24: San Diego, CA
September 30-Oct. 1: Durango, CO

October 7-8: San Francisco, CA
October 14-15: Kane’ohe Bay, HI
October 21-22: Fort Worth, TX
October 28-29: Rome, GA

November 4-5: NAS Jacksonville, FL
November 11-12: NAS Pensacola, FL

(Images from file)

FMI: www.blueangels.navy.mil/