TRUCKEE, Calif. - The Truckee Air Show & Family Festival is back after the community fought to keep the popular event when it was facing a possible end. This year s return will be on Saturday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and admission and parking are free.
The Truckee Tahoe Air Show & Family Festival “A Day of Remembrance,” soars back in spectacular fashion on Saturday, September 11, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is sure to be a day packed full of dazzling aerobatic performances and a grand finale unlike anything anyone has ever witnessed at the Truckee Tahoe Airport.
The 3:30 p.m. Grand Finale Performance by the United States Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team will make the crowd cheer for more! Major Kristin “BEO” Wolfe is the first-ever female pilot and commander United States Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team, and she knows with hard work and dedication that young people can succeed at their goals. Wolfe will demonstrate the Air Force’s most advanced multi-role stealth-fighter’s aerial capabilities, along with the support of her 11-person demo team.
Considering A Mid-September 2020 Date
The 2020 Truckee Tahoe Air Show & Family Festival scheduled for Saturday, July 11 is being postponed. The Air Show Committee is considering a mid-September 2020 date, and a decision will be made by no later than the end of June.
The Air Show Committee along with Airport executives are closely following COVID-19 updates and regulations/orders from local, State and Federal leaders in addition to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). If the Air Show is rescheduled for September, COVID-19 health and safety regulations and mitigations mandated by local, State, and Federal officials will be adopted and followed.
“The safety of our community, volunteers, air show performers and participants has always been our first concern and priority,” notes Air Show Executive Director, Tim LoDolce. “Although we want to give our community a free event to look forward to this year, we need to see when, or if, a time will be right for 2020.”