NAS Oceana Air Show 2024

The NAS Oceana Air Show is held for two days in September at the Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, United States. The show features amazing and thrilling stunts by The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds, the United States Navy’s Blue Angels, Skydive Suffolk, and Black Dagger Parachute Demonstration teams, as well as the Flashfire Dodge Jet Truck. It is free for all and includes plenty of entertainment.

This year’s theme for the air show is Inspire. Educate. Soar! This theme celebrates the young minds they hope to inspire through unparalleled flight demonstrations and hundreds of interactive STEM education engagements available for all to enjoy during the air show. Inspire. Educate. Soar! also highlights the thousands of local 5th graders who will attend the air show’s practice day during their STEM Education Field Trip on Friday, September 20.  

Since 2016, every single 5th grader from all Virginia Beach City Public Schools has been invited to Apollo Soucek field for an exclusive sneak peek of the NAS Oceana Air Show as the performers practice, while engaging with our STEM Laboratory exhibits. This year, for the first time, they will welcome 5th-grade students from all Chesapeake Public Schools! This will be one unforgettable field trip for kids across Hampton Roads. 

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