Quonset Air Show To Return June 2020

QUONSET, RI — The National Guard Air Show is coming back to Quonset this summer, one year after it was canceled due to a high number of deployments. The popular summer event will be held on June 27 and 28.

This year's show will feature a wide variety of aerial performances including an F-22 Raptordemo, a C-17 Globemaster, the U.S. Air Force Academy Jump Team, a WWIIheritage fight, Michael Goulian, the Shockwave Jet Truck, and the GeicoSkytypers, as well as the National Guard's C-130J Super Hercules and UH-60 Blackhawks.

2020 will be the 27th air show in Rhode Island since the first in 1992. Last year was just the second time the annual event has been canceled, first in 2013 due to "budget sequestration."

"The entire Rhode Island National Guard team is excited to once again host the Open House Air Show," said Major General Christopher Callahan, the Adjutant General. "This will be a particularly special occasion as our Airmen have returned home from deployment. We are thankful for their success overseas this past year and look forward to welcoming our community back toa beloved Rhode Island event."

According to WJAR, the show does not yet have a headliner, as the Navy Blue Angels, Air Force Thunderbirds and Canadian Snowbirds are all already booked during that weekend.