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If you missed the Red Arrows fly-past over London to mark VE Day, there are plenty of opportunities to catch the impressive display across the UK.
The Red Arrows’ summer 2025 season kicked off with the VE Day anniversary display over Buckingham Palace.
RAF jet pilots showed their skills as thousands of people lined the streets in London to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
Those who missed the fly-past still have time to catch the aircraft in action over the summer months.
Here is a roundup of all the places where you can catch the Red Arrows flight path.
What is the Red Arrows’ schedule for 2025? Upcoming displays
The aerobatic display team will tour the major air festivals in the UK and make some visits abroad to Greece, Denmark and Poland.
Full list of where and when to see the Red Arrows this year
Rest of May
24 May – Chania, Crete, Greece Display
26 May – Thessaloniki, Greece Display
30 May – Midlands Air Festival (Alcester) Display – between 5.25 & 6pm
31 May – Midlands Air Festival (Alcester) Display – between 11.55 & 12.30pm
31 May – English Riviera Airshow (Torbay) Display – between 5.25 & 6pm
June 2025
01 June – English Riviera Airshow (Torbay) Display – between 11.55 & 12.30pm
01 June – Midlands Air Festival (Alcester) Display – between 5.25 & 6pm
05 June – Isle of Man TT Races Display
08 June – RAF Cosford Air Show Display
14 June – The King’s Birthday Flypast, London Flypast
15 June – Festival Aereo AIRE 25, San Javier, Murcia, Spain Display
21 June – Northern Ireland Armed Forces Day (Newtownards Airfield) Display
22 June – Duxford Summer Air Show Display
28 June – Shuttleworth Festival of Flight (Old Warden) Display – between 3.45 & 4.20pm
28 June – North East Lincolnshire Armed Forces Day (Cleethorpes) Display – between 12.25 & 1pm
29 June – Event to be confirmed.
29 June – Battle of Britain Airshow (Headcorn) Display
July 2025
05 July – Wales National Airshow (Swansea) Display
06 July – Wales National Airshow (Swansea) Display
06 July – British Grand Prix, Silverstone Flypast
10 July – Goodwood Festival of Speed Display
11 July – Goodwood Festival of Speed Display
13 July – Goodwood Festival of Speed Display
18 July – Royal International Air Tattoo Display
19 July – Royal International Air Tattoo Display
20 July – Royal International Air Tattoo Display
21 July – The Tall Ships Races, Aberdeen Display
26 July – Swanage Carnival Display
26 July – Old Buckenham Airshow Display
27 July – Old Buckenham Airshow Display
August 2025
09 August – Blackpool Airshow Display
09 August – Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Flypast
10 August – Blackpool Airshow Display
13 August – Falmouth Week Display – 6.15pm
14 August – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
15 August – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
16 August – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
17 August – Airbourne – Eastbourne International Airshow Display
20 August – Cromer Carnival Display
21 August – Clacton Airshow Display
22 August – Clacton Airshow Display
22 August – Sidmouth Regatta Display
24 August – Roskilde Airshow, Denmark Display
30 August – Bucharest International Air Show Flypast
30 August – Radom Airshow, Poland Display
31 August – Radom Airshow, Poland Display
September 2025
05 September – International Ayr Show, Scotland Display
06 September – International Ayr Show, Scotland Display
07 September – Great North Run, Newcastle/South Shields Display
10 September – Guernsey Air Display
11 September – Jersey International Air Display
13 September – International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium Display
14 September – International Sanicole Airshow, Belgium Display
20 September – NATO Days – Ostrava, Czech Republic Display
21 September – NATO Days – Ostrava, Czech Republic Display
27 September – Overseas Event to be confirmed.
28 September – Overseas Event to be confirmed.
October 2025
04 October – Duxford Flying Finale Display
Their hectic schedule means the Red Arrows had flown at nearly 5,000 displays in 57 countries by end of last year.
What planes are the Red Arrows?
Red Arrows are Hawk T1 fast-jets, which can reach a maximum speed of 660mph, while they can exceed the speed of sound in a dive.
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Where the Red Arrows fly, they emit special red, white and blue vapour known as the smoke.
While giving a stellar show to the audience, it is used by pilots to judge wind speed and direction and to find each other for formation again after flying several miles apart.
Keeping the Red Arrows flying is known as the ‘Circus’ as each plane requires a team of technicians to keep it flying.
The team comprises 11 pilots, 100 engineers and support staff.
Anyone dreaming of becoming a Red Arrow pilot needs to have a minimum of 1,500 flying hours under their belt, have completed a frontline, operational tour and be assessed above average as a pilot.
The pilot hopefuls are then put through a gruelling flying test and interviews.
Where are the Red Arrows based?
The home of the Red Arrows, aptly nicknamed ‘The Reds,’ is at the RAF Waddington base in Lincolnshire.
The arrows moved there in late 2022 after 40 years at RAF Scampton.
In case you didn’t catch the Red Arrows in London this year, you can find all the landmarks that will be illuminated in red, white and blue tonight here.
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