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The Sunderland International Airshow was the biggest free annual airshow in Europe, held at the Roker and Seaburn seafronts. It took place over the course of three days, usually the final weekend in July (Friday to Sunday), and attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators every year.[1][2] The airshow features a large number of planes, including the Red Arrows and the Eurofighter Typhoon. In addition to the planes, the seafront plays host to a range of food counters, stalls and fairground games. The Royal Navy traditionally have a warship off the coast every year, usually HMS Ocean, the adopted warship of Sunderland, however in 2007, HMS Albion made an appearance instead as HMS Ocean had other commitments.[citation needed] The airshow was first held in 1989 as a single day show, and was planned to be a one-off event, when it attracted 250,000 spectators.[citation needed] Due to its success, from 1991 it became a two-day show, and subsequently three days. Due to thick fog and mist in 2008 the airshow was cancelled.[citation needed] The display was also postponed in 2020 and 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Some aviation fans stayed the whole weekend. The Friday night launch, which started back in 2010, shows sunset displays for the majority of the night, but the night is rounded off with gliders with sparklers (used in fireworks) during the "settling down" period, and then a large firework display ends it all.[3]
Sunderland City Council announced in October 2022 that it has "no plans" to hold the airshow again, after officially cancelling the 2023 airshow, citing the "global climate emergency" and the city’s desire to be carbon neutral by 2040.[4]
^"Sunderland International Airshow enjoyed by thousands".
^"Sunderland Airshow thrills the crowds". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^"Friday Night Launch Event". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014.
^Council confirms no plans to run Sunderland Airshow in the future as 2023 event cancelled - citing 'global climate emergency' as key factor
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