HUNTINGTON BEACH — Southern California skies will get considerably louder Oct. 2 through 4, 2026, as the Pacific Airshow returns to Huntington Beach for three days of military demonstrations, aerobatics, historic aircraft, and entertainment along the coast.
Launched in 2016, the annual event has grown into what organizers describe as the largest airshow in the United States by attendance, drawing spectators to Huntington Beach each fall to watch performances over the Pacific Ocean.
This year’s lineup brings together U.S. and international military demonstration teams, modern fighter aircraft, historic warbirds, civilian aerobatic pilots, parachutists, and other specialty performers. For Southern California boaters, the coastal setting also makes Pacific Airshow one of the region’s unusual major events that can draw spectators both to the sand and offshore…