These performers will join the Thunderbirds at this year's Great Colorado Air Show
The Great Colorado Air Show will return to the Northern Colorado Regional Airport in Loveland for the first time since 2021, and the event announced its full lineup.
The Sept. 20-21 show will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the F-16 Fighting Falcon. It will also include performances by the West Coast Rhino Demo Team, Red Thunder Airshows, Vertigo Airshows, Wings of Blue, Free Man Airshows and Mini Jet Airshows, according to the show's website.
Gates will open at 9 a.m. with performances running until 4:30 p.m. The shows are the same each day though the performance schedule might change. Performance times have not been set as of May 12.
Tickets are now on sale and can only be purchased online. General admission tickets either day are $69.95 for adults or and $59.95 for ages 4 to 12. General parking is free.
Premium box seats cost $99.95 to $129.95, Flight Line Club table for four is $950 and VIP parking $85.
The event is cashless with all authorized vendors accepting only debit/credit cards for purchases.
In October 2021, the Great Colorado Air Show featured the Blue Angels and more than 28,000 people attended, according to previous Coloradoan reporting.
In July of 2022, the Thunderbirds used the Northern Colorado Regional Airport to land and take off for practices for the Wings over Warren Air Show in conjunction with Cheyenne Frontier Days.
In April of 2020, they flew over Northern Colorado to honor the work of those on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Thunderbirds, which typically perform midweek at Cheyenne Frontier Days, are scheduled for a Saturday show this year. That will be on July 26, according to previous Coloradoan reporting.
Reporters Rebecca Powell and Sady Swanson contributed to this report.
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