Due to the overwhelming response after last year’s air show celebrating the grand opening of Smothers Park, city officials have decided to make the Owensboro Air Show an annual event. “We decided to move the dates back to September 20 & 21st in hopes of cooler weather to make it safer and more comfortable for the crowds,” explains Owensboro Public Events Director Tim Ross.
Just like last year, the full air show will take place on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. with fly-overs and aerial acrobatics at the riverfront. But this year’s air show promises to be bigger and better than last year because of several newly added attractions on Friday evening. All the aircraft involved in Saturday’s show will be on display at the airport on Friday from 4-9 p.m. with a $2 admission. (Kids 10 and under are free!) Then, skydivers are set to land at the airport at dusk and a special pyrotechnic display will be set off from an airplane at dark.
Organizers say English Park and Smothers Park are the best spots to view the Saturday afternoon air show. There is also reserved seating available on the patio at the River Park Center, which will feature food vendors and access to restrooms and air conditioning inside the River Park Center lobby. Tickets for reserved seating can be purchased at Independence Bank.
As an added bonus, there will be a special performance by a military band at Smothers Park after the air show Saturday evening. The concert is free and open to the public.
For more information visit www.owensboroairshow.com