Blue Angels Flight Demonstration
- When:
- May 20, 2026
- Time:
- 02:00 PM - 04:00 PM
- Category:
- General Public
- Location:
- Over the Severn River
- Details:
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The Blue Angels will perform above the Severn River, Tuesday, May 19, and Wednesday, May 20, at 2 p.m. as part of the Naval Academy’s Commissioning Week. These events are free and open to the public.
The U.S. Navy’s Flight Demonstration Squadron’s Blue Angels will perform a variety of high-speed, aerobatic precision-maneuvers in an approximate two-hour performance over the Severn River.
Tuesday, May 19, the Blue Angels will perform circle and arrival maneuvers between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. followed by a rehearsal of their flight demonstration between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Wednesday, May 20, the Blue Angels performance and flight demonstration will begin at 2 p.m. Spectators in the Ingram Field viewing areas will be able to hear the show’s narration.
Information about other commissioning week activities is available on the commissioning week schedule.
Please reference the visitor information for information about how to walk on to the yard, and what items you may bring with you.
BLUE ANGELS ROAD AND BRIDGE CLOSURES
The Naval Academy Bridge (MD Rt. 450) will be closed to all vehicular and pedestrian traffic at the times listed below on May 19 (rehearsal day) and 20. Vehicles entering and leaving Annapolis should use alternate routes.
- Naval Academy Bridge closed 10:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. and again at 1:45 p.m. until the completion of rehearsal and show (approximately 4:00 p.m.).
- The Severn River will be closed to all watercraft from NW (approx. off Wardour Bluffs) of the Naval Academy Bridge (Rt. 450) to Spa Creek. Call U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland at 410-576-2693 for further details.
- Gate 1 closed 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. and Gate 8 will only be open for staff, faculty, residents, credentialed media, and high priority traffic.
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