Milwaukee Air & Water Show to take off this weekend

Thunderbirds to headline

The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will return to Milwaukee’s skies this weekend to headline the 10th annual Milwaukee Air & Water Show.

The event, taking place July 27 and 28, annually draws thousands of spectators to the city’s lakefront. Both days will kick off with the Water Show from 9:30 to 11 a.m., followed by the Air Show from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Thunderbirds squadron will perform Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m., demonstrating both formation flying and solo routines. Pilots perform about 40 aerial maneuvers during each demonstration. The Thunderbirds also headlined last year’s show.

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This year’s Water Show acts include the Badgerland Water Ski Show Team, the Muskego Water Bugs Water Ski Team and a spray demo by Milwaukee Fire Department’s Trident Fireboat.

The air show features the F-35 Demonstration Team, U.S. Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk Helicopter, Army Golden Knight Parachute Team and Wisconsin Air National Guard 128th Air Refueling Wing, among other military and civilian aircrafts, that will perform a variety of stunts and demonstrations.

Free and open to the public, the Milwaukee Air & Water Show will also include food and beverage vendors along North Lincoln Memorial Drive and a “Kidz Fun Zone” at the center of the event grounds.

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Reserved and VIP seating and parking options are available for purchase at the show’s website.

Several aircrafts are scheduled to run pre-show flight sequences on Friday. 

This year’s event, which will be sponsored for a third year by Wauwatosa-based WaterStone Bank, also includes precision aerobatics, water ski teams, jet ski stunts, and power boats.

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The company’s sponsorship brought the show back in 2017 after a one-year hiatus.

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