Seafair Airshow 2024 @ Genesee Park + Lake Washington

You’ll hear it when it happens 🪂

By Chase Burns & Patheresa Wells | Published July 22, 2024

A group of parachuters sail towards the ground while holding an American flag.

AUG 2–4

📸: Courtesy Seafair

📆 Friday, August 2nd – Sunday, August 4th
⏰ 9 am – 6 pm
📍 Genesee Park and Playfield: 4316 South Genesee St, Seattle
🎟️ General Admission: Free (Friday Only), $15 – $40 (Saturday and Sunday) | More info here

“Seafair” has a magical ring to it. To newbies, it might sound like Seafair involves carnivals on Puget Sound or clowns juggling on jet skis. That’s not exactly what Seafair is—although it’s not far from that.

Seafair Weekend happens yearly in Seattle (except for the pandemic years when it didn’t). It’s older than the Space Needle, and it’s become a collection of citywide parties that celebrate Seattle and its “seas,” AKA Lake Washington and Elliott Bay. The fest is technically ten weeks long, with events throughout the summer—but when many people say “Seafair,” they’re referring to the roaring Blue Angels and racing hydroplanes and docked Navy ships.

All of that goes down the first weekend of August. Head to Genesee Park for the main action at the annual Boeing Seafair Airshow. Friday general admission is free.

BOEING AIRSHOW SCHEDULE

FRIDAY
11:10 AM – US Army Golden Knights
1:05 PM – US Navy EA-18G Growler
1:35 PM – US Air Force C17
1:50 PM – US Air Force F35A
2:15 PM – PBY-5A Catalina
2:30 PM – US Coast Guard Search and Rescue Demo
2:40 PM – Boeing Air Show
3:10 PM – US Marines F35B
3:35 PM – US Navy Blue Angels

SATURDAY
10:50 AM – Boeing Air Show
11 AM – PBY-5A Catalina
11:15 AM – US Coast Guard Search and Rescue
1 PM – US Navy EA-18G Growler
1:30 PM – US Air Force C17
1:45 PM – US Air Force F35A
3:10 PM – US Marines F35B
3:35 PM – US Navy Blue Angels

SUNDAY
11 AM
• Opening Ceremonies
• King County Helo Flag Presentation
• National Anthem Singer
11:10 AM – US Coast Guard Search and Rescue
12 PM – US Army Golden Knights
1 PM – US Navy EA-18G Growler
1:30 PM – US Air Force C17
1:45 PM – US Air Force F35A
2:10 PM – PBY-5A Catalina
3:05 PM – Boeing Flyover
3:10 PM – US Marines F35B
3:35 PM – US Navy Blue Angels

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Author

Chase Burns

Chase Burns has covered everything from gay luchadores to chemical weapons to Isabella Rossellini’s favorite pets. Right now he’s really into the fruit sandwiches at Baiten in Capitol Hill.

Patheresa Wells

Patheresa Wells is a Black/Persian, Pansexual, Polyamorous Poet (so many Ps) and writer living in Seatac. An aspiring comic, you can catch her cracking jokes at open mics around the area. In her free time, she likes to imagine what she’d do with free time and feed her backyard crows cuz they’re silly. Follow her on Twitter @PatheresaWells.