The Royal Air Force Red Arrows are set to launch a series of weekend flights across several United Kingdom counties beginning Friday, May 29, 2026, to support regional aviation events.
According to reports from the Stratfold Herald and Northants Telegraph, the precision display team will perform at the three-day Midlands Air Festival in Warwickshire and conduct flypasts over Northamptonshire, Worcestershire, and Wiltshire.
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Midlands Air Festival Highlights
Festival organizers in Warwickshire report that the three-day event at Ragley Hall is predicting a sell-out crowd as the aerobatic team returns for a six-hour air display on Saturday.
The festival schedule begins Friday with the Nightfire show featuring over 100 hot-air balloons, pyrotechnic aircraft performances, illuminated displays, and a fireworks finale, running through May 31.
Visitors at Ragley Hall will also observe the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, a Cold War-era MiG-17 fighter jet, a B-17 Flying Fortress, and the Ravens display team.
Flypasts Across the Counties
The Northants Telegraph reports that the team is scheduled to pass over the Higham Ferrers-Irthlingborough area in Northamptonshire just after 2 p.
m. on Friday, though they will not utilize their iconic red, white, and blue smoke trails.
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Local outlets, including the Redditch Advertiser and Wiltshire Times, confirmed that the distinctive bright red BAE Hawk T1 fast-jets are also scheduled to fly over Worcestershire and Wiltshire during the weekend.
Flight organizers noted that all predicted routes and flight paths remain subject to change at short notice due to operational variables.
Following this weekend, the Red Arrows are scheduled to return to Northamptonshire on Saturday, June 6, for the Gassed on Track event at the Silverstone Circuit between 3:25 p.
m. and 4:05 p.
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m. , followed by a July flypast at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix.
