Huntington Beach’s Great Pacific Airshow is a no-go, as organizers yield to coronavirus concerns

Organizers of the Great Pacific Airshow recently announced the three-day spectacle, scheduled for Sept. 18 through 20, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year’s annual Great Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach — an event whose aerial feats have drawn hundreds of thousands of spectators to the city’s pier and beachfront area since 2016 — has been canceled. “We ultimately came to the realization that the unfortunate reality was the state was not going to issue any permits for outdoor events.” This year’s Great Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach will not take place, organizers confirmed Tuesday. The Great Pacific Airshow annually thrills audiences as three international jet teams — the Air Force Thunderbirds, United Kingdom’s Red Arrows and Canada’s Snowbirds — engage in what Elliott described as “a spectacle of engineering and aviation skill.” Participants from Newport to Long Beach might also catch performances from the Red Bull Air Force or watch county fire department aerial units demonstrate water drops.