The 2025 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show at Naval Air Station Pensacola has been canceled amid the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, bringing an early end to the Navy flight demonstration team’s season.

Scheduled for Nov. 14 and 15, the two-day event is one of the largest annual gatherings in northwest Florida, drawing hundreds of thousands of spectators.

“Due to the current funding situation and the lead time required to secure and execute the necessary contracts for performers and support services, cancellation of the 2025 Homecoming Airshow is unavoidable,” said NAS Pensacola commanding officer Capt. Chandra “Mamasan” Newman in a statement.

The Homecoming Air Show cancellation follows a series of shutdown-related impacts that have grounded the Blue Angels and other military demonstra

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