Following Cyclone Alfred disrupting plans earlier this 12 months, the Pacific Airshow is about to return in 2026, with August 14, 15 and 16 introduced because the dates for subsequent 12 months’s occasion.
And, for the primary time, tickets have been launched earlier than Christmas and are on sale now.
The occasion is a serious drawcard for locals and guests, bringing aviation shows, floor leisure and main crowds that help Gold Coast companies by injecting tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} into the native financial system over the few days.
The 2026 occasion is about to carry new areas and updates throughout the precinct, with the Backyard Bar including beachfront hospitality, Personal Cabanas and Personal Chalets returning for teams, Seashore Membership and The Oasis remaining standard shared zones, and youngsters having fun with the NXTGN STEM LAB and a refreshed Youngsters’ Zone.
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The airshow will run throughout 14, 15 and 16 August 2026, delivering three full days of flying shows and on-sand leisure.
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The occasion is forecast to create round 129,000 direct customer nights, giving accommodations and native operators a serious commerce occasion
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Greater than $32 million shall be injected into the GC’s financial system, underscoring the Pacific Airshow’s native financial influence
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270,000 individuals attended final 12 months’s occasion, with much more predicted for 2026
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Tickets are on sale now and begin from simply $40, with personal cabanas ranging from $14,850
Airshow Director Kevin Elliott stated the comeback is a serious second.
“After the devastation of Cyclone Alfred, we’re thrilled to announce Pacific Airshow’s triumphant return on 14, 15 and 16 August,” he stated.
“Our goal has at all times been to carry new experiences to the occasion annually that eclipse the expectations of our viewers and now we have loads of thrilling new additions deliberate for 2026 to stoke much more pleasure.”
Kevin Elliott additionally highlighted the give attention to households.
“We’re excited to share with you about our new NextGen STEM Lab, which is gonna be wonderful and so enjoyable for teenagers. I’ll be there with my household.”
Kevin additionally shared a message to followers within the launch video. “I can not wait to be again on the Gold Coast for the 2026 Pacific Air Present arising,” he stated.
“We missed you final 12 months, 2025, sadly, with Cyclone Alfred, however we’re coming again larger and higher than ever earlier than and we’re not gonna lose any momentum.
Minister for the Surroundings, Tourism, Science and Innovation Andrew Powell stated, “That is extra than simply an occasion, that is one more expertise that makes Queensland the envy of the world.”
He added, “The neighborhood and financial impacts solidify the success of this occasion, anticipated to generate greater than $32 million for the state and an approximate 129,000 direct customer nights.”
Mayor Tom Tate stated the town is prepared.
“It’s time to look to the skies above the Pacific Ocean with the 2026 airshow heading again to our shores,” he stated.
“The Metropolis has been working to revive the golden sands of the coast and I’m thrilled that Kevin and his group are constructing on the magic of earlier years by including much more breathtaking aerobatics and an unimaginable leisure line-up on the bottom.
E-book your tickets early and be ready to be amazed.”
Australia’s personal Pink Bull Air Race World Champion, Matt Corridor, stated the Gold Coast setting is unmatched. “Jet fighters all around the globe, I’ve raced planes all around the globe, however there are a few occasions that stick in my mind because the locations to be,” he stated. “I used to be lucky sufficient to be concerned with the Pacific Airshow at Huntington Seashore a couple of instances, and that’s what has now developed over to right here to the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, and there’s nothing prefer it from an aviator’s perspective.”
He stated the view from the cockpit is unforgettable. “Popping out over the seaside there, it’s probably the most lovely, in actual fact it’s the most lovely seaside on the earth, and to be flying down, about to start out your aerobatic show, you look down on the seaside and there may be a whole lot of hundreds of individuals alongside the seaside with this skyline and the clear waters so far as you possibly can see.”
He additionally spoke about assembly followers. “Coming again to the present right here to signal autographs with a line a whole lot of metres lengthy, and what conjures up me as an aviator as of late is to offer again to the subsequent generations to come back, and I fly a variety of airshows around the globe.
There’s a ticket for each sort of fan on the 2026 occasion 👇
• 🎟️ Normal Admission from $40, consists of reside commentary, pilot interviews, signing classes, NXTGN STEM LAB, Youngsters Zone, seaside bars, meals choices, exhibitors and merch.
• ⭐ Present Centre Zone from $60, closest to the Parachute Touchdown Zone with a memento lanyard, precedence bar line and all GA inclusions.
• 🌅 Premium GA from $160, unique beachfront space with unreserved seating, licensed bar, reside commentary, signing classes and GA entry.
• 🍹 Backyard Bar from $225, three drinks on arrival, shaded areas, picnic tables, umbrellas, seaside video games, personal restrooms, unique bar, meals truck and GA entry.
• 🏖️ Seashore Membership from $495, premium meals, four-hour beverage bundle, pavilion seating, shaded patio, personal restrooms, performer signing session, bar entry and GA inclusions.
• 🛋️ Personal Cabanas from $14,850, for as much as 25 friends or 50 in a double cabana, with buffet lunch, afternoon tea, non-obligatory drinks bundle, shaded patio, personal restrooms, reside commentary and GA entry.
• ✈️ Personal Chalets (enquire), for 50 or extra friends, with premium furnishings, hardwood flooring, customized foods and drinks packages, personal restrooms, shaded patio, host help, reside commentary, GA entry and an aerobatic or scenic flight possibility.
Kevin inspired followers to guide early. “Head over to pacificairshow.com, get your tickets. You don’t wanna be left outdoors of the fence. Bear in mind the primary 12 months, individuals had been actually crying within the streets. Don’t get left outdoors the fence.”
Pacific Airshow Gold Coast continues to develop from its Huntington Seashore roots, with robust backing from Expertise Gold Coast and Tourism and Occasions Queensland.
Extra particulars on plane, leisure and hospitality zones shall be launched in early 2026, which we’ll share right here.
Ticket data within the meantime will be discovered at at pacificairshow.com.
