The Friday Night event is kind of a way to draw people to Downtown and to support businesses that help support the event. It's a good time. As much as a night air show on base would be fun, this event always ends up being a grand time for all attendees.
We're hoping for nice weather too as we were only blessed with good weather in 2016 when the show was in September. We've had at least one rainy show day both in 2012 and 2019.
For those who have attended in the past, things are a bit different this year parking wise. Instead of utilizing business locations and shuttling from there, all parking for this year's event will be adjacent to the airport. The South Lot off Blufton and Winters Road will have walking access to the airshow grounds. The North lot near the terminal will be a quick shuttle bus ride to the grounds. There will be a rideshare drop off and motorcycle parking near Heritage Park. The VIP/ADA area will be near the usual spot with the south lot literally being just south of there. This should help spread out some of the heavy shuttle lines with more attendees being able to walk in now. Parking lots will open at 9 AM both Saturday & Sunday.
Parking map attached.