Pacific Airshow Gold Coast
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2022 1:28 am
The group that puts on the Pacific Airshow in Huntington Beach is going down under!
https://pacificairshowaus.com/PACIFIC AIRSHOW IS HEADED DOWN UNDER!
PACIFIC AIRSHOW IS EXPANDING TO THE GOLD COAST OF AUSTRALIA, TAKING FLIGHT AUGUST 2023!
Every year, more than three million people flock to California’s famous Huntington Beach for the event that has redefined the airshow experience in the United States of America.
And now leading U.S. event organizers, Code Four, are expanding our signature event Down Under, bookending the Pacific Ocean with what will be Australia's biggest ever airshow.
Today, (27 April in Australia), Surfers Paradise Beach was bustling as Code Four revealed its plans for the inaugural Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, set to include an action-packed line-up featuring the world’s most elite military aviators and civilian performers as well as emerging urban air mobility technologies and much more.
In addition to a stunning display of aerial acrobatics overhead, the three-day lifestyle festival will incorporate an epic entertainment and hospitality program, A-lister parties and exclusive VIP meet and greet events.
While parents and children mix with the bikini-clad bodies on the beach, foodies savour the experience over fine wine and gourmet cuisine, and music lovers gather to dance the night away. The skies overhead will be ablaze with the world’s best aviation aerobatics as a flotilla of spectator boats head to deeper water to take in the view offshore.
Everyone will be heading to the Gold Coast for what promises to be one of the biggest parties in Australia – the result of more than three year’s planning by Code Four who have worked closely with the City of Gold Coast, Major Events Gold Coast, Tourism and Events Queensland and Australian Defence Force stakeholders to bring this extraordinary event to Australia.
“There has never been an air event of this scale staged anywhere in Australia. That’s why the Gold Coast is famous for fun – in the air and on the ground,’’ said Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate.
“This event underscores our commitment to attracting the very best in global entertainment for our residents, visitors and businesses.”
Code Four CEO Kevin Elliott said Pacific Airshow Gold Coast would be a spectacle like no other - an international Airshow combined with a family-friendly lifestyle festival transforming the sky over iconic Surfers Paradise beach into Australia’s biggest stage.
“This will be an annual event that will feature the finest aerobatic teams and performers from around the globe as well as inspiring educational STEM activities, music, entertainment and much more,” he said.
Pacific Airshow, now the biggest Airshow in the United States, features an outstanding aviation line-up year after year, including past performances by the US. Air Force Thunderbirds, US Navy Blue Angels, UK Royal Air Force Red Arrows, Canadian Forces Snowbirds, as well as many of the world’s finest civilian performers.
The event has developed a remarkable following as the only Airshow in history to win the US Air Force Show Site of the Year two years in a row.
In 2021, Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach was seen by more than 3 million people on the ground and has become the region’s cornerstone Autumn event.
In 2021 the event became the first Airshow in history to be streamed live on Hulu, the United States most popular streaming service owned by Disney. The success of the broadcast has resulted in a contract renewal for Pacific Airshow Huntington Beach taking flight this October.
The 2019 Airshow contributed more than US$3.4 million in tax revenue to the City of Huntington Beach alone, with US$68 million in direct spending and an overall economic impact of more than US$105 million to the host city, according to an independent report prepared by Destination Analysts.
Pacific Airshow Gold Coast is expected to generate comparable results in direct spending and economic benefit for the Gold Coast, making it one of the nation’s biggest entertainment and lifestyle events.