How to watch the San Francisco Fleet Week 2026 Air Show
By Carlos E. Castañeda
The Fleet Week Air Show featuring the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, the signature event of the 2026 San Francisco Fleet Week, was set to begin on Friday afternoon.
Friday’s airshow marks the return of the Blue Angels to the lineup of participating teams and planes flying and performing along the San Francisco Bay waterfront. Last year, a government shutdown meant no U.S. military participation in Fleet Week festivities, but the event and the air show went on featuring international fleets and an appearance by the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds precision flying team.
This weekend’s airshow is also the only one in the U.S. to feature a commercial airliner, a United Airlines 777, performing a choreographed aerial demonstration.
Among those performing at the Fleet Week Air Show this weekend will be the Northern California-based Patriots Jet Team, a civilian-owned team featuring former Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilots, the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team, the Air Force Heritage Flight team, and other featured teams and aircraft.
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How to watch the 2026 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show
CBS News Bay Area is providing live coverage of Friday’s San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show
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What: 2026 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show
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When: Oct. 9, 2026, at 3 p.m. PT
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Local TV: KPIX San Francisco, virtual channel 5 and cable channel 12. The channel numbers can vary depending on your TV provider and whether you are watching live over the air or through a cable/satellite service.
- Stream: Watch at CBS News Bay Area website and YouTube channel, on the CBS News app, on Pluto TV, and in the video player above.
