Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) today announced that the United States Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 2026 Rochester International Airshow at ROC. The airshow dates are Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9, 2026.

ROC has been fortunate to host the Thunderbirds five previous times in the last 19 years when they were the featured act at ROC Airshows in 2005, 2008, 2014, 2019 and 2023. The Thunderbirds are the official air demonstration team of the United States Air Force and are stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

More information on the Thunderbirds performance and other acts for the 2026 Rochester International Air Show are forthcoming.