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California Capital Air Show 2027

Blue Angels F/A-18 jets in flight
Blue Angels on another occasion – not a photo of this show. Photo: bryan…, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Confirmed 20–21 March 2027 (Saturday to Sunday) · 🇺🇸 Sacramento, CA, United States
Dates: Source: U.S. Navy Blue Angels, checked 1 Nov 2026 · Local time zone: America/Los_Angeles

Printed from https://airshowguide.com/airshows/california-capital-air-show/2027/ on 15 November 2026 – check the page again before you travel.

Overview

A ticketed weekend show at Mather Airport near Sacramento with the Blue Angels. Each adult general admission ticket has included up to six children aged 15 and under.

  • Dates: confirmed
  • Teams: listed with their sources
  • Gates and flying times: not in our verified data yet
  • Entry rules: 1 of 2 verified

Reported by the media: our news stories below sum up what local media and the visitor bureau published (gates, times, allowed items), with their links. These reports are not yet confirmed in our verified data – check the organizer’s site before you go.

Display teams

Organizer
Not in our verified data yet

Plan your visit

  • Your show plan – your day, hotels near the show and what to bring.
  • Trip budget – tickets, parking, travel, room and food from your own numbers.
  • When to leave – work back from the gate time.

Worth bringing

  • Hearing protection Fast jets are very loud, especially for children. Ear defenders or foam plugs make the day much nicer.
  • Sun protection Airfields have little shade: hat, sunglasses and sunscreen, even on cloudy days.
  • Folding chair or blanket You may stand or sit for hours. Check the show rules first – some sites limit chairs near the crowd line.

The show’s own rules come first: check the organizer’s list of allowed items. Full list: what to bring to an airshow.

Programme & Entry

Programme details not yet verified. Show days: Saturday 20 March, Sunday 21 March. Gate and flying times are not in our verified data yet – see the media report on the Overview tab.

Entry and rules

Accessibility
Not in our verified data yet
Admission
Paid: adult general admission was $50 online at the 2023 show (newer prices not found), and each adult ticket includes up to six children 15 and under. Source: California Capital Airshow (official site), checked 9 Nov 2026

Getting There

Sacramento, CA (38.5811, -121.4939). Entrances, parking and shuttles change every year – use the organizer’s travel page when it is published. Location: Source: Wikidata (CC0), checked 1 Nov 2026

By car – live trafficWazeBy public transport

The map is loaded from OpenStreetMap only when you press “Show map”.

Traffic on show days. Big shows close roads and fill car parks hours before the flying starts. The “By car” and “Waze” buttons open live traffic, delays and alternative routes for your own trip.

Road closures and shuttle routes for the show itself come from the organizer; we add them here when they are published.

On the day: where I parked

At the car park, press the button: your phone remembers the spot, and on the way out it shows you the walk back. Nothing is sent to us.

Packing list with ticks for this show: your show plan.

Stay & Nearby

Where to stay

Rooms near Sacramento, CA – hotels, motels, B&Bs and apartments on Booking.com – book up early on show weekends. Search for the show nights – from 20 Mar to 22 Mar 2027 – closest first.

Hotels, motels and B&Bs near the show

The search starts from the city centre the team lists; the show site may be elsewhere in the area – check the organizer’s address. Prices and availability are Booking.com’s, not ours. Change the dates there if you arrive the night before. We may earn a commission if you book through this link; it does not change your price.

Coming from far away?

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All four open on Booking.com. Driving estimates without traffic or show-day queues, calculated with OSRM on OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors); airports with airline service from OurAirports. Routes and seasons change: check flights with the airport or airline.

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Things to do nearby

Museums and sights

  • Aerospace Museum of CaliforniaMuseum · 8.5 miDirections
  • California State Capitol MuseumMuseum · 0.3 miDirections
  • Leland Stanford MansionMuseum · 0.4 miDirections
  • The California MuseumMuseum · 0.5 miDirections
  • The California State Military MuseumMuseum · 0.6 miDirections
  • Sacramento History MuseumMuseum · 0.6 miDirections
  • California State Railroad MuseumMuseum · 0.6 miDirections
  • Old Sacramento Schoolhouse MuseumMuseum · 0.7 miDirections

Places to eat near the show

Places from © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), straight-line distance from the show site. Opening hours change – check before you go.

26 aviation museums in California – on a map, with the nearest airshows.

Weather & Tips

Weather

The 7-day forecast for the show area appears here in the week before the show (from 13 March), from the U.S. National Weather Service.

Typical weather in March

  • 64°Fafternoon high
  • 43°Fnight low
  • 3.5 inrain in the month

Long-term averages for the show area, not a forecast: NASA POWER climatology (January 2001 – December 2025), approximate. Pack for warmer and colder days than the average.

Sun on show days

DaySunriseSunsetSun in the afternoon
Sat 20 Mar7:0919:1712:00 south-east · 14:00 south · 16:00 south-west
Sun 21 Mar7:0719:1812:00 south-east · 14:00 south · 16:00 south-west

At 2 pm the sun is in the south – a spot with the sun behind you is easier on the eyes and better for photos. Local time (America/Los_Angeles), calculated for the show site.

More shows with Blue Angels

All Blue Angels shows

Other shows in this area

Within 300 km (190 mi), on other dates – check the year.

Sources

Event dates and teams are checked against official schedules; each fact names its source and the day we checked it. The location comes from Wikidata, nearby places from OpenStreetMap, and travel times are our own estimates – labelled where they are shown. Found something out of date? Tell us and we will check it again.