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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds announce show at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

By Rick Neale, Florida Today USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

In a newly announced show, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will take to the sky Nov. 7-8 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Florida's Space Coast.

The November appearance at KSC was included in a revised season schedule posted last week on the Thunderbirds' Facebook and Instagram pages. The show has yet to be added to the Thunderbirds' website.

"Our 2026 show schedule has been updated, and we couldn't be more excited to finish the season celebrating 250 years of the greatest nation on Earth in a city near you!" the social-media post said.

Messages seeking comment were left for the Thunderbirds. NASA has not publicly shared information regarding the upcoming appearance.

The Thunderbirds headlined the 2023 Cocoa Beach Air Show. That lineup also featured the U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler, A-10C Thunderbolt II, B-52 Stratofortress long-range strategic bomber, C-17 Globemaster III and an Air Force Reserve 920th Rescue Wing combat search-and-rescue demonstration.

This year, the Thunderbirds have one other remaining Florida appearance: the NAS Jacksonville Air Show on Oct. 17-18.

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Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY, where he has covered news since 2004. Contact Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1

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This story was originally published June 30, 2026 at 12:03 PM.