Watch famous Red Arrows soaring over north Northamptonshire in amazing footage - Red Arrows 2026 UK schedule

Incredible footage shows the Red Arrows flying over Northamptonshire on Friday 29 May.

Caroline Ramsey captured the Red Arrows soaring over Finedon and Stephen Silvester captured them from Wilby.

The Red Arrows flew from RAF Waddington to Exeter Airport, with a flypast at RAF Brize Norton.

In 2026, the Red Arrows will perform at events in the UK, mainland Europe and during a one-month tour of the United States marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.

At the shows, the public will see a new display from the Red Arrows - which changes each year.

Wing Commander Jon Bond, who is responsible for designing the display as Team Leader and Red 1, said: “The 2026 show has manoeuvres not performed for 30 years, with dynamic additions and very complex flying for the pilots.

“The opening half of the routine has large, sweeping formations that use all the aircraft in the widest and longest shapes possible, to generate the visual impact Red Arrows crowds expect.

“And the thrilling display remains until the very end, with a distinctive showstopper called Cascade in the full version of the display. It was last flown in 1997 and has a powerful loop to around 6,500ft, directly in front of the crowd, which leads into a coordinated fan‑out to a wall formation.”

To preserve the fleet, the Red Arrows will fly with seven aircraft - Reds 1 to 7 - in aerobatic displays this year, however, nine jets will be used for selected flypasts, including national and state occasions - with Reds 8 and 9 joining.

Red Arrows 2026 UK display dates

29/05/2026 English Riviera Airshow, Torbay

30/05/2026 English Riviera Airshow, Torbay

30/05/2026 Midlands Air Festival

31/05/2026 Midlands Air Festival

04/06/2026 Isle of Man TT Races

06/06/2026 Gassed On Track, Silverstone

13/06/2026 HM The King’s Official Birthday Flypast, London - flypast

14/06/2026 RAF Cosford Airshow

14/08/2026 Airbourne - Eastbourne International Airshow

15/08/2026 Airbourne - Eastbourne International Airshow

15/08/2026 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - flypast

16/08/2026 Airbourne - Eastbourne International Airshow

16/08/2026 Lyme Regis RNLI Lifeboat Week

19/08/2026 Cromer Carnival and Air Display

27/08/2026 Clacton Airshow

28/08/2026 Clacton Airshow

28/08/2026 Sidmouth Regatta and Airshow

29/08/2026 Southport Airshow

30/08/2026 Southport Airshow

04/09/2026 International Ayr Show Festival of Flight, Ayr

05/09/2026 International Ayr Show Festival of Flight, Ayr

12/09/2026 IWM Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show

03/10/2026 IWM Duxford Flying Finale