The Museum's annual Seafair weekend outdoor festival by the flight line, Jet Blast Bash, offers fast planes, live music, food and a beer garden with the closest seats in Seattle to the thunder of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels' takeoffs and landings.

Jet Blast Bash activities are FREE with Membership and included with general admission.
CAUTION: Running jets can cause noise and exhaust hazards. Please wear ear and eye protection.

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Event Details

Date: August 3 and 4, 2024
Time: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Special Note:

As an official partner of the Boeing Seafair Air Show, the PBY Catalina Flying Boat will be hosted in our parking lot.

Parking will be unavailable in the main Museum parking lot. See travel and parking options below.

Schedule

The timeline below is for both Saturday and Sunday, unless otherwise noted. Aircraft flight times are subject to change without notice. For the full Boeing Seafair Air Show schedule, please visit Seafair.org.

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM — McCormick & Schmick's Beer Garden (21+ only)

10:50 (Saturday) — PBY-5A Catalina takes off for the Boeing Seafair Air Show

11:00 AM to 12:00 PM — Blue Angels History Talk (Location: William M. Allen Theater)

11:00 AM to 4:00 PM

12:00 PM to 1:15 PM — Live band performance from Brickhouse

1:00 PM to 2:00 PM — Space Shuttle Mission Memories with Mike Baker (Location: William M. Allen Theater)

1:45 PM to 3:00 PM — Live band performance from Mr. Pink

2:00 PM (Sunday) — PBY-5A Catalina takes off for the Boeing Seafair Air Show

3:20 PM 

  • U.S. Navy Blue Angels Fat Albert takes off for the Boeing Seafair Air Show
  • U.S. Navy Blue Angels #1-#6 take off for the Boeing Seafair Air Show

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Travel Options

Onsite Parking

Parking at the Museum is free but limited. The parking lots closest to Boeing Field will be closed to vehicle traffic starting Friday, August 2 through Sunday, August 4. See the map below for parking options.

Parking Map

Bus

Take METRO Bus #124 from either downtown Seattle or the Tukwila International Boulevard Station.
The bus makes stops on both side of the E Marginal Way in front of the Museum. 

Bus 124 Route Map

Cab Services

Far West — 206.622.1717
Yellow Cab — 206.622.6500
Orange Cab — 206.522.8800

Blue Angel Viewing

Throughout the duration of the Seafair Festival, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will be stationed at the King County International Airport terminal (north end of Boeing Field). Unfortunately, this means that we won't be able to see the pilots' walk down ceremonies, but the planes will take off right in front of the Museum. Viewing of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ take-offs and landings takes place outside in our closed off Main Parking Lot along Boeing Field’s fence-line. Access on Saturday, August 3 and Sunday, August 4 requires Museum admission.

Visitors may bring in blankets or low-back folding chairs (see graphic below) for viewing. To qualify as a low-back folding chair it must be no more than 9 inches from the ground to the seat and no more than 26 inches from the top of the chair to the ground.

Visitors may not bring the following: tall chairs, camping chairs, tables, umbrellas, coolers, canopies, or ladders. 

Note: The Museum is not responsible for lost or stolen items placed outside and/or unattended.

Blue Angels Flight Schedule

Please note that flight times are subject to change without notice. 

Monday July 29

1:35 PM — Team Arrival

Wednesday July 31

9:45 AM — Single jet media flight
12:15 PM — Single jet media flight

Thursday August 1

11:00 AM — Blue Angels 1–4 Practice Flight
12:00 PM — Blue Angels 5–6 Practice Flight
2:20 PM — Blue Angels 1–6 Practice Flight
3:20 PM — Fat Albert Practice Flight

Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 2–4

3:35 PM — Fat Albert Show
3:45 PM — Blue Angels Full Show



2024 Event Partners

Food Trucks

The Cheese Pit
HP's Smokehouse
Off the Rez
The Roll Pod
Sweet Wheels
Vulpine Espresso

Community partners


The Museum of Flight is an official partner of the Boeing Seafair Air Show.