Aveiro Air Show: Soaring High at the Dunas de São Jacinto Festival

The Festival:

In the year that Aveiro becomes the Portuguese Capital of Culture, the eighth edition of the Festival Dunas de São Jacinto was marked by various environmental, cultural, sporting and nautical activities. From August 23 to 25, and with a program designed for the whole family, the Festival Dunas will once again feature big names in Portuguese music such as Delfins, HMB and Marisa Liz. In addition, there was the absolute premiere of Atlantid, a night show with music, lasers, water and lights, and the Parrots Festival, which took place on São Jacinto beach. And of course, we can't fail to mention the Aveiro Air Show, which this article is about.

The Aveiro Air Show brought thousands of people to watch a breathtaking display of aerobatic flying by Portuguese and foreign pilots and aircraft. Once again, it demonstrates the skill these men have with their “flying machines” and their passion for doing something as incredible and liberating as flying, something our ancestors could only dream of. 

Having debuted for the first time in 2019, this Air Show was initially known as the “Prio Air Show”, since its creation came from a partnership between the town hall and the company Prio, which sponsored the event until 2023. In 2024, Aveiro City Council took over the event, so as not to let the spectacle “die”. According to the mayor, Ribau Esteves, it's a way for the municipality to keep alive the memory of the aeronautical activity of the 10th Infantry Regiment.

These were the aircraft that took part in this Air Show

• Champion 7ECA Citabria