The City of Chicago and Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) proudly presents the 2024 Chicago Air & Water Show, August 10 and 11 along the lakefront from Fullerton to Oak Street, with North Avenue Beach serving as show center from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Established in 1959, the Chicago Air & Water Show is the largest free admission event of its kind. Headliners of the 2024 show include the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the U.S. Army Parachute Team Golden Knights. New this year are stunt pilot RJ Gritter aboard his acrobatic Decathalon 150 CS and the Trojan Phlyers who will show off their historical North American Aviation Company T-28B aircraft.  The U.S. Navy Blue Angels return to the Chicago Air & Water Show, which takes place during Chicago Navy Week this year, flying their iconic F/A-18E Super Hornets. The popular lakefront event features a wide variety of military and civilian performers and aerial demonstration teams with world-class pilots performing their aerobatic maneuvers along Chicago’s lakefront. For more information, visit ChicagoAirandWaterShow.us.