🌊✈️ Flight Club Friday: Mavericks & Mimosas at the 67th Annual Air & Water Show

🌊✈️ Flight Club Friday: Mavericks & Mimosas at the 67th Annual Air & Water Show Practice Run 🥂🌞

BYOB, bring a chair, and watch the sky turn into a playground for jets, thrills, and Friday feels. 🥂✈️🌞

📆 Friday, August 14, 2026
🕥 10:45 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 The Lakefront Green @ Theater on the Lake
📍 2401 N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago

Join us for one of Chicago’s most thrilling summer traditions — the 67th Annual Chicago Air & Water Show! We’re heading out on FRIDAY to catch the practice runs of the Blue Angels, U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, and more — same show, smaller crowds, no cost!

🎟️ Admission: FREE
🍔 Food & Drinks: Cash bar and food trucks on site around noon
🪑 Seating: First come, first served — BRING YOUR OWN CHAIR or BLANKET!
🚻 Bathrooms: Portable toilets + restrooms in the adjacent fieldhouse
💵 Vendors: Many take card, but bring some cash just in case

⚠️ Please note:
· The indoor Lakefront Restaurant is CLOSED to the public that day (often rented out for private events).
· No reservations are accepted during Air Show hours.
· We’ll be on the great lawn just south of the restaurant for optimal viewing.
· Bring snacks and drinks (BYOB discreetly) to tide you over until vendors open.
· Don’t forget sunscreen, hats, water bottles & summer vibes!

🚘 Getting There:
• 🚇 Public Transit: Highly recommended! https://www.transitchicago.com/planatrip/
• 🚗 Driving? Parking is limited & pricey during the show.
✔️ Options include the North Avenue Beach lot, along Lake Shore Drive, and beach trails — but WATCH for no parking and permit-only signs
✔️ Use SpotHero or ParkWiz to find garages in advance
https://spothero.com/
https://parkwhiz.com/
• 🚘 Valet parking ($30) might be available at the venue — not guaranteed

📸 Let’s welcome back this iconic event in style — with lawn chairs, snacks, and the roar of jets overhead!

🌟 Did you know?
· The Chicago Air & Water Show began in 1959 and is now the largest and longest-running free-admission air and water show in the U.S.
· The full show runs August 15–16, drawing over 1 million spectators to the lakefront
· Practice day (August 14) features the same planes, fewer crowds — including the Blue Angels, Thunderbirds, parachute teams, stunt pilots, and more!
🔗 Official Chicago Air & Water Show Information:
https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/air_water_show.html

🎭 About the Venue:
Built in 1920 and reimagined in 2018, Theater on the Lake is a historic lakefront treasure turned modern cultural hub. Surrounded by six acres of green space, this stunning site offers panoramic views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline, just two miles north of the Mag Mile and steps from the Lincoln Park Conservatory and Chicago History Museum.

🔗 Venue Information:
https://theateronthelake.com/

🔗 Theater on the Lake Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TheaterOnTheLakeChicago/

💬 Heads up: We’ll be enforcing our usual No Show Policy — please only RSVP if you genuinely plan to attend. This helps us plan and keeps our community respectful and reliable!

— Giovina (Organizer)