After 55 years in the sky, the Snowbirds will perform their final show this weekend before a decade-long hiatus as they await new aircraft.

Ottawa-Gatineau area residents have a few last chances to watch Canada’s iconic Snowbirds perform before the beloved red and white jets are retired for the next decade.

After 55 years in the sky, the Snowbirds were expected to fly over the Ottawa-Gatineau region this weekend from Friday through Sunday. Local fans can head to the Gatineau Airport to catch the show.

The famed Snowbirds will then go on hiatus until new planes (the CT-157 Siskin II) can replace the Snowbirds current Canadair CT-114 Tutor jets, which are being retired at the end of the year. This means Snowbirds likely won’t be flying again until the early 2030s, marking a decade long-hiatus after more than half a century of holding Canadians’ gazes in awe.

Gates will open at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Gatineau Airport but the Snowbirds won’t be performing until approximately 6:30 p.m. They will appear among many flypasts organized by the AERO Gatineau-Ottawa as part of the 2026 edition of the show.

On Saturday and Sunday, the Snowbirds will fly at approximately 3:30 p.m. both days, marking a bittersweet closing of this year’s AERO Gatineau-Ottawa flyover and their time in the sky for the next decade for good.

You can find the full AERO Gatineau-Ottawa schedule below:

Gates open at 5 p.m.

• Skyhawks (CC-130J) 5:15 p.m.
• Conair DASH8-400AT 5:50 p.m.
• Time Flies Salto 6 p.m.
• Yellow Thunder 6:15 p.m.
• Snowbirds 6:30 p.m.
• CF-18 Hornet 7:15 p.m.
• Kyle Fowler night show 7:30 p.m.
• Fusion Drones and Pyro 7:45 p.m.

Gates open at 10 a.m.

• Yellow Wings 10:45 a.m.
• Harvard Lysander 11:15 a.m.
• Skyhawks Flags + Opening 12 p.m.
• Skyhawks (CC-130J Saturday) 12:15 p.m.
• Northern Stars 12:30 p.m.
• YAK-52 1 p.m.
• Yellow Thunder 1:15 p.m.
• Conair DASH8-400AT 1:30 p.m.
• C-5M Super Galaxy Fly Past 1:45 p.m.
• CF-18 Hornet 2 p.m.
• Victory Flight and Heritage planes 2:15 p.m.
• Kyle Fowler Long EZ 2:45 p.m.
• Time Flies 3 p.m.
• Siskin II 3:15 p.m.
• Snowbirds 3:30 p.m.

All times are approximate and are subject to change, according to AERO Gatineau-Ottawa.