Festa al Cel: Grand Air Show on September from 18 to 20, 2026

Salou. Costa Dorada. 23 February 2026. From 18 to 20 September 2026 Salou will host the second edition that hosts the capital of the Costa Dorada of the "Festa al Cel", the largest air show in Spain, which was already a great success of public last year. In the 2026 edition, the exhibitions will be extended after sunset.

If last year, the Feast in the Sky surprised with a simultaneous show of aircraft, drones and pyrotechnics, unique in Europe, this year we want to increase the complexity with the incorporation of lights, laser and special effects. In total, 5 night exhibitions are planned, spread over the 3 days of the Festival in Heaven. 

Another novelty is that a narrative thread is incorporated that structures the show. Through audiovisual projections and ground performances, the exhibitions will be contextualized to bring the public closer to the technical and human preparation that there are destroys of each flight.

Planes that participate in the Party in the Sky 2026

The Festa al Cel includes both civil and military aircraft, both modern and historical. As an example, the action of the Eurofighter fighters of the Air Force and two HA-220 Super Saeta units is planned, which was the first military reactor built in Spain. This commemorates the 75th anniversary of this model. 

It is also confirmed the performance of the Aspa helicopter patrol, with the “Colibrin”, and other military aircraft such as the A-400M, the waterplane ‘Canadair’, the “Tigre” and “Chinook” helicopter and the Air Force Acrobatic Parachute Patrol (PAPEA).

In terms of commercial aviation, the Fantoba Acrobatic Pilot, the Aerospax team (specialized in combining acrobracias with drones and pyroctechnia), a OV-10B Bast and other ships such as a Level A330 and a Vueling A320.

In addition, the participation of international teams in the Feast in Heaven is expected, such as the Baltic Bees Jet Team of Latvia, the Flying Dragon Paramotor Team of Poland and the Scandinavian Airshows of Sweden, which incorporate pyrotechnics and laser.

Like last year, PortAventura sponsors the Feast in Heaven, which will also offer exhibitions and stands for aviation schools, as well as other activities that complement aerial acrobatics.

In the presentation of the Festival in Heaven in Madrid, the mayor of Salou, Pere Granados, has claimed the ability of Salou to host a large format event like this thanks to its tourist infrastructure, quality, consolidated and operational all year round. The mayor has also highlighted the geographical and location characteristics of Salou, which make it a particularly interesting place to host this type of aeronautical festivals.

The organization aspires to go from 300,000 attendees in 2025 to 400,000 in this 2026, a figure that the president of the Aeroclub Barcelona-Sabadell, Pere Joan Nogueroles, sees feasible due to the ambition with which the festival is projected. An ambition to also believe in quality, as underlined by the director of the Festival in Heaven, Daniel Ventura, and has corroborated Colonel Félix Manjón.

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