Sadly, the volunteer organisers of the annual Teignmouth Airshow have announced there will be no show in 2025 due to increasing challenge of raising funds and other uncertainties. The event, which would have taken place on the first weekend of July, has in just a few short years become a very popular and well respected event with display teams and audiences.
Unlike many other seaside events, the Teignmouth Airshow is organised and fundraised for by a small team of volunteers. It first took place in 2019 and is very much a local community led event. It does not receive financial support from Teignmouth Town Council.
Fundraising for the event takes a lot of effort and thousands of hours of unpaid work for the volunteer team. In an open letter, organisers say ‘We rely heavily on sponsorships, donations and grants.’ . Sadly, this year the organisers have found themselves well short of the £90,000 required to stage the event.
According to the open letter issued by the organisers, a further complication this year has been a of in uncertainty caused by the demolition of an old Aquarium by the Town Council and how those works would affect the event. ‘These challenges only increase the stress and uncertainty for our volunteers, which, when coupled with the financial strains, have driven the committee to the decision to hold off this year’s airshow,’ states the open letter.
However, there is hope the event will return in 2026. The Teignmouth Airshow Committee said ‘Despite not continuing with Airshow plans for 2025, this isn’t the end for Teignmouth Airshow. The committee remains determined to bring this much-loved event back in 2026, giving us time to explore new fundraising oppotunities and to secure the backing needs to make it happen in a more financially sustainable way.‘
A GoFundMe.com page has already been set up to held raise funds for Teignmouth Airshow 2026 – https://www.gofundme.com/f/teignmouth-airshow-2026
