Welcome to Abingdon!

One of the community's largest annual charity events

Gates open: 10 AM -- Event finishes: 5:30 PM
Yes, it's been wet and we're aware that one of the events clashing with us (Shuttleworth) has been cancelled, but our car parks are OK apart from one soggy area and we shan't be parking anybody there. We look forward to welcoming you to Abingdon 2012, the first airshow of this Jubilee year!

RAF Abingdon traditionally held annual Airshows in September and these were a hugely popular event with both the local community as well as with people from further afield. When the RAF pulled out, these shows ceased. Our event was created back in the year 2000 to put something back into the community and has always been billed as a family day out at an affordable price. The 2000 event was nothing more than a small Fete and broke even financially but with perseverance the show has grown into what is now a major event on the region's calendar.

We are proud that the show is surviving in today's economic climate, though for future shows we are seeking commercial sponsorship to help as this is a purely volunteer-organised show with limited funding, and our overheads are increasing each year. Any financial help is appreciated.

Highlights from the 2011 show courtesy of PlanesTV

Buy the Abingdon Air & Country Show 2011 DVD or Bluray from PlanesTV

Watch 2010's Dutch F-16 practice display over Abingdon - in-cockpit view

At the 2011 RAF Benson Families Day, a cheque for £8075.63 was presented to members of the Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance trust who are based at Benson, and who we support, by members of the Air & Country Show committee. Included in this total were donations made from the Abingdon MG Car Works Centre rally entrants, Nationwide, a small amount of participants and Enterprise which were generated for the show. The total donation given to the Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust since 2007 now stands at £23,575.63.

Our previous charity, The Helen & Douglas House in Oxford received a further £14,000 from shows held in 2001 - 2006.

The donation is decided after all the essential bills have been paid (which are high!), with the remainder split, with a proportion held back in the show accounts to kick start the following year's show, with the rest donated to our chosen charity.