July 16, 2026: Blue Angels Practice at 2 PM + Hired Guns at 8 PM

The Blue Angels are already in town — and so is your excuse to be at Bamboo Willie's all day Thursday.
Here's the move for July 16th: Grab your spot on Pensacola Beach for Blue Angels practice day, watch the most breathtaking flying in the world roar right over your head, then walk straight to Bamboo Willie's and let Hired Guns close out one of the best days of the summer at 8 PM.
Honestly, it doesn't get better than this. F/A-18s screaming over the Gulf in the afternoon and live music on the boardwalk at night. That's a Pensacola Thursday that the rest of the country can only dream about.
Thursday, July 16th, 2026

Bamboo Willie's Beachside Bar
400 Quietwater Beach Rd — Pensacola Beach, FL

Blue Angels Practice — at 2:00 PM (Free — grab your spot early!)

Hired Guns — Live at 8:00 PM
THE PLAN:

Morning — Stake your claim on the beach

Afternoon — Watch the Blue Angels light up the sky

Between — Cold drinks at Bamboo Willie's

8 PM — Hired Guns take the stage

Night — Best Thursday of your summer. Guaranteed.
Blue Angels Airshow weekend is the biggest event of the year on Pensacola Beach — and practice days are every bit as spectacular as the real thing. The skies over Santa Rosa Sound will be ON FIRE with precision flying all day long, and when the jets quiet down, the music cranks up.
Whether you're a Pensacola local who does this every year or a visitor making the trip for Airshow weekend — Thursday night at Bamboo Willie's with Hired Guns is where you want to be.

Come for the jets. Stay for the music.
Save this event, share it with your crew, and we'll see you Thursday. The Blue Angels put on a show in the sky — Hired Guns will put on a show on the stage.