Red, White & Blues week is July 9-12
Pensacola Beach plans to go full throttle

It's that time of year againtime to get revved up for the 2008 Red, White & Blues Week, the largest annual event on Pensacola Beach. Visitors and residents from throughout the region flock to Pensacola Beach for food, fireworks, free concerts and two air shows featuring civilian and military aircraft and of course, Pensacola's own Blue Angels.

The week kicks off with the Blues flying Circle & Arrival maneuvers at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9 and continues with a practice session at 2 p.m. on Thursday, July 10.

The full dress rehearsal begins at noon on Friday, July 11 and includes Aeroshell Aerobatics, Vortex Aerobatics, Gary Ward, Julian MacQueen, a Search-and-Rescue (SAR) demonstration by the U.S. Coast Guard and of course the Blue Angels flying Fat Albert (C-130) and F/A-18 Hornets. The main event, the Pensacola Beach Air Show, starts at noon on Saturday, July 12.