Residents of 100 Mile House may want to keep an eye on the sky mid-afternoon tomorrow (Aug. 1) when the famous Snowbirds will do a flyover.
The highly-skilled Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) pilots are making a fly-by pass over town in their renowned aircraft around 2:30 p.m.
They’ll be en route to perform at the Skyfest airshow in Quesnel on Aug. 3-4.
As part of Canada’s air demonstration team, the RCAF Snowbirds performance at Skyfest will involve a 30-minute air show choreographed to music.
Locally, it’s a chance to get a small taste of these talented pilots and their aircraft as these showy formations fly over the South Cariboo.
The Snowbirds will then grace the Quesnel skies with elaborate aerobatics during their six-day stay in the city, and perform a full routine on both days of the third annual Skyfest at the Quesnel Airport.
The airshow will also feature Canadian Forces CF-18 Hornet fighter jets, skydivers, wing walkers, pyrotechnics and a comedy routine from the air for an amazing show filled with almost unbelievable aerobatic feats.
More information and tickets are available online at quesnelskyfest.ca for $15 (adult day pass) and $25 (adult weekend pass), with youth passes at $4-$7 and family passes at $40-$65.
Meanwhile, aim your eyes upward in 100 Mile House near 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 1 if you’d like to see a showy spectacle as the Snowbirds soar by.