Abingdon Air & Country Show

Created with the desire to put something back into the community and to provide a family day out at an affordable price.

The 2000 event barely broke even, but through perseverance, the show has steadily grown into one of the area’s largest annual events and established itself as a highlight on the airshow calendar.

Unlike the many UK airshows, everyone involved in the show’s organisation is a volunteer. This has meant that, over the past 23 years, we have been able to donate £102,000 to charity, including £83,895.70 to the Thames Valley Air Ambulance, £14,000 to Douglas House Respite Centre, and a further £4,350 to other local charities.

By 2001, the cost of organising the show was £4,000 and only around one fifth the size of the event of today. Fast forward to 2023 and it costs over £80,000 to stage the event.

Undeterred, every year we hold the event and pay the bills that go with it – some of which you can see below – and then make a donation to charity, being mindful that we need to keep some money in reserve in case we have to cancel a show because of the weather.