Saturday 16 August 2025

5pm to 9.30pm. Advance tickets only.

IWM Duxford

Free event shuttle buses do not run for this event.

Everyone

Adults £35

As a special event, IWM members enjoy 10% off ticket prices.

Duxford at Dusk

Sunset over an aircraft canopy at IWM Duxford
© IWM

Book your tickets now and enjoy after-hours entry to IWM Duxford for this very special vintage aviation flying display. 

Sample food and drink from the pop-up bar and then sit back to enjoy aircraft that still call Duxford home take to the skies as the sun goes down and dusk turns to dark across this historic Second World War airfield.

Not an IWM member? Join now for Flying Season benefits.

As a charity, every ticket bought helps IWM continue to tell these stories for future generations.

Tickets & prices

Duxford Flying Evening
Standard Adults
£35

Your experience includes after-hours access to IWM Duxford from 5pm, an evening flying display and entry to selected IWM Duxford hangars or museum highlights.

Duxford Flying Evening
Adult IWM members
£31.50

As a special event day, IWM members receive 10% off Flying Evening ticket prices with a valid membership card. Your membership card must be in date when you book your tickets and when you attend the evening air show.

Duxford Flying Evening
Children
£17.50

Children aged 5 to 15 years of age must have a standard ticket for entry. IWM family members receive 10% off Standard child ticket prices.

Duxford Flying Evening
Children Under 5s
FREE

Children aged 4 and under go free with Standard adult or IWM member adult ticket purchases. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

Evening entertainment

  • Airborne Assualt Museum clothing

    Airborne Assault Museum

    Visit Airborne Assault - The Museum of The Parachute Regiment and Airborne Forces, and see the museum from a unique perspective, with no lights on and in pitch black!

    Wearing a pair of specialist night vision goggles, take part in a dedicated trail and view your surroundings the way paratroopers prefer to fight - at night, in the dark!

  • The Vintage Gramophone DJ at Duxford Air Show

    Gramophone DJ

    A chance to hear a vintage Gramophone DJ using a pair of authentic 1930s wind-up gramophones.

  • Bristol Blenheim in flight, head on to the camera
    ©IWM

    Blenheim Society

    Meet members of the Duxford-based Blenheim Society, and hear the heroic stories of the Bristol Blenheim and its crews during wartime.

Exclusive IWM merchandise

Pre-order your Duxford Flying Evening merchandise to collect on the day. Scroll through and select your chosen items when you book your tickets online.

  • £5
    85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain commemorative souvenir coin

    Battle of Britain 85 Anniversary Coin

    This year marks 85 years since the Battle of Britain. A must-have collectible for enthusiasts and history buffs. this official IWM souvenir coin marks this momentous anniversary.

    Buy now, collect on the day
  • £8
    Duxford Air Shows programme and tote

    IWM Duxford Guidebook and Spitfire Tote Bag

    IWM Duxford is a unique museum where history really is in the air. Discover more in this visually compelling guidebook, paired with our favourite 100% natural cotton Spitfire tote bag.

     

    Buy now, collect on the day
  • £15
    Spitfire Cap

    Adult Spitfire Cap

    A navy cotton cap featuring an embroidered circular blueprint of Spitfire Mk XIV. Made from 100% cotton, one size will fit all.

    Buy now, collect on the day

Duxford Flying Evening tickets allow entry to IWM Duxford from 5pm on the day. If you would like to explore the museum and exhibits during the day, please add an IWM Duxford General Admission Ticket to your booking.

Help with your booking

  • Terms and conditions

    Please do make sure you have read Duxford Summer Air Show terms and conditions before you attend.

  • Any questions?

    Please visit our FAQs page if you have queries on any of our events or your booking.

Important travel information

Please note, there are no free shuttle buses from Cambridge train station or Trumpington Park & Ride for Duxford Flying Evening.

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Location

Duxford Airfield

Address

IWM Duxford
Duxford
Cambridgeshire
CB22 4QR

  • Royston
  • Whittlesford Parkway