# Fly-in day trips from Guernsey — Summer 2026

> Events within ~1h of Guernsey by plane/car/ferry; flight times assume a ~125 kt single from EGJB.

Canonical: https://rockhopping.com/fly-in/guernsey  
Source: Rockhopping (rockhopping.com) — a what’s-on guide for 55 island and low-tax jurisdictions.

- **Le Voyage à Nantes — La Terre** — Nantes · Fly ~1h10 door · 2026-07-04 to 2026-09-06
  City-wide summer art trail, 14 new works
  Getting there: ~145nm → Nantes Atlantique LFRS (PPF) + 20 min
  https://www.levoyageanantes.fr/en/
- **Goodwood Festival of Speed** — Goodwood, West Sussex · Fly ~50 min · 2026-07-09 to 2026-07-12
  The single best fly-in on the calendar
  Getting there: Fly to Goodwood aerodrome INSIDE the event (~50 min); PPR essential, books out
  https://www.goodwood.com/motorsport/festival-of-speed/
- **BST Hyde Park** — Hyde Park, London · Fly ~1h35 door · 2026-07-10 to 2026-07-12 (Pitbull+Kesha 10, Lewis Capaldi 11-12)
  Hyde Park mega-shows — this weekend
  Getting there: Fairoaks/Biggin + 40 min
  https://www.timeout.com/london/music/bst-hyde-park
- **England v India T20, Utilita Bowl** — Southampton · Fly ~40 min · 2026-07-11
  International T20 with the stadium beside the runway
  Getting there: Southampton Airport is next door (steep handling fees; Lee-on-Solent the cheap alternative)
  https://www.utilitabowl.com/
- **System of a Down + QOTSA, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium** — London · Fly ~1h35 door · 2026-07-13 and 2026-07-15
  Only UK shows
  Getting there: Elstree/Biggin + 40 min
  https://www.songkick.com/venues/4368336-tottenham-hotspur-stadium
- **BBC Proms** — Royal Albert Hall, London · Fly ~1h40 door · 2026-07-17 to 2026-09-12
  World's biggest classical festival — evening concerts suit a late day trip
  Getting there: ~155nm → Biggin Hill (or Fairoaks, cheaper) + ~45 min car
  https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/proms/bbc-proms-2026
- **BTS, Stade de France** — Saint-Denis, Paris · Fly ~1h20 door · 2026-07-17 to 2026-07-18
  K-pop's biggest act — SdF's marquee summer booking
  Getting there: ~185nm → Le Bourget 15 min from SdF (pricey handling; TBM trivial)
  https://www.sortiraparis.com/
- **Sark Sheep Racing Carnival Weekend** — Sark · Ferry ~55 min · 2026-07-17 to 2026-07-18
  Sheep racing, food stalls — Sark's biggest weekend of the year
  Getting there: ferry Guernsey→Sark ~55min (Sark Shipping)
  https://www.sark.co.uk/events
- **Bruno Mars — Romantic Tour, Wembley** — Wembley, London · Fly ~1h30 door · 2026-07-18 to 2026-07-28 (6 shows: 18, 19, 22, 24, 25, 28)
  Six-night Wembley residency — biggest pop run of the summer
  Getting there: Elstree 20 min to Wembley
  https://www.wembleystadium.com/events
- **Cowdray Park Gold Cup polo final** — Midhurst, West Sussex · Fly ~1h10 door-to-door · 2026-07-19
  British high-goal polo at its peak
  Getting there: Fly to Goodwood, 20-min taxi
  https://www.cowdraypolo.co.uk/
- **Michelangelo / Rodin, Louvre** — Louvre, Paris · Fly ~1h40 door · until 2026-07-20
  Once-in-a-generation sculpture pairing, 200+ works
  Getting there: Toussus/Le Bourget + 35 min
  https://www.louvre.fr/en/exhibitions-and-events/exhibitions/michelangelo-rodin
- **Fêtes maritimes de Douarnenez + Festival de Cornouaille** — Douarnenez/Quimper, Brittany · Fly ~1h10 · 2026-07-23 to 2026-07-26
  ~400 traditional boats + Brittany's biggest cultural festival
  Getting there: Quimper (seasonal customs, fine in summer)
  https://www.temps-fete.com/
- **BRDC Classic, Silverstone** — Silverstone · Fly ~1h15 · 2026-07-24 to 2026-07-26
  Huge historic-racing meeting
  Getting there: Turweston airfield 4 miles away, cheap
  https://www.silverstone.co.uk/
- **Farnborough Airshow public day** — Farnborough · Fly ~1h · 2026-07-24
  The industry airshow's public day
  Getting there: Land at Blackbushe or Fairoaks (Farnborough itself = bizav fees)
  https://www.farnboroughairshow.com/
- **WorldPride Amsterdam — Canal Parade** — Amsterdam · Fly ~1h50 door · 2026-07-25 to 2026-08-08; Canal Parade 1 Aug
  WorldPride is in Amsterdam 2026 — global one-off (SAIL is 2030, not 2026)
  Getting there: ~290-320nm at limit → Lelystad EHLE + 45 min (Schiphol hostile to GA)
  https://pride.amsterdam/en/worldpride
- **Outdoor theatre at Samarès Manor** — Samarès Manor, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-07-25 · from live listings
  Theatre
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/attractions/arts-culture/theatre-in-jersey/
- **Inside Propeller Maintenance – Thursday 25th July 19:00** — Jersey Aero Club, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-07-25 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jerseyaeroclub.com/events/
- **Tour de France finale — Montmartre ×3 + Champs-Élysées** — Paris · Fly ~1h35 door · 2026-07-26 finish ~20:00
  The Montmartre finale format was electric in 2025 — repeat
  Getting there: Toussus-le-Noble (cheaper) or Le Bourget
  https://www.cyclingstage.com/tour-de-france-2026-route/stage-21-tdf-2026/
- **Glorious Goodwood** — Goodwood, West Sussex · Fly ~50 min · 2026-07-28 to 2026-08-01
  The classic Guernsey fly-in racing day
  Getting there: Goodwood aerodrome sits right below the racecourse
  https://www.goodwood.com/horseracing/qatar-goodwood-festival/
- **Festival Interceltique de Lorient — Grande Parade** — Lorient, Brittany · Fly ~1h · 2026-07-31 to 2026-08-09
  The Celtic world's biggest gathering
  Getting there: Lorient airport (customs) 10 min out
  https://www.festival-interceltique.bzh/
- **Luke Combs, Wembley** — Wembley, London · Fly ~1h30 door · 2026-07-31 to 2026-08-02
  Country's biggest star, 3 stadium nights
  Getting there: Elstree/Biggin
  https://eventdays.co.uk/wembley-stadium-events-2026.php
- **Cowes Week bicentenary** — Cowes, Isle of Wight · Fly ~45 min · 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-07
  The 200th year of Cowes Week
  Getting there: Bembridge (25-min taxi) or Sandown — both cheap and GA-friendly
  https://www.cowesweek.co.uk/
- **Folk 'n' Ale at the Old Hall** — Sark · Ferry ~55 min · 2026-08-01
  Day of live folk music and ale — successor to the ended Sark Folk Festival
  Getting there: ferry ~55min
  https://arts.gg/events/folk-n-ale-sark/
- **Sunset Concerts at Mont Grantez (National Trust)** — Mont Grantez, St Ouen, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-08-01 · from live listings
  Music
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/events/
- **Round The Rock Marathon** — Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-08-01 · from live listings
  Show
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/events/listings/round-the-rock-marathon/
- **Jumping International de Dinard — Rolex Grand Prix** — Dinard, Brittany · Fly ~25 min · 2026-08-02
  €500k 5* showjumping, the easiest trip of all
  Getting there: 25-min flight; showground essentially beside Dinard airport
  https://www.jumping-dinard.com/
- **Boardmasters** — Newquay, Cornwall · Fly ~55 min · 2026-08-05 to 2026-08-09
  Surf + music on the cliffs
  Getting there: Newquay airport 3 miles from Watergate Bay
  https://www.boardmasters.com/
- **Grachtenfestival Amsterdam** — Amsterdam canals · Fly ~1h50 door · 2026-08-07 to 2026-08-16
  Classical/jazz on the canals
  Getting there: Lelystad/Rotterdam + transfer
  https://www.amsterdamtips.com/festivals
- **Solar-eclipse guided viewing** — Sark · Ferry ~55 min · 2026-08-12
  Watch the 12 Aug 2026 partial solar eclipse with astronomers on the Dark Sky Island
  Getting there: ferry ~55min
  https://www.sark.co.uk/events
- **Airbourne** — Eastbourne · Fly ~1h15 door-to-door · 2026-08-13 to 2026-08-16
  The main surviving free seaside airshow in the south-east
  Getting there: Fly to Shoreham or Lydd, then drive
  https://www.visiteastbourne.com/airbourne
- **Brussels Flower Carpet (Hokusai theme + first 2nd carpet at Bourse)** — Grand-Place, Brussels · Fly ~1h40 door · 2026-08-13 to 2026-08-16, light shows 21:00
  Biennial Grand-Place spectacle, 2026 edition confirmed
  Getting there: ~250-285nm → Antwerp EBAW + 45 min (customs PN)
  https://www.brussels.be/flower-carpet
- **Jersey Battle of Flowers — Afternoon Parade** ★ — St Helier, Jersey · Ferry ~60 min · 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-15
  Channel Islands' flagship event; Fri 15:00 parade fits day trip (Sat Moonlight Parade 20:45 does not)
  Getting there: fast ferry ~60min
  https://battle.je/
- **The Weeknd — After Hours Til Dawn, Wembley** — Wembley, London · Fly ~1h30 door · 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-19 (14, 15, 16, 18, 19)
  Five Wembley nights
  Getting there: Elstree/Biggin + 30-45 min
  https://www.wembleystadium.com/events
- **Calder, Fondation Louis Vuitton** — Bois de Boulogne, Paris · Fly ~1h30 door · until 2026-08-16
  ~300-work blockbuster, closing weeks
  Getting there: Toussus + 25 min
  https://www.visitparisregion.com/
- **Deauville August racing — Prix Jacques le Marois** — Deauville, Normandy · Fly ~55 min · 2026-08-16
  The classiest option in France
  Getting there: Deauville airport (customs) 10 min from the course
  https://www.france-galop.com/
- **Gorey Fête** — Gorey, Jersey · Ferry ~75 min · 2026-08-21
  Harbour fête under Mont Orgueil; fireworks late — check return sailing
  Getting there: fast ferry ~60min + bus
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/events/listings/gorey-fete-4/
- **Rock en Seine (The Cure, Tyler, Lorde, Nick Cave, Deftones)** — Saint-Cloud, Paris · Fly ~1h25 door · 2026-08-26 to 2026-08-30
  France's big rock festival; Toussus is made for this
  Getting there: Toussus ~20 min to site — closest airfield
  https://www.jambase.com/festival/rock-en-seine-2026
- **CarFest** — Silverstone · Fly ~1h15 · 2026-08-28 to 2026-08-30
  Chris Evans' family motoring festival
  Getting there: Turweston again
  https://www.carfest.org/
- **Sark Lawnmower Hill Climb & Racing** — Sark · Ferry ~55 min · 2026-08-28 to 2026-08-29
  Eccentric motorsport on a carless island
  Getting there: ferry ~55min
  https://www.sark.co.uk/events
- **Victorious Festival** — Portsmouth · Fly ~40 min · 2026-08-28 to 2026-08-30
  Big-name day-ticket festival on the seafront
  Getting there: Lee-on-Solent, 25 min from Southsea Common
  https://www.victoriousfestival.co.uk/
- **Notting Hill Carnival** — West London · Fly ~1h40 door · 2026-08-30 to 2026-08-31 (Panorama 29 Aug)
  Europe's biggest street festival
  Getting there: Denham/Elstree (closest to W London)
  https://nhcarnival.org/carnival-info
- **Delicious Dine Out Festival** — Restaurants island-wide, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-09-01 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/events/listings/delicious-dine-out-festival/
- **Gorey to Carteret (27km)** — Jersey Rowing Club, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-09-01 · from live listings
  Sport
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://jerseyrowing.com/race-calendar/
- **Tennerfest** — Restaurants island-wide, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-10-01 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/events/
- **Delicious Jersey Dine-Out Festival** — Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-10-01 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/events/listings/delicious-dine-out-festival/
- **Halloween - The Haunted Hotel** — Bohemia Bar & Restaurant, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-11-02 · from live listings
  Market
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.bohemiajersey.com/events
- **Festive Market** — William Church Consulting, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-11-07 · from live listings
  Market
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.channel103.com/local/events/event/festive-market/
- **La Fête dé Noué** — St Helier town centre, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-12-05 · from live listings
  Festival
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/events/
- **Genuine Jersey Simply Christmas Markets** — St Helier, Jersey · Fly ~10 min · 2026-12-05 · from live listings
  Market
  Getting there: → EGJJ (Jersey Airport)
  https://www.jersey.com/things-to-do/events/

## Reachable from Guernsey
- Sark — ~0 min (EGJB, 0 nm)
- Jersey — ~10 min (EGJJ, 21 nm)
- Alderney — ~11 min (EGJA, 22 nm)
- Isles of Scilly — ~1 h 10 min (EGHE, 146 nm)
- Isle of Man — ~2 h 19 min (EGNS, 289 nm)
- Luxembourg — ~2 h 45 min (ELLX, 343 nm)
- Andorra — ~3 h 40 min (LESU, 458 nm)
- Switzerland — ~3 h 40 min (LSME, 458 nm)
- Liechtenstein — ~3 h 59 min (LSZR, 498 nm)
- Monaco — ~4 h 16 min (LFMN, 533 nm)

## Paperwork
- **Bailiwick GAR (every trip)** — Required for EVERY private flight in or out of the Bailiwick, both directions, UK and France. File via the gov.gg online portal or signed email to enforcement@gcis.gov.gg.
- **Passport** — Issued <10 years ago, ≥3 months validity beyond exit date. No UK eTA issue for British citizens returning.
- **Flight plan + over-water kit** — Flight plan required both ways for Channel crossings; carry lifejackets/liferaft per over-water requirements.
- **UK sGAR (UK↔CI)** — Mandatory. File on the GOV.UK sGAR service or an approved app ONLY (email no longer compliant). No earlier than 48h, no later than 2h before departure. Any passenger/document change = new GAR + fresh 2h clock. £2,500 penalty for landing at a non-approved aerodrome.
- **Customs interest** — From the UK it is customs-interest only — declare goods over allowances. Bailiwick GAR still required both ends.
- **France customs (préavis)** — First landing must be at a customs PPF airport. Most Normandy/Brittany PPFs want 24h notice, 48h at weekends (Caen up to 72h) with strict ETA compliance. Le Touquet is full-time customs (flight plan only). The PPF list is being trimmed — re-check before each trip.
- **EES biometrics** — EU Entry/Exit System live since 10 Apr 2026 and applies at GA PPFs. First French entry = face + fingerprint enrolment on the ground — allow extra time on trip #1. 90/180-day rule tracked electronically. ETIAS not yet required summer 2026.
- **Border check on return** — From France expect Bailiwick Border Agency attendance (passport check) on arrival back in Guernsey.