Full Throttle Festival announced with Blackjack Billy headlining

Blackjack Billy is coming to Cold Lake.

The country-rock band will be performing at the Full Throttle Festival, the kickoff to the Cold Lake Air Show.

Scheduled for Friday, July 19, it’s an afternoon and evening with family activities, beer gardens, a fly-over and live entertainment on Main Street.

One of the biggest military air shows in Canada, they are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Demonstrations from the Italian Air Force’s Frecce Tricolori, SkyHawks Parachute Team, a CF-18 Demonstration, and CF Snowbirds, are queued up.