Event Guide: Flight Week 2026
Updated: Sep 29
Your Single Resource for VRChat Flight Week 2026. September 14 - 28, 2026.
VRChat Flight Week 2026 is now live! This is your guide for everything related to this event.
Updates
September 24th, 2026: Information for musical performers EMN Records, Bunny's Knees, HarmonyHall, Starheart and StrollZ added.
September 28th, 2026: With the event officiall over, minor adjustments to the guide have been made.
Table of Contents
Introduction
VRChat Flight Week 2026 is the largest aviation focused event in VRChat since the introduction of Sacc Flight in April 2020. This event runs from September 14 - 28, 2026.
Announced in an official VRChat post on August 10th, Flight Week 2026 has over 90 exhibitors and 4 sponsors that committed to making this event possible. Exhibitors are also hosting more than 30 extra events that appear on our event calendar. People all around the world that love aircraft and staples of the VRChat community have truly come together.
Thank you for joining us and contributing in your own ways to this event.
Sponsors
This event was made possible thanks to the support of four sponsors. We thank them for their generous contributions to make VRChat Flight Week 2026 possible. Be sure to visit their booths in the Aircraft Carrier Hub World.
AROSE
AROSE is a not-for-profit, industry-led consortium with a vision for Australia to be the trusted leader of Remote Operations, Science, Technology and Service, on Earth and in Space.
Negentropic
Negentropic has been building an AI driven platform that transforms real world spatial and satellite data into rapidly deployable VR environments, bridging the gap between immersive creativity and industry innovation.
On Zero
On Zero is building hardware-level gesture tracking on the path to improving broader human-computer interaction. Have you ever wished you could feel your whole hand in virtual reality without blowing the bank? We have too.
Pimax
Pimax is one of the leading names in high-end PCVR, creating premium headsets for users who demand exceptional clarity, wider fields of view, and deeper immersion. Recently Dream Air has attracted strong attention from VRChat users.
Pimax Affiliate Code
Between September 14 - September 28, 2026, a Pimax affiliate link exclusive to Flight Week 2026 will be active on their website. Use this link to receive discounts on Pimax virtual reality headset products. Our sincerest thanks to Pimax for their support!
How to Attend
Hub World
See a convention of 90+ exhibitors and aircraft onboard an aircraft carrier in VRChat!
Featured Worlds
Fly in 28 featured flight worlds from the in game VRChat Worlds menu. Experience variety!
Event Calendar
Dozens of airshows, tournaments, meet ups, concerts! Look up dates and times.
VRChat Group
Join our VRChat Group to follow along for official group instances we create.
Featured Worlds
The 23 featured worlds for VRChat Flight Week 2026 were selected for diversity of experiences. The goal of world selection is to provide the wider VRChat audience with a selection of experiences to represent what is possible with flight on this platform. The worlds range from the most constantly popular flight worlds to some of the newest experiences that are special in their own ways.
We recommended experiencing these worlds through the worlds menu while you are in VRChat. However, a list with hyperlinks is also provided below:
See the FW26 Featured World List
Event Calendar
Many exhibitors are hosting events from September 12 through September 28, 2026. These events are happening in many time zones to give VRChat users from around the world a chance to catch a few of these events live. Note that the calendars will be updating as the event goes on. Check in frequently!
Performers / Organizations
The event calendar is full of events from airshow teams, dogfighting groups, musical performers, drone racing leagues and other organizations. Some of these groups are doing these events directly in support of Flight Week while others have pre-scheduled events occurring during this time period. We thank everyone for offering to support Flight Week 2026 with their talents and interest in seeing this event succeed to advanced VRChat aviation forward.
Click their names to learn more about them:
BlueHorizons (Airshow)
Blue Horizons is a Japanese aerobatic flight team, established since February 2020. Weekly display flight practice -MachCafe-session is free to join and spectate for VRC group members. Currently have three seasonal display flight event -Wings Over Blue Horizons (WOBH)- a year. For more information, feel free to join our event VRC group or follow our X account.
Blue Horizons is performing multiple airshows during Flight Week 2026.
Blue Stars (Airshow)
Blue Stars September 2026 Airshow Promotional video.
Our display routines are primarily based on those of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s aerobatic team, Blue Impulse, while also drawing inspiration from teams in other countries and incorporating our own unique arrangements. Unlike other air show teams, our primary focus is on simulating actual aircraft air shows, allowing both the audience and pilots to experience a virtual version of the performance.
The Blue Stars are performing airshows shortly before Flight Week 2026 begins!
Bunny's Knees (Concert)
Bunny's Knees is a casual vocal duo featuring Sheena_baobab of Baobab Crossing and Mecori of Cinematic Neon Club. While both singers are active in their own music projects, they occasionally come together as Bunny's Knees to have fun singing and harmonizing.
Bunny's Knees has joined VRChat Flight Week 2026 as a guest performance.
Dogfight Central (Events)
Dogfight Central is a group primarily focused on giving people a place to learn, practice, and enjoy dogfighting together. We also do other flight related stuff.
Dogfight Central is hosting multiple social events and educational events.
EMN Records (Concert)
EMN Records (EMN Records) is a mutual support circle for people engaged in virtual music activities. We conduct activities such as jam sessions and live events in VRChat, music production, arranging performers, jazz theory study groups, and more.
EMN Records has joined VRChat Flight Week 2026 with multiple artists providing musical performances.
Harmony Hall (Concert)
A VRChat community built on bringing real concerts to the VRC space, usually of the Metal genre. Enjoy concerts brought to you through the joys of virtual reality inside VRChatǃ Harmony Hall and all of it's connected events and worlds are created by Tilloffey with events from other people as well.
Laplus A.B.C. (Airshow)
This is a group that sends the once-glorious aircraft—which once ruled the skies, soared through them, and have since been retired—back into the virtual skies once again.
Laplus Aeronautical Business Companies is hosting LaplusAirFesta 2026 during the VRChat Flight Week 2026 event period.
MYSTIC (VRDJ x Flight)
Trajectories of sound drawn across the night sky. Guided by the DJ’s melodies, virtual aircraft dance through the air. MYSTIC DJ & Air Show is a mystical, all-genre DJ event where music spun by the DJ meets an air show that illuminates the night sky. Virtual aircraft soar in sync with the rhythm, while lights and flight paths shift to the music. It is "music you can see" and "a sky you can hear."
MYSTIC is providing DJ and Air Show events alongside their newly made world: MYSTIC˸DJ ＆ AirShow Lounge for VRChat Flight Week 2026.
Sheena_baobab | Baobab Crossing (Concert)
Baobab Crossing is a VR music project led by Sheena_baobab, performing original music inspired by jazz, pop, and more. We create and share beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime moments where musicians and audiences come together through music. We call these moments “Blooming Moments.” Blooming Moments at Baobab Crossing.
Baobab Crossing has live music sets planned for VRChat Flight Week 2026.
Starheart (Concert)
Starheart is a US-based VSinger who performs primarily in virtual spaces, creating and performing original music and appearing at live events. Through her expressive vocals and original songs, she continues to share her music with audiences across virtual communities. She is also set to officially release five original songs on September 27, 2026.
Starheart has joined VRChat Flight Week 2026 as a guest performance.
StrollZ (Concert)
StrollZ is a VR instrumental duo from Japan featuring sianox on piano and zakk_05 on saxophone. Blending elements of jazz, fusion, and other styles, they create dynamic instrumental performances that go far beyond the traditional image of a piano-and-sax duo. For larger performances, they also collaborate with guest musicians to expand their sound.
Strollz has joined VRChat Flight Week 2026 as a guest performance with Baobab Crossing.
TEMPO VR (VRDJ x Flight)
TEMPO VR is where VRChat's flight communities merge to create unique, spontaneous, creative events combining the best of both scenes. Dogfight to live DJ sets! Fly freeform airshows! Spin a set from inside an airplane! Defend your DJ from bandits!
[TEMPO] has regularly scheduled events happening during VRChat Flight Week 2026.
The Black Aces (Airshow, Tournament)
The Black Aces promotional video.
The Black Aces is the largest aviation-focused community hub on VRChat, bringing together flight enthusiasts for tournaments, airshows, and meet-ups under both American and European time zones. We work with multiple world creators of very popular flight worlds creating custom maps for every event. If you want to meet people that are into VRC aviation this is the community to join!
The Black Aces is hosting casual hangout events, Flight Hops, airshows and tournaments for VRChat Flight Week 2026.
UDroneWTW (FPV Racing)
UDroneWTW is a VRChat community focused on FPV drone racing. We host weekly drone racing events where players can experience competitive FPV racing entirely within VRChat. Our goal is to bring the excitement and culture of real-world FPV drone racing into the virtual world, creating a place where both experienced drone pilots and newcomers can race, practice, and enjoy flying together.
UDroneWTW has regularly scheduled casual racing and competitive racing events happening during VRChat Flight Week 2026.
Virtual Sky Service (Organized Flights)
Virtual Sky Service promotional video.
Virtual Sky Service is a community focusing on civil aviation, held by Satsuki (桜月). We host a weekly event that provides real-life aviation experiences. There are variety of things you can do during our event, including a sight-seeing flight, exploring in the airdrome, photographing or even monitoring the radio at the control tower. Please feel free to use #VirtualSkyService or #VRCVSS when posting anything related to us!
Virtual Sky Service is hosting in person airliner events
VRChat Thunderbirds (Airshow)
The VRChat Thunderbirds perform for audiences around the world, showcasing the pride, precision, and professionalism that define our real life counterparts.
Through air shows, flyovers, and formation demonstrations, we strive to excite, inspire, and bring the experience of military aviation to the virtual skies of VRChat. Our team showcases the pride, precision, and excellent flying skills required of every Thunderbird, while demonstrating the incredible capabilities of the United States Air Force’s premier fighter aircraft, the F-16C/D Block 50 Fighting Falcon.
Exhibitors
The 95 exhibitors at VRChat Flight Week 2026 are an immensely diverse group. Social groups, world creators, fictional aircraft manufacturers, musical performers, airshow teams, air combat clubs, businesses that sell virtual products, Virtual YouTubers, VR hardware manufacturers - it is an amazing array.
Team FW26
The core of the team behind VRChat Flight Week 2026 are members of Negentropic recruited from various parts of the VRChat community and the flight community.
This group was then expanded by various volunteers specifically from the international flight community to assist with outreach and networking to connect with exhibitors and performers for extended events and to ensure they are represented in the aircraft carrier hub world.
Learn more about the team that made this year possible:
Media Kit
The official press kit for VRChat Flight Week 2026 contains many images to be used throughout the event and afterwards for archival purposes. Many creators and team have used these items to post media in support of us. The media kit will be populated after the event as well with pictures and videos that exhibitors have posted throughout VRChat Flight Week 2026. We appreciate it!
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