Antidotum Airshow Leszno, a formidable air show that takes place at sunset

Today, airshows are a very popular type of event in many countries, but they often come with a significant drawback.

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The drawback is that they are usually held during the summer months and during the day. This often means high temperatures and excessive exposure to sunlight during the daylight hours. This can cause sunstroke and burns.

In Leszno, in western Poland, they have a great idea to avoid this problem: their annual air festival, Antidotum Airshow Leszno, holds most of its performances at dusk and at night.

Visually, the Antidotum Airshow Leszno is a spectacular event, as in these conditions you can see much better the lights of the planes and helicopters, the infrared decoys of the military aircraft and the fireworks launched during this event.

It's also worth noting that the Antidotum Airshow Leszno is one of the few airshows where you can see World War I aircraft in flight, even simulating dogfights. This combines the love of aviation with the great interest in military reenactments in Poland.

The Antidotum Airshow Leszno 2025 took place last week. Airshow Stuff has published an excellent summary of the show, which shows a glimpse of the wide variety of aircraft that took part:

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Main photo: Kinga Andrzejewska Kalitka.