The 32nd Sunderland Airshow has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Sunderland City Council announced that this year's event, which was due to take place from Friday July 24 to Sunday July 26, would not take place.
The authority also revealed that the second Sunderland River Festival, scheduled for the weekend of August 15, had been cancelled as well.
No details of the line-ups or attractions had been confirmed for either event.
Sunderland City Council's assistant director of culture and events, Victoria French, said: "Following careful consideration, we have taken the difficult decision to cancel some of our biggest and best loved events that were scheduled for the summer months.
"We understand that this news will cause disappointment for lots of people but hope that everyone will appreciate that the health and wellbeing of our communities is at the forefront of our decision-making process. We look forward to welcoming everyone again next year."
The two events are the latest in a long line of cancellations across the North East because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Yesterday, it was announced that UK Pride, due to take place in Newcastle this year, would be postponed until 2021.
