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NYC Fleet Week 2024, which annually honors the U.S. Navy, in New York City, kicked off with the annual ship parade. Here is a full list of all the events, the demonstrations and the concerts to enjoy this week to the full!
Eva Metis Koutoumanou
This year marks the 36th year of the NYC Fleet Week, a week honoring the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps, with nearly 2,300 military personnel attending and events planned throughout the Fleet Week.
Fleet Week is now underway in New York City and began with the annual ship parade held Wednesday morning in New York Harbor. The spectacular event featured two U.S. Navy ships, three U.S. Coast Guard vessels and four U.S. Naval Academy patrol boats and was visible along the Hudson River from Battery Park to south of the George Washington Bridge.
The spectacular launch ushered in a seven-day celebration honoring the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps.
How you can enjoy the events:
Boat trips
See the impressive ships up close with public guided tours available at various locations:
Manhattan
Pier 88 South: USS Bataan (LHD 5) from Norfolk, Virginia – May 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pier 90 North: FGS Baden-Württemberg (F-222) and FGS Frankfurt am Main (A-1412) from Germany – May 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Intrepid Museum, Pier 86: Four U.S. Naval Academy YPs from Annapolis, Maryland — May 23-24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Intrepid Museum, Pier 86: USCGC Sturgeon Bay (WTGB-109) from New Jersey – May 23-27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Staten Island
Homeport Pier: USS MARINETTE (LCS 25), USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) and USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM-552) – May 23-27, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Male and female soldiers gather in Times Square for a group photo at the start of the 35th annual Fleet Week on May 24, 2023 in New York City. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
Free concerts and demonstrations in Times Square
The most famous square on the planet will be filled with concerts and demonstrations throughout Fleet Week:
May 22: Marine Band and Silent Drill Platoon – 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
May 23: U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard — 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
May 24: Navy Band Northeast "Brass Band" – 7:30 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. U.S. Fleet Forces Rock Band – 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
May 25: Marine Corps Band – 7:30 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. U.S. Fleet Forces Rock Band – 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
May 26: Marine Corps Band – 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. U.S. Fleet Forces Rock Band – 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
May 27: Navy Band Northeast and Coast Guard Ceremonial Band – Bryant Park Upper Terrace, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Other events:
Fleet Week also includes a variety of other exciting events across the area:
May 24: "Top Gun: Maverick" screenings at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum – Doors open at 7 p.m.
May 23-25: Navy Dive Tank Demonstrations in Times Square – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 25: Eisenhower Park Aviation Event with a meeting and salute of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard helicopters, a quickrope demonstration, and performances from the Navy Band Northeast and Navy Ceremonial Guard at Eisenhower Park, Long Island – 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
May 25: Coast Guard search and rescue demonstration at Staten Island Homeport Pier – 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
May 26: Fleet Week events at Liberty State Park, Jersey City – 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
May 27: Memorial service at the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial on Riverside Drive – 10 a.m.
May 27: Coast Guard search and rescue demonstration at Pier 86 – 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
For more information about Fleet Week and events, visit https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/Operations-and-Management/Fleet-Week-New-York/ website
