Fleet Week is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard tradition that takes place around Memorial Day in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a variety of major cities for one week. Thousands of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard ships will be in town for Fleet Week New York. Fleet Week includes dozens of military demonstrations and displays throughout the week, as well as public visitation of many of the participating ships.
Visiting Ships
Some of the ships will be docked in Manhattan and the rest will be in Staten Island.
General Public Visitation is from 8am to 5pm everyday. Manhattan Ships will be closed on Sunday May 30th. The lines will be capped at 4pm.
Ships in Manhattan
USS Iwo Jima (LHD7) – Pier 88S
USCG Katherine Walker –Pier 88N
HMCS Athabaskan – Pier 88N*
*Please note the Athabaskan will arrive on Tuesday, May 25th and depart on the morning of Sunday, May 30th
Ships in Staten Island
USS James E. Williams (DDG 95)
USS De Wert (FFG 45)
USS Tempest (PC 2)
USS Monsoon (PC 4)
USS Squall (PC 7)
USS Philippine Sea (CG 58)
USCG Campbell
USCG Abbie Burgess
Events Schedule
Wednesday, May 26
8:30 am Parade of Ships Along the Hudson River on the west side. USO will provide flags to wave. 7:00 pm USMC Flyover @ NY Mets game NY Mets Field NY Mets Field
Thursday, May 27
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 4pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close.
8:00 am - 5:00pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 88, West Side Highway
8:00 am - 5:00pm Public visitation of ship in Staten Island Staten Island Piers 8am-5pm MWR Info Booth Providing maps, brochures & discount info 7am-9pm USMC display of aviation and personnel equipment Air/Ground Demo/Intrepid 8am-6pm F-18 Flight Simulator Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 8am-6pm Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Display Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 8am-6pm USCG Static Displays Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 8am-6pm USCG Static Display Homeport Pier, Staten Island 9am-9:30pm Flag Raising & Morning Colors New York Public Library 9am-7pm Honor Day @ Eagle Oaks Golf Course 20 Shore Oaks Dr., Farmingdale, NJ 10am-noon USMC MAGTF Air/Ground Demo Coney Island, Brooklyn 11am-noon SI Blessing of the Fleet Staten Island Piers 11am-1pm USCG SAR Helo Demo NY Harbor near Homeport Pier, Staten Island 6pm-10-pm Larchmont Memorial Parade Larchmont, NY 6pm-8pm Marine Forces Reserve Band Concert Central Park Band Shell
Friday, May 28
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 4pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close. 4am Blood Drive Hangar Bay Iwo Jima Pier 88, West Side Hwy 6:30am-4pm NYC Blood Drive Hangar Bay Iwo Jima Pier 88, West Side Hwy 7am-5pm MWR Intrepid Cup Sports Softball Cunningham Park, Queens 8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Staten Island Homeport Pier, Staten Island 8am-5pm USMC Static Display Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-5pm MWR Info Booth Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-5pm MWR Info Booth Homeport Pier, Staten Island 8am-6pm Paramount Top Gun Video Kiosks Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-6pm F-18 Flight Simulator Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-6pm Navy Convention Booth Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-6pm Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Display Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-6pm ONR Static Display Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-6pm USCG Static Display Pier 88, West Side Hwy 8am-6pm USCG Static Display Homeport Pier, Staten Island 9am-11am MV-22 Static Display Homeport Pier, Staten Island 9am-4pm USMC Day in Times Square Times Square 10am-11:30am USMC MAGTF Air-Ground Demo Massapequa High School, Long Island 11am-11:30am USCG SAR Helo Demo NY Harbor near Homeport Pier, Staten Island 2:30pm-6pm USMC MAGTF Air/Ground Demo Orchard Beach, Bronx 5pm-6:15pm Navy Band Northeast performs at Times Square Times Square
Saturday, May 29
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 4pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close. 7:30am-5pm MWR Intrepid Cup Sports Flag Football Corona Park, Queens 8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 8am-5pm Public visitation of ship Homeport Pier, Staten Island 8am-5pm USMC Static Display TBD 8am-6pm Navy Recruiting Booth Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-2pm MWR Info Booth Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 8am-2pm MWR Info Booth Homeport Pier, Staten Island 8am-2pm F-18 Flight Simulator Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 8am-6pm Navy Convention Booth Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 8am-6pm NRD NY Static Display Homeport Pier, Staten Island 8am-6pm Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Display Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm ONR Static Display Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm USCG Static Display Homeport Pier, Staten Island 8am-6pm USCG Static Display Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 9am-4pm Marine Day Battery Park 10am-2pm USMC MAGTF Demo Eisenhower Park, Long Island 10:30am-4pm NYC Blood Drive Homeport Pier, Staten Island 10:30am-11:30am FRA Branch 226 Memorial Ceremony Sullivan Pier, Staten Island 12noon-1pm MWR Intrepid Cup Sports Tug-OWar Intrepid Pier 86 12:30pm-1pm USCG Vertical Insertion Helo Demo Onboard USCG Ship, Staten Island 1pm-1:30pm USCG SAR Helo Demo Hudson River near Piers 86-88 1pm-3pm Navy Band Northeast Concert One East 161st St, Bronx 3pm-5pm USMC MAGTF Demo Republic Airport, Long Island
Sunday, May 30
**Note: There will be no public visitation of ship in Manhattan on Sunday. The ship(s) will be closed. 7am NYC Blood Center Blood Drive Staten Island Piers 7am-5pm Public visitation of ships Staten Island Piers 8am-5pm USMC Static Display USS Iwo Jima 8am-12noon Greenpoint Veterans Memorial Parade 519 Leonard St, Brooklyn 8am-6pm NRD NY Static Display Staten Island Piers 8am-6pm USCG Static Display Homeport Pier, Staten Island 10am-1pm USMC MAGTF Demo Corona Park, Queens 10:30am-4pm NCY Blood Center Blood Drive Staten Island Piers 10:30am-4pm Forrest Hills Memorial Parade Metropolitan Ave, Forrest Hills, NY 12noon-2pm MWR Intrepid Cup Jousting Competition Intrepid Pier 86 12:30pm-4:30pm College Point Parade Queens, NY 1pm-3pm USMC Band @ NY Yankees Game One East 161st St., Bronx 1pm-4pm Maspeth Memorial Weekend Parade Grand Ave & 72nd St., Maspeth, NY 3pm-5pm USMC MAGTF Demo Playland Park, Rye, NY 4pm Pier 88 Static Displays Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 5pm-10pm Mamaroneck Memorial Day Parade Mamaroneck, NY 6pm-7:15pm Navy Band Northeast in Times Square Times Square
Monday, May 31
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 4pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close. 7:30am-7pm American legion Robert H. Spittel Post 1285 memorial Day Parade Bayville, NY 8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 88, 12th & 46th St 8am-5pm Public visitation of ship Staten Island Pier 8am-5pm USMC Displays USS Iwo Jima 8am-6pm Navy F-18 Flight Simulator Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Display Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm ONR Static Displays Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm USCG Static Displays Homeport Piers, Staten Island 8am-6pm Paramount Top Gun Video Kiosks Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8:30am-5pm New Rochelle Memorial Day Parade New Rochelle, NY 9:30am-4pm Pelham Memorial Day Parade Pelham, NY 10am-4pm Marines at the Bronx Zoo Bronx 11am-1:30pm NYAC American Legion Memorial Day Observances NYAC Legion Hall 11am-6pm Staten Island Memorial Day Parade Hart Blvd. & Forest Ave, Staten Island 11am-2:30pm Allied Veterans Memorial Parade Ridgewood/Glendale, NY 11am-2pm Kings County Memorial Parade 3rd Ave, 87St. & Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY 11am-4pm USMC MAGTF Demo Clove Lake Park, Staten Island 12noon-1pm Manhattan Memorial Day Parade Broadway & Dyckman Sts. 2pm-5pm City Island Memorial Day Parade City Island, Bronx 7:30pm-10pm Council of Jewish Presidents Memorial Day Ceremony 125 East 85th St
Tuesday, June 01
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 4pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close. 8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-5pm Public visitation of ship Homeport Pier, Staten Island 8am-5pm USMC Static Displays USS Iwo Jima 8am-6pm Navy F-18 Flight Simulator Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Display Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm ONR Static Display Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm USCG Static Display Pier 88, 12th & 46th St. 8am-6pm USCG Static Displays Homeport Pier, Staten Island 8am-12noon USMC World Trade Center Run Federal Hall to Ground Zero 2pm-3:30pm USMC MAGTF Demo Lindenhurst High School, Long Island 3pm-4pm USMC Reenlistment / Promotion Ceremony WTC Site 7pm Karaoke Party @ Hard Rock Times Square
Pier 86 (Intrepid) Cross Street: 46th St.
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