San Francisco Fleet Week 2024 Schedule – NBC Bay Area

It's that time again. San Francisco Fleet Week is back.

The fall tradition is highlighted by the screaming Blue Angels in the sky, but there are plenty of other events to enjoy. Check out the guide below to learn more about Fleet Week events.

San Francisco Fleet Week is a “traditional naval service celebration” that gives Bay Area residents the opportunity to “experience firsthand today’s maritime capabilities,” according to organizers.

Approximately 2,500 Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from various ships, squadrons and military units will participate in the week-long event in San Francisco.

“San Francisco Fleet Week offers the public the opportunity to tour the ships and interact with military members as they showcase the capabilities of their ships, units and services,” organizers said in a statement. “It also gives the public an opportunity to better understand how the maritime services support the national defense of the United States and protect the freedom of the seas.”

Fleet Week is scheduled to take place from Monday, October 7th to Monday, October 14th.

Head to a location on San Francisco Bay between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz to see an exciting air show featuring the Blue Angels, a United Airlines 777, the US Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team and more.

The Blue Angels arrived in the Bay Area on Sunday evening. The squadron will take part in a three-day air show later during Fleet Week.

Gaze out on the water near the Golden Gate Bridge to watch the fleet of ships arrive in the bay, accompanied by a San Francisco Fire Department boat shooting water into the air.

• When: 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. on Friday, October 11th
• Where: San Francisco Bay waterfront (the parade can be viewed from locations along the water between the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge)

Watch a parade of ships enter San Francisco Bay for Fleet Week.

Climb aboard various ships and experience what it's like to be a sailor in the US Navy and US Coast Guard. Here is the schedule.

Wednesday, October 9th

Ship: USS Somerset (LPD 25)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 27

Thursday, October 10th

Ship: USS Somerset (LPD 25)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 27

Ship: US Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 35

Saturday, October 12th

Ship: USS Somerset (LPD 25)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 27

Ship: USS Tripoli (LHA 7)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 30/32

Ship: US Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 35

Ship: Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Regina (FFH 334)
When: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
Where: Pier 15/17

Sunday, October 13th

Ship: USS Somerset (LPD 25)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 27

Ship: USS Tripoli (LHA 7)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 30/32

Ship: US Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750)
When: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m
Where: Pier 35

Ship: Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS Regina (FFH 334)
When: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m
Where: Pier 15/17

Monday, October 14th

Ship: USS Somerset (LPD 25)
When: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m
Where: Pier 27

Ship: USS Tripoli (LHA 7)
When: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m
Where: Pier 30/32

Pay special recognition to the U.S. Soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice by attending the “Honor Our Fallen” concert led by the U.S. Marine Corps’ 1st Marine Division Band.

Watch the Blue Angels and others perform during the San Francisco Fleet Week air show on Friday.

Enjoy performances by Navy and Marine Corps bands at free concerts throughout San Francisco neighborhoods. Check out the concert series schedule below.

Monday, October 7th

WHO: NBSW Woodwind Quintet
When: 4:30 p.m
Where: Sunset Branch Library (1305 18th Ave., San Francisco)

Tuesday, October 8th

WHO: NBSW Brass Band
When: 12 o'clock
Where: City College of San Francisco Student Union Amphitheater (50 Frida Kahlo Way, San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW Woodwind Quintet
When: 12 o'clock
Where: San Francisco Zoo (Sloat Boulevard and Upper Great Highway, San Francisco)

WHO: 1. MARDIV Woodwind Quintet
When: 1:30 p.m
Where: TJPA Salesforce Park Amphitheater (425 Mission St., San Francisco)

WHO: 1. MARDIV brass band
When: 6 p.m
Where: Noe Valley (3861 24th St., San Francisco)

Wednesday, October 9th

WHO: USAF Rock Band Mobility
When: 12 o'clock
Where: Pier 39

WHO: 1. MARDIV brass band
When: 12 o'clock
Where: Hayes Valley – Patricia's Green (50 Oak St., San Francisco)

WHO: 1. MARDIV Woodwind Quintet
When: 12 o'clock
Where: Yerba Buena Gardens Stone Stage (760 Howard St., San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW Woodwind Quintet
When: 12:30 p.m
Where: San Francisco VA Medical Center (4150 Clement St., San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW Woodwind Quintet
When: 5 p.m
Where: A Sansome Public Open Space (1 Sansome St., San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW Brass Band
When: 5 p.m
Where: Japan Town Buchanan Mall (22 Peace Plaza, San Francisco)

Thursday, Oct. 10

WHO: USAF Rock Band Mobility
When: 12 o'clock
Where: Pier 39

WHO: NBSW Woodwind Quintet
When: 12 o'clock
Where: Ferry Building (1 Ferry Building, San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW Brass Band
When: 5 p.m
Where: Jane Warner Plaza (Castro)

WHO: 1. MARDIV Ceremonial Band and NBSW Woodwind Quintet
When: 6 p.m
Where: Fall Theater at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center (401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco)

Friday, October 11th

WHO: NBSW Brass Band
When: 12 o'clock
Where: Golden Gate Park Band Shell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW Woodwind Quintet
When: 4 p.m
Where: Park Branch Library (1833 Page St., San Francisco

WHO: 1. MARDIV Ceremonial Band, Silent Drill Platoon and Diamondbacks
When: 4:30 p.m
Where: Union Square Plaza (333 Post St., San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW destroyer
When: 5 p.m
Where: Pier 39

WHO: 1. MARDIV brass band
When: 7:30 p.m
Where: Chinatown Night Market (Commercial Street and Grant Avenue, San Francisco)

Saturday, October 12th

WHO: NBSW Brass Band
When: 12 o'clock
Where: Ghirardelli Square (900 North Point St., Suite F301, San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW Woodwind Quintet
When: 1 p.m
Where: Lakeside Landing (2500 Ocean Ave., San Francisco)

WHO: 1. MARDIV brass band
When: 4 p.m
Where: West Portal Courtyard (82 West Portal Ave., San Francisco)

WHO: NBSW destroyer
When: 5 p.m
Where: Pier 39

WHO: 1. MARDIV Brass Band and Diamondbacks
When: 8 p.m
Where: Westwood (2036 Lombard St., San Francisco)

Sunday, October 13th

WHO: 1. MARDIV Ceremonial Band and NBSW Bands
When: 12:30 p.m
Where: Italian Heritage Parade (Jefferson and Powell Streets to Washington Park)

Monday, October 14th

WHO: 1. MARDIV Ceremonial Chapel
When: 10 O `clock
Where: Golden Gate Park Band Shell (75 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr., San Francisco)

For information about other Fleet Week events, visit the San Francisco Fleet Week website.

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