NYC Fleet Week takes place every year in late May, spanning Memorial Day Weekend. Many of the events take place at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum (which charges admission, though military (retired and active) are admitted free), but there are also lots of free activities, including ship tours in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island, performances and demonstrations around New York City.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
- 8:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Parade of Ships
Where: Hudson River on Manhattan's west side
Thursday, May 24, 2012
- 8 am-5 pm
Free Ship Tours
Where: Pier 90 & 92, 51st St/West Side Highway
Where: Stapleton Pier, SI - 9 am
U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard Air & Water Demonstrations
USN Leap Frogs Parachute Jump (MH-53E), USMC airborne insertion/extraction of combat equipped Marines with helicopters.
Location: Coney Island, Brooklyn - 12:30 p.m.
USMC MAGTF Aviation Event
Marines will be available to discuss and interact with public.
Location: Sachem High School, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY - 1 p.m.
USN Aviation Event
Aerial demo would consist of MH-60S conducting Explosive Ordnance Team Search and rescue operations. After demo, MH-60S will land for static display
Location: Sheepshead Bay High School, Brooklyn
Friday, May 25, 2012
- 8 am-5 pm
Free Ship Tours
Where: Pier 90 & 92, 51st St/West Side Highway
Where: Stapleton Pier, SI - 9 am-4 pm
U.S. Marine Corps Day in Battery Park
Where: Battery Park - 9:30 a.m.
USN Aviation Event
Where: Hackensack High School, Hackensack, NJ - 10 a.m.
USMC Aviation Event
Where: Forrest Hills High School, Queens - 12:30 p.m.
USMC Aviation Event
Where: East Islip High School, Long Island - 12:30
USN Aviation Event
Where: Paramus Middle School, Paramus, NJ - 2:30 pm
USMC Aviation Event
Where: Orchard Beach (Bronx)
Saturday, May 26, 2012
- 8 am-5 pm
Free Ship Tours
Where: Pier 90 & 92, 51st St/West Side Highway
Where: Port Authority Piers, Brooklyn
Where: Stapleton Pier, SI - 9 am-6 pm
USMC Day in Times Square
featuring performance by the Navy Band NE & USMC Band
Where: Times Square - 10 am - 2 pm
U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Air and Land Demonstrations
Where: Eisenhower Park (East Meadow, NY) - Noon - 4 p.m.
Governors Island Family Fest\
Where: (Governors Island) - 1 pm
Staten Island Music Festival
Where: Staten Island
Sunday, May 27, 2012
- 8 am-5 pm
Free Ship Tours
Where: Stapleton Pier, SI
Where: Port Authority Piers, Brooklyn - 10 am
USMC Aviation Event
Where: Flushing Meadows Corona Park - 10 am - 3 pm
Staten Island War of 1812 Commemoration Event
Where: Ft. Wadsworth - 2 - 6 pm
Military Bands in Times Square
Where: Times Square - 2 pm
USN aviation event
Where: Randall Park, Freeport - 2 pm
USMC aviation event
Where: Playland Park, Rye, NY
Monday, May 28, 2012
- 8 am-5 pm
Free Ship Tours
Where: Pier 90 & 92, 51st St/West Side Highway
Where: Port Authority Piers, Brooklyn
Where: Stapleton Pier, SI - 9 am
USMC Aviation Event
Where: Clove Lake Park, Staten Island, NY
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
- 8 am-5 pm
Free Ship Tours
Where: Pier 90 & 92, 51st St/West Side Highway
Where: Stapleton Pier, SI - 1 pm
USN Aviation Event
Where: New Dorp High School, Staten Island, NY
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
- Ships and service members depart New York City
