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.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
May 21 - 28, 2008
Wednesday, May 21:
9:30-noon Parade of Ships & Aircraft fly-over the Hudson River from Verrazano Bridge to George Washington Bridge: Narrators will be at Stapleton Pier, SI & Fort Hamilton
7pm NY Yankees vs Baltimore Orioles Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY
Thursday, May 22:
8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 88, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 3pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close.
8am-5pm Navy Seal Static & Challenge Display Pier 90, 50th St &12th Ave/West Side Hwy
8am-5pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Stapleton Pier
8am-5pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Pier 88, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Staten Island Stapleton Pier, Staten Island
8am-5pm Navy Flight Simulator (F18) Stapleton Pier, Staten Island
8am-5pm Accelerate Your Life Experience Stapleton Pier, Staten Island
8am-5pm Canadian Ships open for tours Pier 92
9am-11am USMC Helicopter Raid demonstration Cunningham Park, Queens, NY
11am-1pm Blessing of the Fleet Homeport Pier, 455 Front St, Staten Island, NY 10304
7pm-8pm Memorial Day Parade - Larchmont Larchmont Ave, Larchmont, NY 10538
USMC Helo landing, reconnaissance demonstration and static display of weapons and aircraft
Friday, May 23
8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 90, 50th St &12th Ave/West Side Hwy
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 3pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close.
8am-5:30pm Navy Environmental Programs display Onboard LHD and Pier 88 lower level
6:30am-1:30pm Blood Drive Hangar Bay onboard LHD, Pier 88, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
8am-5pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Stapleton Pier
8am-5pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Pier 88, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
8am-5pm Canadian Ships open for tours Pier 92
8:15am-10:30am Vocalist American Stock Exchange Opening Bell
9am-11am World Trade Center Run Service members along with reps from NYPD, FDNY & PAPD will run a 2-mile route to the World Trade Center site and conduct a wreath laying ceremony.
10am-10:30am US Coast Guard Helicopter Rescue demo Off of Staten Island Homeport Pier
3pm-5pm Helicopter Raid demo Orchard Beach, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx
5pm-6pm Navy Band will perform a public concert Times Square Recruiting Station
5pm-6pm Times Square Concert Times Square, NYC
Saturday, May 24
6:30am-10am Today Show performance Rockfeller Plaza, NYC
8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 90, 50th St &12th Ave/West Side Hwy
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 3pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close.
8am-5pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Stapleton Pier
8am-5pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Pier 88, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
8am-5:30pm Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum display Staten Island
9am-4pm Marine Day in Times Square 7th Ave & 46th St, NY, NY: USMC personnel and static displays organic to an Infantry Battalion
10am-12pm USMC Helicopter Raid demo Eisenhower Park, Long Island, NY: USMC Helo landing, reconnaissance demonstration and static display of weapons and aircraft
12pm-1pm Office of Naval Research display/demo Pierside 88, lower level, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
5pm-7pm Helicopter Raid demo Clove Lake Park, Staten Island
5:30pm-7:30pm Marine Band free concert Central Park Bandshell
Sunday, May 25
**Note: There will be no public visitation of ship in Manhattan on Sunday. The ship will be closed.
7am-2pm Memorial Day Parade - Greepoint 519 Leonard St, Brooklyn, NY 11222
8am-5pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Stapleton Pier
8am-5pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Pier 88, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
9am-11am Greenpoint Memorial Day Parade 309 Eckford St, Brooklyn
2pm-3pm College Point Memorial Day Parade 26th Ave & College Point, Queens, NY 11356
12pm-2:30pm Memorial Day Parade - Forest Hills 107-15 Metropolitan Ave, Forrest Hills, Queens, NY
1pm-3pm Tug of War South Street Seaport
1pm-2:30pm Maspeth Memorial Day Parade Grand Ave & 72nd St, Maspeth, NY 11378
2pm-3pm Navy Band will perform public concert Times Square Recruiting Station
2pm-4pm Helicopter Raid Demo Playland Park Westchester County, Playland Park
Monday, May 26
8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 90, 50th St &12th Ave/West Side Hwy
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 3pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close.
1pm-2:15pm Memorial Day Parade - Bayville Bayville Ave, Bayville NY
2pm-3pm USMC, PFC Frank Vallone Memorial Mulberry & Canal Sts, NY, NY
10:30am-11:45am Soldiers & sailors Memorial Day Special Commemoration 320 W. 90th St, NY, NY
11am-1:30pm Memorial Day Parade - Bayridge John Paul Jones Park, 101st St & 4th Ave, Bay Bridge, Brooklyn, NY
11:30am -1pm Memorial Day Parade - Pelham Town of Pelham Parade Route/Veterans Park, Pelham, NY
2pm-4:30pm Memorial Day Parade - Little Neck Little Neck & Douglaston
10:30am-1:30pm Memorial Day Parade - New Rochelle Memorial Plaza, corner of Main St & Memorial Hwy, New Rochelle, NY 10801
12pm-1:30pm Memorial Day Parade - Manhattan Broadway & Dyckman, NY, NY
11am-12pm Intrepid Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony Pier 84, 45th &12th Ave
11am-1pm Memorial Day Parade - Glendale Cooper Ave & Myrtle Ave, Glendale, NY
12pm-2pm Memorial Day Parade - Staten Island Forrest Ave to Crystal Ave, Staten Island, NY
2pm-4pm Memorial Day Parade - City Island 550 City Island Dr, Bronx, NY 10464
Tuesday, May 27
8am-5pm Public visitation of ship in Manhattan Pier 90, 50th St &12th Ave/West Side Hwy
**Note: Lines maybe capped as early as 3pm to ensure all visitors have toured the ship before 5pm when the ships close.
8am-5:30pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Stapleton Pier
8am-5:30pm USCG & Auxiliary Outreach Display Pier 88, lower level, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
8am-5pm Accelerate Your Life Experience Sullivan's Pier, Staten Island
8am-5:30pm F-18 Navy Flight Simulator display Staten Island
8am-5:30 Navy Seal Static & Challenge display Pier 88, lower level, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
8am-5:30pm Navy Convention National Display booth Pier 88, lower level, 48th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
8am-5:30pm Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum display Staten Island
8am-5:30pm Navy Environmental Programs Display Onboard LHD, Pier 88, 47th St & 12th Ave/West Side Hwy
9am-6pm Navy Seal Static & Challenge Display Sullivan's Pier, Staten Island
10am-12pm USMC Helo Static Display Freeport HS, Long Island, NY
Wednesday, May 28
Ships and service members depart New York City
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