Cloudy (62 oF • 17 oC)Fleet Week
October 4th - 8th, 2012
Fleet Week is the Bay Area's opportunity to pay tribute to the men and women of our nation's Navy and Marine services. Taking place in mid-October, Fleet Week will feature Navy ships dock-side, while the Blue Angels and other aircraft fly above the San Francisco Bay. Fisherman's Wharf serves as the prime viewing spot for the Fleet Week airshow and the hub of Fleet Week related events.
The 2012 schedule will be posted here as soon as it is confirmed. Until then, here is the 2011 schedule for your reference.
| Friday, October 7 | ||
| 12:30pm-4pm | Fleet Week Air Show Practice | |
| 12pm-2pm | Navy Band Southwest Concert | PIER 39 |
| 1-4pm | Andy Kong (Pop Vocalist) Performs | Ghirardelli Square |
| 4:30-8pm | Kippy Marks (Electric Violin) | Ghirardelli Square |
| 4pm-7pm | Take 2 Concert | PIER 39 |
| 7:00pm-7:45pm | Meet & Greet The Blue Angels | PIER 39 |
| Saturday, October 8 | ||
| 8am-4pm | Ship Tour, USS Bonhomme Richard | Pier 30-32 |
| 9am-4:30pm | Cruise on the SS Jeremiah O'Brien* |
Pier 45 |
| 9am-5pm | Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response Display | Marina Green |
| 9am-5pm | W Foundation's Navy in Space Exhibit | Marina Green |
| 9am-5pm | Anthem Health’s Bringing Back Recess Exhibit | Marina Green |
| 11am | Parade of Ships begins | Begins at GG Bridge |
| 12-3pm | Travis Brass Group Perfroms | Ghirardelli Square |
| 12:30pm-4pm | Fleet Week Air Show (Blue Angels from 3-4pm) | |
| 2pm-3pm | First Marine Division Band Concert | PIER 39 |
| 4pm-7pm | LoveFool 90’s Cover Band Concert | PIER 39 |
| 4pm-8pm | Tip of the Top (Rock, Swing, Blues) Performs | Ghirardelli Square |
| 6pm-7pm | Marine Band Concert | Huntington Park |
| Sunday, October 9 | ||
| 8am-4pm | Ship Tour, USS Milius, USS Antietem, USS Chief | Pier 27 |
| 8am-4pm | Ship Tour, USCGC Bertholf, USCGC Alert, HMCS Ottawa | Pier 35 |
| 8am-4pm | Ship Tour, USS Bonhomme Richard | Pier 30-32 |
| 9am-5pm | Humanitarian Assistance Disaster Response Display | Marina Green |
| 9am-5pm | W Foundation's Navy in Space Exhibit | Marina Green |
| 9am-5pm | Anthem Health’s Bringing Back Recess exhibit | Marina Green |
| 10am-4:30 | Cruise on the SS Jeremiah O'Brien* | Pier 45 |
| 12pm-2pm | Navy Band Southwest Concert | PIER 39 |
| 12pm-3pm | 59th Army Jazz Military Band Performs | Ghirardelli Square |
| 12:30pm-4pm | Fleet Week Air Show | |
| 12:30pm | 143rd Annual Italian Heritage Parade** | Powell & Jefferson |
| 4pm-7pm | Mustache Harbor Concert | PIER 39 |
| 4pm-7pm | Delta Drifters Country Band Performs | Ghirardelli Square |
| Monday, October 10 | ||
| 8am-4pm | Ship Tour, USS Milius, USS Antietem, USS Chief | Pier 27 |
| 8am-4pm | Ship Tour, USCGC Bertholf, USCGC Alert, HMCS Ottawa | Pier 35 |
| 8am-4pm | Ship Tour, USS Bonhomme Richard | Pier 30-32 |
| 12pm-2pm | Navy Band Southwest | PIER 39 |
| 1pm-4pm | Darryl Johnson Saxophonist Performs | Ghirardelli Square |
| 4:30pm-7pm | John Clarke Classical Guitarist Performs | Ghirardelli Square |
*Reservations aboard the Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O'Brien can be made atwww.ssjeremiahobrien.org, boarding begins one hour before departure.
**Powell & Jefferson are the beginning of the parade which will proceed down Jefferson Street before turning up Columbus Street to North Beach and Washington Square.
