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Memorial Day Weekend

Festival & Ship Tours:  22-25 May 2026
Neighborhood Activations:  19-25 May 2026

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LA Fleet Week is a popular event for media participation in the lead up and over Memorial Day weekend.

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LA FLEET WEEK 2024 TO HOST FIRST NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER VISIT TO LOS ANGELES IN 13 YEARS

For the First Time Since 2011, A Navy Aircraft Carrier will Arrive at the Port of Los Angeles for Public Tours During the Largest Memorial Day Weekend Event in Los Angeles SAN PEDRO, Calif. – May 13, 2024 – LA Fleet Week, Los Angeles' annual, multi-day celebration of our nation's Sea Services, today announced a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will participate in LA Fleet Week 2024, marking 13 years since the last time an aircraft carrier visited Los Angeles and was available for public tours. LA Fleet Week, the largest Memorial Day weekend event in Los Angeles, will host events and activities throughout the Los Angeles area from May 22-27,...

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Military Personnel To Give Back To The Community During LA Fleet Week

Military Personnel To Give Back To The Community During LA Fleet Week

LA Fleet Week, the annual multi-day celebration of our nation’s Sea Services, will take place over the Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30, in San Pedro at the Port of Los Angeles.  Active-duty sailors and Marines visiting Los Angeles for LA Fleet Week will be giving back to the local community by volunteering their time at organizations throughout the Los Angeles  area. Following is a list of the scheduled community relations projects that Navy sailors and Marines will be participating in: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 • St. Francis Center, 1835 South Hope St, L.A. – 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Serving breakfast to the homeless • Los Angeles...

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NAVY AND MARINE CORPS BANDS TO BRING LA FLEET WEEK INTO THE COMMUNITY

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS BANDS TO BRING LA FLEET WEEK INTO THE COMMUNITY

LA Fleet Week, the annual multi-day celebration of our nation’s Sea Services, will take place over the Memorial Day weekend, May 27-30, in San Pedro at the Port of Los Angeles. Professional musicians from Navy Band Southwest and 1st Marine Division Band will provide public performances throughout the Los Angeles area, showcasing a wide variety of genres to entertain audiences of all ages. Following is a list of the scheduled performance locations that are open to the public: Monday, May 23, 2022 The Original Farmer’s Market – 12 p.m. – Marine Corps Band Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Roxbury Memorial Park, 471 S. Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills...

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IT’S BACK! ALL ABOARD FOR LA FLEET WEEK’S  2022 ‘GALLEY WARS’ CULINARY COMPETION

IT’S BACK! ALL ABOARD FOR LA FLEET WEEK’S 2022 ‘GALLEY WARS’ CULINARY COMPETION

The famous LA Fleet Week® “grill off” between U.S. military branches returns to Battleship IOWA May 29, and U.S. Army is joining the competition for the best surf-and-turf bragging rights   SAN PEDRO, Calif. – May 17, 2022 – Tie on the aprons, fire up the grills and get the spatulas ready! The famous LA Fleet Week® Galley Wars grilling competition is back in action after a two-year hiatus, taking place over Memorial Day Weekend on the LA Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles.   Sponsored this year by Fox Entertainment and Weber grills, the event will pit active culinary specialists from the United States Navy, Marine...

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