Los Angeles Fleet Week

— hosted for Free along the LA Waterfront in San Pedro, California

The Week of Memorial Day Weekend | 10:am – 6:pm

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA’S LARGEST MEMORIAL DAY EVENT – AND IT’S FREE!

LA Fleet Week® is an annual, multi-day celebration of our nation’s Sea Services held on the LA Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles over the extended Memorial Day Weekend. This year the 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, 2024, culminating with the LA Fleet Week Expo and ship tours on the L.A. Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro open to the public from May 24-27, 2024.

Events include:

• • Active duty ship tours
  • Military displays and equipment demonstrations
  • Live entertainment
  • Neighborhood Events
  • Downtown San Pedro and Wilmington Welcome Parties
  • Aircraft flyovers
  • Galley Wars culinary cook-off competition between Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force and Army teams
  • Competitions including Dodgeball and Military Has Talent Performances
  • Military band performances across Los Angeles

Lots of fun for the entire family. And best of all, the weekend event is FREE to the general public!

LA Fleet Week will also bring thousands of Navy sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and soldiers to experience Los Angeles as they participate in a variety of community events, and the Navy and Marine Corps bands play at venues throughout the area. The event will culminate on Memorial Day, May 27, with a solemn ceremony to honor those who lost their lives in the defense of our country. The Memorial Day Observance will be held on the LA Fleet Week Expo main stage in the event footprint adjacent to Battleship IOWA at 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro.

Free Public Tours of Active Duty Ships

Reservations for ship tours are not required and are available on a first-come, first-served basis. All adults must present a valid government-issued I.D. (state I.D. card, drivers license or passport) to take Navy ship tours. Non-US citizens must show valid passports and will be subject to a brief additional screening before boarding the vessels. Photocopies of I.D.s will not be accepted.

LA Fleet Week Expo Features Displays, Activities, and Events for the Entire Family
Located in the footprint next to the historic Battleship USS IOWA Museum, the LA Fleet Week Expo will be open to the general public 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily from Friday, May 24, to Monday, May 27. Free to the public, the Expo will provide a variety of activities and exhibits that highlight and celebrate the nation’s military services and the people who serve. Events will include: military displays and equipment demonstrations, live entertainment, aircraft flyovers, the annual Galley Wars culinary cook-off competition between culinary specialists from the five military service branches, and dodgeball and Military Has Talent competitions. Dining options will be provided by Vicky’s Doghouse Café aboard Battleship IOWA and a variety of popular food trucks.

Ship Tours: What You Need To Know

Time to check out some active duty Navy ships! Free tours of the aircraft carrier will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily from Friday, May 24, through Sunday, May 26, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Memorial Day, May 27. The aircraft carrier will be berthed in San Pedro’s Outer Harbor and the only way to go aboard will be to catch a shuttle bus from the main LA Fleet Week EXPO footprint. A Coast Guard cutter will also be available for tours in the Downtown Harbor adjacent to the Los Angeles Maritime Museum.

Here’s a quick list of helpful things to know when you come down to the harbor to see them:

• Go Aboard:
  • The ships will be berthed in San Pedro’s Outer Harbor and the ONLY WAY to go aboard an active duty ship will be to catch a SHUTTLE BUS from the main LA Fleet Week EXPO footprint adjacent to Battleship IOWA at 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro 90731
  • All adults must present a valid government-issued ID (state ID card, driver,s license or passport) to take Navy ship tours. Non-US citizens must show valid passports and will be subject to a brief additional screening before boarding the vessels. Photocopies of IDs will not be accepted

• Ship Tour Lines:
  • Lines to catch the shuttles form at the main EXPO footprint adjacent to Battleship IOWA. They will open at 10 AM and close at 3 PM. If you wish to tour the ships, please ensure you are in line no later than 3 PM

• Restrictions:
  • Visitors must be at least 5 years of age
  • No strollers permitted on the ships
  • Visitors must be able to walk unassisted without the aid of supporting devices for access to the vessels
  • Visitors must be able to walk through tight spaces and up and down steep ladders
  • An equivalency experience will be offered if desired
  • No public restrooms are available aboard the ships, but will be on the dock
  • Please wear closed-toed shoes. For your safety flip flops and high heels are strongly discouraged
  • No pets allowed

• Battleship IOWA will be open as usual. Please check IOWA’s website for times and prices. Active military and veterans will be admitted free all weekend with confirmation of military idea (does not apply to family members or friends).