Fleet Week in San Francisco is picking up steam heading into the weekend with its annual barrage of activities, crowned by the air show featuring the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron.
That show started Friday and runs from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and is free to watch. All people have to do is look up.
The weekend will also be packed with free concerts by the Navy Band Southwest, 1st Marine Division Band, and the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West.
While Fleet Week is about half over, there were still more than a dozen concerts scheduled for Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
Also, the Humanitarian Assistance Village will be open to the public from Friday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at San Francisco’s Marina Green. The outdoor event includes demonstrations and booths from all branches of the military, as well as state and local emergency services agencies.
Visitors can learn about how to prepare for disasters, can meet military and civilian medical, rescue and logistics teams, touch and climb on the military equipment and talk to sailors, marines, coast guard or army personnel.
Throughout the weekend, people can also avail themselves of one of Fleet Week’s mainstays, the ship tours, which feature 10 U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy vessels to explore.
Also returning this year is the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, a 24-man rifle platoon, often referred to as The Marching Twenty-Four.
The unit performs a unique silent precision exhibition drill Saturday and Sunday at 11:30 a.m. on Marina Green.
Fleet Fest is a new offering this year that will take place Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Pier 30/32 next to the USS Tripoli.
Fleet Fest features special performances and exhibitions by the 1st Marine Division Marching Band and Brass Band, the United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon, and the 191st Army Brass and Jazz Bands.
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