The tall ships will parade into San Francisco Bay, and the U.S. Navy\u2019s Blue Angels will take to the skies for San Francisco\u2019s annual Fleet Week, a celebration of the nation\u2019s Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard that runs through Monday, Oct. 12.<\/p>\n
Activities include a Fleet Fest at Fisherman\u2019s Wharf, more than 25 free military band performances throughout the city (including two bands playing in the Italian Heritage Parade on Sunday), a K-9 police dog demonstration, a STEM festival and a high school band challenge.<\/p>\n
Want a glimpse of day-to-day shipboard life? Free ship tours are offered Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday at various piers on the San Francisco waterfront.<\/p>\n
On Friday, the largest Parade of Ships on the West Coast will sail under the Golden Gate Bridge into the bay, with the water-spouting San Francisco Fire Department boat leading the way. The parade runs from 10:30 a.m. to noon, with the reviewing stand located on the Marina Green.<\/p>\n
Fleet Week\u2019s headliners, the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, will take to the skies three days \u2014 Friday, Saturday and Sunday \u2014 as part of the big noon to 4 p.m. air show. Those shows will also feature a choreographed commercial airline performance by a United Airlines Boeing 777.<\/p>\n
The week wraps up on Monday with more ship tours at Pier 35 and a High School Band Challenge from 9 a.m. to noon at the Golden Gate Park bandshell.<\/p>\n