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San Francisco Fleet Week Plans Around Possible Federal Shutdown

Organizers pledge to keep the festival running with community programming despite a potential pause of U.S. military assets.

Blue Angels fly over the Golden Gate Bridge during Fleet Week Air Show in San Francisco, California on October 13, 2024.
San Francisco Fleet Week — best known for its waterfront air show headlined by the Navy’s Blue Angels — will move forward next month, even if a potential federal government shutdown sidelines the U.S. military.
A F/A-18 Super Hornet belonging to the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, flies during a practice flight ahead of San Francisco Fleet Week, as seen from the Fairmont Hotel, in San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2024.
The Blue Angels perform during the San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show on October 11, 2024 in San Francisco..

Overview

  • U.S. Navy planner Brian O’Rourke said a shutdown would pause Navy and Marine Corps participation, but Fleet Week would continue as a local event.
  • Public affairs officials confirmed international partners, including visiting ships from Canada and Colombia and the Canadian Snowbirds air team, remain on the schedule.
  • The Navy is awaiting direction from the Department of War and the Department of the Navy as ships in San Diego prepare for potential departure later this week.
  • If Congress approves funding in time, organizers expect a first-responder helicopter flyout to meet arriving ships and conduct emergency preparedness exercises.
  • Events are slated for Oct. 5–13 as the West Coast celebration of the Navy’s 250th anniversary, with plans for ship tours, neighborhood concerts, and airshow programming.