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Shutdown Pauses U.S. Military at SF Fleet Week, Grounds Blue Angels

Planning shifts to participation by Canada, Colombia, leaving a path for last‑minute U.S. involvement.

The Blue Angels practice their aerial maneuvers near Alcatraz Island over San Francisco Bay as seen from the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, October 10, 2019. 
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.
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Overview

  • Navy Region Southwest said the Navy and Marine Corps have paused Fleet Week planning due to the lapse in federal appropriations.
  • The Blue Angels are not expected to fly under the shutdown, and their Salinas airshow performance was already canceled.
  • Organizers confirm the festival will proceed Oct. 5–13 with international ships and the Canadian Snowbirds headlining the waterfront air show.
  • Two U.S. Navy ships slated to sail from San Diego will not make the voyage while the shutdown continues.
  • Events are being reviewed case by case, with local businesses expecting a financial hit and officials noting military elements could return if funding is restored quickly.