MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND- Long Beach
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’s public events include:
- Active duty ship tours
- Military displays and equipment demonstrations
- Wells Fargo Veterans Village
- Live entertainment
- Aircraft flyovers
- Snapdragon STEM Expo
- Galley Wars culinary cook-off competition between Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Army teams.
- Military band performances across L.A.
Lots of fun for the entire family. And best of all, the weekend event is FREE to the general public!
LA Fleet Week is not only a fun public event, but also facilitates numerous symposiums, exercises, and outreaches focused on community resiliency, disaster preparedness, and support for area residents.
FRIDAY EVENTS INCLUDE
Live Entertainment by American Idols
May 27 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Join us Friday, May 27th for Ruben Studdard and Taylor Hicks in an American Idols Tribute To American Heroes! Ruben Studdard is a Grammy-nominated R&B singer and actor who rose to fame as winner of the second season of the reality competition series American Idol. Taylor Hicks also came to national notice on American Idol, when his soul, blues, country, and pop stylings won him the Season 5 crown. Catch Ruben and Taylor on the main stage at LA Fleet Week at 4:00 PM Friday, May 27th for FREE!
Live Entertainment by Navy Rock Band – Destroyers
Live Entertainment by First Marine Division Band At Griffith Observatory
Come see the First Marine Division Band in a live sunset concert at LA’s iconic Griffith Observatory.
STEM Expo- presented by Snapdragon
May 27 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Snapdragon displays and exhibits highlighting this exciting technology by Qualcomm. The award-winning Wyland Clean Water Mobile Learning Center, an interactive sensory experience of sign and sound.
Veterans Village-presented by Wells Fargo
May 27 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
Live Entertainment by KLOS Radio
May 27 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
95.5 KLOS Radio – SoCal’s rock station – will be broadcasting LIVE from the LA Fleet Week expo footprint from 10 AM – 3 PM Friday, May 27th. Come hear it in person or listen in to get in the mood for your weekend visit.
*FEATURING*
Marci Wiser’s Bootcamp from NOON – 1:00 PM: a commercial-free hour of high octane music to get you moving!
For additional information, visit the website @
lafleetweek.com
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