Organizers of this summer’s inaugural LA Fleet Week™ 2016 are in full planning mode for the week-long call of U.S. Navy ships on the LA Waterfront in the days leading up to and including Labor Day Weekend.
Friday September 2, through Monday September 5, big crowds are expected to converge at the Port of Los Angeles World Cruise Center for Naval vessel ship tours and a variety of exhibits and activities along the main channel that will bring together the public and more than 1,500 military personnel descending on the nation’s largest trade gateway for the end-of-summer celebration.
Fleet Week is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard tradition in New York, San Francisco and a number of other port cities. In November 2015, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, U.S. Navy officials and the Port of Los Angeles announced that Los Angeles will be added to the U.S. Navy’s official Fleet Week roster starting in 2016.
“LA Fleet Week™ at America’s Port® will be a great annual tradition for Angelenos to visit the LA Waterfront, tour ships, enjoy a variety of activities, and gain a deeper appreciation of our enlisted men and women,” said Mayor Garcetti during the announcement last fall.
“We are very excited to host and see a significant turnout for LA Fleet Week™,” said Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka. “This is a great occasion for people to visit and explore our harbor enclave and enjoy what’s destined to become an annual end-of-summer tradition in Southern California.”
Passes for the popular ship tours will be available both online and on-site, first-serve basis. Half of the passes will be made available online several weeks before the event.
In addition to ship tours, other activities planned for LA Fleet Week™ include a special “Fleet Week First Thursday” community welcome event, Veteran’s Village resource area, military and emergency responder equipment displays, family STEM Expo, live entertainment stage, and demonstration airshow planned among other activities.
Source & Image credit: Port of LA
