Fleet Week New York City 2025: Schedule, Parade of Ships, Tours

Fleet Week New York is returning to the New York Harbor this week with days of family-friendly activities and tours for the public.

The celebration of the armed forces will take place May 21-27 and include two U.S. Navy ships, two Coast Guard Cutters and five U.S. Navy Academy Yard Patrol boats, according to an announcement.

This year's theme is “Honoring the Past, Defending the Future: 250 Years of Sea Service Excellence" as the Navy and Marine Corps celebrate their 250th birthday.

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The USS New York will be one of the stars of the show. The amphibious transport dock ship was commissioned in 2009 and includes steel from the World Trade Center.

Michael Gargiulo reporting on USS New York sails into NY Harbor for Parade of Ships.

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The annual Parade of Ships when the participating vessels arrive in New York City will take place Wednesday morning as the ships move through the New York Harbor and up the Hudson River past Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 22: The Parade of Ships arrives into New York Harbor during the start of the 36th annual Fleet Week on May 22, 2024 in New York City. The ships travel past the Statue of Liberty and Battery Park in lower Manhattan before ending just below the George Washington Bridge. Fleet Week brings thousands of active service members to New York City for a week of ship tours, concerts, demonstrations and other events that give New Yorkers a close up view of the U.S. military. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

When is Fleet Week in New York City 2025?

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Fleet Week will take place Wednesday, May 21 through Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

When is the NYC Fleet Week Parade of Ships?

The Fleet Week New York Parade of Ships will take place the morning of Wednesday, May 21. The ships will travel from the Verrazano Bridge up through New York Harbor and to Piers 86-90 in Hell's Kitchen near the Intrepid Museum.

The exact time the parade will start and the ships will go by where you live is not confirmed, but you'll be able to follow along with the NBC New York app and streaming channel.

The ships are expected to dock around 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Fleet Week New York schedule of tours and ship locations

Here is Fleet Week New York's schedule from their announcement:

Manhattan, Pier 88 South: (Ship public tours on Friday & Saturday, May 23-24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS New York (LPD 21) from Norfolk, Virginia

Manhattan, Pier 90 North: (Ship public tours on Friday & Saturday, May 23-24, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Legend-class cutter USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) from Charleston, South Carolina
Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel HMCS Frédérick Rolette (AOPV 434) from Halifax, Canada (not available for tours)

Manhattan, Intrepid Museum, Pier 86: (Ship public tours on Thursday & Friday, May 22-23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Five U.S. Naval Academy YPs from Annapolis, Maryland

Homeport Pier, Staten Island: (Ship public tours will be May 22 - 26 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)

Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) from Norfolk, Virginia
Bay-class cutter USCGC Sturgeon Bay (WTGB 109) from Bayonne, New Jersey

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 02: Fire boats escort the future USS New York as she passes lower Manhattan next to where the World Trade Center towers once stood November 2, 2009 in New York City. The ship, which is built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow, is an amphibious transport dock ship and will be commissioned during a ceremony on November 7. As the ship entered New York Harbor where dozens of firefighters, family members of September 11 victims and onlookers gathered to watch, a detail aboard the 684-foot vessel fired a 21-gun salute. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Intrepid Museum Fleet Week activities

The Intrepid Museum will be hosting Fleet Week activities from May 23-26, including its annual free movie night on the flight deck on Friday, May 23. This year's movie will be Top Gun starring Tom Cruise in his role as "Maverick."

Military competitions and challenges will take place at the museum from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

Other activities and performances will take place Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

See the Intrepid Museum's full fleet Week schedule here.