LA Fleet Week

LA Fleet Week® 2018 is free and open to the public!

Fleet Week is an annual patriotic tradition where active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a major U.S. city for one week. LA Fleet Week® features guided ship tours, military demonstrations, live entertainment, and aerial demonstrations. Online ship tour reservations will be available in August and ship names will be announced two weeks before the event kicks off.

This year’s LA Fleet Week®—now the largest Labor Day Weekend public event in Southern California – will be sponsored by Amazon Prime Video’s original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. This much-anticipated CIA thriller will premiere, with talent and creators in attendance, on the opening night of LA Fleet Week!

“As a veteran myself, I can’t think of a better place than LA Fleet Week to screen our new series,” said Graham Roland, series co-creator and co-showrunner.  “The Jack Ryan franchise always has been and always will be a celebration of the men and women in uniform who sacrifice so much to protect us.  We owe them a great deal, and we hope to make them proud with our adaptation of this amazing franchise.”

Events

Welcome Party

Wednesday, August 29th: Food & Live Music in Downtown San Pedro on 6th Street, between Mesa St. and Centre St., starting at 6pm.

Swing Pedro

Thursday, August 30th: Swing Dance Party in Downtown San Pedro on 6th Street, between Mesa St. and Centre St., starting at 6pm.

Fireworks

Friday, August 31st: 10pm over Battleship IOWA.

Films

In celebration of the Navy’s 100th Anniversary in Hollywood, the LA Fleet Week Foundation will be screening six feature films at the historic Warner Grand Theatre in the San Pedro Arts District over Labor Day Weekend! From old black & whites to modern-era films, these military-themed flicks (all rated PG or PG-13) will be sure to appeal to a broad audience. Additionally, the first episode of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan on Amazon Prime Video, starring John Krasinski, will be shown during each night of the festival in between the first and second feature films.

Tickets may be purchased at the door. Cost for entry is $5.00 per person (CASH ONLY, please) and covers both films plus the Jack Ryan screening. Entry is FREE for all military, veterans, and children ages 3 and under.

The film schedule is as follows and is subject to change:

Saturday, September 1st through Monday, September 3rd:

4:00 pm – Ticket Sales Open
4:30 pm – Doors Open
5:00 pm – First feature film
7:00 pm – First episode of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
7:50 pm – Intermission
8:15 pm – Second feature film

FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

• Saturday, Sept. 1 – Marine Corps Night
  • “Sands of Iwo Jima” – John Wayne WWII classic, 1949
  • “Battle: Los Angeles” – Marine Corps versus aliens in Los Angeles, 2011

• Sunday, Sept. 2 – Navy Air Night
  • “Hell Divers” – Classic fighter pilot film starring Clark Gable and Wallace Beery, filmed aboard first aircraft carriers, 1931
  • “Top Gun” – Modern-day fighter pilot classic starring Tom Cruise, filmed aboard carriers with full Navy cooperation, 1986

• Monday, Sept. 3 – Navy Ships & Subs
  • “Mister Roberts” – Classic comedy starring Henry Fonda, Jack Lemmon and James Cagney about a Navy cargo ship serving in the South Pacific in the waning days of WWII, 1955
  • “Hunt for Red October” – American espionage thriller adapted from the Tom Clancy best-selling novel, 1990

For theatre location and details, please check out the LA Fleet Week website for the most up-to-date information.

Music

The Beach Boys (***SOLD OUT***) will headline an exciting roster of Musical Entertainment at LA Fleet Week!

The quintessential Southern California band leads a line-up of music acts performing over the multi-day event, Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Opening with Steve Morris, The Beach Boys will perform on the Delta Air Lines main stage on Saturday night (Sept. 1), followed by a spectacular laser light show set against the backdrop of the iconic Battleship IOWA.  FREE Tickets are required for the Sept 1st concert and will be distributed electronically during the weeks leading up to Labor Day weekend. **Tickets Here**

“I can’t think of a better way to celebrate LA Fleet Week and treat our military guests and the visiting public to a signature Southern California experience then to have The Beach Boys play on the LA Waterfront on Labor Day weekend,” said Jonathan Williams, president of the LA Fleet Week Foundation. “Thanks in large part to the Annenberg Foundation and other LA Fleet Week sponsors, we’ve signed a number of other terrific acts this year, adding to a great roster of LA Fleet Week entertainment that the whole family can enjoy.”

The Beach Boys are led by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston, who along with Jeffrey Foskett, Tim Bonhomme, John Cowsill, Keith Hubacher, Scott Totten and Christian Love continue the legacy of America’s iconic band. For this special LA Fleet Week performance, honorary Beach Boy John Stamos will join the band on drums.

With the Battleship IOWA as the backdrop, the evening entertainment during LA Fleet Week will play on the Delta Air Lines main stage, thanks to their partnership with the Bob Hope USO, the local nonprofit organization charged with providing support to our service members while they are in port for LA Fleet Week.

Great Music All Weekend!

On Friday afternoon (Aug. 31), American Idol finalist Jo Kross will perform, followed by The Voice show runner-up Michaela Paige.  Sunday evening (Sept. 2) entertainment will feature popular cover bands Rich Girl and Soul Sacrifice (playing music from Hall & Oats and Santana, respectively), followed by an encore laser show.  On Labor Day afternoon (Sept. 3), Faultlines featuring The Voice winner Ashley Morgan will perform, followed by award-winning country music artist Brent Payne.  Other acts include San Pedro favorites 110- South and a reunion of The Wingtips. The USO Show Troupewill also join the Labor Day music lineup.

Competitions

5 On 5 Basketball Tournament

A friendly, two-day single-elimination match-up between Sea Services teams (US Navy, US Marines, US Coast Guard, and the Royal Canadian Navy) and our very own L.A. City teams (law enforcement, first responders, and city government). The basketball court will be directly adjacent to the Battleship Iowa and the tournament will take place over Sept 1st & 2nd.

Galley Wars

Culinary Teams from the US Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy will compete in the third annual Labor Day cook-off. Princess Cruises chefs will coach each military team.

Battleship Blast Robot Wars

Conquer the Bridge Run/Walk Race & Victory Breakfast

Visiting Ships **Tickets for Tours**

• Ships TBD (announced Labor Day Weekend)

View the ships on the live cam as they sail into the Port of Los Angeles Main Channel!

About Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan

Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, co-produced with Paramount Television and Skydance Television, is a reinvention with a modern sensibility of the unexpected Tom Clancy hero, Jack Ryan, portrayed by John Krasinski. An up-and-coming CIA analyst, Ryan is thrust into a dangerous field assignment involving a new breed of terrorism that threatens destruction on a global scale. The one-hour, eight-episode dramatic series also stars Wendell Pierce and is set to debut globally on August 31 on Prime Video.

“Our story celebrates Jack Ryan as a classic American hero: brave, selfless and willing to put himself on the line in service of our country, like the men and women of our Armed Forces,” said Carlton Cuse, co-creator and co-showrunner of the series. “We could not be prouder that our show will be seen by those who keep us safe from the perils of our world.”

“We are thrilled to have Amazon Prime Video and Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan come aboard as the presenting sponsor for LA Fleet Week 2018,” said Jonathan Williams, president of the LA Fleet Week Foundation. “We look forward to the partnership and working with them as we gear up for what will be the most exciting LA Fleet Week yet.”

The sponsorship will include a number of exciting, yet-to-be announced elements to introduce the series publicly, including an on-site Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan “Escape Room” adventure experience and opportunities for LA Fleet Week visitors to watch the pilot episode of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan. More details will be announced at a later date.

About LA Fleet Week®

Southern California’s newest end-of-summer tradition, LA Fleet Week is an annual, multi-day celebration of our nation’s Sea Services over the Labor Day Weekend.  Free to the public, the event attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to the LA Waterfront in San Pedro.  Visitors enjoy public ship tours, military displays and equipment demonstrations, a kids’ STEM Expo, aircraft flyovers, live entertainment, the 10th Annual Conquer the Bridge Labor Day morning 5.3-mile walk/run over the iconic Vincent Thomas Bridge, the Galley Wars culinary competition between military branches, and all-around fun for the entire family.

LA Fleet Week is organized by the LA Fleet Week Foundation, in partnership with the Port of Los Angeles and City of Los Angeles.  Other LA Fleet Week 2018 sponsors to date include the Annenberg Foundation, Outfront Media, Delta Airlines, Bob Hope USO, Battleship IOWA, The Ahmanson Foundation, Andeavor, UPS, Clyde & Co., Los Angeles Chargers, Phillips 66, Sam’s Club and South Coast Plaza.

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