The best Fleet Week events and parties in NYC for 2025

Tour the ships all week long at the following locations:

Manhattan, Pier 88 South

• San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, USS New York (LPD 21) from Norfolk, Virginia
Tours are availalbe on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24, from 9am–4pm

Manhattan, Pier 90 North

• 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
Tours are availalbe on Friday, May 23 and Saturday, May 24, from 9am–4pm

Manhattan, Intrepid Museum, Pier 86

• Five U.S. Naval Academy YPs from Annapolis, Maryland
Tours are available on Thursday, May 22 and Friday, May 23, from 10am–4pm

Homeport Pier, Staten Island

• 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
Tours are available Thursday, May 22-Monday, May 26 from 9am–4pm

For World War II buffs and folks who like checking out fighter ships and planes, this museum on a real aircraft carrier, the Intrepid, docked at Pier 86 is a chance for an up-close look at the nuts and bolts of our not-so-distant history.

The Intrepid Museum serves as a primary destination during Fleet Week. Here are a few of the events happening there: live music with a vintage twist, virtual reality flight simulators with the U.S. Air Force, a Morse code bracelet making activity, pull-up contests, chances to meet military members and lots more.

On Monday, May 26, the Intrepid will host a Memorial Day ceremony at 10am. Civic and military leaders will offer remarks and conduct a special wreath-laying ceremony to honor the fallen. The ceremony will conclude with a flyover by fighter jets.