San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show
The last edition has finished and the organiser has not yet published dates for the next one. Going by previous years, expect it around early October 2027 — but that is our projection, not an announcement, and nothing is settled until the organiser publishes the dates. Check with the organiser before you travel: blueangels.navy.mil.
About
The flying centrepiece of San Francisco Fleet Week, held annually since 1981 and flown over San Francisco Bay with the Golden Gate Bridge and the city skyline as a backdrop - among the most photographed settings of any air show anywhere. The Blue Angels headline, joined in 2026 by the USAF F-22 Raptor demonstration team and the Air Force Heritage Flight. The display is free to watch from the northern waterfront around Fisherman's Wharf and Marina Green, and sits within a wider week of ship tours, a humanitarian assistance exercise and a STEM programme.
Programme
The programme for the next edition hasn’t been published yet. It goes up here as soon as the organiser releases it.
Getting there
Last held at Marina Green
Free to watch from the public waterfront. fleetweeksf.org's own site names Marina Green as the free viewing Festival Center and the reviewing area for the Parade of Ships, and lists Marina Green as the air show location; general admission is free. The air show flies daily from 12:00 to 16:00 on Fri 9, Sat 10 and Sun 11 Oct, with the Parade of Ships on Fri 9 Oct from 11:00 to 12:00. Fleet Fest is a separate waterfront event at Fisherman's Wharf (Sat 10 Oct 10:00-19:00, Sun 11 Oct 10:00-17:00), with the SkyStar Wheel and the Service & Safety Expo at Pier 27. Ship tours are offered at Piers 35 and 27 on 10-11 Oct, 10:00-16:00. Optional paid upgrades exist (an Air Show Network VIP package, plus premium box, VIP flight-deck-club and private-chalet tiers sold via a third-party platform) but are not required to watch the display. The organiser recommends booking parking in advance via its own SpotHero page rather than relying on day-of parking, and points visitors to 511.org for BART/Muni planning, warning that transit will be busy throughout the wider 4-12 Oct Fleet Week window. No specific route or station is named.
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