Fleet Week in New York City for Memorial Day
Fleet Week is a family-friendly week filled with parades, activities, musical events and more that make it a great family travel vacation spot for this Memorial Day weekend. Affordable family vacation travel ideas are hard to come by, especially when you’re trying to save up for a big family vacation later in the summer. That is why a trip to NYC is the perfect travel and leisure family vacation and a great family travel deal.
List of Activities during Fleet Week
- Tour several navy ships and submarines that are docked in the NYC harbor
- F-18 Flight Simulator and Paramount Top Gun video game kiosks
- Weapons display
- Coast Guard, Marine and Reserves displays
- Air/Ground demos
- Helicopter maneuvers
- Daily parades
- Games – flag football, softball, basketball, tug-o-war and even jousting
- World Trade Center Run (June 1st)
- Karaoke at the Hard Rock Café (June 1st)
- Marine Forces Reserve Band and the Navy Band Northeast
- Blood Drive (May 29th)
Activities Specifically for Kids
- Children for Children event – On May 28th work on a mural, plant trees and make cards with active duty soldiers
