Festival of Sail at LA Fleet Week
2026-05-23 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-24 09:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-25 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Join the Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI) for four days of tall ship sailing fun at the Downtown Harbor where 6th Street and Harbor Blvd meet!
In association with the Sherry Griswold Foundation, LAMI’s Festival of Sail at LA Fleet Week features four sails each day, including cannon battles, STEM-based educational sails and waterfront sails.
Stop by the TallShip Village just north of the LA Maritime Museum between 9 AM and 5 PM each day for free deck tours and hands-on activities for kids and adults, including kid-friendly STEAM activities, historic reenactors, unique photo ops with pirate characters, sea shanty sing-alongs, knot tying, crafts, face painting and more!
Please visit LAMI’s website for complete details and to purchase sail tickets.

Festival of Sail at LA Fleet Week
Friday, May 22 to Monday, May 25, 2026
LA Waterfront | San Pedro, California
lamitopsail.org/festival

Battleship IOWA Tours
2026-05-23 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-24 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-05-25 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Main Expo Footprint at the Battleship IOWA, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA, 95236, United States
Battleship IOWA served our country proudly in WWII, Korea, and the Cold War. Today, this historic U.S. Navy ship is an iconic Los Angeles landmark, considered one of the region’s best outdoor museums for families and visitors of all ages.
Come aboard to follow in the footsteps of generations of IOWA sailors, track the movements of our mischievous mascot Vicky the Dog, and learn why the ship is known as the “Battleship of Presidents,” “The Grey Ghost,” and “The Big Stick.” Add one of our behind-the-scenes guided tours to explore areas long off-limits to the public and hear first-hand accounts of service, commitment, and bravery.
Enjoy the museum with both in-person and virtual tour options.
A day on this marvel of engineering will create memories you and your family will treasure for years to come.
Admission fees for Battleship IOWA are:
– Military and Veterans: FREE (during LA Fleet Week only; show ID)
– Adults (12-61): $29.95
– Seniors (62+): $26.95
– Youth (3-11): $21.95
– Child (0-2): $0.00

Main LA Fleet Week EXPO
2026-05-23 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-24 10:00 - 18:00, 2026-05-25 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Main Expo Footprint at the Battleship IOWA, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA, 95236, United States
The main LA Fleet Week EXPO adjacent to Battleship IOWA is open daily from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Come check out:
– Military displays and equipment demonstrations
– Live entertainment
– Aircraft flyovers
– Galley Wars culinary cook-off competition between Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Army teams
– Competitions including Dodgeball and Military Has Talent
– Military band performances
– Memorial Day service
Lots of fun for the entire family. And best of all, the weekend event is FREE to the general public!
The EXPO is also where you’ll catch a shuttle bus to head to the Outer Harbor for ship tours. (For more information on ship tours, click here.)

Aerial Demonstrations at the LA Fleet Week Main Expo
2026-05-23 10:00 - 2026-05-25 16:00 UTC | Main Expo Footprint at the Battleship IOWA, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA, 95236, United States
Aerial demonstrations at the LA Fleet Week Main Expo feature aircraft from numerous agencies. They’ll happen Saturday, May 23, Sunday, May 24, and Monday, May 25 between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM.
Featured aircraft will be announced soon.

Galley Wars presented by FOX Entertainment
2026-05-23 12:00 - 14:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Main Expo Footprint at the Battleship IOWA, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA, 95236, United States
Get ready for Galley Wars!
This annual cooking competition, presented by FOX Entertainment, pits teams from visiting ships and units against one another for the coveted LA Fleet Week Galley Wars championship. This year’s contest will feature competing service branches will be announced soon.
The teams utilize ingredients that can be found on their ships or in what they’d have in the field and supplement them with a small budget of items locally sourced.
Each team is judged by a panel of celebrity and executive level chefs who choose the champion.
Can the three-time defending champs from the Coast Guard make it FOUR? Find out Saturday, May 23th!
Check out past Galley Wars competitions for a taste of the event:

– 2025 Galley Wars
– 2024 Galley Wars
– 2023 Galley Wars
– 2022 Galley Wars
– 2019 Galley Wars
– 2018 Galley Wars
– 2017 Galley Wars
– 2016 Galley Wars

Changels - Adopt The Arts
2026-05-23 13:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Main Expo Footprint at the Battleship IOWA, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA, 95236, United States
Adopt the Arts was co-founded by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy award-winning musician, Matt Sorum (Guns N’ ROses, Velvet Revolver, Deadland Ritural, Kings of Chaos) and founding board member Golden Globe and Emmy award-winning actor, Jane Lynch, in response to major cuts to the arts education budgets in LAUSD elementary schools.
Nearly 90% of California schools fail to meet state mandated arts education requirements. Music programs are constantly in danger of being cut from shrinking school budgets even though they’re proven to improve academics.
The Changels are Adopt the Arts’ honor choir, and they’ll be on the LA Fleet Week main stage today. Come by and cheer them on!
PS Check out their 2025 appearance at Rock For Responders, a benefit concert that featured Kings of Chaos and took place in the same spot they’ll be performing on this afternoon.

Dodgeball Tournament presented by FOX Sports
2026-05-24 10:30 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Main Expo Footprint at the Battleship IOWA, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA, 95236, United States
Are you ready for some DODGEBALL? Our double elimination tournament rolls out Sunday, May 25th from 10:30 AM 1:00 PM.
In 2022 the Marines earned the inaugural title for this fan-favorite event with their team, “Average Marines,” but since then it’s been all Army. Can the defending back-to-back-to-back champs make it a FOUR-peat or will it go to Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, first responders, or the underdog home team from Battleship IOWA?
Come by the court in front of the main EXPO stage and cheer on your favorites in this head-to-head quest for the LA Fleet Week championship.

LA Fleet Week Memorial Day Observance and Closing Ceremony
2026-05-25 17:00 - 18:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Main Expo Footprint at the Battleship IOWA, 250 S. Harbor Blvd., San Pedro, CA, 95236, United States
Closing out LA Fleet Week 2025 with a special ceremony at the Expo main stage to honor those who gave all.
