Is the USS Intrepid Museum hosting any special events during Fleet Week in New York City?
May 20–25 Fleet Week In partnership with New York City, the United States Navy and the Museum, more than a dozen Navy and Coast Guard ships—as well as ships from all over the world—visit New York Harbor during Fleet Week. The visiting Fleet Week vessels are open for free public tours daily. Military demonstrations, athletic competitions and many other exciting activities are just some of the reasons to visit over the course of the six-day celebration. Fleet Week event favorites include the Parade of Ships, a stem-to-stern relay race, tug-of-war crew competitions, Best Chow competition, and ongoing live demonstrations of military skills. As the Museum serves as the hub of Fleet Week activities, more than 250,000 visitors will experience the entire museum complex during this week alone. Sources: http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/About-Us/Press-Room
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/Fleet-Week-Schedule.aspx May 20th – May 26th FLEET WEEK 2009 Special Intrepid Fleet Week Hours Wednesday, May 20: 10:00AM – 5:00PM Thursday, May 21: 10:00AM – 5:00PM Friday, May 22: 10:00AM – 6:00PM Saturday, May 23: 10:00AM – 6:00PM Sunday, May 24: 10:00AM – 7:00PM Monday, May 25: 10:00AM – 7:00PM Tuesday, May 26: 10:00AM – 5:00PM Celebrate Fleet Week at the Intrepid Museum complex, and tour other Navy and Coast Guard ships, as they visit New York Harbor. Enjoy special performances from the cast of Wicked and Stomp. Don’t miss out as the military branches battle each other in the famous ‘Tug of War’ and ‘Stem to Stern Relay Race’. Be sure to watch Fleet Week’s most “heated” contest, as chefs from the visiting ships compete for the title of ‘Best Chow’. Visit military displays on pier 86 from all branches of the armed forces, concerts and so much more! Join us for the annua
May 20–25 Fleet Week In partnership with New York City, the United States Navy and the Museum, more than a dozen Navy and Coast Guard ships—as well as ships from all over the world—visit New York Harbor during Fleet Week. The visiting Fleet Week vessels are open for free public tours daily. Military demonstrations, athletic competitions and many other exciting activities are just some of the reasons to visit over the course of the six-day celebration. Fleet Week event favorites include the Parade of Ships, a stem-to-stern relay race, tug-of-war crew competitions, Best Chow competition, and ongoing live demonstrations of military skills. As the Museum serves as the hub of Fleet Week activities, more than 250,000 visitors will experience the entire museum complex during this week alone.
The Intrepid had been closed during the last two Fleet Weeks while it was being renovated. On the first day of Fleet Week, Wednesday, May 20, the Parade of Ships enters New York Harbor and sails up the Hudson River to the Intrepid’s location at Pier 86 on Manhattan’s West Side. Parade begins at 10:30 AM On Thursday, May 21 there is a ceremony at 11 AM to mark the reopening of the exhibit of the submarine USS Growler which had also been closed for repairs and is also located at Pier 86. At 2 PM there is a soccer match between US sailors and the New York Red Bulls professional soccer team on the flight deck of the Intrepid. On Friday, May 22, there will a demonstration by the US Coast Guard at 11 AM on the flight deck followed by various musical performance on Pier 86 all day: Navy band at 12 PM, Cast of Broadway’s Chicago at 2:30, Stomp at 3 PM and Rock of Ages at 3:30.
