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Fleet Week Comes to NYC This Wednesday: The Top Five Events

May 23, 2011 at 4:31 PM | by | Comments (0)

We've got two words for you: FLEET WEEK. More than 3,000 Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen are cruising into NYC this week in what's something of an annual celebration of military-themed drink specials and dress whites. Central Park will be at its leafiest, the club districts will be hopping, and cougars will be out searching for young, clean-shaven prey. It's summer in the city at its finest.

It all starts this Wednesday at 8:30am with the Parade of Ships on the Hudson River. Fleet Week is a Wednesday-to-Wednesday deal, so the servicemen have time to go home to their families if they choose, or to party it up in the Big Apple for seven straight days. While they're off the ships, the behemoth vessels open up to public tours—for free—from 8am to 5pm most days.

If your Memorial Day plans involve hanging out in NYC, we recommend hitting up a few of those tours and these next 5 events, our Top Five official events during Fleet Week:

[Photo: US Marine Corps on Flickr]

5. Sunday, May 29, 2-5pm.
Military Bands gather together in Times Square. Good time to meet some musical Marines.

4. Saturday, May 28, 4pm.
The Manhattan Dolls, a jazz/vocal trio, perform on the Intrepid. They dress in period costume (think retro pin-up girls) and it's one of the few female-focused things happening during the week.

3. Sunday, May 29, 11-11:30 am.
U.S. Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Helo Demo at Homeport Pier, Staten Island, NY. If you can make it to SI, the words "explosive" and "helo" (as in helicopter) should be enough to get you excited.

2. Friday, May 27, at 8 pm.
Intrepid Summer Movie Series "Kick-Off Event" screens the movie Top Gun on the flight deck. Free admission. Doors open at 7:30pm and movie starts at sunset.

1. Sunday, May 29, 10am-noon.
U.S. Marine Corps Marine Air Ground Task Force Demo in Corona Park, Queens, This should be awesome. Expect two hours of what would be modern military re-enactments, complete with full gear and special cameos from military vehicles.

For the full, day-by-day calendar of Fleet Week events, check out GoNYC Guide here.

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