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Fleet Week Fills the Northern Waterfront: Blue Angels, Ship Tours, and Fleet Fest Through October 12

San Francisco Fleet Week is underway through October 12, bringing the Blue Angels air show, the Parade of Ships, free ship tours, and the Fleet Fest community festival to Fisherman's Wharf and the Embarcadero.

San Francisco Fleet Week returned October 4 and runs through October 12, 2026, bringing more than a full week of military bands, ship tours, the Parade of Ships, community events, and aerial spectacle over San Francisco Bay. The marquee attraction is a three-day air show: the U.S. Navy Blue Angels headline performances over the bay between the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz, scheduled noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 9–11. The air show lineup alongside the Blue Angels includes the U.S.

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Joe Mantegna Returns to Lead 158th Italian Heritage Parade Through North Beach on October 11

Emmy-winning actor Joe Mantegna will grand-marshal the 158th San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade from Fisherman's Wharf to Washington Square on Sunday, October 11, the same day the Fleet Week air shows conclude overhead.

Emmy-winning, Tony-nominated actor Joe Mantegna will return as grand marshal of the San Francisco Italian Heritage Parade for a consecutive year, leading the 158th edition down Columbus Avenue on Sunday, October 11. Mantegna previously served as grand marshal for the 157th parade in October 2025, according to Hoodline citing NBC Bay Area.

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Holiday Ice Rink Tickets Now on Sale for Fisherman's Wharf's New Waterfront Attraction, Opening November 4

Tickets went on sale October 1 for San Francisco on Ice, a 6,300-square-foot outdoor rink at 80 Jefferson St. billed as the city's largest holiday skating surface, opening November 4 and running through January 18.

San Francisco on Ice, billed as the city's newest and largest holiday ice rink, is set to open November 4 at 80 Jefferson St., bringing a 6,300-square-foot outdoor skating surface and waterfront views to Fisherman's Wharf. The seasonal rink is slated to operate daily through January 18, 2027, with daily hours from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets went on sale October 1 at SanFranciscoOnIce.com, according to a Port of San Francisco news release and reporting by Hoodline and KRON4.

Upcoming Events

Friday, October 2

North Beach First Fridays Art Crawl

📍 North Beach (various galleries, museums, bars, and restaurants) · 5:00 PM · Verify · Funcheap SF

Saturday–Sunday, October 3–4

Madonna del Lume: Mass, Blessing of the Fleet, and Parade

📍 Saints Peter and Paul Church and Fisherman's Wharf, North Beach · Various times · Verify · San Francisco Italian Heritage Festival & Parade

Thursday, October 8

Fleet Week Heroes Block Party

📍 1524 Powell St., North Beach · 5:00 PM · Verify · Fleet Week SF

Friday, October 9

Fleet Week Parade of Ships

📍 San Francisco waterfront (Golden Gate Bridge to Bay Bridge) · 11:00 AM · Verify · Fleet Week SF

Friday–Sunday, October 9–11

Blue Angels Air Show — Fleet Week

📍 San Francisco Bay (northern waterfront viewing) · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Verify · Fleet Week SF

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Port's Fisherman's Wharf Forward Design Survey Closed September 30; Concept Plan Targeted for Early 2027

The Port of San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf Forward Concept Design Survey closed on September 30, 2026, as scheduled, according to the project page at sfport.com.

Ripley's Believe It or Not Remains Open While Planning End-of-Year Closure and Exhibit Sale

Ripley's Believe It or Not, which announced on September 22, 2026 that it will close its Fisherman's Wharf Odditorium at 175 Jefferson St. before the end of 2026, remains open as of…

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