May 3rd to May 7th 2006

About the annual Fleet Week and Air and Sea Show event in Fort Lauderdale:

Fleet Week USA is ready to Sail into Port Everglades for the Nation’s Largest Salute to our Heroes. Thousands of sailors arriving in several U.S. Navy ships will be the guests of honor at Fleet Week USA SM, presented by McDonalds®.

Note: Many Gay clubs will host events this week. While this annual event is not Gay, Fort Lauderdale's Gay Clubs and hotels will be busier than ever.

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Wednesday, May 3rd
9:30 am - 12:00 pm Tuskegee Airmen Community Recognition Day Program presented by Success South Florida Magazine & the Red Tail Project
  African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Thursday, May 4th
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm McDonald's National Salute to America's Heroes Concert featuring the Blues Brothers
  Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Hard Rock Live, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL
8:30 pm - 10:00 pm BankAtlantic Performers' Party
  Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Tequila Ranch, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL
9:30 pm - 10:00 pm Fireworks Extravaganza
  Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, in Seminole Paradise, 1 Seminole Way, Hollywood, FL
Friday, May 5th
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Take Off Party presented by Affinity Internet, Inc.
  Tarpon Bend, Las Olas Riverfront, 200 SW 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Saturday, May 6th
9:00 am - 11:00 am Super Boat Grand Prix in association with Port
  Fort Lauderdale Beach---A1A/Sunrise Blvd.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm McDonald's Air & Sea Show
  Fort Lauderdale Beach--A1A & Sunrise Blvd.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Do It For Real Zone
  Military Interactive Exhibits, Sunrise Cinemas Galleria Mall, Fort Lauderdale, FL
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Bruce Rossmeyer Harley-Davidson Block Party
  Sunrise Blvd. & A1A, behind the Holiday Inn, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sunday, May 7th
9:00 am - 11:00 am Super Boat Grand Prix in association with Port
  Fort Lauderdale Beach---A1A/Sunrise Blvd.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm McDonald's Air & Sea Show
  Fort Lauderdale Beach---A1A/Sunrise Blvd.
9:00 am - 5:00 pm Do It For Real Zone
  Military Interactive Exhibits, Sunrise Cinemas Galleria Mall, Fort Lauderdale, FL

 

 
 

 


 

The ships arriving for Fleet Week USA will bring nearly three thousand Navy sailors, Marines and Coast Guard personnel to the nation's favorite liberty port.

In historic tradition, the Goodyear Blimp will escort the ships into port as they arrive the morning of May 3rd. In World War II, Good Year built airships to provide the U.S. Navy with aerial support as convoy escorts, and for anti-submarine patrolling. "Fleet Week USA will give a red carpet welcome to the men and women aboard our visiting Navy ships,“ said event spokeswoman Elaine Fitzgerald. “The public will be able to participate in a number of Fleet Week events, so this is the chance for all of South Florida to say thank you to those sea-going service people who put their lives on the line for our country.”