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Navy and Nation 250

 

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Alabama

Navy Week: Huntsville, AL

May 21-27, 2025

Huntsville, AL

Alaska

Juneau Maritime Festival

May 9, 2026

Juneau, AK

Blue Angels: Arctic Thunder Air Show and Open House

Aug 8-9, 2026

JB Elmendorf-Richardson AFB, AK

Arizona

Navy Week Flagstaff

Nov 9-16, 2026

Flagstaff, AZ

Arkansas

Event Title

Date

City, State

California

Blue Angels: Naval Air Station Lemoore Air Show

Mar 21-22, 2026

Naval Air Station Lemoore, CA

Battle of San Diego Bay Anniversary

Mar 22, 2026

Point Loma, CA

Sonora High School Clinic

Mar 26, 2026

La Habra, CA

Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony

Mar 30, 2026

San Diego, CA

LA Fleet Week Performances

May 18-25, 2026

Los Angelas, CA

Blue Angels: San Francisco Fleet Week

Oct 10-16, 2026

San Francisco, CA

Colorado

Blue Angels: Grand Junction Air Show

Oct 3-4, 2026

Grand Junction, CO

Connecticut

East Hampton 250th Concert

May 12, 2026

East Hampton, CT

Washington D.C

Chief Petty Officers Birthday 2026

Apr 1, 2026

Washington D.C.

Music in the Schools Performance

Apr 3, 2026

Washington D.C.

Whie House Easter Egg Roll

Apr 6, 2026

Washington D.C.

Cherry Blossom Parade 2026

Apr 11, 2026

Washington D.C.

Navy Memorial Blessing of the Fleet 2026

Apr 11, 2026

Washington D.C.

USO 2026 Annual Awards Gala

Apr 16, 2026

Washington D.C.

White House Garden Tour

Apr 18, 2026

Washington D.C.

Memorial Day Wreath Ceremony 2026

May 25, 2026

Washington D.C.

Battle of Midway Commemoration Ceremony 2026

Jun 4, 2026

Washington D.C.

POW/MIA Recognition Day Wreath Ceremony 2026

Sept 18, 2026

Washington D.C.

Veterans Day Wreath Ceremony 2026

Nov 11, 2026

Washington D.C.

Pearl Harbor Recognition Day Wreath Ceremony 2026

Dec 7, 2026

Washington D.C.

Delaware

Navy Week Sussex County

Oct 20-26, 2026

Sussex County, DE

Florida

Explore 904 Homeschool Visit to Navy Band Southeast School Outreach Performance

Mar 6, 2026

Jacksonville, FL

Blue Angels: Air-Space Expo

Apr 11-12, 2026

Coco Beach, FL

Executive Engagement Visit

Apr 24-26, 2026

Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Blue Angels: Vero Beach Air Show

May 16-17, 2026

Vero Beach, FL

Blue Angels: Naval Air Station Jacksonville Air Show

Oct 17-18, 2026

Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL

Blue Angels: Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show/p>

Nov 16-17, 2026

Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL

Georgia

Savannah Saint Patrick's Day Parade

Mar 15, 2026

Savannah, GA

Blue Angels: Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show

Apr 25-26, 2026

Vidalia, GA

Blue Angels: Air Dot Show Atlanta

Oct 31, 2026

Peachtree City, GA

Hawaii

Honolulu Festival Performance - Waikiki Beach Walk Stage

Mar 14, 2026

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu Festival Performance - Waikiki Beach Walk Stage

Mar 15, 2026

Honolulu, HI

Idaho

Blue Angels: Magic Valley Twin Falls Air Show

Aug 16-17, 2025

Twin Falls, ID

Illinois

Northern Illinois Wind Symphony Performance

Feb 25, 2026

Dekalb, IL

Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade

Mar 14, 2026

Chicago, IL

Blue Angels: 68th Annual Chicago Air & Water Show

Aug 29-30, 2026

Chicago, IL

Indiana

Executive Engagement Visit (EEV): SES Peter Lynch

May 1, 2025

West Lafayette, IN

Iowa

Wilton Iowa Founders Day Parade

Aug 16, 2025

Wilton, Iowa

Kansas

Executive Engagement Visit (EEV): CAPT Shaina M. Hogan

Jun 6, 2025

Wichita, KS

Kentucky

Navy Week Lexington

Apr 7-13, 2026

Lexington, KY

Louisiana

Fleet Week NOLA 2026 / SAIL 250 NOLA

May 28- Jun 1, 2026

New Oreleans, LA

Maine

Blue Angels: Great State of Maine Air Show

Jul 11-12, 2026

Brunswick, ME

Maryland

Music in the Schools Performance

Apr 15, 2026

Annapolis, MD

Public Concert

Apr 15, 2026

Charlotte Hall, MD

Music in the Schools Performance

Apr 15, 2026

Glenn Dale, MD

Blue Angels: U.S. Naval Academy Air Show / Graduation Flyover

May 20-22, 2026

USNA, Annapolis, MD

Blue Angels: Naval Air Station Patuxent River 75th Anniversary Air Expo

Jun 20-21, 2026

Patuxent River, MD

Blue Angels: Maryland Fleet Week & Fly Over Baltimore

Jun 27-28, 2026

Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, MD

Massachusetts

Executive Engagement Visit

May 11-12, 2026

Quincy/Boston, MA

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Wings Over Meridian Public Concert

Mar 28, 2026

Meridian, MS

Blue Angels: Naval Air Station Meridian Air Show

Mar 28-29, 2026

Naval Air Station Meridian,MS

Missouri

Blue Angels: Spirit of St. Louis Air Show & STEM Expo

June 6-7, 2026

St. Louis (Chesterfield), MO

Montana

Billings Public Library Performance

Apr 15, 2026

Billings, MT

Navy Week Billings

Aug 17-24, 2026

Billings, MT

Blue Angels: Yellow Stone International Air Show

Aug 22-23, 2026

Billings, MT

Nebraska

Navy Week Omaha

Jun 15-21, 2026

Omaha, NE

Nevada

Executive Engagement Visit (EEV): RDML Martinez de Pinillos

Jun 6-8, 2025

Las Vegas, NV

New Hampshire

Blue Angels: Thunder Over New Hampshire Air Show

Sep 6-7, 2025

Portsmouth, NH

New Jersey

International Naval Review 250

Jul 3-8, 2026

Port of NJ, NJ

New Mexico

Santa Fe Navy Week

Nov 10-16, 2025

Santa Fe, NM

New York

Executive Engagement Visit

Apr 30 - May 1, 2026

Bronx, NY

International Naval Review 250

Jul 3-8, 2026

Port of NY, NY

Blue Angels Flyover (New York)

Jul 4, 2026

New York City, NY

Blue Angels: Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach Park

Jul 5-6, 2026

Wantagh, NY

Whitehall Naval Heritage Weekend

Oct 2-3, 2026

Whitehall, NY

North Carolina

Executive Engagement Visit

Apr 13-14, 2026

Wilmington, NC

Navy Week Charlotte

May 4-10, 2026

Carlotte, NC

Blue Angels: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show

May 9-10, 2026

Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, NC

North Dakota

Fargo Air Museum Veterans Coffee Hour

April 8, 2026

Fargo, ND

North Dakota State University Masterclass

April 8, 2026

Fargo, ND

North Dakota State University Recital

April 8, 2026

Fargo, ND

University of North Dakota Recital

April 9, 2026

Grand Folks, ND

VA Hospital Concert

April 9, 2026

Fargo, ND

Ohio

Blue Angels: CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show

June 13-14, 2026

Dayton, OH

Blue Angels: Cleveland National Air Show

Sept 9-7, 2026

Cleveland, OH

Navy Week Cincinatti

Sept 14-20, 2026

Cincinatti, OH

Oklahoma

Executive Engagement Visit (EEV): Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James Honea

Jun 4-6, 2025

Oklahoma City, OK

Oregon

Blue Angels: Oregon International Air Show

Aug 15-16, 2026

McMinnville, OR

Grand Floral/Starlight Parade

June 6, 2026

Portland, OR

Pennsylvania

Navy Week Harrisburg

May 20-26, 2026

Harrisburg, PA

Blue Angels: Air Dot Show Harrisburg

May 23-24, 2026

Harrisburg (Middletown), PA

Rhode Island

26th International Sea power Symposium

Oct 7-10, 2025

Newport, RI

South Carolina

Hilton Head Saint Patrick's Day Parade

March 15, 2026

Hilton Head Island, SC

Blue Angels: Charleston Air Show "Heroes of Flight"

May 2-3, 2026

JB Charleston, SC

South Dakota

Navy Ball Sioux Falls

Oct 18, 2025

Sioux Falls, SD

250th Birthday Navy Ball hosted by the Navy League - South Dakota Council

Oct 18, 2025

Sioux Falls, SD

Tennessee

Executive Engagement Visit

Apr 4-9, 2026

Chattanooga, TN

Texas

Executive Engagement Visit

Mar 24-25, 2026

San Antonio, TX

Blue Angels: Wings Over South Texas

Apr 18-19, 2026

Naval Air Station Kingsville, TX

Blue Angels: Amigo Airsho Inc.

Oct 24-25, 2026

El Paso, TX

Utah

Zion National Park Navy 250 Tour

Apr 18-26, 2026

Zion National Park, UT

Vermont

Navy Week Burlington

Aug 24-30, 2026

Burlington, VT

Virginia

US Army Band Tuba-Euphonium Workshop Clinic

Feb 17-24, 2026

Ft Myer, VA

Executive Engagement Visit

Mar 3-4, 2026

Jamestown/Williamsburg, VA

Fleet Week Norfolk 2026 / SAIL 250 Norfolk 

Jun 19-25 2026

Norfolk, VA

Washington

Ballou Junior HS Band Concert

Mar 25, 2026

Puyallup, WA

Keyport Concert Series

Apr 19, 2026

Keyport, WA

Armed Forces Day Parade Downtown Bremerton

May 16, 2026

Bremerton, WA

Celebrate America 250 Picnic in the Park

May 30 2026

Spokane Valley, WA

200th Anniversary of the MU Rating Concert

Aug 7, 2026

Bremerton, WA

Gray Harbo College Small Band Festival

Nov 19, 2026

Aberdeen, WA

West Virginia

West Virginia’s Greatest Air Show

May 17–18, 2025

Martinsburg, West Virginia

Wisconsin

Service Experience Day - Open House performance

Oct 24, 2025

Milwaukee, WI

Wyoming

Superday 2026

June 26, 2026/p>

Cheyenne, WY

Guam

Guam Navy Ball

Oct 11, 2025

Dusit Thani Guam - Tumon, Guam

Puerto Rico

Event Title

Date

City, State

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Event Title

Date

City, State

American Samoa

Navy Week America Samoa

Apr 21, 2025

American Samoa

U.S. Virgin Islands

Event Title

Date

City, State

International

Joint Force Command Naples 75th Anniversary

Jun 19, 2026

Lago Patria, Italy

Festa Americana

Jul 4, 2026

Naples, Italy

Statia Day

Nov 16, 2026

St. Eustatius, Caribbean Island

250 MAIN MENU

America is a maritime nation. Since before our Nation’s inception, the Navy has sailed the globe in defense of freedom. In 2025, the Navy celebrated its 250th birthday with a series of commemorative events, multilateral exercises, and community engagements. 

 

In 2026, the Navy will again commemorate its contribution to the Nation’s defense as part of a whole-of-government 250 celebration planned by the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission. The Navy will host port calls and community outreach engagements in major U.S. cities. The International Naval Review will culminate the events as a maritime highlight.

 

Over the course of this two-year effort, the Navy will inform and engage audiences about how it safeguards U.S. national security, supports our Allies and partners, and remains essential to sustaining America’s prosperity and protecting U.S. interests around the globe. Celebrate with us and learn more about the Nation 250 schedule of events below!

 

Please visit our site often for the most up to date schedule and activities.

 

Nation 250 Events 2026 Schedule

Date City State Event  
March 21-22, 2026 Naval Air Station Lemoore California Blue Angels: Naval Air Station Lemoore Air Show More Info
March 22, 2026 Point Loma California Battle of San Diego Bay Anniversary  
March 24-25, 2026 San Antonio Texas Executive Engagement Visit  
March 25, 2026 Puyallup Washington Ballou Junior HS Band Concert  
March 26, 2026 La Habra California Sonora High School Clinic  
March 28, 2026 Meridian Mississippi Wings Over Meridian Public Concert  
March 28-29, 2026 Naval Air Station Meridian Missouri Blue Angels: Naval Air Station Meridian Air Show More Info
March 30, 2026 LSan Diego California Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony  
April 1, 2026 Washington D.C. Chief Petty Officers Birthday 2026  
April 3, 2026 Washington D.C. Music in the Schools Performance  
April 6, 2026 Washington D.C. Whie House Easter Egg Roll  
April 8, 2026 Fargo North Dakota Fargo Air Museum Veterans Coffee Hour  
April 8, 2026 Fargo North Dakota Fargo Air Museum Veterans Coffee Hour  
April 8, 2026 Fargo North Dakota North Dakota State University Recital  
April 9, 2026 Grand Folks North Dakota University of North Dakota Recital  
April 9, 2026 Fargo North Dakota VA Hospital Concert  
April 6-9, 2026 Chattanooga Tennessee Executive Engagement Visit  
April 7-13, 2026 Lexington Kentucky Navy Week Lexington  
April 10, 2026 Jacksonville Florida Mayport Elementary Month of the Military Child Celebration  
April 11, 2026 Washington D.C. Blessing of the Fleet 2026  
April 11, 2026 Washington D.C. Navy Memorial Blessing of the Fleet 2026  
April 11, 2026 Washington D.C. Cherry Blossom Parade 2026  
April 11-12, 2026 Coco Beach Florida Blue Angels: Air-Space Expo More Info
April 13-14, 2026 Wilmington North Carolina Executive Engagement Visit  
April 15, 2026 Annapolis Maryland Music in the Schools Performance  
April 15, 2026 Charlotte Hall Maryland Public Concert  
April 15, 2026 Glenn Dale Maryland Music in the Schools Performance  
April 15, 2026 Billings Montana Billings Public Library Performance  
April 16, 2026 Washington, D.C. USO 2026 Annual Awards Gala  
April 16, 2026 Washington, D.C. White House Garden Tour  
April 18-26, 2026 Zion National Park Utah Zion National Park Navy 250 Tour  
April 18-19, 2026 Naval Air Station Kingsville Texas Blue Angels: Wings Over South Texas More Info
April 19, 2026 Coco Beach Florida Blue Angels: Air-Space Expo More Info
April 19, 2026 Keyport Washington Keyport Concert Series  
April 20-26, 2026 Various Various Navy Week National Parks  
April 20-21 2026 National Harbor Maryland Sea Air Space Exposition  
April 21 2026 Alexandria Virginia Music in the School  
April 21 2026 Clifton Virginia Public Concert  
April 22 2026 McClean Virginia Public Concert  
April 24 2026 Arlington Virginia Music in the Schools  
April 24 2026 Bremerton Washington Military Child Appreciation Month  
April 24-26, 2026 Ft. Lauderdale Florida Executive Engagement Visit  
April 25 2026 Baltimore Maryland Public Concert  
April 25-26, 2026 Vidalia Georgia Blue Angels: Vidalia Onion Festival Air Show More Info
April 26 2026 Shippensburg Philadelphia Public Concert  
April 29 2026 Washington D.C. Music in the Schools  
April 30 - May 1, 2026 Bronx New York Executive Engagement Visit  
May 1 2026 Hyattsville Maryland Music in the Schools  
May 2 2026 Frostburg Maryland Frostburg State University Jazz Fest  
May 2-3, 2026 JB Charleston South Carolina Blue Angels: Charleston Air Show "Heroes of Flight" More Info
May 3 2026 Laurel Hill Virginia Public Concert  
May 4-10, 2026 Charlotte North Carolina Navy Week Charlotte  
May 5-12, 2026 Quincy/Boston Massachusetts Executive Engagement Visit  
May 12, 2026 East Hampton Connecticut East Hampton 250th Concert  
May 7, 2026 Washington D.C. 2026 American History Music Series  
May 9, 2026 Annapolis Maryland Pubic Concert  
May 9, 2026 Juneau Alaska Juneau Maritime Festival  
May 9-10, 2026 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point North Carolina Blue Angels: Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show More Info
May 16, 2026 Bremerton Washington Armed Forces Day Parade  
May 16, 2026 Bethesda Maryland Chamber Concert  
May 16, 2026 National Harbor Maryland Public Concert  
May 16, 2026 Washington D.C. America 250 - A Semi Quincentennial Celebration  
May 16-17, 2026 Vero Beach Florida Blue Angels: Vero Beach Air Show More Info
May 17, 2026 Keyport Washington Keyport Concert Series Woodwind Quintet Performance  
May 17, 2026 Grandville Michigan Grand Rapids Symphonic Band Concert  
May 18-25, 2026 Los Angelas California LA Fleet Week Performances  
May 20-22, 2026 USNA, Annapolis Maryland Blue Angels: U.S. Naval Academy Air Show / Graduation Flyover More Info
May 20-26, 2026 Harrisburg Pennsylvania Navy Week Harrisburg  
May 23, 2026 Chestertown Maryland Chestertown Tea Party Festival  
May 23, 2026 Rockville Maryland City of Rockville Hometown Holidays  
May 23-24, 2026 Harrisburg (Middletown) Pennsylvania Blue Angels: Air Dot Show Harrisburg More Info
May 24, 2026 Washington D.C. National Memorial Day Concert  
May 25, 2026 Harrisburg (Middletown) Pennsylvania Blue Angels: Air Dot Show Harrisburg More Info
May 25, 2026 Washington D.C. Memorial Day Wreath Ceremony 2026  
May 30, 2026 Spokane Valley Washington Celebrate America 250 Picnic in the Park  
June 1, 2026 New Orleans Lousiana Fleet Week NOLA 2026 / SAIL 250 NOLA   
June 2 2026 Washington D.C. Concert on the Avenue #1  
June 3 2026 Washington D.C. Battle of Midway Wreath Ceremony  
June 4, 2026 Washington D.C. Battle of Midway Commemoration Ceremony 2026  
June 6, 2026 Portland Oregon Grand Floral/Starlight Parade  
June 6 2026 Stratford Virginia Virginia Resolved A Commemoration of Independence  
June 6-7, 2026 St. Louis (Chesterfield) Missouri Blue Angels: Spirit of St. Louis Air Show & STEM Expo More Info
June 9 2026 Washington D.C. Concert on the Avenue #2  
June 11 2026 Washington D.C. Public Concert  
June 12 2026 Lovettsville Virginia Public Concert  
June 13 2026 Easton Maryland Public Concert  
June 13-14, 2026 Dayton Ohio Blue Angels: CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show More Info
June 15-21, 2026 Omaha Nebraska Navy Week Omaha  
June 16 2026 Washington D.C. Concert on the Avenue #3  
June 19 2026 Lago Patria Italy Joint Force Command Naples 75th Anniversary  
June 19-25, 2026 Norfolk Virginia Fleet Week Norfolk 2026 / SAIL 250 Norfolk  
June 20-21, 2026 Patuxent River Maryland Blue Angels: Naval Air Station Patuxent River 75th Anniversary Air Exp More Info
June 26 2026 Cheyenne Wyoming Superday 2026  
June 27-28, 2026 Ft. McHenry, Baltimore Maryland Blue Angels: Maryland Fleet Week & Fly Over Baltimore More Info
July 2, 2026 Sioux Falls South Dakota Levitt at the Falls America 250 Concert  
July 3-8, 2026 Port of New York & New Jersey   International Naval Review 250 Coming Soon
July 4, 2026 New York City New York Blue Angels Flyover More Info
July 4, 2026 Naples Italy Festa Americana  
July 5-6, 2026 Wantagh New York Blue Angels: Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach Park More Info
July 11-12, 2026 Brunswick Maine Blue Angels: Great State of Maine Air Show More Info
August 7, 2026 Bremerton Washington 200th Anniversary of the MU Rating Concert  
August 8-9, 2026 JB Elmendorf-Richardson AFB Alaska Blue Angels: Arctic Thunder Air Show and Open House More Info
August 15-16, 2026 McMinnville Oregon Blue Angels: Oregon International Air Show More Info
August 17-24, 2026 Billings Montana Navy Week Billings  
August 22-23, 2026 Billings Montana Blue Angels: Yellow Stone International Air Show More Info
August 24-30, 2026 Burlington Vermont Navy Week Burlington  
August 29-30, 2026 Chicago Illinois Blue Angels: 68th Annual Chicago Air & Water Show More Info
September 5-7, 2026 Cleveland Ohio Blue Angels: Cleveland National Air Show More Info
September 14-20, 2026 Cincinatti Ohio Navy Week Cincinatti  
September 18, 2026 Washington D.C POW/MIA Recognition Day Wreath Ceremony 2026  
October 2-3, 2026 Whitehall New York Whitehall Naval Heritage Weekend More Info
October 3-4, 2026 Grand Junction Colorado Blue Angels: Grand Junction Air Show More Info
October 10-16, 2026 San Francisco California Blue Angels: San Francisco Fleet Week More Info
October 17-18, 2026 Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida Blue Angels: Naval Air Station Jacksonville Air Show  
October 20-26, 2026 Sussex County Delaware Navy Week Sussex County  
October 24-25, 2026 El Paso Texas Blue Angels: Amigo Airsho Inc. More Info
October 31, 2026 Peachtree City Georgia Blue Angels: Air Dot Show Atlanta More Info
November 6-7, 2026 Naval Air Station Pensacola Florida Blue Angels: Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show More Info
November 9-16, 2026 Flagstaff Arizona Navy Week Flagstaff  
November 11, 2026 Washington D.C Veterans Day Wreath Ceremony 2026  
November 16, 2026 St. Eustatius Caribbean Island Statia Day More Info
November 19, 2026 Aberdeen Washington Gray Harbo College Small Band Festival  
December 7, 2026 Washington D.C Pearl Harbor Recognition Day Wreath Ceremony 2026  
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