L.A. Fleet Week 2021 Cancelled Due to Delta Variant

On Aug. 18, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti notified the Third Fleet and Region Southwest the postponement of L.A. Fleet Week 2021 until Memorial Day weekend 2022.

“Our teams have been collaborating to make Los Angeles Fleet Week (LAFW) a world class event,”said Garcetti in a released statement. “Ultimately, in consultation with Third Fleet, Navy Region Southwest, Los Angeles Department of Public Health, and my staff, I have made the difficult decision to postpone LAFW Memorial Day Weekend 202(1).”

Garcetti continued:

With the current uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 Delta variant, this postponement is best for the health and safety of the thousands of Angelenos who were expected to attend LAFW and of our Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and their families, our nation’s most precious resource.

The news came from the Port of Los Angeles.This will be the second year in a row that Fleet Week was cancelled due to Covid.

Though Fleet Week has been cancelled, many of the events scheduled for First Thursday and Labor Day weekend will go on, including the following:

First Thursday ArtWalk

The planned welcome party for the sailors of the Third Fleet and Region Southwest will now just be a party of Art Walk attendees enjoying live music featuring Mike Watt and the second men and Dave Widow and the Lineup on 6th Street and Mesa. The food trucks will still be on the perimeter of the ArtWalk and the guided ArtWalk tours will continue on, starting at at 6 p.m. in The Artistry Lounge at 491 West 6th Street.Open galleries include: The National Watercolor Society, Gallery Azul and POLA-HS Pixels Creative Space.

Time: 6 – 9 p.m. Sept. 2
Cost: Free
Details: ArtWalk Tour tickets, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/guided-in-person-first-thursday-artwalk-tour-tickets-166394844459
Location: Downtown San Pedro

LA Harbor Peace Week 2021

A week of activities in San Pedro as an alternative to the normalization of war during the U.S. military’s “LA Fleet Week.” Instead, we promote the solutions of peace in the world and in our towns.

Time: Aug. 31 – Sept. 6.
Cost: Free
Details: Contact/get involved; 310-971-8280; sojournerrb@yahoo.com
Locations: Various

Peace Week kick off press conference/MFS “Leaving Afghanistan: War was never the answer.”
Time: Aug. 31, 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: 5th St. and Centre Ave., with a march to the U.S.S Iowa afterward.

Festival of Sail at the LA Waterfront

The 3-day 2021 Festival of Sail in San Pedro during Labor Day Weekend will have nonprofits, institutions, agencies and industries showcasing their opportunities for youth education, careers and community involvement. The festival will include Harbor education sails, sunset sails, free deck tours and booth activities.
Time: CANCELLED