[UPDATED 11 OCTOBER 2025]

Comrades,

We hope the disorganization that we are witnessing in the organization of the San Francisco Fleet Week is due to the uncertainty created by the government shutdown and not indicative of their normal practices. For those who haven’t been following along, today is day four of their 9-day event, and their website still has “Coming soon!” listed on many pieces of their website (including the Ship Tour information for today, as well as incorrect information about who will be attending. Even their Facebook page, which can allow real time updates, is still woefully unhelpful.

What we can tell you is that the Canadian Forces will have strong representation at the event, and that has been widely reported in the media:

• https://www.ktvu.com/news/canadians-save-san-francisco-fleet-week-during-shutdown
• https://www.kron4.com/features/fleet-week/with-blue-angels-grounded-canadian-snowbirds-take-center-stage-at-fleet-week-air-show/
• https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/10/07/snowbirds-replace-blue-angels-fleet-week-guide
• https://abc7news.com/post/san-francisco-fleet-week-organizers-say-airshow-will-happen-changes-amid-government-shutdown/17953364/

The Canadian Forces Snowbirds (see https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force/services/showcasing/snowbirds.html and https://www.facebook.com/CFSnowbirdsFC/ ) will be the star of the Air Show, which will be happening Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from noon to 4pm.  The schedule is as follows:

Opening Ceremonies -12:15 PM
United Airlines 777 Demo – 12:25 PM
Jack Aces P-51 Demo Team – 12:37 PM
Patriots Jet Team – 12:52 PM
Acemaker T-33 – 1:37 PM
Jack Aces P-51 Demo Team – 2:09 PM
Randy Howell/Cory Lovell – 2:26 PM
United Airlines 777 Demo – 2:36 PM
Canadian Snowbirds – 2:48 PM

The HMCS Nanaimo (see https://www.canada.ca/en/navy/services/history/ships-histories/nanaimo.html and https://www.facebook.com/nan702 ) will also be in port. Public tours of the HMCS Nanaimo are on Sunday, 12 October from 10am to 4pm at Pier 19.

A reminder that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds will be participating in this year’s Fleet Week, so the SS Jeremiah O’Brien would be a great place to take in the show.

SS Jeremiah O Brien

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This past week we noticed that the Canadian Forces Snowbirds were among the line-up for the San Francisco Fleet Week‘s Air Show on 11-12 October 2025.  This was confirmed based on the schedule posted to the Snowbirds website (as noted below in the graphic).

More details to come as they are available.