The Blue Angels as seen from the Marin Headlands at the southern edge of Sausalito
Fleet Week & Blue Angels Golden Gate Bridge Events
Blue Angels Viewing in Sausalito
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Note: The information below is from 2024 and these events are annual. We’ll update with specifics for 2025 when information becomes available.
Dates: October 11-13, 2024
Place: Events centered on Marina Green, Golden Gate Bridge and Pier 80 in San Francisco.
Air Show Location: Blue Angels and the other air show participants will be visible from the Golden Gate Bridge, the Bridgeway Promenade in downtown Sausalito, Fort Baker in southern Sausalito and the GGNRA.
Times:
Note: All of the rehearsals aren’t announced for the pre-show sessions, and in most years we can hear the planes out over the Bay a couple of days early. After one more online meeting I have to attend, I want to go out and look for them!
Blue Angels Rehearsal, Practice and Survey Flights — Usually on Thursday before the show, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Note: The Blue Angels Golden Gate Bridge rehearsal passes are legendary, and they annually rattle our windows here in Sausalito.
Insiders Tip: Blue Angels Golden Gate Bridge area rehearsals often take place earlier in the day than they have originally scheduled. If you arrive at your view area 60-90 minutes early for the time windows listed above you will sometimes (and I emphasize sometimes, not always) find the area less crowded and be treated to
Air Shows, including Blue Angels Golden Gate Bridge flyovers —
Friday, October 11, 2024 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM with Blue Angels at 3:00 PM (times approximate)
Saturday, October 12, 2024 from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM with Blue Angels at 3:00 PM
Sunday October 13, 2024 from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM with Blue Angels at 3:00 PM.
Map for the Fleet Week Blue Angels Golden Gate Bridge and Marina Green performance areas, plus more distant Sausalito viewing areas:
Air show participants include:
United States Navy Blue Angels
United Airlines 777 Demo
U.S. Navy Leap Frogs Parachute Team
Patriots Jet Team Formation
Parade of Ships under the Golden Gate Bridge
Parade of Ships beneath the Golden Gate Bridge — Friday, October 11, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
