It’s Navy Week in the Quad Cities!
The U.S. Navy is sailing into the Quad Cities for the fourth time as part of the Navy Week program, the Navy’s premier outreach program. Navy Week is Jun 24-30 in conjunction with the Quad Cities Air Show, headlined by the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron – the Blue Angels.
Navy Week will feature more than 75 unique outreach events throughout the community including:
– Free public concerts by Navy Band Great Lakes
– Youth and educational engagements with USS Constitution, the Navy’s oldest commissioned warship
– Public events featuring the area’s namesake vessels, USS The Sullivans (DDG 68) and USS Sioux City (LCS 11)
– Daily appearances on morning network news, and each afternoon on Living Local
Check out this calendar of events:
Monday Jun 24
5:00am – 7:00am WATCH: Navy Band Great Lakes on WHBF
6:00am – 7:00am WATCH: EOD Group 1 on WQAD
10:00am – 3:00pm EOD Group 2 at the Putnam Museum
1:00pm – 6:30pm Navy Band / USS Constitution / Navy ship crews at Faye’s Field Gazebo
2:00pm – 3:00pm WATCH: Crew from USS The Sullivans on Living Local
Tuesday Jun 25
6:00am – 7:00am USS Constitution on WQAD
10:00am – 3:00pm USS Constitution at Putnam Museum
2:00pm – 3:00pm WATCH: Navy Band Great Lakes on Living Local
4:00pm – 5:00pm Navy Band Great Lakes at Putnam Museum
6:00pm – 8:30pm Navy Band Great Lakes / USS Constitution / USS Sioux City at Lindsay Park Yacht Club
Wednesday Jun 26
6:00am – 7:00am Rear Adm. Will Pennington on WHBF
6:00am – 7:00am WATCH: USS The Sullivans on WQAD
7:30am – 9:00am U.S. Navy at Hero Street USA
6:00pm – 8:00pm Navy Band Great Lakes at Schwiebert Park
Thursday Jun 27
6:00am – 7:00am WATCH: USS Sioux City crew on WQAD
6:30am – 7:00am WATCH: Rear Adm. Will Pennington on KWQC
12:30pm – 2:00pm Navy Band Great Lakes / USS Constitution at Rock Island Public Library
2:00pm – 3:00pm WATCH: USS Sioux City on Living Local
3:00pm – 4:00pm Navy Band Great Lakes at Putnam Museum
5:00pm – 9:00pm Navy Night at Quad Cities River Bandits
Friday Jun 28
6:00am – 7:00am WATCH: Navy Band Great Lakes on WQAD
2:00pm – 3:00pm WATCH: USS Constitution on Living Local
6:30pm – 7:30pm Navy Band Great Lakes at Bass Street Landing
Saturday Jun 29
all-day Blue Angels headline Quad Cities Air Show
Sunday Jun 30
all-day Blue Angels headline Quad Cities Air Show
For more information on Navy Week in the Quad Cities, visit https://www.outreach.navy.mil/Navy-Weeks/Quad-Cities/.
