New Orleans is the inaugural city for the Navy-led events that begin April 17-23 and conclude in the Crescent City in January 2015, on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu called it “a spectacular event that the city of New Orleans has been so very fortunate to be able to host,” and one that falls amid a flurry of tourism-related events that culminate next year with the Super Bowl.
“As I’ve said many years, 2012 is an opportunity once again for the great city of New Orleans to shine,” Landrieu said of Navy Week, which falls in the same time frame as the French Quarter Festival, Final Four, the Essence Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell.
Planners are preparing for 50,000 people to flock to New Orleans’ lakefront for two days of air shows over Lake Pontchartrain, featuring the Navy’s Blue Angels as the headliner and other military acts. As many as 25,000 people are expected to tour the vessels that for a week will be docked along the Mississippi River’s east bank, from the Crescent City Connection to the Esplanade Avenue Wharf.
Admission to the events is free. Ship tours will be available daily, with mornings reserved for school groups and afternoons for the general public, said Mark Romig, who chairs the city’s planning committee.
Mayor Mitch Landrieu called it “a spectacular event that the city of New Orleans has been so very fortunate to be able to host,” and one that falls amid a flurry of tourism-related events that culminate next year with the Super Bowl.
“As I’ve said many years, 2012 is an opportunity once again for the great city of New Orleans to shine,” Landrieu said of Navy Week, which falls in the same time frame as the French Quarter Festival, Final Four, the Essence Festival and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival presented by Shell.
Planners are preparing for 50,000 people to flock to New Orleans’ lakefront for two days of air shows over Lake Pontchartrain, featuring the Navy’s Blue Angels as the headliner and other military acts. As many as 25,000 people are expected to tour the vessels that for a week will be docked along the Mississippi River’s east bank, from the Crescent City Connection to the Esplanade Avenue Wharf.
Admission to the events is free. Ship tours will be available daily, with mornings reserved for school groups and afternoons for the general public, said Mark Romig, who chairs the city’s planning committee.
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