Military bands cancel for Fleet Week concert due to government shutdown

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Nov 1, 2025 - 21:01
Military bands cancel for Fleet Week concert due to government shutdown
Musicians in black sailor uniforms play instruments, including horns, aboard a ship. They perform at community events, including Fleet Week.
Musicians in black sailor uniforms play instruments, including horns, aboard a ship. They perform at community events, including Fleet Week.
Navy Band Southwest plays the National Anthem at a 2023 ship christening. (File photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego)

Military bands that were scheduled to perform at a Fleet Week concert in Balboa Park announced Saturday that they must cancel due to the government shutdown.

The 2 p.m. free military and veteran appreciation concert will go on as scheduled at Spreckels Organ Pavilion, but without Navy Band Southwest and Marine Band San Diego.

San Diego Fleet Week Foundation CEO Larry Blumberg made the announcement.

The annual event has been curtailed this year. Multiple Fleet Week events have been canceled or changed due to the government shutdown, including those that had been set for Broadway Pier beginning Wednesday.

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