The Boat Show Calendar: Every Show Worth the Trip in 2026 and 2027

Boat show season never really ends, it just moves. Here is the calendar we plan our year around, running from this fall through next.

Fall

• Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (October, Fort Lauderdale): the world's largest in-water show and the industry's biggest week in the US. Over a thousand boats across the city's waterfront.
• Annapolis Sailboat Show (October, Annapolis, MD): the country's biggest all-sail event, in America's sailing capital.
• Key West Poker Run (November, Florida Keys): the Florida Powerboat Club's signature run down the island chain, ending in a harbor full of performance boats.

Winter

• Antigua Charter Yacht Show (December, Antigua): the Caribbean charter fleet opens its season across Nelson's Dockyard and Falmouth Harbour.
• boot Dusseldorf (January, Germany): the world's largest indoor boat show, everything from dinghies to superyachts under one roof.
• Stuart Boat Show (January, Stuart, FL): the Treasure Coast's largest show, along the Manatee Pocket docks.
• St. Petersburg Power & Sailboat Show (January, St. Petersburg, FL): the Gulf Coast's biggest, power and sail in the water.
• Chicago Boat Show (January, Chicago): the Midwest's midwinter boating fix, indoors at McCormick Place.
• Miami International Boat Show (February, Miami): five days across Miami's venues, from center consoles to superyachts.

Spring

• Palm Beach International Boat Show (March, West Palm Beach): hundreds of boats along Flagler Drive on the Intracoastal.
• Suncoast Boat Show (April, Sarasota, FL): the spring in-water show at Marina Jack on Sarasota Bay.

Summer

• Lake of the Ozarks Shootout (August, Missouri): the largest unsanctioned boat race in the US, and the inland performance scene's biggest weekend.

Late summer into fall

• Newport International Boat Show (September, Newport, RI): New England's flagship in-water show.
• Cannes Yachting Festival (September, Cannes): Europe's season opener in the Vieux Port.
• Monaco Yacht Show (September, Monaco): the superyacht industry's showcase in Port Hercule.

Keep it handy

We keep a live, filterable version of this calendar on [Waypoint Events](/events), sorted by what is coming up next. And if your brand is exhibiting at any of these, our production team covers displays on the docks, starting with [FLIBS 2026](/flibs).