Boat show

A boat show is a public exhibition or trade fair of current boat models, debuts, concept vessels, or out-of-production classics. Due to the nature of the industry building around yachting and nautical tourism, a boat show may be a social event. It is commonly attended by marine manufacturers, ship and boat builders as well as yachtsmen.

Most boat shows occur once a year, typically for the duration of a week. They may have exhibitions on land or on water. Boat shows are vital to marine manufacturers and local dealers as a public relations exercise, for advertising products, and for increasing publicity.

List of boat shows[]

The following boat shows are recognized by the (IFBSO).

Location	Show	Exhibition Space^[1]	# Exhibitors^[2]	# Foreign exh. thereof	# Visitors^[3]	data as of
Athens, Greece		50,000 m²	287	7	89,897	2009
Barcelona, Spain		110,000 m²	387	64	17,907	2009
Brisbane, Australia	Brisbane International Boat Show	110,000 m²	387	64	17,907	1961
Dubai, United Arab Emirates		85,000 m²	702	247	23,000	2010
Düsseldorf, Messe, Germany	boot Düsseldorf	220,000 m²	1,577	677	240,200	2010
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States	^[4]	278,700 m²	986	132	117,200	2008
Friedrichshafen, Germany	- International Watersports Exhibition	67,000 m²	512	123	93,800	2009
Genoa, Italy	Genoa International Boat Show	311,000 m²	1,450	560	280,500	2009
Gothenburg, Sweden	Gothenburg Boat Show	32,950 m²	344	12	77,124	2010
Hamburg, Germany	- International Boat Show Hamburg	85,274 m²	765	124	96,059	2008
Helsinki, Finland	Helsinki International Boat Show	44,000 m²	345	8	74,551	2010
Lisbon, Portugal		30,000 m²	340	54	79,664	2009
London, England, United Kingdom	London Boat Show	52,000 m²	520	40	103,000	2010
Miami, Florida, United States	Miami International Boat Show^[5]	225,430 m²	2,000	41	91,415	2010
Portorož, Lucija, Slovenia	, International Boat Show	37,400 m²	386	221	19,479	2010
Shanghai, PR China		32,000 m²	400	98	15,287	2010
Southampton, England, United Kingdom	Southampton Boat Show	154,000 m²	560	86	122,000	2009
Split, Croatia	Croatia Boat Show	128,000 m²	382	117	37,400	2009
Stockholm, Sweden		65,000 m²	472	31	104,657	2010
Sydney, Australia		25,000 m²	263	7	71,810	2009
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Korea International Boat Show	32,150 m²	240	40	40,000	2016
Yokohama, Japan	(Japanese)	16,740 m²	170	8	42,000	2010

Non-recognized but large boat shows include:

Location	Show	Exhibition Space	Exhibitors
Monaco	Monaco Yacht Show^[6]	40,000 m²	300+
El Alamein, Egypt	^[7]	150,000 m²	600+
Antibes, France	Antibes Yacht Show	15,000 m²	200+
Cannes, France	^[8]	80,000 m²	450+
Toronto, Canada	Toronto International Boat Show		550+