Boat Shows of the World
From June 2026 to June 2027. The shows that define the season, ordered by date, with venue, official link and the figures that matter before you book the trip.
A yachting season is measured not in months but in ports of call. Each autumn the Mediterranean gathers the world premieres; each winter the great covered halls of northern Europe and North America bring under one roof what summer scatters across the harbors. This directory follows that rhythm from end to end: a reference for the owner, the buyer and the professional who plan the year well in advance.
Dates and figures are drawn from each show's organizers and from specialist industry publications, verified as of June 2026. Attendance and vessel counts reflect the most recent edition available and are indicative. Confirm dates, press days and access with each organizer before traveling; 2027 events whose dates are not yet confirmed are flagged as such.
The weight of each show
Visitors per recent edition · indicative figures
The contrast in scale reveals two distinct logics: the great covered halls chase volume and a general public; the in-water shows of the Mediterranean, a smaller but highly qualified clientele. Monaco, the most exclusive, is deliberately among the smallest in attendance. Monaco and Genoa figures are industry estimates.
Summer 2026
Seawork
Southampton, United Kingdom · Mayflower Park
Europe's largest event devoted to the commercial and workboat sector. It gathers service vessels, port equipment and professional technology in a show that combines an in-water berth with exhibition halls. This is a reference point for operators, workboat yards and supply-chain providers, rather than for the recreational buyer.
Newport Charter Yacht Show
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · Safe Harbor Newport Shipyard
The principal charter show on the US East Coast, reserved for industry professionals. Brokers, crews and operators tour a fleet of charter yachts ahead of the North Atlantic season. It is not open to the general public, but a business gathering within the luxury charter circuit.
Sydney International Boat Show
Sydney, Australia · Sydney Olympic Park
The benchmark show of the Southern Hemisphere, pairing covered exhibition with an in-water marina on the Parramatta River. It is the principal showcase for the Australian and South Pacific market, with a range that spans recreational craft and engines through to accessories and electronics. Its austral-winter timing makes it a singular stop on the world circuit.
In September, the Côte d'Azur stops being a destination and becomes a showroom. From Cannes to Monaco, much of the yachting year is decided in fifteen days.
Autumn 2026
HISWA te Water
Lelystad, Netherlands · Batavia Haven
The most relevant in-water boat show in the Netherlands, set in the harbor of Batavia Haven. It opens the European autumn show season with a fleet centered on recreational sail and power, in sheltered waters that favor sea trials. It is a cornerstone event for the Benelux market.
Cannes Yachting Festival
Cannes, France · Vieux Port and Port Canto
The show that opens the Mediterranean season and, by volume, the largest in-water yachting event in Europe. Its 49th edition is split between the Vieux Port, where the motor debuts gather, and Port Canto, the domain of large sail. It is the preferred stage for world premieres: the first place many yards show their models of the year.
Newport International Boat Show
Newport, Rhode Island, USA · Newport Yachting Center
In its 55th edition, one of the most prestigious shows in the US Northeast and the starting gun for the country's autumn in-water season. It spreads across more than seventeen acres and seven connected sites in historic Newport, with sail and power from fifteen to ninety feet and numerous national debuts along the docks.
Southampton International Boat Show
Southampton, United Kingdom · Mayflower Park
The largest boat show in the United Kingdom and one of the longest in Europe by duration: ten days of exhibition that combine a purpose-built marina with halls on land. It covers the full spectrum of British recreational boating, from small craft to motor yachts, alongside equipment, dinghy sailing and on-water activities.
Grand Pavois de La Rochelle
La Rochelle, France · Port des Minimes
One of the great in-water shows of the French Atlantic, held at the Port des Minimes. It carries particular weight in the world of sail and multihulls, with an offering geared to cruising and sea trials. Its Atlantic setting sets it apart from the Mediterranean circuit and draws a deeply loyal sailing public.
Monaco Yacht Show
Monaco · Port Hercule
The most exclusive date on the calendar and the largest in-water display of large yachts in the world. Along the quays of Port Hercule gather the most significant superyachts of the year, many in world premiere, alongside the yards, brokers and designers who define the sector. It is the showcase against which the most ambitious launches of each season are measured.
Salone Nautico di Genova
Genoa, Italy · Waterfront di Levante
The great Italian boat show, historically centered on motor yachts under twenty-four meters, though its fleet has grown in length year after year to include several superyachts. It is held at the renovated Waterfront di Levante, with an intense program of sea trials. The 2025 edition recorded a record number of premieres and thousands of test runs.
Annapolis Powerboat Show
Annapolis, Maryland, USA · City Dock
The power half of the historic pair of Annapolis shows, held along the docks of the City Dock. It gathers motor yachts, trawlers and power catamarans in one of the East Coast's nautical capitals, in a week it shares with its sailing twin. It is a key meeting point for the cruising boater of the mid-Atlantic.
Barcelona International Boat Show
Barcelona, Spain · Port Vell
Spain's leading boat show, set in the Port Vell at the very heart of the city. It combines in-water and on-land exhibition with a range covering sail, power, recreational craft and activities for newcomers to boating. Its urban setting and outreach program make it both a commercial showcase and a driver of the sector.
Annapolis Sailboat Show
Annapolis, Maryland, USA · City Dock
The most celebrated in-water sailboat show in North America and a worldwide reference for the sector. It follows the power show along the same City Dock quays a week later, gathering monohulls, catamarans and the whole universe of rigging, electronics and sailing equipment. For many sailors it is the obligatory annual pilgrimage of the East Coast.
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA · Seven sites
The largest in-water boat show in the world and the deepest inventory for the buyer. In its 67th edition, it stretches across seven sites linked by miles of floating docks, from Bahia Mar to the Superyacht Village at Pier 66. It gathers everything from sportfishers to superyachts, with a value on display approaching four billion dollars.
International Charter Expo (ICE)
Amsterdam, Netherlands · EXPO Greater Amsterdam
The principal professional gathering of the yacht charter trade, dedicated to connecting operators, agencies and booking platforms. It exhibits no vessels; instead it brokers the business that moves the charter fleet: contracts, reservation technology and seasonal agreements. It is a working event, closed to the general public.
METSTRADE
Amsterdam, Netherlands · RAI Amsterdam
The world's largest trade fair devoted to marine equipment, systems and technology. It is where the sector's entire supply chain convenes: engines, electronics, materials, propulsion and the components that go on to equip the vessels seen at every other show. Reserved for professionals, it is the undisputed B2B reference of the calendar.
Paris Nautic Show
Le Bourget, France · Parc des Expositions du Bourget
The Paris indoor boat show, recently revived as France's year-end date. It gathers recreational craft, dinghies, equipment and entry-level boating under one roof, in an urban format aimed at a broad public. Its return has been read as a positive signal for indoor shows after several difficult years.
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Winter 2027
Toronto International Boat Show
Toronto, Canada · Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place
The largest indoor boat show in North America and one of the oldest on the continent. For nine days it fills the halls of Exhibition Place with recreational craft, an indoor basin for trials and a full program of activities. It is the great winter date of the Canadian market, a refuge under cover from the season's cold.
boot Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany · Messe Düsseldorf
The largest indoor boat show in the world and the opening of the global yachting year. Its sixteen halls bring nearly the entire sector under one roof: from superyachts and sailboats to boards, engines, diving and equipment, with more than fifteen hundred exhibitors from dozens of countries. For the owner who wants to see it all at once, no January stop compares.
Miami International Boat Show
Miami, Florida, USA · Miami Beach Convention Center and marinas
The great winter show of the US market and one of the oldest in the country. It splits its exhibition between the Miami Beach Convention Center and several bay marinas, covering the full spectrum of recreational boating, from sportfishing to motor yachts. Together with Palm Beach, it defines the start of the Florida buying season.
Superyacht Design Festival
Kitzbühel, Austria · Exact date to be confirmed
A two-day gathering that brings together the leaders of superyacht design away from the dock, in an Alpine Austrian town. It exhibits no vessels: it offers talks, presentations and high-level meetings among design studios, yards and the luxury community. It is an event of ideas and relationships rather than display.
Spring 2027
Mediterranean Yacht & Marine Equipment Trade Fair
Milan, Italy · Fiera Milano Rho
A recently created trade fair dedicated to marine equipment and components across the Mediterranean arc. It is conceived to complement the circuit of exhibition shows with a space focused on suppliers, technology and the supply chain. Given its youth, it is worth confirming format and scope with the organizers before planning a visit.
Palm Beach International Boat Show
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA · Flagler Drive · Date to be confirmed
More intimate than Miami or Fort Lauderdale, yet with a highly qualified buyer profile, the Palm Beach show has won the favor of brokers and yards for drawing the right clientele. It stretches along Flagler Drive, across from Palm Beach Island, with a range from sportfishing to superyachts. The 2027 date is yet to be confirmed; the 2026 edition ran March 25 to 29.
Dubai International Boat Show
Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Dubai Harbour · Date to be confirmed
The great boat show of the Middle East, a showcase for the Gulf market and a bridge to the region's clientele. It is held at Dubai Harbour with a fleet that combines superyachts, recreational craft and a strong lifestyle component. It is the obligatory stop for anyone following the Middle East market. The 2027 date is yet to be confirmed; the 2026 edition ran April 8 to 12.
Newport Beach International Boat Show
Newport Beach, California, USA · Lido Marina Village · Date to be confirmed
The benchmark show of the US West Coast, set in Lido Marina Village. It combines in-water and on-land exhibition with yachts, sailboats, motor craft and cruisers from leading builders and brokers, alongside seminars and tastings. The 2027 date is yet to be confirmed; the 2026 edition ran April 16 to 19 with more than two hundred boats.
Singapore Yachting Festival
Singapore · ONE°15 Marina Sentosa Cove · Date to be confirmed
The principal nautical date of Southeast Asia, held at the ONE°15 Marina in Sentosa Cove. It gathers superyachts, recreational craft and lifestyle offerings geared to the Indo-Pacific market, a region of growing weight in world yachting. The 2027 date is yet to be confirmed; the 2026 edition ran April 23 to 26.
MYBA Charter Show
Sanremo, Italy · Portosole Marina · Date to be confirmed
The charter show that marks the start of the Mediterranean season, reserved for industry professionals. A fleet of charter yachts, brokerage firms and crews gathers at the Portosole in Sanremo to prepare for summer. It is a business event closed to the public. The 2027 date is yet to be confirmed; the 2026 edition ran April 27 to 30.
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
Hope Island, Queensland, Australia · Sanctuary Cove Marina · Date to be confirmed
The largest in-water boat show in the Southern Hemisphere and the great date of the austral autumn, set at the Sanctuary Cove marina. It gathers recreational craft, power multihulls and equipment before a devoted Australian public. The 2027 date is yet to be confirmed; the 2026 edition ran May 21 to 24.
Seawork
Southampton, United Kingdom · Mayflower Park · Date to be confirmed
Europe's largest commercial and workboat event closes this guide, once again in Southampton on the edge of summer. Service vessels, professional equipment and marine technology gather operators and workboat yards anew. The 2027 date is yet to be confirmed; the 2026 edition ran June 9 to 11.