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 boat shows listed below are members of the International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO):

Location	Show	Exhibition Space[1]	# Exhibitors[2]	# Foreign exh. thereof	# Visitors[3]	data as of
Athens, Greece	Athens International Boat Show	50,000 m2	287	7	89,897	2009
Barcelona, Spain	Barcelona International Boat Show	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	Dubai International Boat Show	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	Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show[4]	278,700 m2	986	132	117,200	2008
Friedrichshafen, Germany	Interboot - 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	hanseboot - 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	Lisbon Boat Show	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	Internautica, International Boat Show	37,400 m2	386	221	19,479	2010
Shanghai, PR China	Shanghai International Boat Show	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	Stockholm International Boat Show	65,000 m2	472	31	104,657	2010
Sydney, Australia	Sydney International Boat Show	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	Japan International Boat Show (Japanese)	16,740 m2	170	8	42,000	2010

The boat shows that are not members of the International Federation of Boat Show Organisers (IFBSO):