One home for Florida’s boat shows.

What this is

boatshowflorida.com started life as the website of the Central Florida Boat Show. Today it carries that name forward as an independent, living guide to Florida’s boat shows — a single place to find where to go this season, understand the heritage behind it, and plan a good day on the docks. We keep it current: as organizers publish new dates, we update the guide.

What we do — and don’t

We gather and organize show information, tell the story of the region’s boat-show tradition, and send you to the right official site to buy tickets. We don’t run any show, sell tickets, or take a cut — and we’re not affiliated with the Orlando Boat Show, the Marine Industry Association of Central Florida, or any organizer. When we mention a current show, we link its official site so you always deal with the real thing.

Where the information comes from

• Heritage details from the Central Florida Boat Show’s own materials, preserved by the Internet Archive — the 34th (2001), 39th (2006) and 2011 pages, plus the Hot Summer Boat Show’s 2008–2009 exhibitor documents.
• Current-show details from the organizers’ official sites: the Orlando Boat Show, Miami International Boat Show, Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show and Palm Beach International Boat Show.
• The Orange County Convention Center for venue details.

Accuracy — and your help

Dates move and details change; where the historical record is thin — a founding year, the summer show’s run, whether today’s Orlando show is the same organization — we say so plainly rather than guess. If you spot something out of date or have first-hand history to add, write in — reader help is how a guide like this stays good.

Trademarks

All names and marks — including Central Florida Boat Show, Hot Summer Boat Show, Orlando Boat Show, the Marine Industry Association of Central Florida and the Orange County Convention Center — belong to their owners and appear here for identification only.