Trade fairs - Showtime in autumn
Text: Torsten Moench
Boat & Fun Inwater
29-31 August 2025
As every year, the successful Inwater offshoot of the Boot&Fun indoor trade fair in Berlin takes place at Aquamarin's Havelauen marina. Opening hours: daily 10-18 h Address: Marina Havelauen harbour promenade, Zum Großen Zernsee 6 14542 Werder (Havel)
Hiswa te Water
3-7 September 2025
This year, the 40th edition of Hiswa te Water will take place in Batavia Haven Lelystad. With around 170 exhibitors, the show is one of the most established trade fairs in our Dutch neighbourhood. Traditionally, the focus is on steel boats. Opening hours: daily 10 18 h Address: Bataviahaven, Bataviahaven 1, 8242 PR Lelystad/Netherlands
Hamburg Yacht Festival
5-7 September 2025
The Hamburg Yacht Festival at the Hamburg marina in Wedel is still relatively new to the trade fair scene. A special highlight is the maritime flea market taking place on Saturday. Opening hours: daily 10-18 h Address: Hamburg marina Deichstraße 19, 22880 Wedel
Cannes Yachting Festival
9-14 September 2025
The Cannes Yachting Festival has been held in the Bay of Cannes every September since 1977 and is the largest in-water boat show in Europe. Almost 700 boats are presented in two harbours, the Vieux Port and the Port Canto - the majority of them directly in the water. Opening hours: daily 10-19 h Address: Vieux Port and Port Canto, 06400 Cannes, France
Salone Nautico Genoa Boat Show
18-23 September 2025
The Salone Nautico in Genoa takes place every year in September in the harbour of Genoa. The exhibition covers an area of around 30,000 square metres, both on land and on the water. More than 400 exhibitors with over 600 boats and yachts are expected. Opening hours: daily 10-19 h Address: Port of Genoa, Piazzale Kennedy 1, 16129 Genoa, Italy
Monaco Yacht Show
24-27 September 2025
The Monaco Yacht Show is an annual exhibition for luxury yachts and is recognised as Europe's largest exhibition for superyachts on the water. More than 120 superyachts and over 60 other luxury class boats are presented at Monaco's Port Hercules. Opening hours: daily 10-18 h Address: Port Hercule 7 Rue Suffren Reymond, 98000 Monaco
Interboot
24-28 September 2025
Interboot scores points with its familiar character, beautiful ambience, test opportunities on the water and a colourful supporting programme. In southern Germany, Interboot is still the most important meeting place for the boating scene. Opening hours: daily 10-18 h Address: Friedrichshafen Exhibition Centre Neue Messe 1, 88046 Friedrichshafen
Biograd Boat Show
22-26 October 2025
The Biograd Boat Show is the largest boat show in Central and Eastern Europe and takes place in the harbour of Biograd na Moru in Croatia. More than 400 boats, yachts and equipment are exhibited both in the water and on land. Opening hours: daily 10-18 h Address: Biograd harbour ul. Tina Ujevića 7 23210 Biograd na Moru, Croatia
Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show
29 October-2 November 2025
The boat show in Fort Lauderdale in south Florida is the largest in-water boat show in the world. The show is spread across six different locations throughout the city and features more than 1,300 boats and yachts on display. Opening hours: daily 10-19 h Address: At seven different locations in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Boat & Fun Berlin
27-30 November 2025
Boot & Fun in Berlin is now one of the largest boat shows in Germany. The German capital is home to 14 occupied halls, 85,000 square metres of exhibition space and around 800 exhibitors. Interesting for anglers: Angling World Berlin takes place at the same time as Boot&Fun. Opening hours: daily 10-18 h Address: Berlin Expo Centre City Messedamm 22, 14055 Berlin
