Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show 2026 — Tickets, Venues, Parking & Where to Stay

FLIBS isn't one hall — it's a chain of waterfront marinas turned show floors, anchored by the Bahia Mar Yachting Center on Fort Lauderdale Beach, where the superyacht row and the biggest displays sit.

Satellite venues spread up the waterway: the Superyacht Village at Pier Sixty-Six Marina, the Las Olas Marina, the Hall of Fame Marina and the 17th Street Yacht Basin each host their own sections — from center consoles and fishing boats to marine tech and tenders.

You don't drive between them: official show shuttles and the Water Taxi link every venue, and a show ticket covers the hops. First-timers should start at Bahia Mar and work north.

• Superyacht row at Bahia Mar — the headline sight and the postcard shot.
• Superyacht Village at Pier Sixty-Six — the biggest vessels, across the 17th Street Causeway.
• The floating docks of center consoles and fishing boats — step aboard and compare.
• Seminars and fishing clinics run through the day — check the official schedule on the morning of your visit.
• A weekday morning if you can swing it — same boats, a fraction of the crowd.

Don't plan on parking at the show: official show parking sits off-site with shuttle service, and the Water Taxi is the local way to arrive — it stops at the venues and the ride is part of the fun. Rideshare works too, with surge pricing at closing time.

Coming from Miami or West Palm Beach, Brightline to downtown Fort Lauderdale plus the Water Taxi beats I-95 entirely.

From our homes it's about 15 minutes by car to the show zone. Our guests' move: drive in before mid-morning or rideshare to a Water Taxi stop and float in.

• The show runs five days and covers superyachts, center consoles and marine tech — pick a weekday if you can; weekends are packed.
• Wear boat-friendly shoes (many docks ask for soft soles) and bring sun protection — most of the show is outdoors.
• Tickets are sold online in advance; multi-day passes are the best value if you're seriously shopping.
• Book accommodation early — boat-show week is one of the busiest of the year in Fort Lauderdale.

• 15th Street Fisheries — dockside seafood just off the 17th Street Causeway, minutes from Bahia Mar.
• Coconuts — Intracoastal-front favorite by the 17th Street bridge; expect a wait on show nights.
• Boathouse at the Riverside — on the New River, handy for the Las Olas Marina venue.
• The marina decks around Bahia Mar — quick bites between the docks without leaving the show.
• Our pick: dinner on Wilton Drive after the docks close — 15 minutes away, a world away from the crowds.

• Take a weekday morning for the show itself — the same boats with room to breathe.
• Halloween falls right in the heart of show week most years — and Wicked Manors, Wilton Drive's legendary Halloween street party, is 15 minutes from the docks.
• A Water Taxi day pass on a non-show day — ride the waterway you spent the week admiring.
• Fort Lauderdale Beach is next door to Bahia Mar — sunrise walk before the gates open.
• Sunday: a long brunch on Wilton Drive — Rosie's is the local institution.