Melbourne Boat Show

The Melbourne Boat Show is the largest event for the local marine industry, with thousands of exhibitors gathering in the city to display their latest products and services every year.

It is the largest and premier boat show in Victoria, attracting boaters, water sport enthusiasts, fishing aficionados and non-boaters alike, state-wide, nationally and internationally.

Melbourne Boat Show 2023 Dates & Ticket Prices, Convention Centre

From fishing boats to cruising yachts, paddle boats to jetskis, the Melbourne Boat Show is your opportunity to discover your boating lifestyle with the best and brightest in boating, watercraft and marine tech.

There’s something for everyone, with sensational boat displays along the Docklands waterfront and across five marinas. Great stage presentations, a fun kids’ zone, the Heritage & Wooden Boat precinct, Tackle Island, and for the first time, the Rig Rundown, boat competition and display.

Maritime Safety Victoria will be there, showing how to properly use important safety gear such as fire extinguishers and flares. Dunbier Trailers will be going through what you can do to make reversing and launching your boat trailer a smoother and less stressful process. We’ll also hear Better Boating Victoria on tools for trip preparation, and the Victorian Fisheries Authority will tell us all about responsible fishing.

Learn from the experts as you’re taken through demonstrations and shown everything you need to know about getting out the water and staying safe!

Some main products exhibited at the show include boating, diving, fishing and sailing equipment, motorboats, jet skis, accessories and yachts.

In addition to the massive exhibition, the boat show also features a variety of competitions. With live demonstrations by the top experts in the industry, the show also offers loads of activities for all and is a great day out for the whole family.