During three days in the first half of March the hunting, fishing, water sports and yachts amateurs may come to the large scale festival in Abbotsford. Here, close to the Canadian border BC Boat & Sportsmen’s Show/BC Hunting Show takes place. The show welcomes thousands of visitors and almost three hundred of exhibitors.

Every festival of this type is a real invention in the world of active sports. Despite being on the distance form the sea, this town can suggest strikingly large scale projects of yachts and motorboats. Some of them can be dedicated for sea journeys, others will be perfectly suitable for cruising in internal waters.

Hunters and fishermen will get special attention here. And we are not talking only about exhibits that make amateurs of such a munition with nature happy by presenting newest hunting equipment available on the market. Organizers take entertainment of this visitors serious and do not forget to invite experts and professionals for seminars and master classes.

BC Boat & Sportsmen’s Show/BC Hunting Show will allow you to rest, look at novelties and premiers, share your experience and learn new skills from more experienced colleagues. Yo can make some useful shopping as well.

«To buy and to shop» is a goal of many people coming to the festival in Hamilton. On the US board, in Ontario, on the coast of lake Ontario this show takes place yearly. Central Ontario Boat Show & Sale is one is one of the major events in the Canadian yacht industry.

It is not by chance that this place was chosen. First of all, lake Ontario itself is very suitable for exhibition because it allows organizers not to limit themselves to closed venues and artificial waters. Yachts can be exhibited on the lake as well. Second of all, the southern part of Canada is a pleasant place to have vacation. Even in the beginning in March. Thirdly, the proximity to the US border allows Americans not to waste too much time for the travel.

Hundreds of companies (not only American, but form all over the world) will present their production at the festival. Here you can not only see the novelties, but also make an order or a purchase. The exhibition format allows you to do so.

To find a perfect, exclusive boat is not easy as you have to go around many places wasting your time and money. At Central Ontario Boat Show & Sale you will not have to choose for a very long time: best offers  of the year are concentrated at this festival.

In New Orleans, not so far from the Mexican gulf a new event dedicated to the active tourism will take place for three days in March.

New Orleans RV & Camping Show is not a boat show. Boats and yachts are not the center of attention here, but it does not mean that that yachtsmen and shipyards will not be interested in participating in this festival. Vice versa. Owners of the boats and those who want to go to the sea can not only choose a yacht, but also get a full access to the touristic equipment and accessories. You can find sportive goods, inventory for games on the land and on the sea, touristic trailers and trucks, autohouses here – everything that can make a yachtsman life of the water better. New Orleans RV & Camping Show will provide shipyards with a large audience that will help them to find new clientele.

The exhibition is visited by tourists, hunters, fisherman – those who like active tourism, and who could have been a yachtsman or an owner of a small boat for river cruises. It is an open air show that attracts dozens of thousands of people regularly. You should definitely participate.

As the country that occupies the whole continent, Australia can be proud of not only extensive interest to the sea industry but also of the industry itself. Hundreds of manufacturers, dozens of renown brands and of course own shows – that is what you can expect to find in Australia. One of them is Rosehill Gardens Boat Show that takes place in Sydney in the second part of March.

As many of the similar events was created primarily to show new models of boats and yachts. At the large  venue hundreds of vehicles of various sizes are located. You can find anything from a small boat to a chic cruise yacht.

It is probably the most important yacht show in Sydney and the whole Australia. People come here to see new unique technologies that are not presented to the large audience so far. This yachts are exclusive now but they are going to be produced massively. You can also find equipment for surfing and diving and other water sports here. Touristic companies and companies that perform yacht repair and maintenance also present their stands here.

Show is visited by the shipyards representatives from all over the world yearly. The number of the visitors is high. Americans, Europeans and Russians like to visit this exhibition. There is a good reason for this: Australian festivals give the best idea about new technologies in yachting.

Potential and professional yachtsman does not always have an opportunity to visit a boat show on his own or accompanied by someone who shares his interests. The case when one have to be accompanied by a partner who is not interested in boats is not rare. In this situation the festival that takes place in the picturesque old city will be interesting by itself.

If you plan vacation in the second half of March do visit Amsterdam – everybody will like the trip! While your partner is shopping and sightseeing, you can buy a ticket to the HISWA Amsterdam Boat Show.

This boat show is rather large as more than twenty thousand people visit it yearly for a long period of time. Yachts of the renown European and American shipyards, motorboats, sailboats, different equipment for a vehicle modernization are presented here.

The venue and date of the festival are changed from time to time as its area and number of visitors grow. What is unchanged are the extensive amount of represented directions, thought-through program (commercial, entertaining and informative), and of course a high-end service for exhibitors and audience.

There are not a lot of pure, classical boat shows in Canada. Such events most probably would not be able to have very large audience especially in the condition of the fierce competition with US shows. But Canadians found their way and modified a format of the events in order to include not only yachting but also tourism, sport and active recreation in the program.

Edmonton Boat & Sportsmen’s Show is a good example of such a show. Here not only professional yachtsman and expert in yachting but also a regular tourist can find what they need. A good choice of boats, yachts, equipment and accessories for sea and river cruises. It is more than enough to decide on the yacht’s type and its design and equipment. Besides this, an exhibition suggest a large product range for tourism on the land – cars, ATVs, tourist equipment and much more.

Seminars and master classes that take place within show, will present many useful data and skills to the visitor. It will be for sure interesting for the tourist that prefer active recreation and independent travel here. Calculation of Canadians was true: show brings together many people.

In the middle of March in Worcester (State of Massachusetts) a boat show uniting enthusiasts not only from America but also from all over the world takes place. Show allows to get acquainted with the latest technologies, to communicate with the dealers of New England directly, to acquire the equipment and, of course, yachts for active recreation.

Each direction – camping, tourism on the land, sea and river cruises, water sports – is largely presented here. And not only thanks to a large number of exhibits and stands. Worcester Boat Show has the rich program, both entertaining and informative.

Show allows you:

• to look at the most interesting boats, yachts, vessels of all types from manufacturers and brokers from all over the world;
• to look at motor vans, tourist equipment and accessories;
• to sign the contract with the dealer, after effortlessly choosing the best boat;
• to get a loan in one of the credit organizations, whose representatives come here yearly;
• to get professional consultation concerning your first travel.

Show lasts for a few days that will hardly be enough to see all the exhibits. Nevertheless, you will manage to look through everything you are interested in. And not only to look through: you can come on board of some of the yachts.

Yacht festival that takes place in the beginning of March not that far from the Russian border in another European country – Sweden- and is eight days long can attract your attention thanks to the large amount of manufacturers and exhibits presented. At the Stockholm international boat show hundreds of small companies that produce yacht equipment and appliances come together. Novelties and old beloved models of the motor and sailing boats from the biggest companies from all over the world are presented.

Stockholm International Boat Show has all chances to become the biggest show in the region. Even now one cannot call it small: hundreds of square meters of the festival are occupied by the yachts, boats, motorboats, ski-jets, stands with diving and windsurfing equipment, water skis, cloths and much more.

Stokholm International Boat Show stopped in its development for some time and did not expand for several years. But situation has changed and the visitors that arrived here in March were pleasantly surprised.

Visiting the exhibition can be alternated with excursions at the picturesque European city, but the chances that you will have time for a walk are very small as the festival itself is extremely interesting.

Visit New England Boat Show before going to the next journey. Here, at the large international exhibition in New England, in Boston, the huge choice of accessories, equipment, accessories (engines), electronic systems and many other awaits for you. Here superyachts, cruise and high-speed vessels, boats for fishing and races are presented.

New England Boat Show will allow you:

– to learn about current trends in the yachting world, arrangement, design of vehicles, and tourism;

– to choose from hundreds of yachts that will be ideally suitable for you;

– to receive all the information on the chosen vehicle from the official dealer or representative of shipyard;

– to get all that you might need for tourism and travel – from the new engine or buckets for the water to cloths;

– to consult with skilled yachtsmen and experts from manufacturer and service companies.

The real highlight of the show is a SailFest. This unique event is devoted to innovations in sailing. On it you will be able to see the last technologies that will allow you to make sailboats faster, safer, and be more convenient.

If you are not interested in prestigious yachts and one-day sails 5 to 20 kilometers away from the shore, if you do not like traditional vacation with «all inclusive» hotels, than Outdoorama Novi exhibition is not for you.

The main topics of the festival are fishing, «silent» and ordinary hunting, boating and canoeing, ornithology. Yes, you got it right: even though «silent hunting» is not that widespread in USA it has its fans. They can not only walk to the forest but also attend informative seminars at the festival.

Outdoorama Novi takes place in Michigan in the end of February and the beginning of March. On the coast visitors can take some rest, see the newest boats models, buy various accessories and equipment to travel on the sea and on the land.

This festival is not that commercial as those boat shows that take place on the ocean shore and are visited by hundreds of thousands of people. It is created for those who loves the nature, does not want to conquer it, but would like to enjoy its gifts. Organizers chose an open air venue and claimed attracting the audience to such leisure time their goal. The festival worth coming as you can treat yourself with an amazing vacation and do some useful shopping.

Norwegian Internationall Boat Show is one of the most large-scale, interesting, and original shows in the world. In the middle of March thousands of people from Europe, Asia, America to Norway to visit the exhibition that is the largest in the region.

Here you can find everything for leisure activities and sport at the sea. Its history has over 60 years of history. The doors were opened for visitors for the first time in 1956. But only 11 years later show began to be carried out annually. Each year the scale of the event is increases and the interest of the yachtsmen in this show increases as well.

In Norwegian this show is called «Sea for all» and it discovers the idea  of the show completely. Unlike the festivals that are targeted mainly to the professionals or simply experienced yachtsmen, and unlike the official exhibitions that are bringing together only experts, this show will be useful and is informative for any person.

Even if you have never been out to sea, but you dream of your own yacht even if you live far from the coast, but in your city there is a reservoir or a river, here you will find everything you need. Professionals will help you to choose a boat, equipment, they will help you to manage and service the vehicle and to organize your first travel. “Sea for all” is the most democratic event when talking about training of visitors.

Show takes place in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the last decade of March. Please do remember that you can visit one of the oldest, large-scale, and interesting exhibitions at your convenience.

Ultimate Sport Show is not a traditional yacht show. This is a sportive show that will be interesting for those who have their own yacht  and would like to take part in the competitions as well as for those who likes interesting events.

However, we are not talking about regattas or races here: show in Grand Rapids is devoted to some other directions. First of all, it is fishing, hunting, collecting mushrooms and going on kayaks and canoes, and also some other sports and active recreation. Event is held downtown, at the large venue that is capable to accommodate thousands of people. Every year show extends.

At a festival goods for active recreation and fishing, boats and accessories for those who prefer family entertainment will be presented. It is possible to take all your family to the show: interesting program, events for each family member and enormous opportunities for shopping. Despite being 70-years old this festival attracts youth.