Toronto International Boat Show

TORONTO INTERNATIONAL

BOAT SHOW

Saturday, January 18th – Sunday, January 26th, 2025

Enercare Centre, Exhibition Place

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North America’s Largest Indoor Boat Show is back! The 67th Annual Toronto International Boat Show returns to the Enercare Centre on Saturday, January 18 – Sunday, January 26.

The world’s largest indoor lake for boaters (and wakeboarders) is back! And there’s so much to see & do!

NEW this year:

• Boat Handling and Docking demos provided by Captain Craig Hamilton of BoaterSkills.ca.
• Golden Hour Dockside Lounge – relax and enjoy a beverage while you wait for your free boat ride.
• Watch and learn the exciting new developments in electric boating and e-surfing!
• Mix the old with the new – and help support a youth community program! Take a ride in a beautifully restored antique boat, powered by an electric outdoor motor.
• Enjoy FREE boat rides in a canoe, kayak, or pedal boat.
• Try glow in the dark boating – extended this year due to its popularity at the 2024 show!
• Watch professional wakeboarders, wake-skaters and water-skiers perform shows that will make your jaw drop!
• Sign up for wakeboard and waterski lessons and learn from the experts! And so much more!!

As always, kids ages 16 and younger are admitted FREE!

Melodie Schaffer will be at the show…with her Class 40 boat ‘Whiskey Jack’ on display! Learn more about Offshore Racing and her preparations for the 2025 -26 Globe 40 Race. See the largest selection of boats and new products under one roof! Visitors will find electric boats, surf sports, innovative inflatables and, of course, the latest boats from 5 feet to 45 feet, PLUS gear for every boater! Take in one of our FREE hourly seminars at SIX LOCATIONS within the show!

Looking to work in the industry? Learn about marine trades at the Marine Technical Training Centre and participate in a Georgian College Skills Competition, which is a qualifier for Skills Ontario!

Check out CJ’s Skatepark & SBC Wake – learn how to skateboard from the experts in a safe learning environment. The Toronto Boat Show is home to more new product launches than anywhere in Canada. This show has the most comprehensive offering of educational resources for new boaters, over three hundred seminars and hands-on demonstrations for a wide array of boating interests and lifestyles!

Features:

The Indoor Wakeboard Canadian Championship takes over on Opening Weekend (January 18 & 19) when the best riders from across the country converge to compete. There will be Wakeboard Demos Monday to Thursday (Jan 20-23) and the Winter Wakefest Wakeboard Show takes over on closing weekend Friday to Sunday (January 24-26). Drop by their booth to meet the riders and learn more about the sport.

•  The World’s Largest Indoor Lake for boaters is BACK…transforming the Coca-Cola Coliseum’s ice rink with one million gallons of water!
• Over three hundred seminars at six locations within the show – and all are FREE! Boating experts from around the world educate, inspire and entertain at the Toronto Boat Show, sharing their experience and expertise on everything from boating basics to spellbinding boating adventures!
• New Product Showcase: The latest and most innovative products – from eye-catching boats to handy new boating accessories – will be featured at individual exhibitor booths. Just look for the “New Product” balloons! If there is a new product on the market, one of the first places you’ll find it is at the Toronto International Boat Show.
• For Sailors and those who want to learn how to start –
• See and learn about the latest in wing-foiling across Ontario. We’ll have the newest products in kiteboarding, wing-foiling and windsurfing!
• Melodie Schaffer & her boat, ‘Whiskey Jack’ will be at TIBS! Melodie is one of Canada’s top offshore sailors, awarded the 2023 Canadian Rolex sailor of the year award, the 2024 Gerry Roufs Canadian Offshore Sailor award and Women of Inspiration’s inaugural 2024 Women in Sport award. Hear about the inaugural Globe 40 double handed race around the world and see her Class 40 boat ‘Whiskey Jack’. Learn how Melodie sailed 35,000 miles in this adventure with 174 days on the ocean, how she won leg seven and set three race records including the overall one of 347 nautical miles in a 24-hour period. She was the only female skipper for the entire race, and the first Canadian woman to race around the world!
• Come see MarkSetBot, the world’s first robotic sailing mark!
• Enjoy the social space we’ve created specifically for sailors to gather, reconnect with friends and watch highlights of Sail events.
• Saturday, January 25 is Sailor’s Day. Come celebrate all that sailing has to offer! Whether you want to learn about racing on the world stage, sailing from a local club or simply what is the latest & greatest technology, this day is for you! Connect with fellow sailors and industry experts while watching some inspiring and informative seminars that will leave you wanting to set sail!
•  Meet Steve Bull, host of Water Ways TV and enjoy live podcasts, interviews and seminars.
• Great Canadian Fish Tank: This 40-foot long aquarium is filled with 5,000 gallons of water and stocked with native Ontario marine life. Watch how fish react to different lures and techniques, learn step-by-step casting methods and hear the latest tips on how to catch “the big one”.
• Celebrate Antique and Vintage Boats: Canada’s rich boating history spans over 100 years and Ontario is home to an amazing array of antique mahogany launches, cedar strips, classic fiberglass runabouts and ski boats. Spend some time with the Antique and Classic Boat Society-Toronto to learn more about ACBS-Toronto and view several watercraft that tell the story.
• Visiting from out of town? Stay at one of the Toronto Boat Show’s partner hotels and enjoy a discounted rate as one of our valued guests! We have rooms at the Eaton Chelsea, Sheraton Centre, Westin Harbour Castle and Hotel X.