Coast To Coast Boat Shows

There are boat and sport shows all over the country this weekend, including California, New England, Florida, Alabama and more...

One of the final weekends of winter boat shows for 2012. Photo © Nautical Sites Media

With Spring less than two weeks away, there's no better time to head to a boat show and start getting ready for the Summer boating season. And with the number of boat and sport shows this weekend, you'll have no problem finding one near you.

Let's take a look at this weekend's boat shows, with events in California, Florida, Tennessee, Maine, Oregon, Virginia, and many more locations around the US and around the world...

This Weekend's Boat Shows
There are more than 15 boat, fishing and sport shows around the world this weekend, mostly in the United States. More details on these and more can be found on the updated, easier-to-read FirstBoat boat show calendar.

Today (Thursday, March 8), the following shows are among those that have already begun...

• The Central Oregon Sportsmen's Show in Redmond, Oregon; 
• The Downtown Knoxville Boat Show in Tennessee; 
• Fort Myers Spring Boat Show at the Lee Civic Center;
• Two shows in California, including the Sacramento Boat Show at Cal Expo, and the Fred Hall Long Beach Show at the Long Beach Convention Center and Arena.

Here are a few of the shows beginning on Friday, March 9th:

• The Grand Lake Boat and Sport Show at the Grove Civic Center in Grove, Oklahoma;
• The Mobile Boat Show is at the Mobile Convention Center in Alabama;
• The National Capital Boat Show at the Dulles Expo Center, Chantilly, VA; 
• Another show in Florida - the Tampa Bay Boat Show at Tropicana Field;
• Several shows in New England, including Augusta, Maine and Essex Junction, Vermont.

Most of these events continue through Sunday. There are several more events this weekend on our boat show calendar that we didn't list here, and, as always, we try to list the link to the official show website for each event.

MORE INFO 
As always, dates, times and links to all these shows and more can be found on the First Boat boat show calendar. 

Did We Miss One?  Let us Know!
If we didn't mention a boat show this weekend, please comment on the Daily Boater Facebook page or here as a comment on DailyBoater.com. Thanks, and see you at the next show!

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