In its fifth year at Miami Marine Stadium Park and Basin, the Miami International Boat Show drew a reported 82,171 attendees during a five-day run that ended on Presidents Day.
After a strong start Thursday and Friday, Feb. 13 and 14, momentum slowed Saturday because of weather. This year’s total attendance is down about 10 percent compared from the 91,518 visitors in 2019.
NMMA estimates that the show had an economic impact of $854 million, employing an estimated 5,700 people and filling about 100,000 hotel room nights in Miami. It said Florida exhibitors sold $350 million in product and that and out-of-town visitors spent approximately $53 million at restaurants and other businesses.
“We are happy to hear initial reports from our exhibitors that the 2020 Miami boat show was a strong sales event, reinforcing the healthy sales reports we’re hearing from exhibitors at our boat shows across the country,” Larry Berryman, show director and vice president of NMMA southern shows, said in a statement.
Mark your calendar! The 2021 Progressive Insurance Miami International Boat Show is again set to dock at Miami Marine Stadium Park & Basin over President’s Day Weekend, February 11–15, 2021.
