The boat show is adding a refit track. Three RefitX panels in the Yacht Builders Tent ask how to run a refit without surprises, whether South Florida can keep up, and why so many big projects still leave the U.S.
Culinary Convenience and the Future Chef Project throw Chef & Stew Fest on Tue Oct 27, 6–9 PM, the night before the Fort Lauderdale boat show. Provisioners on site, 21+, park at West Marine. Plus the weekly Chef Club and Stew Club.
A black-tie gala on opening night, the Windward VIP Cabana Club’s move to Bahia Mar, a floating pickleball court and the invitation-only superyacht receptions. What’s confirmed for FLIBS 2026 party week — with dates, prices and how to get in.
Four swimwear designers, live sax, a fire dancer, a waterfront Vendor Village and a $15K+ silent auction: the first Sailfish Marina Swim Show hits the docks Saturday, Nov. 14. Tickets from $55.50.
DeepStation brings AI Demo Night to The LAB Miami in Wynwood on Thursday, October 22: a live red-teaming attack on a small language model, a hands-on tour of what’s new in OpenAI’s Codex from DevDay 2026, and a third surprise demo. Doors 6 PM.
The causeways jam during Art Week. The bay doesn’t. How the free Miami Beach water taxi works, where the superyachts dock, which parties happen on the water, and what it takes to charter for Art Basel Miami Beach 2026.
Space Basel at Club Space, Meme Basel on Miami Beach, and the fair opening nights that set the week’s social calendar. Every Miami Art Week 2026 party confirmed so far, with dates, prices and ticket links. Updated as new ones land.
One month to go. The 67th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show runs Oct. 28–Nov. 1, 2026 — what’s new this year, what to lock in now, and the dates that land before the docks open.
Art Basel Miami Beach runs Dec 4–6, 2026 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Dates, ticket prices, sectors, partners, last year’s top sales, and every major Miami Art Week fair around it.
OneWater Marine has agreed to sell a majority stake in Fort Lauderdale-based Denison Yachting to Gulf-based OceanWorld Group, with closing expected by the end of 2026. Here’s what we know, and what’s still unanswered five weeks before FLIBS.
United Yacht Sales named Kevin Zimmermann, Denison Yachting’s former VP of Sales, as president on Sept. 18, 2026. Plus the Cloud Yachts backstory: the AI-first brokerage that joined United in 2024.
Two back-to-back weekends of in-water boat shows take over Annapolis City Dock this October: the Annapolis Powerboat Show (Oct 8–11) and the Annapolis Sailboat Show (Oct 15–18). Dates, hours, tickets and what to expect.