Festivals, concerts, conferences and live events covered by Citywide.TV.
The biggest yacht at FLIBS 2026 has had three names and three owners. Built as Equanimity, seized in the 1MDB scandal and sold as Tranquility, she is now Draak, Gabe Newell’s dive and support ship.
The 67th Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show opens Wednesday with 1,300+ boats, 50+ debuts, nearly €280 million in superyachts for sale, and a 304-foot headliner with a 1MDB past.
A free, no-sales-pitch refit panel at Bahia Mar Hotel on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 12:30 PM, presented by AkzoNobel, Newcoast Superyacht Insurance & Finance and Union Maritime.
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.
Every press conference, world debut and premiere on the official FLIBS 2026 media calendar, Oct 28-30, with times, docks and RSVP contacts.
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.
FLIBS runs Oct. 28–Nov. 1, but the city plays all month. Jett Rivera picks eight Fort Lauderdale shows from Oct. 22 to Nov. 7, from Turnpike Troubadours to Victoria Monét.
Six venues, five days, no box office. Alex Marlow plots the boat show like a passage: where to start, when to cross by water, which docks to hit first, and what to skip.
CES 2027 starts before the floor opens. Kitty Jackson’s night-by-night guide: CES Unveiled Jan. 4, Pepcom’s Digital Experience Jan. 5, keynotes and ShowStoppers Jan. 6.
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.