Toronto, ON
The Toronto International Boat Show returns to Toronto from January 17–25, taking over the Enercare Centre at Exhibition Place. The show has established itself as a winter mainstay for Canada’s boating community, offering a comprehensive look at vessels, equipment, and marine services while the region’s waterways are quiet.
Held entirely indoors, the event is billed as North America’s largest indoor boat show, both in scale and breadth. For buyers, builders, and long-time owners alike, it serves as a practical opportunity to evaluate options and plan ahead for the coming season.
Spanning more than one million square feet of exhibition space, the show presents over 1,000 boats alongside personal watercraft, accessories, and marine technologies. The mix ranges from compact day boats and paddlecraft to larger cabin cruisers, sailboats, and fishing vessels.
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Beyond the boats themselves, the show floor functions as a working marketplace for navigation systems, maintenance services, safety equipment, and marina-related offerings.
New for 2026, WATER WAYS introduces a lifestyle-oriented program that connects boat ownership with the experiences it enables. Through destination-focused presentations and visual storytelling, the series places equal weight on how boats are used as on how they are built.
The show also continues to host established programming, including the Paddling Film Festival Premiere, which highlights human-powered exploration, and educational sessions such as the Great Loop Jon Boat experience, offering insight into long-distance inland cruising traditions.
For those considering everything from Lake Ontario day cruising to extended Great Lakes passages, the show provides a clear view of the current market and the practical realities of ownership. Tickets can be purchased at TorontoBoatShow.com.
