The 2023 Discover Boating Atlantic City Boat Show ended its run on Sunday, attracting nearly 35,000 attendees to the Atlantic City Convention Center. Winter boat sales momentum continued through the show with reports of steady sales and solid leads heading into peak boating season. “We sold out of everything we brought; it was a great show!” said David Schmidt, Busters Marine. “We ...
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Atlantic City Boat Show opens this week
The 2023 Discover Boating Atlantic City Boat Show opened March 1, and runs through Sunday, March 5, at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The exhibit hall will showcase more than 400 new boats, up 40% over last year. To attract boaters and engage the wave of new boating enthusiasts, the Atlantic City Boat Show has a variety of experiences and educational ...
Read More »Boat show fundraiser provides meals for 800 families
The Captain’s Table Gala returned to the Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show, presented by Discover Boating, on Thursday, March 3. The annual event, which began at the boat show in 2016, hosted 790 guests and raised over $55,000.Hosted by Let Us Eat, Please Inc. and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the Gala’s fundraiser will provide 165,000 meals, feeding 800 families ...
Read More »Atlantic City Boat Show draws buyers
The 2022 Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show, presented by Discover Boating, ended its five-day run Sunday attracting more than 36,000 boating enthusiasts. The overall sentiment at the show from both exhibitors and consumers last week was, “It’s great to be back,” with many businesses reporting strong sales and interest from qualified consumers. The boat show hosted dozens of exhibitors and hundreds ...
Read More »Atlantic City Boat Show announces 2021 cancellation
The NMMA has announced the cancellation this year’s Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show. After exploring all avenues to move ahead with a 2021 event (originally postponed from Feb. to April 2021), and continuing to follow guidance from state/local authorities and the Atlantic City Convention Center, canceling the 2021 boat show was deemed the most prudent course of action. “The decision to ...
Read More »NMMA announces additional changes to 2021 Boat Shows
After a thorough market-by-market evaluation of its boat shows still on the schedule for the first quarter of 2021, the NMMA announced today it is canceling this year’s Progressive Insurance New England Boat Show and Progressive Insurance Northwest Sportshow, and postponing the Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show to April 7-11, 2021, which was originally scheduled Feb. 24-28. The Association announced in ...
Read More »NMMA announces 2021 boat show schedule
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA), representing North American recreational boat, engine, and marine accessory manufacturers, announced today significant modifications to its boat and sport show schedule in the first quarter of 2021. Following a thorough market-by-market analysis regarding the feasibility of producing safe and successful winter events, NMMA is canceling nine shows in the first quarter of 2021 and planning to ...
Read More »Atlantic City show, World Fishing Expo report attendance boosts for 2020
Concluding Sunday, two of NMMA’s east coast boat and sport shows finished their 2020 run with reports of increased attendance and quality show attendees. First, the Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show welcomed 41,736 individuals (vs. 39,454 in 2019) to the Atlantic City Convention Center over its five-day span, up 6% over 2019 and 8% over the three-year average (38,740). The Progressive Insurance ...
Read More »2020 Atlantic City Boat Show now open
The 40th annual Progressive® Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show® is now open and runs through Sunday, March 1 at the Atlantic City Convention Center with more than 550 boats and an array of offerings for boating enthusiasts of all levels. Highlights of this year’s Show include returning favorites like Super Thursday – offering the best one-day deals and prizes – to Go Fishing ...
Read More »NMMA reports attendance increase at two weekend boat shows
The Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show reported a two percent increase in attendance, ending its four-day run on Sunday, March 3 with 39,454 attendees (vs. 38,603 in 2018). What’s more is the Show’s three-year attendance average is up an additional six percent. Exhibitors reported strong sales, some even noting record breaking sales compared to years past. Show highlights included the third annual ...
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