2025 Atlantic City Boat Show Features
SALUTING OUR HEROES
To express our gratitude for your service, all active/veteran military, active/retired first responders and USCG & USCGA members can take advantage of FREE admission on Wednesday, February 26.
Simply show your military/first responder/USCG & USCGA valid identification card along with photo ID at Will Call to receive your complimentary ticket.
Discover Boating Beach Club
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Bring on the summer vibes. Kick back with your crew to enjoy live music, island-inspired cocktails and mocktails, plus beach games, and more.
Fishing Seminars
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Presented by The Fisherman Magazine
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Expert anglers will share tips and tricks to help you improve your catch. Sessions cover a variety of fishing topics—from proper rigging for big game fishing to offshore angling to how to land a trophy striper.
Fred’s Shed How-to Center—presented by Progressive®
Tips, tricks, and DIY advice for every boater—from first-timers to experienced captains. Have a boat or engine problem you haven’t been able to fix? Stop by and ask our tech expert about it.
Cornhole Shootout
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Register for your chance to compete in the show’s 3rd annual Cornhole Tournament on Saturday, March 1 at 1pm. The winner will earn bragging rights and a big screen TV, compliments of 103.7 WMGM. Listen to 103.7 WMGM to register for the tournament or you can show up prior to the event to enter*. (*Subject to availability.)
Art of Casting Pond
Learn the art of casting from the experts at Goose Hummock, a leading Northeast Saltwater Fishing Outfitter, atop a 30' fishing tank. Plus, check out the top names in saltwater fishing gear, products, and services.
Pete’s One Mann Band
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Pete Mann is the best one-man “5-piece” band on the East Coast, playing hits from ABBA to Zeppelin.
Paddlesports Experience
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Experience the fun of paddlesports, courtesy of Fin-atics Marine Supply of Ocean City, NJ. Watch on-water demos or try it yourself! On-water test rides will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Open to guests age10 years or older.
Demo Times:
Wednesday, Thursday & Friday: 1pm–7pm
Saturday: 11am–7pm
Sunday: 11am–5pm
Classic & Wooden Boat Collection
Take a step back in time and see classic and vintage boats dating back 72 years. Boats on display include a restored 1951 wooden Chris Craft Holiday and a 1968 Steven Hydroplane powered by a L-88 427 cubic inch blower engine—one of just three such boats remaining that survived the harsh racing life.
Sand Art
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Watch award-winning professional sand sculptor John Gowdy transform a pile of sand into an amazing work of art. Make sure to snap a photo and share it with your friends.
Build-A-Boat—Kids’ Toy Boat Building
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Little skippers will have boatloads of fun creating a one-of-a-kind toy boat to take home as a show souvenir.
Schedule:
Wednesday–Friday 3pm–7pm
Saturday 10am–7:30pm
Sunday 10am–5:30pm
Fishing Frenzy
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Little anglers can reel in the fun as they try their hand at “catching the big one” in a special ball-pit pond. It’s fin-tastic fun for kids 8 and younger.
The Big Catch—Photo Op
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Capture the fun of a day at the show with your family and friends. Pose with this year’s Big Catch, “Tiny Tuna,” a 10-ft. tuna caught off the waters of Nova Scotia that weighed in at 1,000 lbs. Be sure to share and tag #tinytuna.
The Captain’s Table Gala
Thursday Evening
Now in its ninth year, this fundraiser benefits the Community Foodbank of New Jersey and Let Us Eat, Please, Inc.