Here’s what’s on in the world of boats and boatbuilding for the next couple of months.
If you have an event of interest to WaterCraft readers, let us know at cat@watercraft-magazine.com
DCA = Dinghy Cruising Association
OGA = Old Gaffers Association
SBA = Steamboat Association
EBA = Electric Boat Association
MARCH 2026
29 March
DCA US Northeast Chapter “Boat Show”
Old Lyme, CT, US
31 March – 6 April
Sète, France
APRIL 2026
3-6 April
Easter Historic Boat Gathering
National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire
4-5 April
Lerryn Creek, Cornwall
10-12 April
Barcelona Electric Marine Show 2026
Port Olímpic, Barcelona, Spain
11-12 April
Walton Backwaters, Essex
12 April
DCA North West River Dee Rally
Farndon, Cheshire
12 April
Norfolk Showground, Norwich
17-20 April
Escale à Port-Vendres Maritime Festival
Port-Vendres, France
24-26 April
Coniston, Cumbria
25 April
Boat Building Academy Open Day
Lyme Regis, Dorset
25 April
Summerlee Museum, Coatbridge, Scotland
25 April
Upper Hamble, Hampshire
25-26 April
River Orwell/Stour, Suffolk
26 April
Northern Boat Jumble & Auto Jumble
Farmyard Brewery, Cockerham, Lancashire
29 April – 2 May
Palma, Spain
29 April – 3 May
DCA North America Chesapeake Shallow Water Sailors Annual Spring Cruise
Dennis Point, MD, US
MAY 2026
1-3 May
Isles of Scilly
1-5 May
SBA Steamboats @ Norbury Canal Festival
Norbury Wharf, Staffordshire
2 May
Newton Abbot, Devon
2-3 May
Bere Ferrers, Devon
2-4 May
Woodbridge Boatyard, Suffolk
2-4 May
Woodbridge Boatyard, Suffolk
2-4 May
Jersey
6-7 May
Kielder Water, Northumberland
8-10 May
South Coast & Green Tech Boat Show
Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, Hampshire
8-10 May
ancora YACHTFESTIVAL Boat Show
ancora Marina, Neustadt, Germany
8-10 May
Anderton Boat Lift, Cheshire
9 May
Treluggan Boatyard Boat Jumble
Treluggan Boatyard, Landrake, Cornwall
9 May
Folly Inn, River Medina, Isle of Wight
9-10 May
Loch Ken, Scotland
9-10 May
River Roach/Crouch, Essex
10 May
Royal Victoria Country Park, Southampton, Hampshire
10-17 May
La Roche-Bernard, France
14-17 May
Pasaia, Spain
19 May
Falmouth Marine School Open Event
Falmouth, Cornwall
21-28 May
Kenmare Bay, Ireland
22-24 May
Ullapool, Scotland
22-24 May
Brixham, Devon
22-24 May
Baltimore Wooden Boat Festival
Baltimore, Ireland
22-25 May
Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
23-24 May
River Deben, Suffolk
23-24 May
Newtown Creek and Ryde, Isle of Wight
23-25 May
Hoylake, Merseyside
23-25 May
Crick Marina, Northants
23-25 May
Warsaw, Poland
27 May – 1 June
St Mawes, Cornwall
27-31 May
Salone Nautico Venezia – Venice Boat Show
Venice Arsenale, Venice, Italy
28-31 May
Ostend, Belgium
29-31 May
Cowes, Isle of Wight
29-31 May
Strynø, Denmark
30 May
Tremayne Quay, Cornwall
30 May – 8 June
Cork Harbour Festival and Ocean to City Row
Cork, Ireland
30-31 May
Horning, Norfolk