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
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