Upcoming Events & Boat Shows
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
May 2, 2026
North Carolina Maritime Museum
Beaufort, NC
Beaufort Boat Show
West Palm Beach
Boat Show
June 26-28, 2026
South Florida Fairgrounds EXPO Halls
May Events
May 1-9 | Regata del Sol al Sol | Website
May 1-27th | Annual Rebel King Mackerel Pier Tournament at Ocean Crest Pier | Website
May 1-3 | Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival | Website
May 2 | Moonlight Sail with Live Music Aboard Schooner Freedom | Website
May 2 | Annual Wooden Boat Show & Boatbuilding Challenge | Website
May 2 | Oceanfest 2026 | Website
May 2 | 2026 Charleston Dragon Boat Festival | Website
May 4 - 29 | 2026 SC Mahi Series | Website
May 6 | Sea Dawg Trawl | Website
MAY 6-9 | Bluewater Tournament | Website
May 6-9 | St. Augustine Food + Wine Festival | Website
May 6-14 | Far Out Shoot Out at Ocean Isle Fishing Center | Website
May 7-10 | The Charleston Billfish Invitational | Website
May 8 | 26th Annual Cape Fear Disabled Sportsman Fishing Tournament | Website
MAY 8-9 | Fishing Frenzy Dolphin Tournament | Website
May 9 | PirateFest | Website
May 9 | Race to the Coast | Website
May 9 | Bluffton Mayfest 2026 | Website
May 11-14 | Hatteras Village Offshore Open at Hatteras Landing Marina | Website
May 13-20 | Bone Island Regatta | Website
May 14 | Does Mother Know Best? Matrilineal Influences on Whale Social Dynamics @ North Carolina Maritime Museum | Website
May 14-17 | Battleship Splash: Dock Dogs | Website
MAY 15-16 | Stuart Sailfish Club KDW | Website
May 16 | Surf Dog Experience | Website
May 16 | CFSA Fishing Tournament | Website
May 16 | Saltwater Shootout | Website
May 16 | Redfish Roundup | Website
May 16 | Ocracoke Island Wide Yard Sale | Website
May 16-17 | Little River Blue Crab Festival | Website
May 16-17 | Tybee Island Maritime Academy Film Fest | Website
MAY 18-20 | Golden Fly Tarpon Tournament | Website
May 20-23 | 58th Annual Governors Cup Billfish Tournament | Website
May 21 | 2026 GulfStreamer and Brian Every Sprint Race | Website
May 23 | 2026 John Walsh Memorial Oar Race | Website
MAY 23-24 | Treasure Coast Builders Association Fishing Tournament | Website
May 24 | 2026 Johnson Lexus Cup Regatta | Website
May 27-30 | Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament | Website
May 27–30 | HMY Lowcountry Cup | Website
May 29 | FOODEESFEST Savannah | Website
MAY 29-30 | Kingfish Tournament and Fishing Rodeo | Website
May 30 | Kayak for the Warriors Race | Website
May 30 | 25th Annual CFCC Riverfront Boat Show | Website
June Events
June 1 - Aug. 31 | Stuart Sailfish Club Summer Sailfish Tournament | Website
June 3-4 | Tuna Roundup at Pirate's Cove | Website
June 4 | Fisherman's Post Spring Inshore Challenge | Website
June 4-6 | Old City Elite Kingfish Tournament | Website
June 4-7 | Carolina Country Music Fest | Website
JUNE 4-7 | Oh Snap! Red Snapper Tournament | Website
June 5 | 2026 Hobie Island Waccamaw Weekend | Website
JUNE 5-7 | Lower Keys Chamber of Commerce Dolphin Tournament | Website
June 5-14 | 2026 Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament | Website
June 5 | Ocrafolk Festival | Website
June 6 | 40th Annual Carolina Beach Music Festival | Website
June 6 | Dare Day Dockside | Website
June 6 | FSFA Offshore Fishing Slam | Website
June 6 | South Carolina Yacht Club Junior Open Regatta | Website
JUNE 9-10 | Ladies Tarpon Fly Tournament | Website
JUNE 10-14 | Saltwater Slam | Website
June 11–14 | 2026 Maxam Bassmaster Elite at Pasquotank River/Albemarle Sound | Website
June 13 | Old School Kingfish Shootout | Website
June 13 | Kid's Freshwater Fishing Day | Website
JUNE 15-19 | Gold Cup Tarpon Tournament | Website
June 17–20 | Carolina Billfish Classic | Website
June 18-19 | Jolly Mon King Classic at Ocean Isle Fishing Center | Website
JUNE 18-21 | Fired Up Kingfish Tournament | Website
June 19 | 2026 NC Governor's Cup Regatta | Website
June 20 | 2026 Summer Solstice Race | Website
June 20 | Columbia Shrimp & Grits Fest | Website
June 20 | Summer Sailstice Raft-up 2026 | Website
JUNE 20-21 | IFC Captain’s Cup Dolphin Tournament | Website
June 20-24 | 52nd Annual Blue Marlin Release Tournament | Website
June 25 | Emerald Isle Youth Fishing Derby | Website
June 25 | Trying Women: A History of Women in the Whaling Industry @ North Carolina Maritime Museum | Website
JUNE 25-27 | UM Hall of Fame & Museum Celebrity Fishing Tournament | Website
JUNE 26-28 | Florida Keys Dolphin Tournament | Website
June 26-28 | West Palm Beach Summer Boat Show | Website
JUNE 26-28 | Kingbuster Tournament | Website
June 27 | Conway Riverfest | Website
June 27 | Dragonboat Beaufort | Website
June 29-July 2 | Cape Fear Blue Marlin Tournament | Website
July Events
July 2 | Ocracoke Island Independence Day Celebration | Website
July 3 | Ocracoke Commons Fish Fry & Open House | Website
July 4 | Lake Murray’s Independence Day Celebration | Website
July 4 | 16th Annual 4th of July Patriotic Boat Parade & Blessing of the Fleet | Website
July 4 | Savannah's Waterfront Independence Day Celebration | Website
July 4 | Tybee Island 2026 July 4th Fireworks | Website
July 4 | Town of Nags Head Fireworks Spectacular | Website
July 7 | Big Rock Kids Billfish Fishing Tournament | Website
July 7 | 96th Annual Hatteras Grand Slam at Hatteras Village Marina | Website
July 8-10 | The East Coast Got-Em-On Classic at the Carolina Beach Boat Docks | Website
July 9-11 | Charleston Coastal Anglers
41st Annual Fishing Tournament | Website
July 9-11 | James Island Yacht Club's 56th King Mackerel and Inshore Tournament | Website
July 11-12 | East Coast "Got-Em-On" King Mackerel Fishing | Website
July 14-16 | Barta Boys and Girls Club Billfish Tournament | Website
July 15-18 | 38th Annual NCDU Band the Billfish Tournament @ Big Rock Landing | Website
July 15–18 | Edisto Invitational Billfish Tournament | Website
July 16-17 | Carolina Custom Shootout at Pirate's Cove | Website
July 17-26 | Beaufort Water Festival | Website
July 18 | 2026 Parrothead Regatta | Website
July 18-19 | Firecracker Regatta | Website
JULY 22-25 | Key West Marlin Tournament | Website
July 28-30 | Ducks Unlimited "Band the Billfish" Tournament | Website
July 29-31 | Oriental Rotary Tarpon Tournament at Whittaker Pointe Marina | Website
July 30 | 27th Annual Raleigh Saltwater Sportfishing Club King Mackerel Tournament | Website
July 30- Aug. 1 | 18th Annual Joe's Buddy Memorial Tournament | Website