This is a trade/consumer marine show produced by Informa Markets, not a craft-fair booth rental — there is no self-serve application form and no published rate card. Start from the "Become an Exhibitor or Sponsor" page: download the NIBS 2026 Exhibitor Brochure linked there, then either submit the Exhibitor Inquiry Form (Smartsheet, linked from the same page) or contact the sales team directly. In-water, land and booth sales contacts are Lisa Knowles (Lisa.Knowles@informa.com) and Sam DiMatteo (Sam.DiMatteo@informa.com); sponsorship is Brooke Vergona (Brooke.Vergona@informa.com), with a separate Sponsorship Inquiry form and Sponsorship Deck. Space types are in-water, land and booth, so the quote depends on which you need. Exhibitors are also eligible for two free programs worth asking about at application time: the Newport For New Products (NFNP) program, which highlights new U.S. product debuts across the show, website and partner publications (Cruising World, Sailing World, Yachting) and needs only an application and a photo; and the NIBS Star Award for Excellence, which each year honours four exhibitors for presentation and company image with $1,000 off the following year's space. The show runs Thursday 9/17 through Sunday 9/20, 2026, 10am–6pm daily except Sunday 10am–5pm, across seventeen acres of the downtown Newport waterfront. Exhibitor Resource Guide and marketing assets are published on the same site once you are booked.. Apply online at https://www.newportboatshow.com/exhibit/why-exhibit/.

Approximately 30,000 attendees.

Newport International Boat Show 2026 runs Thu, Sep 17, 2026 - Sun, Sep 20, 2026.

Newport Yachting Center, 20 Commercial Wharf, Newport, RI.

Tickets are available at https://www.newportboatshow.com.

This is an outdoor event.