Here’s how to get around the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on land and water
The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show is back this weekend — the 62nd annual — and for fans it must feel like a treat to welcome back perennials after all the COVID-related shutdowns since March 2020.
A sense of normalcy, for instance.
But it could be tough finding parking or getting through the traffic jams during the big event.
Fort Lauderdale’s police department sent out an alert related to traffic for the event, which runs through 6 p.m. Sunday along 90 acres of beachfront and various properties.
Here’s what you need to know:
Show locations
▪ Bahia Mar Yachting Center
▪ Pier 66 Marina
▪ Las Olas Marina
▪ Super Yacht Village at Pier 66 South
▪ Hall of Fame Marina
▪ Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.
What drivers should do
▪ “Anticipate delays” if you’re commuting throughout the barrier island and along Las Olas Boulevard, police say. “Plan accordingly.” Consider transportation options like the Fort Lauderdale Water Taxi and bus shuttle system.
▪ The water taxi connects parking lots to the north, west and south along with connections to the show’s sites and starts one hour before to the show’s 10 a.m. opening and ends one hour after the show closes at 7 p.m. and 6 p.m. daily and Sunday, respectively.
Pre-purchase is required and a day pass is $12. Boats arrive and depart every 15 minutes. Information is at https://www.flibs.com/en/attend/transportation/water-taxi.html.
▪ Bus shuttle service has two routes. The green bus route runs to and from Pier 66, Super Yacht Village, Bahia Mar. The blue bus route runs to and from the Broward County Convention Center. Shuttle service is complimentary to and from the boat show.
Bus shuttle service runs 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Sunday.
▪ Find parking. If you can. Here’s where:
There is self-parking at:
▪ The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale, 2414 E Sunrise Blvd.
▪ Riverside Hotel Fort Lauderdale, 620 E Las Olas Blvd.
▪ Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, 1950 Eisenhower Blvd.
▪ SuperYacht Village at Pier 66 South, 2150 SE 17th St.
▪ Las Olas Parking Garage, 200 Las Olas Circle.
There is valet parking at:
▪ GALLERYone — a DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel at 2670 E Sunrise Blvd.
▪ SuperYacht Village at Pier 66 South.
What about COVID?
For more information, including COVID safety precautions, visit the boat show’s website at www.flibs.com/en/attend/COVID-19.html. The Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show did happen last year in October despite COVID-19 but with precautions.
This story was originally published October 27, 2021 at 6:48 PM.
