What to See & Do at the Annapolis Bay Bridge Boat Show
The Annapolis Bay Bridge Boat Show is a fun event to attend whether you are an avid boater or just window shopping. It is the biggest in-water boat show in the Northeast featuring over 400 boats from modest 8-foot boats to 70-foot million dollar plus luxury yachts. In addition to this show, there are three other U.S. Boat Shows held in the Annapolis area annually including the uber popular Annapolis Power Boat Show. 
About the Annapolis Bay Bridge Boat Show
The Bay Bridge Boat Show has been held at the Bay Bridge Marina in Stevensville, Maryland for over 30 years. President of the Annapolis Boat Shows, Paul Jacobs, recently noted that there is a “resurgence of boating as the go-to family activity for fishing, weekend cruising, picnicking, ski and wake boarding, and exploring the many tributaries to Chesapeake Bay.”
What to See & Do at the Bay Bridge Boat Show
It is a lot of fun to walk around and browse the boats on display. There are also daily free seminars, over 100 boat-related demonstrations, exhibitors, and vendors selling boat-related merchandise, food, and beer. Kids will love the moon bounce, face painting, and other children’s activities too!
Inside a Million Dollar Yacht at the Bay Bridge Boat Show
We always love to hop on-board the biggest and best yacht at the Annapolis Bay Bridge Boat Show. One of our favorite fancy boat picks is the $1.5 million dollar Cruisers Yachts 50 Cantius. Take a look inside!
The main deck seating has the softest leather and a kitchen and social area with all the amenities including a convection oven. The cockpit has ample seating along with a wet bar, grill, and shower.
The carpeted cabin area had three bedrooms: a spacious master stateroom with a private bathroom, a bunk bed stateroom, and another double bed sized stateroom along with another bathroom in the main hall. I definitely could stay on that yacht forever! 
Shopping at the Bay Bridge Boat Show
There is a huge tent with boat and travel-related merchandise to browse through at the show. Even though we are not luxury yacht owners, it is always fun to see what kinds of cool products there are each year. Plus, there are general travel products and artsy housewares that tend to pique our interest.
Other Annual Annapolis U.S. Boat Shows
There are a total of four boat shows held per year. The spring season kicks off with the Bay Bridge Boat Show! This event is our favorite because it features luxury yachts. We can pretend we are rich celebrities…if only for a second! The second show of the spring is the U.S. Sailboat Show at the Annapolis City Dock. This event features sailboats of all sizes on land and water and it also features the Annual Junior Keelboat Regatta. Spectators can watch regional high school sailing teams compete. Spectators can also enjoy free drink tastings and music while browsing sailboats and shopping vendor booths.
In the fall season, there is another U.S. Sailboat Show. In the fall, cruises are also available that tour past the United States Naval Academy and Chesapeake Bay (additional fee required). The year wraps up with the U.S. Powerboat Show. This event features fishing boats from 50 different manufacturers, plus a plethora of new and pre-owned boats available for immediate sale.
Wow! That’s a beautiful yacht. Just like you, I could also stay there forever. It’s beautiful.
Anyway, enjoyed reading your post. We have never been to a boat show, but this definitely looks fun.
Great recap on the Bay Bridge Boat Show! It’s been a few years since I’ve been to a boat show in my area of SoCal.
I haven’t been to a boat show before. It sounds like it would make for a fun day out!
It must be so much fun to visit all of these boats and see how they would be to stay on! I have not been on a boat with a bed before.
I haven’t seen a boat show in a minute. We’re overdue to return to one, they’re always pretty spectacular.
I am loving the sound of the Annapolis Bay Bridge Boat Show! It looks like a fantastic way to spend a day hanging with family and friends and everything looks amazing! Love the pics!
I can’t imagine having the money to buy a boat like these. But a show must be nice to just get a glimpse of what’s out there and to dream about it x
This is one of my dreams to experience with my family. I am sure we all enjoy this experience.
So many good activities to do. And I am sure all those activities are so fun to do.
I’ve never heard of Annapolis but it looks like a nice place. I appreciate this fun list of things to do there!
I have never been to a boat show before. I would love to get to step on board and take a look around, they look so spacious and cool inside.
Oh, wow! Those yachts are amazing. This looks like an amazing show for sure!
This is so cool. Can’t believe I never heard of this. Can’t wait to check it out!
The boats look amazing, and you will certainly come away in two minds depressed you can not just go ahead and buy one or your head filled with dreams of owning your own boat
The boat show sounds really cool, but I can’t believe that Ugo/the life jacket for your phone exists! I definitely need one 😂
Yeah, it is a pretty cool invention!
Perhaps it’s because I live in the most landlocked state in the nation, but I’ve never been to a boat show. Seems fun! (And a bit like an RV show, but on the water!) 😀
Exactly! They actually have a handful of RVs there too along with craft vendors and food so it makes it fun to walk around and window shop…I mean, I could maybe afford a yacht window I think! 😉
WOW these boats look amazing! You look like you had a great time x
Yeah, it was nice pretending to be Mr. & Mrs. Howell for the day on our luxury yacht! Ha! Ha!