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Florida's busiest beach has Art Deco lifeguard towers painted candy colors, and the Atlantic comes in warm. The people-watching on Ocean Drive, a block back from the sand, is as…

The main show is under the convention center roof, eight minutes on foot from the closest South Beach hotels. A February room in Miami-Dade averages about $294 a night against $157 in September, and the boat show is part of the reason; a guide to Miami hotel rates by season shows the other weeks that are just as tight.
The Miami International Boat Show is anchored at the Miami Beach Convention Center every February, where boats up to 49 feet sit under roof. Two more sites are on the water: a Collins Avenue display of powerboats and motor yachts from 30 to 125 feet, and Sailor's Cove on the MacArthur Causeway, which covers sailboats and sailing gear. Pride Park is the lifestyle and entertainment side of the show. Water taxis and free shuttles link the sites. Dozens of free seminars run each day on sailing, boating basics, safety and fishing. Tickets come from the show's own site in single-day, two-day, youth and family four-pack versions. Sunday has a cheaper adult ticket, and children 5 and under get in free.
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Miami Beach Convention Center · 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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