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Exhibiting

Interested in exhibiting at a LEMTA-produced boat show?

Exhibitors at all LEMTA-produced boat shows can expect:

  • An upscale 35-64 y/o demographic
  • $70,000 median household income of attendees
  • Targeted advertising and exciting promotional programs
  • Outstanding exposition facilities
  • A professionally produced program
  • Positive selling atmosphere
  • Hundreds of marine business exhibitors
  • Experienced and attentive show staff
  • Thousands of potential customers

LEMTA produces the following annual boating showcases:

50th annual Cleveland Boat and Waterfront Lifestyle Expo
Cleveland, Ohio
January

In-Water Boat Show at Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio
September

Michigan City In-Water Boat Show
Michigan City, Indiana
August


50th annual Cleveland Boat and Waterfront Lifestyle Expo

America's largest indoor boat show delivers:

  • Nearly 100,000 first-class prospects
  • 25%-33% of an exhibitor's annual sales
  • $50 million in sales as a result of a typical show
  • Show goers from Michigan, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and of course Ohio (these states alone account for more than 40% of all registered watercraft in the United States)
  • 1 million square feet of exhibition space


In-Water Boat Show at Cedar Point

The largest in-water exposition of boats and boating equipment held annually on the Great Lakes brings exhibitors:

  • More than 25,000 high-quality prospects
  • A strong buying audience for new and pre-enjoyed boats up to 64 feet
  • Guests from Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois, New York and Ohio (the event is strategically located between Cleveland and Toledo)
  • Free sailboat rides as part of the Sample Sailing program
  • The perfect opportunity to introduce new products while closing out the old


Michigan City In-Water Boat Show

Lake Michigan's biggest in-water power and sailboat show brings to the table:

  • Approximately 25,000 highly-targeted prospects
  • An affluent buying audience for new and used boats up to 70'
  • Showgoers from Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin (the event is strategically located between Chicago and South Bend)
  • A Discover Sailing Event that Sail America called "one of the best we've ever seen
  • An unequaled 4-day selling opportunity that you can't afford to miss

Hundreds of marine businesses are already onboard - you should be too. E-mail or call the LEMTA office for a boat show space application and contract today: (440) 899-5009.