It’s wonderful family entertainment, a great way to get people thinking about boating and kids 16 or under are FREE!

Remember that you can get Show Passes to give away to key customers from the Show Management and you only pay for those tickets that get used.

Let the show build up the boating excitement that can help you close a deal. The starting point is the Friday, January 13th Children’s Charity Night where VIP customers can experience the Boat Show in a truly unique and magical way, while helping raise funds for the Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund and Ontario Sailing's Able Sail, Access BOOM Program plus, participants at this year's Special Preview Night will have the opportunity to meet and greet several of Canada's Boating Olympic Athletes! 

Throughout the show,  a steady stream of events and speakers are ready to delight and inform your customers.

Highlights of the sessions include speaker, mentor and broadcaster, Marnie McBean. With three gold and a bronze medal from Olympic rowing competitions, Marnie is Canada's most successful Summer Olympic Athlete! Other Olympic competitors include Tyler Bjorn and Richard Clarke who have qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, sailing Star boat.

Two-time Olympian rower Michael Forgeron was a member of the Gold medal winning Men's eight at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. He has also competed in the Commonwealth Championships, the World Student Games, and the Pan-American Games winning, gold, two silver and bronze medals, and is an inducted member of the Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and Canadian Amateur Sport Halls of Fame.

At a different level from the Olympics, Duma the famous waterskiing and boat-driving dog, returns to delight audiences in The Lake where there will also be stand-up paddle boarding, and FREE boat rides on kayaks, canoes, paddleboats and inflatables. Plus pros share their expertise through boat-handling and stand-up paddle boarding demonstrations, canoe and kayak seminars, and more!

Encourage your friends and customers to get excited about boating and Put a Little Summer in their Winter this  January 14th to 22nd! Click here for the complete schedule of events at the Toronto International Boat Show where there are more than 140 FREE Seminars to Inspire & Educate!