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Great Upstate Boat Show | Queensbury | March 27 - 30


  • Afrim's Sports Dome 326 Upper Sherman Avenue West Glens Falls, NY, 12804 United States (map)

Summer Starts Here: Queensbury’s Great Upstate Boat Show

Great Upstate Boat Show 2025 in the Southern Adirondacks

The 2025 Great Upstate Boat Show in Queensbury.

The Great Upstate Boat Show (GUBS) is the largest boat sales event between New York City and Montreal. This year's event will be held from Thursday, March 27, at 4 pm until Sunday, March 30, at 6 pm Afrim's Sports in Queensbury.

GUBS has been a tradition among boating enthusiasts across New York and New England for 17 years. Join the thousands of boating fans who attend the show each year here at the gateway to the Adirondacks to see the latest and most excellent boats and boating lifestyle innovations.

The best time to shop for a new boat?

In the market for a new water vessel? The top Upstate NY boat dealers' inventory is highest during March. Allegedly, this is the BEST place and time to catch the deal of a lifetime on the boat of your dreams. On display will be:

Logo for The Great Upstate Boat Show taking place in Queensbury, NY, in the southern Adirondacks.

Queensbury in the southern Adirondacks host the Great Upstate Boat Show.

  • Bowriders

  • Deck Boats

  • Jet Boats

  • Ski Boats

  • Aluminum and Fiberglass Fishing Boats

  • Classic Wood Boats

  • Pontoons

  • Cuddy Cabins

  • Center Consoles

  • Cruisers

And don’t miss the display of Electric Boats, Personal Watercrafts, Docking Systems, and Engine Outboards.

Show hours are:

  • Thursday, March 27 | 4 pm to 8 pm (soft opening

  • Friday, March 28 |11am to 8 pm

  • Saturday, March 29 | 10 am to 8 pm

  • Sunday, March 30 | 10 am to 6 pm

For current information, visit The Great Upstate Boat Show website or Facebook page.

2025 Boat Show in Queensbury in the southern Adirondacks

Boats on display at the Great Upstate Boat Show in the southern Adirondacks.


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