Big Game Room

The Big Game Room celebrates it's 5 Year Anniversary with a special celebration on Saturday, February 16, 2008 from 5 - 8 p.m.

The highlight of the celebration will be a silent and live auction benefitting the Dan Marino Foundation. The evening, entitled "Anglers Opening Doors for Children" will be hosted by South Florida radio personality "Footy". Live auction items include an evening of fishing with Capt. Bouncer Smith, entries to fishing tournaments valued at $7,000, a custom carved table valued at $7,500, an original painting by Mark Ray valued at $3,000 and a sculpture by David Wirth valued at over $1,500. There will also be several silent auction items available along with entertainment and celebrity appearances. For more information, click on the Big Game Room details page.

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Allstate Safety Weekend

Welcome to Allstate Safety Weekend. Saturday and Sunday, children 12 and younger receive a Free Life Jacket at the Allstate booth #1760 (located adjacent to C Lobby at the Miami Beach Convention Center). Compliments of Allstate Boat Insurance (while quantities last).

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Discover Boating Center

Your one-stop resource for boating information and advice. Staffed by experts who can answer all your questions and set you on a course to choosing a boat that will give you and your family years of enjoyment, the Discover Boating Center is here to help you become a boater.

• Straightforward answers to all your boating questions
• Expert, unbiased advice on buying a boat
• Information you can trust and local resources to help you get started

Block Party

Celebrate the South Florida sunsets with food and drink specials from 5 pm to 7 pm, Friday, February 15, through Sunday, February 17, along Convention Center Drive at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

New Kid's Area

New Kid’s Area – located in the Miami Beach Botanical Garden will feature a Kiddie Rock Wall, a Kiddie Combo Bouncer and Slide in addition to the Jumbo Combo "4 in 1" Mutiney on the Bouncer Pirate Ship.

Open Hours are:
Thursday, February 14, 10:00am - 6:00pm
Friday,     February 15, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday, February 16, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Sunday,   February 17, 10:00am - 8:00pm
Monday,  February 18,  10:00am - 6:00pm

Jungle Island will be joining us this year and will feature animals from their famous jungle located on Watson Island.

Here is a tentative list of animals who may stop by for a visit based on their availability.  They will be available on Saturday, February 16th and Sunday, February 17th from 10 am - 6 pm.  Make sure you stop by for a visit!

Hyacinth Macaw

Black Palm Cockatoo

Scarlett Macaw

Small Alligator

Albino Python Snake

Rabbit

Skunk

Blue Tongue Skink-reptile

Small Kangaroo

Baby Capuchin Monkey

Maxum Get in the Game Boat Giveaway, powered by GM

Visitors can enter to win the promotion's grand prize, a football themed Maxum 2200 SR3 equipped with Sirius satellite radio, trailer, pigskin interior and various football-related souvenirs.  In May, one winner will be selected to win the Maxum boat, valued at more than $55,000.

This new promotion, powered by GM, will bring Ronnie Brown, a Miami professional football player to the Show on Friday, February 15th from 5 pm - 8 pm. to greet boat show attendees and sign autographs.  He will be in space 3102 from 5 pm - 6:30 pm when he will move over to the the Maxum display (Booth D36). Show visitors can also win prizes on-site, including Sirius satellite radios, signed footballs and jerseys.

XM WX Satellite Internet Cafe

XM WX Satellite Weather, the official weather provider of the Miami International Boat Show & Strictly Sail, will sponsor an Internet Cafe, located in Lobby D of the Miami Beach Convention Center, where visitors can catch up on e-mails or search the Web in comfort during show hours.

Miss Geico

See the world's fastest offshore racing boat, Miss GEICO, at her debut in Miami. Powered with the same turbine engines that flew missions in the first Gulf War, Miss GEICO is capable of reaching speeds of more than 185 miles per hour. The boat has set two world records and has won back-to-back world championships at the 2006 and 2007 Offshore Super Series.  You will find her on display at the Sea Isle Marina & Yachting Center - Slip 300D.