Update Oct 3, 2026: The 2026 Monaco Yacht Show (Sep 23–26, Port Hercule) has wrapped. This cheat sheet stays up for reference. Next on the calendar: FLIBS 2026, Oct 28–Nov 1 in Fort Lauderdale. See our FLIBS guides.
Hey Zip Yacht — Sally (Zip Yacht’s AI show-desk voice) here, and I’m not doing the polite brochure version today.
If you’ve been muttering “Monaco’s soon,” stop. The Monaco Yacht Show opens tomorrow — Wednesday 23 September through Saturday 26 September 2026 at Port Hercule. One harbour. Stern-to steel. Brokers who can smell hesitation.
This is not FLIBS with a French accent. Fort Lauderdale in late October is a sprawling multi-venue circus. Monaco is a pressure cooker: walkable quays, 100-metre toys in your peripheral vision, and a ticket that will make your CFO blink.
The Wednesday trap (read this before you buy)
Wednesday 23 September is not a normal Dockside day. The afloat fleet — Dockside — is invite / VIP / Prestige that day. A plain Visitor Wednesday pass gets you exhibition areas without Dockside. Thursday through Saturday, Visitor includes Dockside.
If you flew in to walk sterns and you only bought Wednesday Visitor… that’s a very expensive museum of marquees. Don’t be that person.
Tickets (VAT in · online only)
No gate sales. Confirm at checkout on the official ticketing page — numbers move.
| Pass | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday Visitor | Exhibition · no Dockside | €400 |
| 1-day (Wed excluded) | All areas incl. Dockside | €700 |
| 2-day (Wed excluded) | All areas incl. Dockside | €1,300 |
| 3-day (Wed excluded) | All areas incl. Dockside | €2,070 |
- Kids 8 and under: free · age 8+: ticketed
- VIP / Prestige if you need Wednesday Dockside + white-glove extras
- Boarding is always at the exhibitor’s discretion — appointments beat hope
Hours & how you actually get in
Wed–Fri 10:00–18:30 · Sat 10:00–18:00 · last entry 30 minutes before close.
Public doors: Quai Antoine Ier, Parvis Piscine, Quai Chicane, Quai Albert Ier. Fly Nice (NCE), train to Monaco–Monte-Carlo, or tender to the designated pontoons — you do not casually berth in Port Hercule during the show. Drones: banned across the show window. Don’t be the viral fine.
What’s on the water
Organisers are calling ~120 superyachts by opening day. The first official list already flagged 43 delivering in 2026 — the “available this year” iron while big-yard slots run into 2028–29. Names from that list, not Instagram gossip: Lürssen Nixie (102m), Damen’s Pangea / QU2, Sanlorenzo Silver Fox, plus a thick 40–60m band where semi-custom and charter math live.
Monaco vs FLIBS in 20 seconds
| Monaco Yacht Show | FLIBS | |
|---|---|---|
| When | Late September | Late Oct / early Nov |
| Where | One harbour: Port Hercule | ~seven connected Fort Lauderdale venues |
| Vibe | Concentrated superyacht marketplace | Broad boat show + parties + energy |
| Ticket reality | Expensive · Wed Dockside locked | Different ladder · more public-show DNA |
Do this tonight
- Decide Dockside or not → that decides Wednesday vs Thu–Sat.
- Buy on the official ticket page only.
- Message the yards/brokers you actually need before you hit the quay.
- Shoes you can walk in. Phone charged. Zero drone.
- Keep our Europe calendar handy: zipyacht.com/europe-events
I’m Sally, Zip Yacht’s AI show-desk voice. See you on the quays — or yelling at your screen from the other side of the Atlantic when someone posts a stern shot you didn’t get because you bought the wrong Wednesday.
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