The oldest and still the largest outdoor show in southwest Ohio is the Cincinnati Travel, Sports & Boat Show, scheduled for the Duke Energy Center.
While there are plenty of boats, travel destinations and other outdoor-related vendors during the entire show (Jan 16-18 and 21-25), the annual Cincinnati Golf Show will be presented during the early portion and the Cincinnati Hunting and Fishing Show goes on during the final five days.
During the entire show there will be a new Adventure Sports Area that includes a 17,000-gallon demo pool for kayaks and paddleboards. Vendors will include trips and equipment for kayaking, canoeing, rafting, paddle boarding and other adventure-related activities.
A list of all of the Cincinnati show dates and activities, including fishing and hunting seminar times can be found at cincinnatihuntingandfishingshow.com.
2015 Outdoors/Boat Shows
January
8-10: Archery Trade Association Show at the Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis (www.icclos.com).
8-11: Ultimate Fishing Show Detroit at Suburban Collection Showplace, Novi, Mich. (showspan.com/UFD).
9-18: Ohio RV and Boat Show at Ohio Expo Center, state fairgrounds, Columbus (ohiorvandboatshow.com).
10: Trenton Hunting and Fishing Expo at Freedom House Church of God, Trenton, Ohio (trentonhuntfishexpo.webs.com).
14-18: Chicago Boat, RV and Strictly Sail Show at McCormick Place (chicagoboatshow.com).
15-19: Cincinnati-Dayton RV Super Show at Airport Expo Center (daytonrvshow.com).
15-19: Mid-America Boat Show at IX Center, Cleveland (clevelandboatshow.com).
16-17: Northeast Ohio Sportsman Show at Buckeye Events Center, Dalton, Ohio (740-397-7788).
16-18: Cleveland Outdoor Adventure Show at the IX Center (sportandtravelexpo.com/sport/Cleve).
16-18 & 21-25: Cincinnati Travel, Sports and Boat Show at Duke Energy Center (cincinnatiboatshow.com).
16-18 & 23-25: Pittsburgh Boat Show at Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, Penn. (pittsburghboatshow.com).
16-18: Great Vacations Travel Expo at Greater Columbus Convention Center (aagreatvacations.com).
21-25: Chicago Outdoor Sports Show at Rosemont Convention Center (chicagosportsmenshow.com).
23-25: The Outdoor Sports, Lake & Cabin Show at Memorial Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Ind. (outdoorsportslakecabinshow.com).
23-25: West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show at Civic Center, Charleston, W.Va. (wvtrophyhunters.com).
23-25: Ohio Musky Show at Macoy Center in Hilliard. (ohiomuskyshow.com).
29-Feb.1: Chicagoland Fishing, Travel and Outdoor Expo at Convention Center, Schaumburg, Ill. (sportshows.com/Chicago).
30-Feb. 1: Cincinnati Outdoor Adventure Expo at the Sharonville Convention Center (ampexpos.com).
February
7: Greater Cincinnati Fly Fishing Show at Buckeye Oasis Conference Center, Loveland, (buckeyeflyfishers.com).
8: Musky Road Rules clinic at Wilmington American Legion (muskyroadrules.com).
12-15: Fort Wayne Boat Show & Sale at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (fortwayneboatshow.com).
13-15: Columbus Fishing Expo at Ohio Expo Center, state fairgrounds (columbusfishingexpo.com).
14-22: Detroit Boat Show at Cobo Center (detroitboatshow.net).
20-22: Dayton Boat, Sport and Travel Show at the Airport Expo Center (ampexpos.com).
20-22: Columbus RV Super Show at Greater Columbus Convention Center (columbusrvshow.com).
20-March 1: Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show at Indiana State Fairgrounds (indianapolisboatsportandtravelshow.com).
21: White-Allen Sports Show, 442 N. Main St., Dayton (whiteallen.com).
26-March 1: Indiana Deer, Turkey and Waterfowl Expo at State Fairgrounds, Indianapolis (indianadeerandturkeyexpo.com).
27-March 1: Kentucky RV Show and Liquidation Sale at Northern Kentucky Convention Center, Covington (kentuckyrvshow.com).
March
6-8: Indian Lake Boat Show at 3 local dealers (indianlakeboatshow.com).
6-8: Niles Sportsman's Show at Eastwood Expo Center, Niles, Ohio. (330-5448951).
7-8: Dixie Marine Open House, Fairfield (dixiemarine.com).
7-8: West Virginia Fishing, Hunting and Outdoor Sports Show at Mylan Park, Morgantown (wvoutdoorsportsshow.com).
13-15: Ohio Deer & Turkey Expo at Ohio Expo Center, state fairgrounds, Columbus (deerinfo.com/ohio).
Contact outdoor columnist Jim Morris at jmorris99@frontier.com.
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