Saturday 23 - Monday 25 May 2026 | Trade & Preview Day: Friday 22 May 2026
* ALL ADVANCE TICKET BOOKINGS WILL RECEIVE A £5 VOUCHER FOR THE WATERWAYS WORLD STAND! *
All tickets are firm sales with no refunds available except in the case of event cancellation. Please note that no amendments to any tickets are allowed after 31 March 2026.
Waterways World subscribers:
Waterways World subscribers save an extra 10% off full-price advance one-day and weekend entry tickets - log in to your account or buy a subscription to Waterways World to apply the discount in your shopping basket (does not apply to Trade & Preview Day, camping, mooring, boat handling sessions, or wheelchair/mobility scooter hire).
Children 16 and under go free and do not need a ticket
Advance ticket orders by phone and online close at 7am on Monday 18 May 2026.
Trade & Preview Day | Friday 22 May 2026
Tickets for this exclusive day are strictly limited to a maximum of 1,000 pre-booked visitors and to invited, qualifying boating/waterway related businesses. Preview Day Visitor tickets are valid from 10am - 6pm and include a goody bag and a free hot drink. Tickets must be booked in advance and will not be available on the gate. Get ahead and visit the boats, quayside exhibitors and most other boating businesses before everyone else! All visitors on this day require a ticket. Note that some (mainly non-boating general) stands will not be open on Trade & Preview Day.
FOR 2026 ALL TICKETS ARE COLLECT AT SHOW
If you book online, you will receive an email as well as your Order Acknowledgement with PDF eTickets that you will need to exchange for wristbands when you arrive at the Show. If you do not receive an email, please contact us on 01283 742970 or email marketing@wwonline.co.uk so that we can check your order has been received.
If you order by telephone, your wristbands and passes will be ready to collect at the Show. You will not receive an order acknowledgment email. Ticket collection will be near the main entrance to the Show and open from 8.30am each day (Friday-Monday). Please collect tickets on the day you are booked for. The Show opens at 10.00am each day.
- If your order includes Camping, your collection point for camping passes and wristbands is the Campsite Office.
- If your order includes Mooring, your collection point for mooring passes and wristbands is the Mooring Manager's boat nearest to the temporary footbridge entrance into the Show site.