{"id":29005,"date":"2025-11-01T04:34:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/29005\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T04:34:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T04:34:21","slug":"how-to-not-pay-200-for-parking-at-this-weekends-fort-lauderdale-boat-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/29005\/","title":{"rendered":"How to not pay $200 for parking at this weekend\u2019s Fort Lauderdale boat show"},"content":{"rendered":"

The world\u2019s largest in-water boat show is back, and so is the traffic.<\/p>\n

The 66th annual Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show began Wednesday and ends Sunday, attracting over 100,000 visitors to Bahia Mar, the newly renovated Las Olas Marina<\/a>, the Broward County Convention Center and Pier Sixty-Six.<\/p>\n

Other major events are happening at the same time this week, including the multi-day Pickleball World Cup at The Fort that ends Sunday, a Kodak Black concert at War Memorial Auditorium on Saturday and the Sunday Jazz Brunch at Esplanade Park on Sunday. Did we mention it\u2019s also Halloween weekend?<\/p>\n

Traffic delays and parking fees are already spooky. One sign near the beach offered parking spots for a whopping $200.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

This is a real sign we saw near Fort Lauderdale Beach on Thursday near the boat show.<\/p>\n

But fear not. We\u2019ll help you navigate the chaos that is descending upon Fort Lauderdale this weekend. Here\u2019s your guide to Boat Show traffic and parking.<\/p>\n

Busy roads<\/p>\n

Traffic is expected to be heaviest on Fort Lauderdale\u2019s barrier island. The city advises<\/a> drivers commuting throughout the barrier island and along Las Olas Boulevard to anticipate traffic delays and plan accordingly.<\/p>\n

Traffic will also be heavy near the boat show locations:<\/p>\n

Bahia Mar Yachting Center — 801 Seabreeze Blvd.<\/p>\n

Las Olas Marina\u00a0— 240 E. Las Olas Circle<\/p>\n

Hall of Fame Marina\u00a0— 435 Seabreeze Blvd.<\/p>\n

SuperYacht Village at Pier Sixty-Six South — 2150 SE 17th St.<\/p>\n

Pier Sixty-Six Marina — 2301 SE 17th St.<\/p>\n

Broward County Convention Center — 1950 Eisenhower Blvd.<\/p>\n

17th Street Yacht Basin at Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina — 1881 SE 17th St.<\/p>\n

Where to park<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re attending the Boat Show, event organizers recommend parking at the Broward County Convention Center at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd, where there are over 3,000 parking spots available, for a flat rate of $20 a day. The convention center is the event\u2019s \u201ctransportation hub,\u201d with water taxis, shuttles and golf cart services available to transport visitors to and from all seven show locations.<\/p>\n

Parking for the North Beach Parking Lot, Las Olas Garage and on-street parking from Vistamar to Las Olas Boulevard will cost a special parking rate of $30 from Oct. 30 to Nov. 2, the city said. The Fort Lauderdale Beach Park parking lot will be completely closed to the public.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> for a map of parking options. The following parking locations, including valet and public garages, are available:<\/p>\n

Arts & Entertainment Garage — 101 SW Fifth Ave.<\/p>\n

Bank of America Plaza — 401 E Las Olas Blvd.<\/p>\n

Beach Place — 17 S Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd.<\/p>\n

Brightline Station Garage — 101 NW Second Ave.<\/p>\n

Broward County Convention Center Garages — 1950 Eisenhower Blvd.<\/p>\n

Broward County Government Center — 151 SW Second St.<\/p>\n

Broward County Judicial Complex — 540 SE Third Ave.<\/p>\n

Broward Financial Center — 500 E Broward Blvd.<\/p>\n

County Lot II — 115 S Andrews Ave.<\/p>\n

Fifth Third Bank Garage — 200 E Las Olas Blvd.<\/p>\n

Galleria Mall (Valet Available) — 2414 E Sunrise Blvd.<\/p>\n

GALLERYone DoubleTree Hotel (Valet Available) — 2670 E Sunrise Blvd.<\/p>\n

17th Street Yacht Basin — 1881 SE 17th St.<\/p>\n

Las Olas Place — 300 SE Second St.<\/p>\n

Las Olas Marina Garage — 240 Las Olas Circle<\/p>\n

Las Olas Centre I — 450 E Las Olas Blvd.<\/p>\n

Las Olas Centre II — 350 E Las Olas Blvd.<\/p>\n

One Parking — 200 SW First Ave.<\/p>\n

One River Plaza — 305 S Andrews Ave.<\/p>\n

River House Lot — 220 SW Third Ave.<\/p>\n

Riverside Hotel Garage — 620 E Las Olas Blvd.<\/p>\n

Riverwalk Center Garage — 150 SE Second St.<\/p>\n

Shooters Waterfront (Valet Only) — 3303 NE 32nd Ave.<\/p>\n

Suntrust Center Las Olas Garage — 515 E Las Olas Blvd.<\/p>\n

Superyacht Village at Pier 66 South (Valet Available) — 2150 SE 17th St<\/p>\n

Tower 101 Garage — 101 NE 3rd Ave.<\/p>\n

The Main — 201 E Las Olas Blvd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The world\u2019s largest in-water boat show is back, and so is the traffic. The 66th annual Fort Lauderdale…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29006,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[506,249,251,250,21409],"class_list":["post-29005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-lauderdale","tag-broward-county","tag-fort-lauderdale","tag-fort-lauderdale-headlines","tag-fort-lauderdale-news","tag-las-olas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29005"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29005\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}