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Canoecopia 2025

Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Dates: Friday, March 7, 2025 - Sunday, March 9, 2025

Where: Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI

When: Fri, March 7: 3pm to 8pm

Sat, March 8: 9am to 6pm

Sun, March 9: 10am to 5pm

Learn more & buy show tickets at the Canoecopia website here.

Boatbuilders should cast off the winter blues, or snowshoes, or whatever, and see us at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. In that giant heated space, you'll find Canoecopia, one of the world's biggest and best canoe and kayak shows. It's always one of our favorite shows of the year, with lots of good boat vibes & presentations. Look for our striking booth in the main hall (location H02).

We'll have a nice selection of boats, retail items, and more. Also look for our popular Teardrop Camper, making its return to Madison. The buzz surrounding this is always huge, so you'll want to see the shiny, varnished prototype in person. It may not be a boat, but it's still a cool kit for a light craft.

There are lots of reasons to stop by our Canoecopia booth this year:

We'll have lots of kayaks, canoes, and small-craft on display.
There'll be great show deals on kits.
We'll have many discounted accessories, boatbuilding gear, and supplies in the booth.
Master kayak designer/builder/paddler Nick Schade will be on hand to talk about his Guillemot line of boats, along with CLC's Nicky Stimpson, Jay Hockenberry, and more.
Nick will be working at building one of his latest designs, the Petrel Scout, in the booth. He also will be speaking at the event (time TBA); preliminary plans list the topic as "Stability and Speed - How boat design effects your paddling experience”