Pescare Show set for Rimini return in 2026
Following a successful Pescare show in 2025, the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) has confirmed Rimini as the ideal location for an all-round fishing and boating exhibition.
The Road to Pescare Show 2026, a full calendar of events prior to the exhibition, will culminate in an edition that, indoors for the first time, will host the Italian leg of the World Casting and Fly Casting Championships as well as heralding an international partnership with European trade show EFTTEX.
Scheduled for February 13th to 15th 2026 at the Expo Centre and on the Riviera, the second Rimini edition of the historic trade show event will propose, in a single annual moment, an even broader and more complete offer of market innovations, international competitions, experiential areas, business and networking opportunities in a confirmed area of choice for a sporting practice that combines environment, nature and outdoor lifestyle.
Riding the wave of success
The territory itself, with its geographical centrality, link with the sea and coast and recognisability, even internationally, as a tourist destination, is a strategic lever on which IEG built the success of its debut.
Last February’s Pescare Show recorded over 100 brands and a 50 per cent increase in visitors, with international participation rising by 90 per cent. Not only that, the layout of Rimini Expo Centre with internal and external spaces and the pool area earned the favour of both the public and exhibitors by guaranteeing adequate space for all the event’s needs.
The Riviera also plays a central role with ample possibilities for collateral events, making the show an all-round experience that goes beyond the three exhibition days.
A complete fishing showcase
Pescare Show 2026 will extend across six halls at Rimini Expo Centre, one of which will be entirely dedicated to the first indoor stage of the Casting and Fly Casting World Cup, organised and coordinated by FIPSAS in collaboration with ICFS (International Casting Sport Federation) with over 10 national teams.
The exhibition offer will guarantee ample space for every aspect of sport fishing and pleasure boating, with shipyards, motoring and electronics, outdoor activities with clothing, equipment and accessories, while the area for tourism will offer opportunities for tour operators and fishing itineraries. The event areas - the beating heart of the show – will be extended to provide an increasingly engaging immersive dimension for people of all ages.
Home and abroad
The increasingly international nature of the event will be further boosted by the partnership and co-branding agreement with EFTTEX, a sector event scheduled to take place in Brussels from 10th to 12th September 2025, which offers prospects for strengthening the programme of events for specializsd operators.
Collaborations have been confirmed with the Emilia-Romagna Region, FIPSAS – Italian Federation of sport fishing and underwater activities – ASSONAT, H2O Magazine, Italian Fishing TV, Club Nautico di Rimini, Inside Fishing, Match Fishing, Aquabike San Marino, International Game Fish Association, European Fly Fishing Association, RCS Caccia e Pesca TV (SKY channel), Mondo Barca Market, Global Fishing, La Pesca Fly and Spinning and The Sea Team alongside international media partners including Tackle Trade World.
A year of events
Road to Pescare Show 2026 is a new program of sporting and sector events, overseen and promoted in collaboration with companies and partners, which, from the Upper Adriatic to the Tyrrhenian Sea, will be held prior to the Expo and promote the various sport fishing specialties.
Stops will include: Branzino the Challenge (Kayak Fishing competition), Adriatico sull’Onda dello Sport (the Adriatic on the Wave of Sport - a sea fishing event), the 16th Banca Romagna Trophy, Memorial G. Turroni – RP Sancis (a fishing competition for children and teenagers), Suzuki Motor Fest, Adriatic Saltwater Tournament (travelling competition along the Adriatic), Twin Yak Cup (competition in pairs for kayak lovers), the World Championships of Female and Under 22 Carp Fishing, the City of Rimini Trophy (deep sea drifting fishing competition).
There will also be numerous Italian competitions and championships: Coastal trolling and deep sea spinning in the Adriatic (at Porto San Giorgio and San Benedetto del Tronto) and in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Civitavecchia, Ostia, Marina di Alassio) plus coarse fishing, such as the Italian Masters, organised by Match Fishing, a historic media partner of Pescare Show.
To provide a more complete and connected experience, the event also has a new website providing an interactive platform with the latest innovations and news from the world of fishing including a blog section: https://www.pescareshow.it/it/blog.
Check out the video from the 2025 edition...
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