Through-Nov. 11, 26th annual Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival. The longest film festival in the world and one of the most important regional shows in the United States. New this year, FLIFF on Location, including Grand Bahamas, which will include films made in The Bahamas, an underwater cinematography workshop, outdoor screenings and the Grand Bahama Youth Film Competition winner’s screening. www.fliff.com

Nov. 10-12, Thursday-Saturday, 24th annual Showboats International Boys and Girls Clubs Rendezvous, at Rybovich Yacht Club in Palm Beach. The Doobie Brothers are performing live. Includes a poolside party at The Breakers and a black-tie event at Mar-A-Lago. www.yachtrendezvous.com

Nov. 12, Saturday, 4th annual Ft. Yachtie Da International Film Festival at Cinema Paradiso, Ft. Lauderdale. A video contest for yacht crew complete with Academy Awards-style trophy for first place in several categories. www.fortyachtieda.com

EVENTS THAT HAVE PASSED

Oct. 12, Wednesday, 5-8 p.m.; Triton Expo; The Sails Marina, at the southeast corner of the ICW and the 17th St Bridge. 30 vendors in an outdoor exhibition aimed specifically at yacht crew. The donation bar benefitted Marine Industry Cares Foundation. And a free screening of “Captain Ron”. See photos here.

Oct. 19, Wednesday, 6-10 p.m.; Boat Show Night Out; Esplanade Park in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Show Management’s block party to kick off FLIBS, featured live country music, DJs from 99.9 KISS Country, and more than 20 gourmet food trucks. Proceeds benefit the Riverwalk Trust. Sponsored in part by The Triton.

Oct. 19, Wednesday, 5-7:30 p.m.; Office party hop with MHG Insurance Brokers, International Registries (Marshall Islands) and Ocean Independence at 1600 S.E. 17th St., Suite 410. See photo gallery here.

Oct. 19, Wednesday 5-8 p.m.; Ardell captains cocktail party at Ardell yacht brokers, 1550 S.E. 17th St. See photo gallery here.

Oct. 20, Thursday, 5-7 p.m., Gateway Happy Hour hosted by Gateway Insurance at Bimini Boatyard Bar and Grill. Revelers donated more than $600 in a passed hat benefiting the Marine Industry Cares Foundation. See photos from the event here.

Oct. 22, Saturday, 10 a.m.; National Marine’s annual Yacht Bikers Poker Run, a 140-mile ride out to the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in the Florida Everglades. The ride ended at the Downtowner Saloon with live music, food and drinks. Proceeds benefit Kids in Distress. See photos from the event here.

Oct. 22, Saturday, 5-9 p.m.; SeaKeepers Soiree, a VIP party for members of SeaKeepers Professionals held in the Maxwell Room at the Downtowner Saloon.  See photos from the event here.

Oct. 22, Saturday, 7:30-10:30 p.m., 4th annual Yacht Chandlers fundraising party benefiting the Guy Harvey Research Institute, at Yacht Chandlers. Sponsored in part by The Triton.  See photos from the event here.

Oct. 23, Saturday night/Sunday morning, 3 a.m., a live broadcast of the Rugby World Cup finals in a private, after-party at Yacht Chandlers. $20 donation at the door to benefit the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation. See photos from the event here.

Oct. 22-23, Saturday & Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 24th annual Las Olas Art Fair, an annual fall tradition in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Ranked as one of the top 100 art festivals in the nation, Las Olas Art Fair features more than 150 artists displaying their work lined along the street. Free.

Oct. 23-25, Sunday-Tuesday, International Marina Institute’s fall conference on “Increasing Marina Profits in the New Economy.” The conference dovetails into the Southeast Florida Marina Study Tour, which offers tours of several South Florida marinas and boatyards. www.marinaassociation.org

Oct. 25, Tuesday, 7:15 a.m.-noon, Ft. Lauderdale Mariner's Club annual golf tournament.7:30 a.m. – Breakfast/Putting Contest Start; 8:30 a.m. –Shotgun Start, followed by lunch. Chances to win a trip to Hawaii and cash. There is still time to sign up. Register at www.ftlmc.org or contact Stephanie at +1 954-556-8867.

Oct. 25, Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Crew4Crew's Captain and Crew Appreciation Party at Waxy O'Connor's Irish Pub on 17th Street. It's a toga party, with proceeds benefiting YachtAid Global. See photos here.

Oct. 26, Wednesday, 8-10 a.m., International Superyacht Society (ISS) annual membership meeting and breakfast at Bahia Mar. Included a panel discussion, "Social Media and the Superyacht: What You Should Know." www.superyachtsociety.org

Oct. 26, Wednesday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m, Ft. Lauderdale Mariners Club Marine Seminar, Hyatt Pier 66. Event for insurance agents, brokers and underwriters, marine surveyors, admiralty attorneys, and marine industry professionals. Included a golf tournament the day before. www.ftlmc.org

Oct. 26, Wednesday, The Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF) 4th annual fundraiser at the Don Taft Center at Nova Southeastern University in Davie. Proceeds benefit the marine conservation work of the GHOF.www.GuyHarveyOceanFoundation.org.

Oct. 26, Wednesday, SeaKeepers 13th annual Founders Dinner, invitation only. SeaKeepers will honor its 2011 SeaKeeper, 10-time World Champion Surfer Kelly Slater. Held at a private inland waterway villa along the New River. info@seakeepers.org

Oct. 27-28, Thursday-Friday, 8:30-10:30 a.m., breakfast with Global Satellite featuring Ted O’Brien, vice president and general manager of The Americas Iridium Satellite, at 1901 S. Andrews Ave. RSVP: sharon@globalsatellite.us. Can’t make it? Stop by the company’s booth, No. 385 in the electronics tent.

Oct. 27-31, Thursday-Monday, 52nd annual Ft. Lauderdale International Boat Show in six locations: Bahia Mar Yachting Center, Hall of Fame Marina, Las Olas Marina, Greater Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center, Fort Lauderdale Hilton Marina and The Sails.

 Marinas are connected by a network of bus shuttles, water taxis, and riverboats.Preview day Thursday ($34 online, $36 at the show); general admission ($16 online, $18 at the show) Friday through Sunday; all 10 a.m.-7 p.m. General admission Monday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Five-day ticket $85 online, $90 at show; two-day ticket $32 online, $34 at show. www.showmanagement.com

 Oct. 27, Thursday, 6 p.m.-2 a.m., Quarterdeck’s Boat Show Kick-off party, 1541 Cordova Road. See photos here.

Oct. 27, Thursday, 7-9 p.m., Boat Show Bash with 26 North Yachts in conjunction with Rick Case Fiat at Solita restaurant and bar, 1032 E. Las Olas Blvd. RSVP: http://www.26northyachts.com/about-us/boat-show-bash-with-fiat

Oct. 27, Thursday, 7:30 p.m.-midnight, ISS Awards for Design and Leadership, Marriott Harbor Beach Resort. Invitation only. www.superyachtsociety.com

Oct. 28, Friday, 8-11 a.m., Breakfast at Bradford, a reception and yard tour of Bradford Marine. Meet with President Paul Engle and Sales and Marketing Director Jimmy Floyd.

Oct. 28, Friday, all day, Perfect Setting Tabletop Challenge held aboard yachts in the show, hosted by Yacht Next. See our story and photo galley here.

Oct. 28, Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., YachtInfo Crew Seminars at Bahia Mar, 2d floor 

Oct. 28, Friday, 3 p.m., Style Workshop for Stews with Jodie Lee, a celebrity make-up artist and fashion director. Meet her at the Smallwood’s booth, #616, to learn about uniforms, presentation, make-up application tips and hair styling standards

Oct. 28, Friday, 4:30-7 p.m., Captain’s Briefing and reception at Bahia Mar.

Oct. 28, Friday, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Northrop & Johnson’s Boys ‘n Toys Yacht Hop in the heart of the show. Tickets are $250, with proceeds benefiting Kids in Distress. For photos, see our FLIBS photo gallery.

Oct. 28, Friday, 7:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Lurssen's annual Beach Bash at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park. Invitation only. This year's theme is White Hot Casino Night. See photos in our FLIBS photo gallery.

Oct. 29, Saturday, 8-9:45 a.m., USSA State of the Superyacht Industry breakfast at Bahia Mar. Annual member breakfast, open to all. Keynote speaker Allen West, U.S. Congressman (R) District 22.

Oct. 29, Saturday, 5:30-7 p.m., the U.S. Superyacht Association hosts a cocktail reception each night at its booth in the Builders and Designers Tent, #677-682. All crew are welcome.

Oct. 29, Saturday, 6:30 p.m.-midnight, National Marine Supplier’s 7th annual Bizarre-B-Q at National’s offices on Southwest 2nd Avenue, behind Lester’s. Theme this year is “Yachtywood.” For photos, see our FLIBS photo gallery.

Oct. 30, Sunday, 5-8 p.m., Island Global Yachting hosts a cocktail reception at its booth in the Superyacht Builders’ and Designers’ Tent, #1304-1305. At 6 p.m. there is a drawing for a free iPad, followed by cocktails with IGY managers; and Monday will feature representatives from Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and Colombia.

Oct. 30, Sunday, 7:30 p.m., The Sights and Sounds of the Pacific Corridor, hosted by Pacific Bound Yachts. Cocktail reception followed by the 3D IMAX movie “The Ultimate Wave Tahiti” and announcing the 2011 Perseus Award winner, Bill and Shannon Joy, owners of S/Y Ethereal.

Oct. 31 Deadline to upload videos for the 4th annual Fort Yachtie-Da International Film Festival. Festival will be held Nov. 12 in Ft. Lauderdale. Online voting ends Nov. 7. www.fortyachtieda.com

Nov. 2, 6-8 p.m., Triton networking with Winterfest at the Riverside Hotel. See photos here.

Nov. 3, Thursday, 6-8 p.m., International Yacht Training's Berth Control, a remote-controlled yacht driving contest for prizes (travel vouchers from GMT ISS on this night). Pier 66 at the pool.