Annual Charleston Boat Show kicks off at convention center VIDEO: Annual boat show kicks off in North Charleston By Summer Huechtker | January 29, 2021 at 6:19 AM EST - Updated January 29 at 7:53 AM NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The 41st Charleston Boat Show kicks off on Friday at noon at the Charleston Area Convention Center. The three-day event will not have the normal interactive features, like fishing seminars, or as many attractions for kids like bouncy houses outside., according to JBM Associates, the event’s organizer. JBM Associates President Jacqui McGuinness says the pandemic forced those changes. This year’s show, she says, is designed to be more of a retail shopping venue, but says there will be food trucks and live music outside.