Past Dates
- Oct 25th - 26th, 2014
- Dec 13th - 14th, 2014
- Jan 31st - Feb 1st, 2015
- Mar 7th - 8th, 2015
- May 9th - 10th, 2015
- Jun 20th - 21st, 2015
- Aug 22nd - 23rd, 2015
City/State
Miami, Florida
Rating
Hours
- Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm
- Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm
Admission
- General: $12.00
- Children under 12: Free
Law Enforcement in Uniform: Free
Free Parking
Description
The Miami Gun & Knife Show currently does not have dates scheduled. This Miami, Florida gun show is held at Miami Airport Convention Center and hosted by Florida Gun Expo of Florida. All federal, state and local firearm ordinances and laws must be obeyed.
BUY * SELL * TRADE
Promoter
Classes
Price: $49.00
Daily 9:30am, 12:00pm, 2:30pm
Vendor
8ft Tables: $90.00/each
6ft Tables $70.00/each
Will you allow everyone to enter with an unloaded weapon?
The previpus comments are right on the mark. Promoters need to do something to get more vendors in. Urge the vendors to reduce prices. Generally the merchandise prices here, whatever the reason, are higher than any of the other local shows. Eliminate the parking fee and lower the admission price to draw in customers. I have been told that even the vendors have to pay the $5 daily parking fee. Make the show more attractive to vendors, cheaper (more affordable) for customers, For my taste schedule fort Lauderdale war memorial and Miami fairground show, more than one week apart.
good luck for a more successful show
Alan, our miami show has free parking for vendors and for the public as well. In the past, with other promoters there were issues with parking but once we came in we changed a few things to benefit everyone:) Good Day!
I’m a vendor that has worked with this promoter on their first and only show, and I will be working with them again. I can say that they are very ambitious and do their best to get the word out as well as advertise for both the show, and their vendors. They have done more for me than any other promoter has and that’s a fact. So anyone is encouraged to look into these guys. They’re great and I’m sure they’ll be promoting some of the most awesome shows in the future.
Thanks Tony we love having you with us also!
Living up in Canada, Gun shows are getting scarce,. I would like to go to the the Miami show. I see there are two dates, and on for two days consecutively ..I collect British and French flint locks. looking for Brass barrel Ketlands.. will it be worth my while to come this far, and which will be the best date? Thank you
You will see mostly black guns, the typical ARs, AKs, Glocks etc. Tons of AR accessories, magazines and lots of ammo. But there are always a couple of tables with quality collectible firearms, though I can’t tell you the last time I saw a genuine flintlock anything for sale at a Miami gunshow, but you never know.
Which are the best shows for flint locks in the USA? Thanks for your reply..
My two cents,
Suncoast Gun Show is now becoming Florida Gun Show
6 months ago I was at the war memorial gun show (S. Florida) and a vendor was selling at very good price points, when I started talking to him he had this story, He was being kicked out of the show because he was caught as a vendor at a competing gun show, It seems that the show was bought out by SHOOT STRAIGHT GUN STORE and they were weeding out the small guys that gave a better discount, since than I have notice that many of the small vendors are no longer at this show only those that hold the line on price, S.S. does not want any competition at their shows, also they have stopped any and all private trading on the floor they only want you to trade with them or a dealer. they have also raised the price of the CC class from 45.00 to 75.00 (Another Rip Off)
Now I find out that S.S. has bought the Miami Gun Show, what more can i say except that this is very disappointing.
What would i like to see happen , I would like to see all the small mom and pop stores (Pawn) get together and start there own show, I for one no longer go to these shows, I do like the Show at WPB fair grounds they still are the best around. Great vendors, Great People, http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150210/ARTICLE/150219985
This is in response to jack: Jack you have the gun show promoters very confused, we are not associated with shoot straight or florida gun shows. Our company is florida gun expo, we have never kicked out anyone for doing other shows, we welcome all vendors. Ask a few who do our shows and they will tell you. I think a few people on here are confusing us with other promoters. There are 3 shows in Miami and we do 2 of them and they are not associated with S.S. nor have we ever had any conflict with them either.
I also have observations similar to yours. I was thinking of going to this show just to see what is around, and how the quality is, say, compared ro the Florida G.S at the fairgrounds. At their April show, I noticed smaller vendors, I was looking for a Walther ppqm2 5inch. . The guys at shoot straight looked at me like I was crazy and had no idea that they made those, only 4 inch. I almost bought the Berretta 4.25, but the price , I Just couldn’t, it was priced about as high as I’ve seen in stores, where was the discounts. Over and over I kept going back to *their third* of the auditorium, and decided on waiting
As I meandered way to the other side, I saw a very small dealer with maybye 8 guns, one of them being the “Baby Desert Eagle”, the Jericho 9mm. This guy was almost hidden away, and as soon as I held it I bought it. Out the door, for $484 after all taxes, fees etc. I WAS very pleased. This last show, things felt different, only large gun vendors, no smaller outfits. I actually managed to get a great deal from shoot straight, $399 for a Ruger sr45. But as I was talking to the sales man, he said they, S.S., had so many stores they were like walmart, buying huge quantities of guns for all their stores, and Their gunshows. That they are at everyone in the state, and sometimes slashed prices way down to move out guns that just weren’t selling in their stores. So, in this case I did well, but looking at what they and others had, the prices weren;t all that competitive to what I’ve seen at the local stores with ranges, where they make their money and can cut costs down. Beyond this inventory sellout, I just wasn’t seeing any dealer with great prices this last time around. And they all were so big they had ‘sections’, not a table or 2.
And ammo? WOW! $30 a box, for what Bass pro sells for $20.95. This is not a joke. Some stuff like 50 .45 HST I found a great deal on, but generally unless you want bulk reloads, some of the boxed stuff is way overpriced. So I’ll give this show a try and see how it compares.
Sorry for the confusion on my part I have since been to your show and you “ARE NOT” th e show I was writing about, I’ll do my due diligence before taking up the Pen again.
Whoops, I forgot to mention this part, I kept expecting to run by some of the stores here having tables. I realized every one of the dealers are from other parts of Florida, the closest being in the middle of Broward. How do you drive/haul, all that stock accomadate all the personel pay for table after table, and then be able to give really good rates on your merchandise. Nobody was a ‘local’ vendor or store. I guess for locals, it just doesn’t pay to set up at these things, which Jacks up prices on the rest of us.
Well, it was show day, and there was definitely a difference in some of the pricing. The security was friendly and done with a wand instead of having to take everything metal off and walk through a detector , smaller vendors, and as a result a few things I haven’t seen at the other show, and surprising prices on some. I wound up spending almost 5 hours there. Multiple vendors got into it over the monopoly going on with SS and I heard quite a few stories. I enjoyed this show, and the parking was free, so the charge issue was taken care of. The sales people were calmer, where at the fairgrounds they’re mostly pushy and all over you, it was a relaxed atmosphere. Definitely recommend
There is nothing “Show” about this. It should be called Gun Store. There are no demonstrations, no shows, no factories demo’ing new products, no anything but overpriced stores. Since when do you have to pay to go to a store. I can get much better deals online from the comfort of my living room chair. I can see charging the vendors, or at the very least charge me an entrance and then refund it with any purchase made at the show. I’ll pass. I can go to any store any day for free and see the same or better prices closer to home.
You greedy guys are just pricing yourselves out of existence.
Bill I’m sorry but we didn’t have a show taking place in Miami Halloween weekend. You must have went to the other Miami Gun Show Taking Place on Halloween Weekend. And in defense to the other show promoters out there and vendors that are apart of all shows , whatever they wish to charge for their product is entirely on their behalf, at these shows you can buy, sell, trade or just browse and see what’s out there. Those that come to these shows already know there is an entrance fee to get in as well. No promoter is being greedy here, if these shows weren’t something worth going to or being apart of then the promoters that have been around longer than us wouldn’t be doing this for all these years.