The EUDI Show 2026, held in Bologna, Italy, from the 20 to the 22 of February 2026, has seen a relaunch of passion, enthusiast visitors, lange companies and, most of all, artisans. With an official growth of 4% of the public visiting the Show, but most of all a growth of artisans exhibiting in teh Apnea Village, from only a few in 2025 to more than 10 in 2026, EUDI Show is back as the main appointment in Italy and Europe for the world of Freediving and Spearfishing.
Apnea Village
Apnea Village is the area of EUDI Show 100% dedicated to freediving and Spearfishing. Cetma Composites, Mares Pure Passion, Polo Sub, Apnea Academy, Seawolf spearguns, Likon, Meandros, C4 Carbon, DCR Sub, Nappi Sub Mustang, Glide&Flow, Lobster, Apnea Store, Abyssub, Sigal were present in the dedicated area making it a very interesting and rich of products place for enthusiasts. Of course, also Apnea Passion Magazine was present with the 2025 Best Choice award winning products from Cetma Composites, in particular the Cetma Shark Vela speargun, C4 Carbon with the FBG Umberto Pelizzari glass fiber fins, Mares with the amazing Sirius Hunter spearfishing and freediving watch, Cressi with the Posidonia spearfishing wetsuit, Meandros with the b32 speargun, Sea Hunter with the Fury double rubber, Octopus with the Aluminium nose clip and Leaderfins with the Best Design Award with its amazing and beautiful line of ICT coloured glass fiber fins.
Mares Pure Passion
Winner of the Best Choice in the extremely competitive category of the freediving ans spearfishing watches with the Mares Sirius Hunter, Mares Pure Passion had a dedicated booth in the Apnea Village for the freediving and spearfishing equipment. Interesting 2026 novelties with the new EOS Base torch, remembering that the 2025 Best Choice winning torch is the Mares EOS. The EOS Base is in robust but light plastic material with an amazingly record narrow beam of only 3° to penetrate any crack or hole.
Cetma Composites
New Cetma Pulse fins for the 100% Italian engineering and manufacturing company, in their constant process of proposing top quality freediving ans spearfishing products. The Cetma Pulse are all rounders and particularly indicated for spearfishing, thanks to their shorter length and amazing reactivity of the special carbon fiber utilized.
On the freediving side Cetma Composites proposed at the EUDI Show the new lanyards, in two versions, standard and with a very interesting and innovative magnetic lock and fast release.
Of course at EUDI Show also the new Lotus HD fins, the harder version of the polymer blade fins by Cetma Composites, able to work greatly also in tough sea conditions.
Of course on the Cetma Composites stand also the 2025 Best Choice by Apnea Passion winners, the Taras fins and the Shark Vela speargun.
Apnea Academy
A large and beautiful booth is always the one of Apnea Academy, present every year at the EUDI Show. In such occasion there is the annual meeting of the Apnea Academy Instructors to define new guidelines and decisions for the year. Umberto Pelizzari, the Champion, founder of Apnea Academy and amazing international ambassador of this sport, is always present cheered and loved by all the freediving enthusiasts.
Umberto Pelizzari was also the special host and moderator of many conferences. Among these, one saw the presence of special guests such as amazing spearfishing champions: Massimo Scarpati, Stefano Bellani and Giacomo De Mola. Another was focused on Spazzapnea, the national and international initiative for sea cleaning projets and schools involvement.
Meandros Sub
The n1 Greek Company for quality and performance of its spearfishing products, Meandros Sub, has celebrated the success of the b32 speargun with the Best Choice 2025 by Apnea Passion Magazine. Together, Meandros has exhibited the b28, the Argo and a number of excellent accessories, among which the best reels line on the market.
Polo Sub
The number 1 spearfishing and freediving tailor made and non wetsuits manufacturer, Polo Sub, was once more present at the EUDI Show with its best products. From the Smoothskin Open Cell, to the Forza Tre, to the Lined Open Cell, with beautiful camouflage solutions. the Italian company shows all its know-how and is also prized by the public and customers at the EUDI Show.
Sea Wolf
One of the most successful and well known international wooder and wood-carbon fiber manufacturers, the Italian SeaWolf presented all its spearguns line, and also its dismountable solution and the tailor-made teak grip with machined from solid block handle. Great ideas we will soon present on Apnea Passion Magazine.
Likon wetsuits
Another tailor-made spearfishing wetsuits artisan is Likon. Previously known as Monkey Sub, Likon is THE Yamamoto neoprene utilizer, as all Likon wetsuits are in Yamamoto #45, even though they are opening to #39 to give more options to their customers price-wise. The strength of Likon is the amazing collaboration with Yamamoto Corporation, with its Director, Yudai Yamamoto, coming all the way to EUDI Show from Japan and meeting Likon Team. Likon wetsuits are now officially certified by Yamamoto.
C4 Carbon
The Italian company leader in the carbon fiber fins and spearguns manufacturing was present with a small stand, hopefully coming back in 2027 with a more adequate presence for such an important brand. 40 year celebrated at EUDI Show and the 2025 Best Choice award for the FBG Umberto Pelizzarri glass fiber blade fins. A title for fins that have a rpice close to plastic solutions, but performance in line with very good carbon fober blade fins.
Lobster
The Moldavian company creator of one of the best neck weights on the market at the time, but a little too expensive, was present also this year with great offers for the public. Lobster and Squid neck weights the key products from them.
Leaderfins
Even though not officially present this year, they will be back in 2027. A great and deserved success by Leaderfins is the 2025 Best Design award by Apnea Passion magazine assigned to the ICT Imbedded Colour system glass fiber blade fins. The magic of the multiple semi transparent design is unbeatable on the market today. Moreover, the price and performance of such fins is at a top level.
Nappi Sub Mustang
A small but very passionate and skilled new artisan in the wooden spearguns sector is Nappi Sub with its Mustang spearguns. Based in Sardinia, Ivan Nappi, the owner has brought all his spearguns line at EUDI Show 2026. A lot of passionate spearos have been attracted by the beauty and technical solutions of the Mustang spearguns.
DCR Sub
Amazing wooden spearguns also by DCR Sub. The Italian atisan has shown all its jewels and also some very interesting solutions. In fact, DCR Sub has brought to EUDI Show 2026 the Multipower speargun. With a wooden barrel and a carbon fiber core at the two sides, the Multipower has dismountable handle and muzzle. This permits to transform your wooden speargun easily in a single, double, roller or Vela system simply changing the muzzle and elastic bands system.
Abyssub
The artisan from Sardinia, Abussyb, was also present with its tailor-made wetsuits. Special products from Abyssub surely the A-Pro freediving wetsuits and the smooth open cell spearfishing wetsuit in Memory System neoprene.
Stand Apnea Passion
Apnea Passion Magazine was also present as official media partener, also exhibiting the 2025 Best Choice awarded products and having the awards ceremony on Palco Maiorca. Non only, two professionals, such as the apnea champion and metal coach, Gaspare Battaglia, and the diaphragmatic therapy expert Gianluigi Azimonti, with the Azimonti method to relax and optimize the extension of the diaphragm.
Happy Shops: Glide&Flow and Apnea Store
The public in February is thinking about Spring the sea and their passion, freediving ans spearfishing. EUDI Show also gives the opportunity to buy equipment, and with Glide&Flow and Apnea Store offering special discounts for the exhibition, the job is done!
Sigalsub
Sigalsub was also present with a small booth at the EUDI Show 2026, showing an update on the Nemesis, finally with a decent muzzle, and with an upgraded release mechanism. Also a new oval barrel speargun, taking a lot of inspiration from the Best Choice award winning Cetma Shark, was presented in preview, the Iron.
