Vanlife & Overlanding Events 2024
Some events have already been announced for 2024, therefore, I am posting this now. But many dates are still to be determined for events in the Spring, Summer, and Fall. I will continue to update this as these get announced. Also, if you know of any events that I am missing, please let me know! Thank you.
January
New Year Nomad Reunion — Jan 5-8 | Kingmen, AZ
Women's RTR — Jan 11-13 | Quartzite, AZ
Vanlife Pride — Jan 11-14 | Quartzite, AZ
Buses By The Bridge — Jan 11-14 | Lake Havasu City, AZ
Rubber Tramp Rendezvous (RTR) — Jan 14-19 | Quartzite, AZ
Xscapers Annual Bash — Jan 13-21 | Lake Havasu, AZ
Skooliepalooza — Jan 15-22 | Ehrenberg, AZ
The Ungathering — Jan 19-30 | Ehrenberg, AZ
VLC Girls Go Baja Caravan — Jan 20-28 | Joshua Tree to Baja
VanFest Florida — Jan 26-28 | Viera, FL
Van Life Yard Meet: The Bowl — Jan 30 | Houghton Conquest, UK
February
Escapar A La Baja — Jan 31 — Feb 5 | Playa El Tecolote, Baja, Mexico
The Scottish Caravan, Motorhome & Holiday Home Show — Feb 1-4 | Glasgow, Scotland
Revel In Southern Baja — Feb 10-19 | Baja, Mexico (Whale Watching)
Truck Camper Adventure Rally — Feb 14-18 | Quartzite, AZ
Peace Love & Vans — Feb 16-19 | Withlacoochee River Park, Florida
Daphne’s 7th Annual Sleepover — Feb 16-19 | Wellton, AZ (VW Campout)
Skoolie Swarm — Feb 16-25 | Melrose, FL
Reise + Camping Essen — Feb 28-Mar 3 | Essen, Germany
March
The Yorkshire Motorhome & Campervan Show — Mar 15-17 | Harrogate, UK
TinyFest California — Mar 16-17 | San Diego, CA
A Roam Of Our Own — Mar 21-24 | Palm Springs, CA (womxn only)
Camper Expo — Mar 15-17 | Utrecht, Netherlands
Red Rock 4-Wheelers Easter Jeep Safari — Mar 23-31 | Moab, UT
CamperFest — Mar 28-Apr 1 | Chester, Chestershire, UK
April
Revel Total Solar Eclipse In The Ozarks — Apr 5-9 | Ozarks, AR
Clubs Unite at the Beach — Apr 7 | Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, UK
Vee Dub Family Birthday Weekender Camp Out — Apr 12-14 | Brean, Somerset, UK
Revel Volcanic Overland Experience — Apr 12-14 | Oregon/California (w/ Backroad Van Adventures)
Adventure Van Expo — Apr 13-14 | Scottsdale, AZ
Weird Wild West — Apr 18-22 | Bisbee, AZ
Moore Expo — Apr 19-20 | Springfield, MO
Alive & Kickin — Apr 19-21 | Woolpit, Bury Saint Edmunds, UK
Dubs At The Mill — Apr 19-21 | Crewkerne, UK
Revel Club Big Bend Backroads — Apr 24-28 | Big Bend, TX
Revel Mojave Road Experience — Apr 25-28 | Mojave Desert, CA ( w/ Backroad Van Adventures)
Georgia Tiny House Festival — Apr 27-28 | Madison, GA
Adventure Van Expo — Apr 27-28 | Austin, TX
Camper Van Week-End — Apr 26-28 | Angers-Brissac, France
May
RendezVan — May 2-5 | Mt Bachelor, OR
Syncro-Fest — May 2-5 | Hollister Hills, CA
Campervan Campout — May 3-5 | Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK
VW Camp Out — May 3-6 | Budle Bay, Northumberland, UK
Adventure Van Expo — May 4-5 | San Juan Capistrano, CA
Derbyshire Dubs — May 9-12 | Wardlow, UK
VanWest — May 10-12 | Somerset, UK
GlampFest — May 10-12 | Scotton, Knaresborough, UK
Adventure Van Expo — May 11-12 | Santa Rosa, CA
Revel Flagstaff to Prescott — May 14-16 | Arizona
Camp Carpe Diem — May 16-20 | Hot Springs, AR
Overland Expo West — May 17-19 | Flagstaff, AZ
VW Breakout — May 17-19 | Wellingborough, UK
Revel & Vines — May 20-24 | Central Coast, CA (only 6 vans)
Dubs In The Middle — May 23-27 | Evesham, Worcestershire, UK
Volksfling — May 24-26 | Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
ClubFest — May 24-28 | Shropshire, UK
Revel In Baja — May 26-30 | Baja, Mexico
Vanlife Festival — May 31-Jun 2 | Shrewsbury, UK
VanJamboree — May 31-Jun 2 | Grange-de-Lings, Lincoln, UK
Westest VW Fest — May 31-Jun 2 | Pembrokeshire, UK
June
Camper Tour England — Jun 2-16 | England & Wales
The Caravan — Jun 6-10 | Naturita, CO
Fort Desolation — Jun 6-8 | Torrey, UT
Volksfest Bristol — Jun 7-9 | Bristol, UK
Campers & Coffee — Jun 9 | Hailsham, UK
Revel 4x4 Off-Road Training Adventure — Jun 11-13 | Vancouver Island, BC, Canada (Fundamentals)
Revel 4x4 Off-Road Training Adventure — Jun 14-16 | Vancouver Island, BC, Canada (Intermediate/Advanced)
Mighty Dub Fest — Jun 14-16 | Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, UK
Camperlife @ Stratford — Jun 15 | Warwickshire, UK
Vanlife Iceland Midsummer Edition — Jun 15-22 | Iceland
The Bus Fair — Jun 21-23 | Oakridge, OR
FWC Owner’s Rally & Campout — Jun 21-23 | Tygh Valley, OR
VanLife Fest — Jun 21-23 | North Yorkshire, UK
Revel Coastal Oregon Experience — Jun 21-23 | Oregon
Adventure Van Expo — Jun 22-23 | Hood River, OR
Overland Expo PNW — Jun 28-30 | Redmond, OR
VanLife Michigan — Jun 28-30 | Hemlock, MI
Adventure Van Expo — Jun 29-30 | Boise, ID
July
Camper Jam — Jul 5-7 | Shropshire, UK
Vans In The Valley — Jul 5-7 | Richmond, North Yorkshire, UK
Camp Pride — Jul 9-12 | Camp Lane In Walton, OR
51st National Truck-In — Jul 10-14 | Greenfield, MA
Volks Power — Jul 11-14 | Redcar, UK
Dorset Volksfest — Jul 12-14 | Wareham, Dorset, UK
Colorado Tiny House Festival — Jul 13-14 | Brighton, CO
Dubs At The Castle — Jul 18-21 | Monmouthshire, UK
Holy Toledo — Jul 18-22 | Toledo, OR
Vanlove — Jul 19-21 | York, UK
Urban Van Festival — Jul 19-21 | East Sussex, UK
Dubbed Out Festival — Jul 25-28 | Cheshire, UK
Vanlife & Overlander Celebration — Jul 26-28 | Thatcham, Berkshire, UK
Bug Jam — Jul 26-28 | Wellingborough, UK
Dubs South Campout — Jul 26-28 | Hampshire, UK
Dinky Dub Fest — Jul 26-28 | Northumberland, UK
Adventure Van Expo — Jul 27-28 | Evergreen, CO
Revel Club Iceland/Norway — TBD | Iceland & Norway
Revel Club The Road To Alaska — TBD | Alaska
August
Kamper Fest — Aug 2-6 | Dover, UK
Skoolie U.P. — Aug 2-12 | Upper Peninsula Michigan
Slumber on the Humber — Aug 9-11 | Cabourne Parva, UK
VW Festival — Aug 9-11 | Harewood House, Leeds, UK
DubNess Gathering of the Vans — Aug 9-11 | Inverness, Scotland
Vanlife Iceland August #1 — Aug 10-17 | Iceland
Vanlife Iceland Lofoten #1 — Aug 10-17 | Lofoten, Iceland
Revel Olympic Peninsula Experience — Aug 15-18 | Washington (w/ Back Road Van Adventures)
Volksfest Wales — Aug 16-18 | Brecon, Wales, UK
V Dub At The Pub — Aug 16-18 | Dorset, UK
Cranium Campout — Aug 16-18 | Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, UK
Vanlife Iceland August #2 — Aug 18-25 | Iceland
Vanlife Iceland Lofoten #2 — Aug 18-25 | Lofoten, Iceland
Overland Expo Mtn West — Aug 23-25 | Loveland, CO
Beach Gathering — Aug 23-26 | Northumberland, UK
Vanlife Eats — Aug 23-26 | Hampshire, UK
Adventure Van Expo — Aug 24-25 | Ballston Spa, NY
Northwest MogFest — TBD | Sheridan OR
September
Descend on Bend — Aug 30 - Sep 2 | Yamhill River, OR
Caravan Salon — Aug 31-Sep 8 | Düsseldorf, Germany
Busfest — Sep 6-8 | Malvern, Worcestershire, UK
Van Vibes Festival — Sep 6-8 | Surrey, UK
Volkswagen-Klassiker auf der Postalm — Sep 6-8 | Abtenau, Austria
Adventure Van Expo — Sep 7-8 | Enumclaw, WA
Campers & Coffee — Sep 8 | Hailsham, UK
Keweenaw Overland Adventure Retreat (KOAR) — Sep 12-15 | Copper Harbor, MI
Druridge Bay Campout — Sep 13-15 | Northumberland, UK
Adventure Van Expo — Sep 14-15 | North Lake Tahoe, CA
Vanlife Iceland Northern Lights #1 — Sep 14-21 | Iceland
Adventure Overland Show — Sep 15-16 | Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
International Campervan Show — Sep 15-16 | Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Revel Club 4X4 Van Training — Sep 15-17 | Moab, UT
Camper Tour Appennines — Sep 15-19 | Apennines & South Italy
Vanquinox — Sep 19-22 | Grandjean, ID
VanWILD — Sep 19-22 | Montrose, CO
Northwest Nomads — Sep 19-23 | Fort Rock, OR
Revel Club Meetup 2024 — Sep 19-22 | Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
Retro Dub Suffolk VW Festival — Sep 20-22 | Suffolk, UK
Vanlife Iceland Northern Lights #2— Sep 22-29 | Iceland
Dubs In T’Dales — Sep 27-29 | North Yorkshire, UK
Big Iron Overland Rally — Sep 27-28 | West Mineral, KS
VanFest NE Region — TBD | New England
October
Revel Club Great Divide Adventure — Oct 2-4 | Colorado
The Pilgrimage — Oct 3-6 | South Royalton, VT
Overland Expo East — Oct 4-6 | Arrington, VA
Oktoberfest UK — Oct 4-6 | Devon, UK
Moonlanding — Oct 10-14 | Sky View, NM
Adventure Van Expo — Oct 19-20 | Big Bear Lake, CA
C.H.A.S.M.Fest — Oct 25-28 | Lake Havasu City, AZ
Adventure Van Expo — Oct 26-27 | Ventura, CA
VanFest Utah — TBD | Hurricane, UT
November
Revel Texas Hill Country Tour — Nov 8-10 | Mason, TX
Florida Tiny House Festival — Nov 18-19 | Gainesville, FL
Touristik & Caravaning Leipzig — Nov 20-24 | Leipzig, Germany
Guangzhou International Motorhome Expo — Nov 21-24 | Guangzhou, China
VanLife Campers — Nov 22-23 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Auto Camping Caravan: Boot & Fun — Nov 28 - Dec 1 | Berlin, Germany
Poekhali (Let's Go Exhibition) — Nov 29 - Dec 1 | Moscow, Russia
10th Annual Chengdu International Caravan Festival — Nov 29 - Dec 1 | Chengdu City, China
Revel Club 4x4 Van Training — TBD | Ellenville, NY (w/ Northeast Off-Road Adventures)
December
Travel Turkey İzmir Outdoor — Dec 5-8 | Gaziemir/İzmir, Turkey
Doe Lake Swarm — Dec 6-12 | Ocala, FL
Karavanist (Caravan and Equipment Fair) — Dec 14-22 | Istanbul, Turkey
Revel Death Valley Experience — Dec 29 - Jan 1 | Death Valley, CA
Nomadic Creatives — Dec 31 | Northwest, AZ
TBD / Postponed
Arizona Outdoor Adventure Fest — TBD | Scottsdale, AZ
Camp Quirky — Returning 2025 | Northamptonshire, UK
Outdoor Adventure X — TBD | Huntsville, UT
Small Home Expo — TBD | Abbotsford, BC, Canada
Rose Fest — TBD | Salida, CO
People's Tiny House Festival — TBD | Loveland, CO
Open Roads — TBD | McCall, ID
Midwest Vanlife — TBD | Makanda, IL
Vanlife Australia — TBD | Bundjalung Region, Gold Coast, Australia
Wandering Footprint — TBD | Saanichton, BC
Out To Grass — TBD | Worcestershire, UK
Other
Sēkr App — Community Based Events
Good Vibe Collective — Various Events Throughout The Year
Buddhist Boondockers — Regular Meetups Throughout The Year
Seattle Vanlife Meetup — Monthly Seattle Meetup
Vanlife & Nomadic Living — San Diego Meetups
Nomads Unite — East Coast Field Trips & Gatherings
Vanlife & Nomads (USA) — Facebook Group w/ Events Posted
Project Van Life — Yearly Online Summit
Xscapers — Yearly Events For Members
Black Nomads Meet — Black Nomadic Community Gatherings
Home On Wheels Alliance — Virtual Caravan Connections
If you know of any events that aren’t listed, please leave a comment with link so I can add it!