Vanlife & Overlanding Events 2026
Photo from Sprinters Owner Group Sea 2 Sky Highway Van Rally
I have compiled a list of vanlife and overlanding events, gatherings, expos, and tours in the USA, Canada, Europe, and beyond! I have tried to be as thorough as possible, so there are events that are VW specific, club membership specific, and even some that are more exhibition style in order to be a fully inclusive list that has something for everybody.
Since a lot of events have been announced for 2026, I am posting this now knowing there will be many events that still need to be announced with exact dates and locations. I will continue to update this as these get announced and encourage everyone to keep checking this post for updates. If you know of any events that I am missing, please let me know so I can add it to the list.
Feel free to share this list, post it on social media, and let’s all get together and keep building this amazing nomadic community! Thank you.
January
Women's RTR — Jan 7-9 | Quartzite, AZ
Vanlife Pride In The Desert — Jan 8-12 | Quartzite, AZ
Tourisma & Caravaning — Jan 9-11 | Magdeburg, Germany
Reisen & Caravanning — Jan 9-11 | Chemnitz, Germany
Rubber Tramp Rendezvous (RTR) — Jan 10-15 | Quartzite, AZ
Xscapers Annual Bash — Jan 10-18 | Lake Havasu, AZ
Buses By The Bridge — TBD | Lake Havasu City, AZ
Caravan, Motorhome & Holiday Show — Jan 15-18 | Manchester, UK
Caravan Freizeit Reisen — Jan 16-18 | Oldenburg, Germany
Skooliepalooza — Jan 16-26 | Obregon, CA
Q26 RV Rally — TBD | Quartzite, AZ
CMT Tourism & Leisure Expo — Jan 17-25 | Stuttgart, Germany
Skooliepalooza Ungathering — Jan 17-31 | Ehrenberg, AZ
Caravana — Jan 28 - Feb 1 | Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Skoolie Swarm To The Shepherd — Jan 29 - Feb 4 | Melrose, FL
Reisemesse Dresden (Travel Fair) — TBD | Dresden, Germany
Tiny Home Show Canada — TBD | Virtual/Online
February
Escapar A La Baja — TBD | San Juan de la Costa, Baja California Sur, Mexico
TRIBE Bohème Rendezvous — Feb 1-8 | Ehrenberg, AZ
Travel & Caravaning Hamburg — Feb 5-8 | Hamburg, Germany
Scottish Motorhome Caravan & Holiday Home Show — Feb 5-8 | Glasgow, Scotland
VanFest: LIFTOFF — Feb 5-9 | Melbourne, FL
Arizona Ironwood Meet Up — Feb 6-9 | Marana, AZ
Escapees Winter Blast Hangout — Feb 10-16 | Lake Havasu City, AZ
Truck Camper Adventure Rally — Feb 11-15 | Quartzite, AZ
ABF Motorhome & Camping Fair — Feb 11 -15 | Hannover, Germany
California Overland Adventure & Power Sports Show — Feb 14-15 | San Diego, CA
Caravanfrühling (Car Travel Expo) — TBD | Münster, Germany
F.RE.E 2026 (Travel Expo) — Feb 18-22 | Munich, Germany
Daphne’s 9th Annual Sleepover — Feb 20-22 | Wellton, AZ (VW Campout)
Reise + Camping Essen — Feb 25 - Mar 1 | Essen, Germany
Skoolie Swarm (9th Annual) — Feb 20 - Mar 2 | Melrose, FL
Southeast Adventure Vehicle Expo — Feb 27 - Mar 1 | Starke, FL
Revel Club Imperial Sand Dunes — Feb 28 - Mar 1 | Location TBD
March
Caravantur 2026 - TBD | Irun, Spain
Freizeit, Touristik & Garten (Motorhomes & Campers) — Mar 4-8 | Nuremberg, Germany
Stockholm Husvagn Husbil (Everything For Road Trips) — Mar 5-8 | Stockholm, Sweden
Peace Love & Vans — Mar 6-9 | Dade City, FL
Jasper Jeep Jam — Mar 12-15 | Jasper, AR
Camper Expo — Mar 13-15 | Utrecht, Netherlands
Overland Expo SoCal — Mar 14-15 | Costa Mesa, CA
Revel Southern Migration — Mar 14-23 | Baja, Mexico
Beijing International Motorhome & Camping Convention (RVCC) — Mar 19-22 | Beijing, China
The Yorkshire Motorhome & Campervan Show — Mar 20-22 | Harrogate, UK
Boot & Angeln Camping & Caravaning — Mar 20-22 | Rostock, Germany
Southeast Overland Camping Event — Mar 27-29 | Petros, TN
Red Rock 4-Wheelers Easter Jeep Safari — Mar 28 - Apr 5 | Moab, UT
April
Revel Backroads Excursion: Big Bend — TBD | Big Bend, TX
Van Rally @ Whatcom County Home & Lifestyle Show — TBD | Lynden, WA
OCA (Ostschweizer Camping- und Freizeit-Ausstellung) — Apr 15-19 | St. Gallen, Switzerland
Caravan Tiny House ve Doğa Sporları Fuarı — TBD | Istanbul, Turkey
Camping & Caravanning Expo — TBD | Sofia, Bulgaria
Vee Dub Family Birthday Weekender Camp Out — TBD | Brean, Somerset, UK
RendezVan — Apr 16-19 | Mt Bachelor, OR
CamperFest — TBD | Chester, Chestershire, UK
Van Jam Campout — TBD | Jacumba, CA
Adventure Van Expo — TBD | Ventura, CA
MOORE Expo — Apr 17-18 | Springfield, MO
Alive & Kickin — Apr 17-19 | Haughley Park, Suffolk, UK
TinyFest California — Apr 18-19 | Costa Mesa, CA
Dubs At The Mill — TBD | Crewkerne, UK
Camper Van Week-End — Apr 24-26 | Angers-Brissac, France
Escapees Best of Nashville HOP — TBD | Nashville, TN
A Roam Of Our Own — TBD | Fallbrook, CA (womxn only)
May
Syncro-Fest — May 1-4 | Hollister Hills, CA
Revel Grit & Gravel: The Ladies' Off-Road Escape — May 1-4 | Nashville, TN (ladies only)
Cheat River Festival — May 2-3 | Albright, WV
Campervan Campout — May 2-4 | Haywards Heath, West Sussex, UK
VW Camp Out — May 2-5 | Budle Bay, Northumberland, UK
Skoolie Swarm On Route 66 — May 2-13 | Pontiac, IL
Derbyshire Dubs — May 8-11 | Wardlow, Derbyshire, UK
VanWest — May 9-11 | Somerset, UK
GlampFest — May 9-11 | Scotton, Knaresborough, UK
Camp Carpe Diem — May 15-18 | Salida, CO
Overland Expo West — May 16-18 | Flagstaff, AZ
Revel 4x4 Van Excursion: Flagstaff To Phoenix — TBD | AZ
Cleanup Campout for KORC 2025 — May 16-18 | Copper Harbor, MI
VW Breakout — May 16-18 | Wellingborough, UK
Dubs In The Middle — May 22-25 | Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, UK
Volksfling — May 23-25 | Biggar, South Lanarkshire, Scotland
ClubFest — May 23-27 | Bolesworth Castle, Cheshire, UK
NZMCA Motorhome, Caravan & Leisure Show — May 24-25 | Christchurch, New Zealand
Westest VW Fest — May 29 - Jun 1 | Pembrokeshire, UK
Vanlife Festival — May 30 - Jun 1 | West Mid Showground, Shrewsbury, UK
Midwest Women’s Off-road Weekend 2025 — May 30 - Jun 1 | White Lake, WI
Music City Motorhome Expo — May 31 - Jun 4 | Lebanon, TN
June
Alive & V-Dubbin — Jun 5-8 | Haughley Park, Suffolk, UK
Vanfest 28 — Jun 5-8 | Aylmer, Ontario, Canada
Volksfest Bristol — Jun 6-8 | Bristol, UK
Randi’s Adventures ‘Wanna Camp Together’ Meetup — Jun 6-8 | Custer, SD
Overland Adventure Expo — Jun 6-8 | Stockholm, Sweden
Campers & Coffee — Jun 7-8 | Hellingly, Hailsham, UK
Peace Love & Vans — Jun 12-15 | Spanish Peaks, Rye, CO
Mighty Dub Fest — Jun 13-15 | Alnwick Castle, Northumberland, UK
Camperlife @ Stratford — Jun 13-15 | Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Escapee Escapade 2026 — Jun 14-19 | Fryeburg, ME
Vanlife Iceland Midsummer Edition — Jun 15-22 | Iceland
The Bus Fair — Jun 19-21 | Oakridge, OR
Range To Ranch Retreat — Jun 19-22 | Mackay, ID
Vee Dub Family 2025 Weekender Campout — Jun 20-22 | Brean Sands, Burnham on Sea, UK
VanJamboree — Jun 20-22 | Kelham Hall, Newark, UK
VanLife Fest — Jun 20-22 | Scampston Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire, UK
Adventure Van Expo — Jun 21-22 | Hood River, OR
Overland Expo PNW — Jun 27-29 | Redmond, OR
Northwest Overland Rally — TBD | Plain, WA
OverlandNTH The Rally — TBD | Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
The Caravan — ON HIATUS IN 2025 | Naturita, CO
July
Camp Pride — Jul 2-6 | Fall Creek, OR
Vans In The Valley — Jul 3-6 | Reeth, North Yorkshire, UK
Camper Jam — Jul 4-6 | Weston Park, Shropshire, UK
VanLife Michigan — Jul 4-6 | Hemlock, MI
52nd National Truck-In — Jul 9-13 | Albert Lea, MN
Volks Power — Jul 10-13 | Redcar, UK
Revel Trout, Trails & Tales — Jul 10-13 | Ennis, MT to West Yellowstone, MT
Revel & Overland Annual Meetup — Jul 10-13 | Three Forks, MT
Dorset Volksfest — Jul 11-13 | Wareham, Dorset, UK
Tiny Home Show Canada — Jul 11-13 | Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Dubs At The Castle — Jul 17-20 | Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire, UK
Vanlove — Jul 18-20 | Elvington Airfield, York, UK
Vanstock Alaska — Jul 18-21 | Palmer, AK
Floyd Base Camp Gathering (Aurora) — Jul 18-24 | Floyd, VA
Alberta Outdoor Adventure Expo — Jun 20-22 | Yellowhead Country, Alberta, Canada
Dubbed Out Festival — Jul 24-27 | Cheshire, UK
Vanlife & Overlander Celebration — Jul 25-27 | Thatcham, Berkshire, UK
Bug Jam — Jul 25-27 | Santa Pod Raceway, Podington, Wellingborough, Northants, UK
Dubs South Campout — Jul 25-27 | Hampshire, UK
Dinky Dub Fest — Jul 25-27 | Druridge Bay Country Park, Northumberland, UK
Adventure Van Expo — Jul 26-27 | Evergreen, CO
Colorado Tiny House Festival — TBD | Brighton, CO
BC Overland Rally — TBD | Kelowna, BC, Canada
Urban Van Festival — TBD | East Sussex, UK
Holy Toledo — ON HIATUS IN 2025 | Toledo, OR
August
Van Vibes Festival — Aug 1-3 | Surrey, UK
Skoolie U.P. — Aug 1-11 | Upper Peninsula Michigan
VW Festival — Aug 8-10 | Harewood House, Leeds, UK
Slumber on the Humber — Aug 8-10 | Whyam, Grimsby, UK
DubNess Gathering of the Vans — Aug 8-10 | Inverness, Scotland
Vanlife Iceland Lofoten #1 — Aug 9-15 | Lofoten, Iceland (SOLD-OUT)
Vanlife Iceland August — Aug 9-16 | Iceland
Volksfest Wales — Aug 15-17 | Watton Show Fields, Brecon, Wales, UK
V Dub At The Pub — Aug 15-17 | Dorset, UK
Vanlife Iceland Lofoten #2 — Aug 15-21 | Lofoten, Iceland
Outdoor Retailer Trade Show — Aug 19-21 | Minneapolis, MN
VanFest: Escape to the Cape — Aug 21-25 | East Falmouth, MA
Annual Great Smoky Mountain Jeep Club Invasion — Aug 21-23 | Pigeon Forge, TN
Overland Expo Mtn West — Aug 22-24 | Loveland, CO
Vanlife Eats — Aug 22-24 | Dummer Farm, Basingstoke, Hampshire, UK
Beach Gathering — Aug 22-25 | Budle Bay Farm, Northumberland, UK
Caravan Salon — Aug 29 - Sep 7 | Düsseldorf, Germany
Vanlife Iceland Northern Lights #1 — Aug 30 - Sep 6 | Iceland
Kamper Fest — TBD | Dover, UK
Cranium Campout — TBD | Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, UK
Northwest MogFest — TBD | Sheridan OR
Mid-Atlantic Overland Festival — TBD | Huntingdon County, Central PA
OverlandNTH The Gathering — TBD | Renfrew County, Ontario, Canada
September
Something Different Collaboration Gathering w/ Out To Grass — Sep 4-6 | Worcestershire, UK
Druridge Bay Campout — Sep 4-7 | Northumberland, UK
Volkswagen-Klassiker auf der Postalm — Sep 5-7 | Abtenau, Austria
Red Clay Rally — Sep 5-7 | Location TBD
Adventure Van Expo — Sep 6-7 | Enumclaw, WA
Camp Carpe Diem — Sep 11-14 | Cascade, ID
VanWILD — Sep 11-14 | Montrose, CO
Keweenaw Overland Adventure Retreat (KOAR) — Sep 11-14 | Copper Harbor, MI
California Overland Adventure & Power Sports Show — Sep 12-13 | Sonoma, CA
Busfest — Sep 12-14 | Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, UK
Overland of America — Sep 12-14 | Jay, OK
Adventure X Fest — Sep 12-14 | Circleville, WV
California Overland Adventure & Power Sports Show — Sep 13-14 | Sonoma, CA
Vanlife Iceland Northern Lights #2 — Sep 13-20 | Iceland
Salone Del Camper — Sep 13-21 | Parma, Italy
M25 The Gathering — Sep 18-21 | Merrill, MI
Northwest Nomads — Sep 18-22 | Fort Rock, OR
Vanlife Iceland Northern Lights #3 — Sep 21-28 | Iceland
Big Iron Overland Rally — Sep 26-27 | West Mineral, KS
Retro Dub Suffolk VW Festival — Sep 26-28 | Suffolk, UK
Dubs In T’Dales — Sep 26-28 | Thorp Perrow, Bedale, North Yorkshire, UK
Chattanooga Overlanding Expo — Sep 28-29 | East Ridge, TN
Campers & Coffee — TBD | Hailsham, UK
Revel Club Meetup 2025 — TBD | Rocky Mountain National Park, CO
VanFest NE Region — TBD | New England
Teton Overland Show — TBD | Idaho Falls, ID
Panhandle Overland Rally — TBD | Sandpoint, ID
Toyo Tires Trail Pass Overland — TBD | Big Bear, CA
October
The Pilgrimage — Oct 2-5 | South Royalton, VT
Overland Expo East — Oct 3-5 | Arrington, VA
Oktoberfest UK — Oct 3-5 | River Dart Country Park, Devon, UK
Revel Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta — Oct 3-6 | Albuquerque, NM
Adventure Van Expo — Oct 4-5 | San Juan Capistrano, CA
Off-Road Expo — Oct 4-5 | Pomona, CA
Moonlanding — Oct 9-13 | Pinehill, NM
National Overland Show — Oct 10-12 | Stratford-upon-Avon, UK
Salón Internacional del Caravaning — Oct 11-19 | Barcelona, Spain
Rendezvous in the Ozarks — Oct 16-18 | Ozark, AR
Overland the Red — Oct 16-19 | Stanton, KY
California Overland Adventure & Power Sports Show — Oct 24-25 | Pomona, CA
Van-O-Ween — Oct 30 - Nov 3 | Apache Junction, AZ
Texas Avid Outdoors Fall Expo — TBD | Llano, TX
C.H.A.S.M.Fest — TBD | Lake Havasu City, AZ
Skooliepalooza — TBD | Moab, UT
Copperstate Overland — TBD | Northeastern AZ
Roof Top Tent Rally — TBD | Gladstone, VA
November
Florida Tiny House Festival — TBD | Gainesville, FL
Outdoor Adventure Rendezvous — TBD | Bedford County, VA
December
Nomadic Creatives — TBD | Northwest, AZ
TBD / Postponed / Canceled
Camp Quirky — TBD | Northamptonshire, UK
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
Descend On Bend — TBD | OR
Vanquinox — TBD | Grandjean, 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
Crossroads App — Community Based Events
Sēkr App — Community Based Events
Sprinter Owners Group — Networking, Van Rallies/Meetups, Tips & More
Sprinter Owners Group PNW — Pacific Northwest Group (including WA, OR, ID, MT, BC)
Good Vibe Collective — Various Events Throughout The Year
Seattle Vanlife Meetup — Monthly Seattle Meetup
Vanlife & Nomadic Living — San Diego Meetups
Vanlife Campgrounds — Community Oriented Homebases For Nomads
Project Van Life — Yearly Online Summit
Xscapers — Yearly Events For Members
Four Wheel Campers — RV/Popup Truck Campers Events
Trail Wolves — Regular Events including Rodeo X Rigs
Backcountry Discovery Routes — Regular Rallies, Off-Road Schools, and Adventures
Nomads Unite — East Coast Field Trips & Gatherings
Vanlife & Nomads (USA) — Facebook Group w/ Events Posted
Arizona Love Gathering — Regional Rainbow Gathering
Overland BC — Overlanding Enthusiasts in British Columbia, Canada
Home On Wheels Alliance — Virtual Caravan Connections
Black Nomads Meet — Black Nomadic Community Gatherings
Buddhist Boondockers — Regular Meetups Throughout The Year
If you know of any events that aren’t listed, please leave a comment with link so I can add it!