Seeking to attend a van life gathering or meetup? On this submit, you’ll discover a record of van life meetups together with a repeatedly up to date record of van life gatherings. Understand that all of the vanlife occasions are based mostly in america and Mexico, listed in chronological order.
In contrast to RV Exhibits, there’s extra concentrate on the group side of the life-style at these van life gatherings. Whereas these occasions are sponsored with vendor areas, attendees could have entry to instructional workshops, social occasions, out of doors actions and extra.
Van Life Gatherings 2025 Version
January 29-February 3 Escapar a la Baja
Location: Faro Romaine, Casa La Bastilla, and the encompassing land of San Juan de la Costa – Baja California
Van life gatherings in 2025 can be kicking off in Baja. Hang around with fellow nomads and vanlifers in Baja California Sur at Escapar a la Baja. Based on the occasion web site, this occasion is a “a celebration of Baja California, Baja California Sur, and the Gulf of California bringing collectively paceños, choyeros, and explorers from around the globe.”
Value: $75 per particular person (early chicken), $100 per particular person
Web site: https://www.escaparalabaja.com/
February 6-10 Liftoff! A VanFest Expertise
Location: Area Coast Every day Park – Melbourne, Florida
Subsequent up is Liftoff! A VanFest expertise in Florida. This 5 day vanlife occasion in Florida could have fairly a variety of vans and different forms of leisure autos on show. Count on reside music, meals, workshops, van excursions and rather more!
Value: $15 normal admission, $145 tenting with two grownup normal admission passes.
Web site: https://vanfest.ticketspice.com/liftoff2025
March 7-10 Peace, Love & Vans Florida
Location: Withlacoochee River Park – Dade Metropolis, Florida
Be part of some of the widespread vanlife gathering in Florida at Peace Love & Vans at Withlacoochee River Park. Attendees can discover a Nineteen Sixties-inspired van village that includes tons of of vans, workshops, meals vans, a tropical-themed Tiki Bar, reside music, yoga and a lot extra! Plus, we’ll be internet hosting a workshop on Sunday all about boondocking on public land—hope to see you there! Between occasions, attendees can take pleasure in scenic trails, biking, or the close by river.
Value: $15 day move, $159-$259 weekend move with tenting, $10 pet move
Web site: https://www.peacelovevans.com/
March 8-9 TinyFest California
Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds – Del Mar, California
TinyFest California can be happening on the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The imaginative and prescient of TinyFest is to “create inspiring, instructional gatherings that present alternatives for significant connections to those that worth relationships, experiences, sustainability, and the liberty to pursue their passions.” Attendees of this two day gathering can count on dwelling excursions, reside music, and extra.
Value: $22.50 single day move, $30 weekend move
Web site: https://www.tinyfest.occasions/
April 26-27 RV Security & Coaching Camp
Location: Non-public property – Culleoka, Tennessee
The weekend coaching class will embrace a mindset lecture, danger mitigation, automobile protection, and pistol fundamentals with vary work, marksmanship, and dealing with. This class is open to everybody.
On this 12 months’s class, we will even be including automobile protection to the curriculum which can cowl issues like what to do in the event you’re in your camper throughout a violent encounter together with recommendations on the right way to park strategically and different helpful info to assist preserve you secure on the highway. Throughout final 12 months’s class, we had newbies together with very seasoned shooters and all of us discovered loads.
The instructors for this class can be Jeff and Ashley Dooley who’re each regulation enforcement professionals and Gunsite instructors. The category can be held on their personal vary and they’re additionally going to permit a restricted variety of vans to dry camp on property (there are not any amenities aside from a porta-potti. All campers should be self-contained). There’s additionally a pleasant campground quarter-hour for these of you with bigger rigs or seeking to keep off-site and a pair accommodations within the Columbus, TN space in the event you should not have a camper.
Value: $500 per particular person (a restricted variety of dry tenting spots can be out there for small RVs. Spots can be assigned on a first-come, first-served foundation.)
Observe: Class registration and cost is dealt with by Private Duty and will be achieved by means of the hyperlink under. As soon as registered, in the event you’re focused on tenting on-site, ship us a message and we’ll get in contact.
Web site: https://personalresponsibilityllc.com
April 17-20 RendezVan Mt. Bachelor
Location: Mount Bachelor, Oregon
RendezVan is an annual van life gathering at Mt. Bachelor celebrating the group of RVers, campers, van-lifers, households, and out of doors fanatics, that includes a mixture of snowboarding, driving, and mountain occasions alongside music, distributors, and actions. The pageant is open to all, together with day guests and canines.
Value: Tenting passes vary from $299 to $849
Web site: https://www.rendezvan.com/
Might 10-11 Journey Van Expo
Location: Ventura, California
Journey Van Expo is a sequence of two day van life gatherings all through the U.S.
Value: $5 day move, $120-160 tenting move
Web site: https://www.adventurevanexpo.com/
June 21-22 Journey Van Expo
Location: Hood River, Oregon
Journey Van Expo is a sequence of two day van life gatherings all through the U.S.
Value: free entrance, $10 parking move, $90-200 tenting move
Web site: https://www.adventurevanexpo.com/
July 26-27 Journey Van Expo
Location: Buchanan Park Recreation Middle – Evergreen, Colorado
Journey Van Expo is a sequence of two day van life gatherings all through the U.S.
Value: $5 day move, $90 tenting move
Web site: https://www.adventurevanexpo.com/
July 31-August 3 Rig & Reggae
Location: Waterfront Park – Port of Toledo, Oregon
Rigs & Reggae is a 4 day van life gathering on the Port of Toledo Waterfront Park celebrating journey vans, overlanding rigs, and reggae music by the Oregon coast. Set alongside the Yaquina River, the pageant options reside music, riverside tenting, and good vibes for the entire group.
Value: $35-$40 day move, $200-$300 tenting move
Web site: https://www.ticketleap.occasions/tickets/whiskeyandreggaepnw/Rigs-and-Reggae
August 16-17 Journey Van Expo
Location: Gallatin County Fairgrounds – Bozeman, Montana
Journey Van Expo is a sequence of two day van life gatherings all through the U.S.
Value: $5 day move, $90-200 tenting move
Web site: https://www.adventurevanexpo.com/
August 21-25 Escape to the Cape
Location: Cape Code Fairgrounds – East Falmouth, Massachusetts
Escape to the Cape is a model new van life and nomadic celebration from the crew at VanFest. Attendees can count on reside music, workshops, automobile excursions, and actions.
Value: $10 normal admission, $85 tent tenting spots, $160 van tenting spots.
Web site: https://anescapetothecape.com
September 6-7 Journey Van Expo
Location: Enumclaw Fairgrounds – Enumclaw, Washington
Journey Van Expo is a sequence of two day van life gatherings all through the U.S.
Value: $5 day move, $90-200 tenting move
Web site: https://www.adventurevanexpo.com/
September 18-21 Van Wild Colorado
Location: Montrose, Colorado
“VanWILD is a 3 day immersive expertise specializing in bringing collectively our superb van group for a weekend of superior out of doors motion centered round USING your van!” Weekend actions embrace fly fishing, enduro moto rides, mountain biking, river browsing and extra.
Value: $500 normal admission.
Web site: https://vanwildcolorado.com/
September 20-21 Journey Van Expo
Location: Palisades Tahoe – Olympic Valley, California
Journey Van Expo is a sequence of two day van life gatherings all through the U.S.
Value: $5 day move, $90 tenting move
Web site: https://www.adventurevanexpo.com/
October 4-5 Journey Van Expo
Location: Rancho Mission Viejo Using Park – San Juan Capistrano, California
Journey Van Expo is a sequence of two day van life gatherings all through the U.S.
Value: $15 day move, $90 tenting move
Web site: https://www.adventurevanexpo.com/
October 30-November 3 Van-O-Ween
Location: Apache Junction, Arizona
One other new van life gathering from the crew at VanFest. Van-O-Ween could have costume contests, music, raffles, joyful hours and extra.
Value: TBA
Web site: https://vanoween.com
Bizarre Wild West
Location: Bisbee, Arizona
The occasion organizers haven’t introduced the 2025 Bizarre Wild West van life meetup. Need a glimpse of what Bizarre Wild West is all about? Right here’s a video recap of our expertise:
Value: TBA
Web site: https://www.weirdwildwest.internet/
Do I Want a Camper Van to Attend?
Most of those van life gatherings don’t require a Class B camper van to attend. Ensure to verify the official occasion web page for all of the specifics, ticket/tenting costs and any limitations or restrictions. We have now attended a number of van life gatherings and meetups in a flatbed truck camper and have seen tent campers and nearly each kind of tiny dwelling on wheels. That’s one of many issues we love about this group, everyone seems to be welcome!
We’re the Russos Van Life Gatherings
In 2023, Joe and I hosted our first campout at Lake Guntersville State Park in Alabama. If you’re focused on becoming a member of us for a campout in 2025, make certain to enroll in our publication and observe us on Instagram for brand spanking new campout bulletins.
Hope to see you at one in all these van life gatherings!
