Adventure Van Expo – OR 9/3-4/22

Bend (Redmond) Expo Center

Expo Center in Redmond

Entry tickets are FREE when you RSVP online. Entry tickets are $10 at the door.

Expo hours

Sept. 3-4, 2022
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Join us for a family friendly weekend open to all ages celebrating the van life community and the opportunity to view an array of van vendors and overland products.

In addition to all of the great van builds the event will feature live music, food and local brews all weekend long. And those looking to show off their custom builds are encouraged to sign up for the DYI Contest where they will have their rigs viewed by hundreds of event goers and rated by van build experts.

Looking to buy or sell? Expect to find roof racks, bumpers, solar panels, interior storage, water filters, window coverings, beds, bedding, and 4×4 recovery items….and of course coffee cups, t-shirts and more!

LIVE MUSIC

Enjoy a lineup of live music and local beats.

Friday Night: Adventure Movies | Dave & Melody Hill

Saturday: Day: New Iberians, Miller Twins | Night: Miller Twins

Sunday: Legato Gusto

DYI CONTEST

Show us what you built! Display your work during our van buildout DIY Contest on Saturday, which will be viewed by hundreds of event goers and rated by van build experts. The builds will be judged on three different categories, Fit-n-Finish, Most Creative/Unique and Best Layout.

Adventure Van Expo Bend Expo Center

Burning Man – NV 8/28-9/5/22

Burning Man 2022 Waking Dreams

Burning Man 2022 Waking Dreams

Black Rock City 2022

Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. In this crucible of creativity, all are welcome.

We are excited to build Black Rock City with you in 2022! When we’re together again in the Black Rock Desert, it will have been three years — time that many of us have spent imagining what we can all bring to BRC 2022 to really make a difference. Learn about our theme for the year, Burning Man 2022: Waking Dreams. Be sure to check out the 2022 art installations, and learn about this year’s dynamic new camp placement process. Returning to Black Rock City in 2022 will be an endeavor that involves each and every one of us. If you’re new to Black Rock City, please see our most recent Survival Guide. Looking for a way to volunteer and plug in? Fill out our Volunteer Questionnaire.

Important Dates

Wheeled Wonderer’s Rendevous – IL 7/18-22/22

Starved Rock State Park Campground

Starved Rock Camp Ground,
Utica Township, IL 61372

50th Annual Rainbow Family Gathering – CO 7/1-7/22

JUL 1 AT 10 PM – JUL 7 AT 1 AM

50th Annual Rainbow Family Gathering

Event by Tim Cedarbloom and Oregon Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes

Colorado
Duration: 5 days
Public · Anyone on or off Facebook

DENVER — The so-called Rainbow Family Gatherings started in Colorado 50 years ago, and this year, it’ll reportedly be back.

Attendees told Denver7 that this year’s event could bring about 80,000 people together on one of Colorado’s forest lands.

coming back to Colorado this summer

“We expect a very large turnout this year,” said James Parisho, a 12-year Rainbow Family Gathering attendee who added the get-together is all about peace.

“We call ourselves a family though we’re not related by blood. We’re related by our common goal and our common interest in prayer for world peace, because that is what the Rainbow Gathering is entirely centered around,” Parisho said.

Parisho, along with others, typically gather as part of the Rainbow Family Gathering for an entire week.

“Usually, Rainbow is portrayed as being a hippie kind of event, and it very much is, but it very much isn’t. It’s very much for everyone. It’s welcoming to all kinds of people from your hippies to your, I guess you could say, rednecks or whoever. Everyone is welcome and everyone shows up,” he said.

https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/rainbow-family-gathering-reportedly-coming-back-to-colorado-this-summer

Rolling Vegan Rendezvous – AZ 1/28-2/6/22

Rolling Vegan Rendezvous, Plomosa Road, Quartzite, Arizona January 28th to February 6th

Rubber Tramp Rendezvous – AZ 1/14-23/22

Rubber Tramp Rendezvous 2022

Rubber Tramp Rendezvous 2022

The RTRs are back in Quartzsite!  Attend the full gathering, or join in for just part of it.  Enjoy community!

  • Classes & Lunch Time Discussions
  • Bulletin Boards to post if you have “Something to Give,” or “Something You Need”
  • Free Pile to swap and donate good-condition items for nomads … or just socialize
  • Bob’s Van on display, a HOWA sweepstakes fundraiser
  • Name Buttons at the Welcome & Information Table, made for you on-demand
  • Meet others who share a nomadic soul, newbies, and seasoned

Bring:

  • Sun Protection — sunscreen, hat, etc.
  • Water — lots, because it’s the desert
  • Layers of Clothing for expected weather
  • Chair to relax and participate in the classes/discussions
  • Food (we may have a few vendors; stay tuned)
  • Poop Bags if you bring your dog

Dates & Times:

  • RTR:  Sunday, January 16 – Sunday, January 23
  • WRTR:  Friday, January 14 – Saturday, January 15
  • 8 am MT Open
  • 5 pm MT Close, except on last day, Sun Jan 23, close at Noon
  • Tentatively — Online RTRs Monday, January 24 – Wednesday, January 26 (HOWA YouTube Channel)

Location:

  • Baseball Field at the Quartzsite Town Park for the main event
    • Located in the northwest lot at Plymouth Rd & E Quail Trail St, south of E Senter St
  • Within the ball field,
    • Stage will be between second base and pitcher’s mound
    • Seating will be on the grassy outfield — bring your own chair or blanket for seating
    • Bulletin Boards at home plate
    • Bob’s VanBluetti System & LiON Cooler up for sweepstakes wins, displayed on the infield
  • Info/Welcome/Button Table behind the first base dugout
  • Free Pile in the parking area south of the ball field, near goal post.
  • Porta-Potties on the right-field warning track.
  • No camping at the ball field (per Quartzsite Town Ordinances)

See the HOWA website for full event detail such as where to camp during the event.

Bring The Light To Quartzsite – AZ 12/23-25/21

Bring the light to Quartzsite

THU DEC 23 2021 AT 09:00 AM TO SAT DEC 25 2021 AT 01:00 PM

Dome Rock BLM Camping Area

Home on Wheels Alliance Caravans

For many wanting to get into the nomad community, you are held back as you don’t know people and could use some help finding others to camp and caravan with.  HOWA has organized caravans in the Quartzite area starting at regular intervals to accommodate anyone wanting to join.

Some of the caravans are mixed gender, some are for women only, some are for men only to make things more comfortable for those wanting to be with their gender or in a mixed group.

Go to this page to find out everything you need to know:
Home on Wheels Alliance Caravans

Ehrenberg Area Cleanup & Meetup – AZ 11/16-27/21

Plans for Fall and Information on the Ehrenberg Clean Up & Meet Up Nov 16th – 27th.

Helping pass along information for PinTheTrash App and Nomadic Management plans for helping with the clean-up. Pin the trash is a much-needed social initiative taken by non-profit Nomadic Management with the goal to keep our public lands clean.

Nomadic Management’s Goals · Cleaning area of debris · Relocate debris to recycling centers · Encourage cleanup · Maintain lands Nomadic Management’s mission is to promote garbage collection and maintain an ecosystem where nature and people can. With pin the trash, you will be able to help us locate places that need cleaning up. As a result, we will be able to, ·

Put a dumpster out in strategic locations. ·

Recycle properly at disposal centers. ·

Get our community ready and encouraged to clean up lands for our future generations. So join the movement through Pin the trash

 

Hello Nomads!

Nomad Events Info

Have you ever tried to find out what was going on in the nomad community?  Everything from small, local get-togethers, to large national events like the RTR.  Since I found I was missing out on events I was sure others were as well.  

There are some organizations that host events specific to their groups and they maintain their own event calendars.  We want to focus on events not necessarily connected with any particular group.  There are some get togethers that are private, and we aren’t here to out them.  There are other get togethers that have limited space so they may be invite-only, don’t crash the party!

This is just a start for this site and hope you will let us know about the events you hear about, or are organizing.

Lew and Ginny
Step N’ Wolf

Watch out for:
RV360s