Your Complete Guide to all Vanlife, Tiny House and Skoolie Bus Events

 

This week we highlighted the Top RV Rallies and Caravan Events of 2019. Today we're featuring events for those road-less-traveled adventure vans. From Tiny homes to all types of vans and even skoolie buses (a school bus conversion that has been modified for RV living), check out these ten unique events that welcome all RVers no matter their class, make or rig model!

 


Photography: Asheville Vanlife Rally

VAN LIFE RALLY EVENTS
5TH ANNUAL ASHEVILLE VAN LIFE RALLY
When: September 11 - 22, 2019
Where: Elysium Center
Address: 111 Howard Gap Road | Fletcher, North Carolina 28732
Details: Come celebrate the van life community and lifestyle with fellow road warriors. All are welcome, including overlanding vehicles, skoolies, trucks, and small vintage campers.

LA MESA RV SUPER B SHOW
When: September 26 - 29, 2019
Time: 9 AM - 6 PM
Where: Del Mar Fairgrounds
Address: 2260 Jimmy Durante Boulevard | Del Mar, California 92014
Details: La Mesa RV is bringing the annual Super B Show to California for the first time ever! With free parking and admission, guests will have rare opportunity to preview and test drive all of the Class B RVs from top manufacturers including Winnebago, Leisure Travel, Fleetwood and more! If you're in the market for a new mini motorhome, this is your best opportunity to find the perfect fit.

NEW ORLEANS VANLIFE GATHERING
When: October 18 - 20, 2019
Time: 3 PM - 5 PM
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
Address: TBA
Details: Vanlife Diaries and Irie to Aurora have teamed up to host the first ever New Orleans Vanlife Gathering. This kid-friendly, pet-friendly gathering will be filled with great community, good vibes, and tiny living.

FULL-TIME FREEDOM WEEK
When: November 5 - 9, 2019
Where: Sign up for the Online Event here
Details: With the tagline, "the largest online event for RVers is coming back" you certainly won't want to miss this e-event. Experience the one-of-a-kind 5-day event that features over 30 full-time RVers and industry experts from the comfort of your living room.

 


Photography: @tinyhousebasics

TINY HOUSE EVENTS
PEOPLES TINY HOUSE FESTIVAL
When: August 2 - 4, 2019
Time: 8 AM - 5 PM
Where: US Air Force Academy
Address: 16650 Midway Ranch Road | Fountain, Colorado 80817
Details: Partake in hands-on learning and enjoy riveting Tiny House discussions with people who have a passion for sharing their love for simple living.

TINY FEST NORTHWEST 2019
When: August 17 - 18, 2019
Time: 10 AM - 5 PM
Where: Polk County Fairgrounds
Address: 650 S. Pacific Highway W | Rickreall, Oregon 97371
Details: Learn from the best tiny house builders, exhibitors and speakers while taking workshops, meeting fellow tiny home enthusiasts and listening to great live music.

NATURAL BUILDING AND TINY HOUSE WORKSHOP
When: August 23 - September 1, 2019
Time: 9 AM - 5 PM
Where: Wild Abundance
Address: 65 Sanford Way | Weaverville, North Carolina 28787
Details: Do you dream of living in a beautiful, practical, ecologically responsible home built by your own hands? Come to this eight day crash-course covering the basics and beyond of tiny house design and construction!

CALIFORNIA TINY HOUSE FESTIVAL
When: September 6 - 8, 2019
Where: Bay Area, California
Address: TBA - check back here for updates
Details: This popular and for-charity festival will include live entertainment, workshops and presentations by some of the biggest names in the tiny house movement.

TINY FOOTPRINT EXPO
When: October 12 - 13, 2019
Time: 10 AM - 5 PM
Where: Madonna Meadows
Address: 100 Madonna Road | San Luis Obispo, California 93405
Details: Enjoy a tiny house expo in a city where they are allowed and encouraged by local government as an affordable housing/sustainability solution!

 


Photography: Kyle Nossaman

SKOOLIE BUS EVENTS
SKOOLIE AND BUS MEET UP
When: July 26 - 29, 3019
Where: Chain O Lakes State Park
Address: 2355 E 75S | Albion, Indiana
Details: Come meet up and learn from fellow skoolies at this epic event!

SKOOLIEPALOOZA
When: January 20 - 27, 2020
Where: Sonoran Desert
Address: 3042 Crescent Avenue | Crescent Valley, Nevada 89821
Details: Come enjoy North America's largest weeklong camping and skoolie community building event next January! Join other school bus conversion owners during this fourth annual event to learn from the best and get inspiration for your own future conversations. Van-dwellers and tenters are welcome.

Looking for the best RV routes this summer? Check out the Top USA Summer RV Road Trip Destinations of 2019. Leave a comment in the section below telling us where you'll be headed this summer in your rig!