Schedule
Please be sure to scroll down to the bottom of the page, below the schedule table for details about the activities and the food trucks that will be available each day. Changes and additions to the schedule are likely at this early stage of planning!
General Information
Campers be sure to arrive between 10:30 am and 6:30 pm on Friday. Gates to the park close at 6:30 pm and not re-open until 9:00 am on Saturday. Gates close at 6:30 pm on Saturday and Sunday. We highly recommend campers arrive on Friday or early Saturday. Please check out our FAQs for more information.
Day pass ticket holders are welcome to join us between the hours of 10:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
We recommend bringing your own chair/blanket and refreshments to each location.
One of our goals as organizers of this event is to minimize waste. So, please bring your own cups, dishware and silverware for the festivities. There will be food and drinks for sale but you’re welcome to bring your own.
If you ever have any questions, please visit the Vanlife Outfitters Pavilion – there will be at least one team member there from 11:00 am until 8:00 pm on Friday and from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Leafy Lounge and Village Green are hangout spots that are open each day. Some special events will be hosted at these locations which are detailed below.
Click here to download the site map for the event (PDF).
Daily Schedule
What | When | Where | Go on… tell me more… |
Friday, February 16th, 2024 (Camping Ticket Holders Only) | |||
Arrival & Welcome | 10:30am – 6:30pm | Groovy Grove Campground | You made it! Welcome! Please don’t arrive earlier than 10:30am on Friday and be sure to have arrived by the time the gates close at 6:30pm on Friday or Saturday or you’ll have to wait outside the park, which would suck. |
Kickoff with Campfire and Smores | 5:30pm – 10:00pm | Leafy Lounge & Village Green | Join us for drinks, socialization and s’more! |
Live Music: TBD | 7:30pm – 9:00pm | Swingin’ Stage | We’ll kick off a weekend of great live music performances. |
Saturday, February 17th, 2024 | |||
Good Vibes Morning Coffee | 8:00am – 10:00am | Vanlife Outfitters Pavilion | Bring your favorite morning beverage or sample the offerings from the food truck, Glazed & Confused and join the community at the Vasnlife Outfitters Pavilion and Village Green. |
Yoga: Instructor Joyce Jeziorski | 9:00am – 10:00am | Talking Tree | Join us for some yoga and salute the sun! A gentle flow through accessible postures with light breath work. All levels are welcome🙏☀️- bring a yoga mat or towel. |
Day pass ticket holder entry begins at 10:00am. | |||
Victron Energy Trailer Tours & Expert Electrical System Advice | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Victron Energy Trailer | Come by the Victron Energy training trailer to tour example power systems and get your questions on their products or electrial systems in general answered by experts from Victron Energy and Vanlife Outfitters. Note, we’ll also be leading a workshop at the Victron Trailer from 11am to noon. Blue power! |
Guided Tour/Hike of Withlacoochie Park | 10:00am – noon | Welcome Tent | Join the cool cats for a fun exploration of the beautiful nature park that is the venue for the event. |
Workshop: Urban Camping 101 | 10:00am – 11:00am | Talking Tree | Join Scott Watson from the YouTube channel “Go Small Live Large” as he teaches you his tips and tricks for urban camping as a fourth-year full-time traveler. |
OpenVan Tours | 11:00am – 4:00pm | Groovy Grove, Birds of a Feather, and Big Rig Park Campgrounds | Check out the creativity and diversity of our community and meet fellow vanlifers by touring their vans. Participating rigs will have an “OpenVan” sign posted on their passenger-side cab door! Campers in the Groovy Grove, Birds of a Feather and Big Rig Park campgrounds may participate. |
DIY Van Contest – First Round Judging | 11:00am – 1:00pm | Groovy Grove Campground | Van owners in the Groovy Grove campground can opt into a DIY Build contest where industry professionals will judge each participating van and award a Best in Row winner for each row. The campground will be organized into streets with two rows per street which means there will be two winners per street. On Sunday, all attendees will be to tour and vote for their favorite Best In Row winners and the rig with the most “people’s choice” votes will win Best in Show.
If you’d like to be part of the DIY Van contest be sure to be at your van during this time window so that the judges can stop by and check out your rig! More details on how the contest works are below. |
Workshop: Understanding Mobile Electrical Systems | 11:00am – noon | Victron Energy Trailer | This 45-min workshop with an additional 15min Q&A session will be presented by an expert in vanlife or van building. |
Workshop: TBD | 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Talking Tree | This 45-min workshop with an additional 15min Q&A session will be presented by an expert in vanlife or van building. |
Workshop: TBD | 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Talking Tree | This 45-min workshop with an additional 15min Q&A session will be presented by an expert in vanlife or van building. |
Saturday Raffle & DIY Contest Best In Row Winners Annouced |
4:00pm – 5:00pm | Swingin’ Stage | There will be awesome prizes in our raffle on both Saturday and Sunday. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Vanlife Outfitters Pavilion. We’ll announce the winners at 4pm from the Swingin’ Stage. Right after the raffle, we’ll announce the DIY Van Contest finalists (Best in Row winners). More details on the raffle at the bottom of this page. |
Day pass ticket holders must leave by 5pm. | |||
Happy Hour | 5:30pm – 7:00pm | Village Green | Join us for drinks, socialization and sunset at the Village Green. Happy hour beverages and snacks will be complimentary thanks to our sponsor, Victron Energy but you’re welcome to bring your own food or drink. |
Evening Chill at the Lounge | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Leafy Lounge | Come and chill out with all the cool cats in the Leafy Lounge which is tucked inside a forest of trees. We’ll set the vibe with campfires and mood lighting. Expect lively conversation and plenty of opportunities to meet and mingle with other vanlifers. |
Star Gazing | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Connected Camp Campground | Join our friends from the St. Petersburg Astronomy club who will be sharing their telescopes, knowledge and passion of the skies. Turns out Withlacoochee River Part is a particularly groovy place to star gaze. |
Live Music: TBD | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Swingin’ Stage | Join us at the Swingin’ Stage for some awesome live music under the stars. |
Late Night at the Lounge | 9:00pm – midnight | Leafy Lounge | Calling all night owls to the Leafy Lounge! We’ll keep the campfires going so the late-nighters can gather at the lounge and enjoy music and conversation before retiring to camp. |
Sunday, February 18th, 2024 | |||
Good Vibes Morning Coffee | 8:00am – 10:00am | Bring your favorite morning beverage or sample the offerings from the food truck, Glazed & Confused and join the community at the Vanlife Outfitter Pavilion and Village Green. | |
Yoga: Instructor TBD | 9:00am – 10:00am | Talking Tree | Join TBD and salute the sun! A gentle flow through accessible postures with light breath work. All levels are welcome🙏☀️- bring a yoga mat or towel. |
Workshop: TBD | 10:00am – 11:00am | Talking Tree | This 45-min workshop with an additional 15min Q&A session will be presented by an expert in vanlife or van building. |
Day pass ticket holder entry begins at 10:00am. | |||
Victron Energy Trailer Tours & Expert Electrical System Advice | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Victron Energy Trailer | Come by the Victron Energy training trailer to tour example power systems and get your questions on their products or electrial systems in general answered by experts from Victron Energy and Vanlife Outfitters. Note, we’ll also be leading a workshop at the Victron Trailer from 11am to noon. Blue power! |
Workshop: Understanding Mobile Electrical Systems | 11:00am – noon | Victron Energy Trailer | This 45-min workshop with an additional 15min Q&A session will be presented by an expert in vanlife or van building. |
OpenVan Tours and People’s Choice Voting for DIY Van Build Contest | 11:00am – 4:00pm | Groovy Grove, Birds of a Feather and Big Rig Park campgrounds | Check out the creativity and diversity of our community and meet fellow vanlifers by touring their vans. Participating rigs will have an “OpenVan” sign posted on their passenger side cab door! More details about the OpenVan Tour at the bottom of the page. This is also your chance to check out all of the Best in Row vans that the judges picked on Saturday and use your “golden ticket” to vote for your favorite rig. Best in Row vans will be marked with a flag/sticker as you walk through the Groovy Grove campground. The van with the most “people’s choice” votes will win Best in Show! Voting happens at the Vanlife Outfitters Pavilion and ends at 2:00pm. More details on these activities at the bottom of the page. Note: if you’re a Best in Row winner, be sure to be with your van from 11:00am to 2:00pm (or have someone who can be) so that attendees can tour it. |
Workshop: TBD | 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Talking Tree | This 45-min workshop with an additional 15min Q&A session will be presented by an expert in vanlife or van building. |
DIY Van Build Contest Winner Announced | 2:30pm – 3:00pm | Swingin’ Stage | Come on down to the Swinin’ Stage for the announcement of the DIY Van Build Contest Best in Show winner! |
Workshop: TBD | 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Talking Tree | This 45-min workshop with an additional 15min Q&A session will be presented by an expert in vanlife or van building. |
Sunday Raffle | 4:00pm – 5:00pm | Swingin’ Stage | There will be awesome prizes in our raffle on both Saturday and Sunday. Raffle tickets can be purchased at the Vanlife Outfitters Pavilion. We’ll announce the winners at 4pm from the Swingin’ Stage. More details on the raffle at the bottom of this page. |
Day pass ticket holders must leave by 5pm. | |||
Happy Hour | 5:00pm – 6:00pm | Village Green | Join us for drinks, socialization and sunset at the Village Green. Happy hour beverages and snacks will be complimentary thanks to our sponsors but you’re welcome to bring your own food or drink. |
Trivia Night | 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Swinin’ Stage | Let’s get trival! Come down to the Swingin’ Stage for trivia night. You can either form your own team or ask to be assigned to a team randomly. This is sure to be a fun hour! |
Evening Chill at the Lounge | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Leafy Lounge | Come and chill out with all the cool cats in the Leafy Lounge which is tucked inside a forest of trees. We’ll set the vibe with campfires and mood lighting. Expect lively conversation and plenty of opportunities to meet and mingle with other vanlifers. |
Live Music: TBD | 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Swingin’ Stage | Join us at the Swingin’ Stage for some awesome live music under the stars. |
Late Night at the Lounge | 9:00pm – midnight | Leafy Lounge | Calling all night owls to the Leafy Lounge! We’ll keep the campfires going so the late-nighters can gather at the lounge and enjoy music and conversation before retiring to camp. |
Monday, February 19th, 2024 | |||
Good Morning Coffee | 8:00am – 10:00am | Vanlife Outfitters Pavilion | Bring your favorite morning beverage and join the community at the Pavilion and Village Green. Sorry, no food trucks are available. |
Fare Thee Wells | 10:00am – 11:00am | All vans must be gone by 11am | Please help us clean up the area so we are invited next year! |