52nd Van Nationals Schedule

Schedule of Games and Activities

(some things might change between now and the Nats but this is the what we have going now) 

Monday - Pre-party

10:00 am - Gates Open for Early Arrivals

10:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open

3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Party Games with DSV - Lowlife Country Club Building

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Early Bird Picnic - Lowlife Country Club Building

7:30 pm - Music, Drinking, Games and Fellowship - Lowlife Country Club Building

Tuesday - Pre-Party

8:00 am - 12:00 am - Front Gate Open

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open

11:00 am - SPAM Museum Tour (10:30 am line-up) - Meet at Main Gate

• DSV will take you to Austin, MN where you can tour the one and only SPAM museum and if you choose, can grab some lunch at B&J Bar and Grill next store!

• The Museum tour is free!

4:00 pm - Vantasy Golf Cart and Van Gokart Parade! - Lowlife Country Club Building

7:00 pm - Tiki Party and Luau! - Low Life Country Club Building

Wednesday

8:00 am - 12:00 am - Front Gate Open

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open

10:00 am - Opening Ceremony - Main Gate

10:00 am - 6:00 pm - Roving Ice Sales - Also can be purchased at Headquarters

11:00 am - Possible Excursion to Surf

3:00 pm - Larry Gibson - "How Vanning Got a Museum" - Lowlife Country Club

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Adult Games with DSV - Lowlife Country Club Building

5:30 pm - Vanners Night In - Building #39 (Headquarters)

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Punk Rock Night in the Lowlife Country Club Building

• Bands - Thought Patrol and The Rumours

7:00 pm - Wine Tasting - Bar Building #16

8:00 pm - 1:00 am - DJ Music/Karaoke and Games - Lumberjack Theme - Bar Building #16

• Lumberjack themed games

• Hammerschlagen

• Adult Jenga

• Bags

Thursday

8:00 am - 12:00 am - Front Gate Open

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open

8:00 am - 11:00 - Show and Shine Classification - Show Field

8:00 am - 11:00 - How to Judge a Van Show - Hosted by National Truck-in Board - Show Field

9:00 am - Cribbage Tourney - Bar Building #16

9:30 am - 12:00 pm - Vanners Swap - Grandstand Building

10:00 am - 6:00 pm - Roving Ice Sales - Also can be purchased at Headquarters

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Kids Games - “Kids Central” - Building #39 (Headquarters)

11:00 am - 1:00 pm -  Vankkhana - Line-up in the Show Field by main gate

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Pub Crawl - Start in Bar Building #16

4:00 pm - Horseshoe Tourney - Bar Building #16

5:00  pm - National Truck-in Board Meet and Greet (verify with Nats Board) - Location TBD

5:30 pm - Register your RC van for the RC Van Show & Shine - The Low Life Country Club Building

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Heavy Metal Night in the Lowlife Country Club Building

• Bands - Rad Enhancer and Rifflord

• RC Van Show and Shine between sets

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Live Music - Main Stage - Building #12

• Band - Devon Worley Band

11:00 pm - After Party in the Lounge - DJ Music - Western Theme - Bar Building #16

• Adult Games - Bucking Bronco Vibrator Races and Lasso Game (Ring Toss)

Friday

8:00 am - 12:00 am - Front Gate Open

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open

8:00 am - Show and Shine Classification - Show Field

9:00 am - Show and Shine Line-up

10:00 am - 3:00 pm - Show and Shine

10:00 am - 6:00 pm - Roving Ice Sales - Also can be purchased at Headquarters

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Kids Games - “Kids Central” - Building #39 (Headquarters)

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Themed Party in the Bar Building #16

2:00 pm - Hot Wheel Races - Bar Building #16

3:00 pm - Bags Tourney - Bar Building #16

4:00 pm - RC Races - North End of Fairgrounds

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Heavy Music Night in the Lowlife Country Club Building

• Bands - Red Desert and Smokey Mirrors

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Live Music - Building #12

• Band - The Cowardly Lions

9:30 pm - Bright and Shine - Midway Area - Line-up at 9:00 pm

11:00 pm - After Party in the Lounge - DJ Music - Hippie Theme

Saturday

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open

10:00 am - 6:00 pm - Roving Ice Sales - Also can be purchased at Headquarters

10:00 am - Line-up for Lake Cruise and Downtown Van Show - Main Gate

10:30 am - 2:00 pm - Cruise around the Lake and Van Show Downtown

12:00 pm - Raffle drawings posted in Headquarters

• 2nd draw - 2:00 pm

• 3rd draw - 3:00 pm

2:30 - 4:00 pm - Adult Games  - The Lowlife Country Club or drinking party in Bar

5:30 pm - Trophy Presentation - Building #12

8:00 pm - 11:00 pm - Live Music (after awards) - Main Stage - Building #12

• Band - Uncle Chunk - Rock

11:30 pm - After Party in the Lounge - DJ Music

Sunday

Clean up and head home!

Drive Safe!

Thanks for coming!!!!