52nd Van Nationals Schedule

Schedule of Games and Activities

Monday - Pre-party

10:00 am - Gates Open for Early Arrivals

10:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open - Building #39

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

• Rub It Out (game for partners)

• Creeper Races

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Early Bird Picnic - Lowlife Country Club Building - Building #5

7:30 pm - Music, Drinking, Games and Fellowship - Lowlife Country Club Building - Building #5

Tuesday - Pre-Party

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

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open - Building #39

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Ice Sales at Headquarters

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 Decorating &  Parade! - Lowlife Country Club Building - Building #5

7:00 pm - Tiki Party and Luau! - Low Life Country Club Building - Building #5

• Hula Contest

Wednesday

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open - Building #39

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Ice Sales at Headquarters - Building #39

10:00 am - 12:00 am - Front Gate Open

10:00 am - Opening Ceremony - Main Gate

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

10:30 am - “52nd Van Nationals” Ariel Pic of Vans - Show Field (after opening ceremonies)

11:00 am - Excursion to Surf Ballroom (line-up at 10:30)

2:00 pm - Nats Board Meeting - Headquarters - Building #39

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

• Watersports

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

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - In Your Face Rock Night in the Lowlife Country Club Building - Building #5

• Bands - Dad’s Nighttime Friends, Thought Patrol, Rad Enhancer

• Armpit Fart Contest 1st band break

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

8:00 pm - 12:00 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 - Building #39

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Ice Sales at Headquarters - Building #39

9:00 am - Noon - Nats T-shirt sales - Building #39 (Headquarters)

9:00 am - 11:00 pm - Show and Shine Classification - Show Field

9:00 am - 11:00 pm - How to Judge a Van Show - Hosted by Nats Truck-in Board - Show Field

9:30 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 -  Vankhana - Line-up in the Show Field by main gate

• Backwards Slalom, Broom Ball, Slow Drag (if time allows) 

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Pub Crawl - Enjoy “The Bus Ride” at last stop - Start in Bar Building #16

4:00 pm - Horseshoe Tourney - Bar Building #16 - (Might be in the area behind the bar building)

5:00  pm - Meet the Nats Board - Bar Building #16

5:15 pm - RC Show and Shine Registration. Judging and viewing during 1st band. Awards at 1st Band Break. - The Low Life Country Club Building - Building #5

5:45 pm - 9:15 pm - Heavy Rock Night in the Lowlife Country Club Building - Building #5

• Bands - Beast Eagle, Year of the Cobra, and Rifflord

• RC Show and Shine Awards 1st band break

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 - Building #39

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Ice Sales at Headquarters - Building #39

8:00 am - 9:30 am - Show and Shine Classification - Show Field

9:00 am - Show and Shine Line-up

9:00 am - Nats T-shirt sales - Building #39 (Headquarters)

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 - Bags Tourney - Bar Building #16

1:30 pm - Hot Wheel Races - Bar Building #16

3:30 pm - RC Races - North End of Fairgrounds next to campground “C”

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm - Heavy Rock Night in the Lowlife Country Club Building - Building #5

• Bands - Red Desert and Smokey Mirror

• Condom Blow Up Game 1st band break

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

• Band - The Cowardly Lions

9:00 pm - Bright and Shine Line-up

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 - 5:00 pm - Front Gate Open

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Headquarters Open - Building #39

8:00 am - 8:00 pm - Ice Sales at Headquarters - Building #39

9:00 am - Nats T-shirt sales - Building #39 (Headquarters)

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

10:00 am - 1st Raffle drawings posted in Headquarters - Building #39

• 2nd draw - 3:00 pm

• 3rd draw - 4:00 pm

2:30 - 4:00 pm - “How Vanning Got a Museum” by Larry Gibson and Joe Medonia

Vanning Museum Raffle to be held immediately following presentation - Bar Building #16

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 - USA Theme

Sunday

Clean up and head home!

Drive Safe!

Thanks for coming!!!!