Calendar of Events
Join us for upcoming national and regional level events. If you are a grotto or other NSS organization looking to submit an event, please click the button below.
21st International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology
Pre-Symposium caving 10 - 13 April for exploration, survey, photography and science. Sessions 15 & 16 April. Field Trips 17 - 19 April Questions: contact Aaron addison at addison 67@gmail.com…
Spring 2024 MVOR
Buckhorn MO USA Shriner Campground Buckhorn, MO, United StatesThe 2024 Spring MVOR will be on Earth Day weekend, at the Shrine Campground near Buckhorn, MO.
VTC Level 1 Course – Basic Vertical Techniques – Redmond, OR
Redmond, Oregon Redmond, OR, United StatesThe NSS Vertical Training Commission (VTC) will hold a three-day Level 1 course -Basic Vertical Techniques - from May 2 - 5, 2024 in Redmond, Oregon. Class size will be…
2024 Spring MAR Field Meet
McClure Bean Soup Festival & Fairgounds / Cold Springs Grove 7 East Ohio Street, McClure, PA, United StatesNestled in the ridge and valleys of Central PA, Bald Eagle Grotto is happy to be your host this year for the 2024 Spring MAR Field Meet being held at…
Speleofest 2024
Lone Star Preserve 2640 Falling Springs Church Road, Bonnieville, KY, United StatesThis years theme is Oh the places you'll cave!! Speleofest Website Speleofest is an annual caving, hiking, kayaking festival in Kentucky that takes place on Memorial Day Weekend. With guided…
Karst-O-Rama
Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve Mount Vernon, KY, United StatesKarst-O-Rama (KOR) is the annual caving convention hosted by the Greater Cincinnati Grotto (GCG). Pre-registration for Karst-O-Rama 2024 will re-open in the Spring of 2024! Yoga in the dome on…
2024 NSS Convention
St. Andrews-Sewanee School 290 Quintard Rd, Sewanee, United StatesThe 2024 NSS Convention will be held in Sewanee, TN. Learn more below! 2024 Convention Page
60th Annual WSS Hodag Hunt
Prairie Island Campground 1120 Prairie Island Road, Winona, WI, United StatesThe 60th Annual Wisconsin Speleological Society sponsored Hodag Hunt will be based at the Prairie Island Campground on the Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota. The ex-commercial Hiawatha Caverns near Witoka,…
Western Regional 2024
Cougar RV Park 16730 Lewis River Rd, Cougar, WA, United StatesThe event will take place in the Gifford Pinchot national forest near Mt St Helen’s, on its southern slopes. The area is only 1 hour away from Portland, Oregon and…
National Cave & Karst Management Symposium
Bristlecone Convention Center 150 Sixth Street, Ely, NV, United StatesCave and karst resource management spans a wide array of scientific and recreational disciplines. Across North America, responsible stewardship of these fragile ecosystems necessitates a broad-spectrum approach to both problems…