Caving Events

USA 2020

• April 17 - 19, 2020 - Lechuguilla Cave '150-Mile' Celebration - at Carlsbad, New Mexico.
  Come join us to celebrate 150 miles of Lechuguilla Cave! Anyone involved with exploration, research, and/or conservation over the years is welcome to attend. Camp Washington Ranch has been reserved for the event. The venue is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Carlsbad, New Mexico. Lodging and meals are available. See price list on the website for more information. Details available on the website at: http://cave-research.org/lech150/.
  
• May 1 - 3, 2020 - Spring MAR/VAR - at Grand Caverns, Grottoes, Virginia.
    Hosted by 7 Valleys Grotto and Charlottesville Grotto.
  
• May 22 - 25, 2020 - Speleofest 2020 - at Bonnieville, KY.
  Speleofest is a 4-day cave event, hosted by the Louisville Grotto, and held at the Lone Star Preserve in Bonnieville, KY. Early arrival on May 20th & 21st is offered for an additional cost. We offer many cave trips and focus on being a true caver event. Caving, camping, banquet, live band, crate stacking contest, plus more. Breakfast is offered on Sat & Sun mornings. See our website at http://speleofest.com or, if you have questions, contact Holly McClintock at hollymcclintock.caves@gmail.com.
  
• June 12 - 20, 2020 - NCRC National Training Seminar - at Voorheesville, NY.   Details to follow.
  Register at https://ncrc.regfox.com/ncrc-2020-national-seminar.
  
• ????????, 2020 - Karst-O-Rama -- POSTPONED - at Great Saltpetre Cave Preserve, Mt. Vernon, Kentucky.
  KOR 2020 has been postponed to later in the summer or fall. Please check back here, probably after June 1st, for the re-scheduled date. Meanwhile, crawl, climb, or walk your cadaver back to your resting place, until we bring Karst-O-Rama back from the dead! Cave trips and camping, vendors, and a live band with a costume party pair well with our sauna, hot tub, creek splashing, the resurrected speleo-olympics and noodle wrestling, and, of course, feeding your thirst at the Guano Grill for three days of downright deadly fun! KOR is hosted by the Greater Cincinnati Grotto with pre-registration discounts and info available soon!
  More info: http://karstorama.com or registration@karstorama.com.
  
• July 11 - 12, 2020 - WVACS Classic - at Renick, West Virginia.
  To be held at the WVACS Field Station.
  
• July 20 - 25, 2020 - WVACS pre-Convention Camp 2020 - at Renick, West Virginia.
  To be held at the WVACS Field Station.
  
• July 27 - 31, 2020 - 2020 NSS Convention - at Elkins, West Virginia.
  Details are available on the convention website at https://caves.regfox.com/nss-convention-2020 .
  
• August 14 - 16, 2020 - 67th Annual Indiana Cave Capers 2020 - at Camp Rivervale; 496 Rivervale Rd,; Mitchell, IN 47446.
  A great event for Cavers of all ability levels. We offer arranged access and volunteer-led trips to many area caves. We also have several usually "closed" caves up our sleeves. Friday Night Welcome Party with the Shallow Grotto will feature live music. Saturday Night Banquet will feature a delicious freshly cooked meal fit for a famished Caver. Make sure you sign-up for the banquet at preregistration, because there will be limited tickets available at Capers registration and they will go fast. After the banquet, we will announce the 2020 Caver and Landowner of the Year and give away plenty of door prizes. We will cap off the night with a featured speaker and the annual rope giveaway. Breakfast will be offered from early Saturday and Sunday at the Rivervale Cafe.
  To talk to someone, contact Ron Adams at: caveronrope@sbcglobal.net or phone: (317) 490-7727.
  Registration usually opens in June or July.   Keep an eye on https://www.facebook.com/IndianaCaveCapers/.
  
• August 17- 21, 2020 - UNESCO Karst 2020 - at Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY.   This event is entitled "Conservation of Fragile Karst Resources: A Workshop on Sustainability and Community", informally referred to as UNESCO Karst 2020. This meeting will take place on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY and is hosted by WKU, the George Wright Society, and the Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve. For additional information regarding this meeting, please visit our website at https://unescokarst2020.com/.
  
• October 9 - 12, 2020 - 2020 Western Regional Meeting - at Shaver Lake, California.
  The San Joaquin Valley Grotto is will be hosting the 2020 Western Regional Meeting at Camp Edison on Shaver. Camp on the shore of beautiful Shaver Lake! Local caving opportunities include marble caves in the surrounding Sierras. Stay tuned for more information!
  

USA 2021

• June 28 - July 2, 2021 - 2021 NSS Convention - at Weed, California.
  Nestled in a pine forest in extreme northern California, the 14-thousand foot Mount Shasta Volcano stands guard over the rugged City of Weed. Named after her founder, Abner Weed, this historic lumber town rests at the intersection of California's mountainous limestone ridges and mysterious lava tubes. Hundreds of caves in the nearby hills can provide challenges for a lifetime of explorers. We hope you can join us for the 2021 NSS Convention in Weed, CA. Details are available on the convention website at http://nss2021.caves.org/.
  

INTERNATIONAL

• November 22-24, 2019 - SpeleoFilmFestival 2019 - at Pazin, Croatia.
  FESTIVAL OF DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT SPELEOLOGICAL FILM
  3-15 MINUTES LENGTH
  Your story ... Your script ... Your cave ... Your choice ...
  All cavers are welcome! We will be showing films created by cavers like you from all around the world.
  Don't be shy, join in.
  See the website at http://speleofilmfestival.eu/ for more information.
   
• July 23-29, 2021 - 18th International Congress of Speleology - at Lyon, France.
  See the website at https://uis2021.speleos.fr/ for more information.