EVENTS
If you would like to share an upcoming VW Air-cooled event, please email the information
along with a link to the event's Website or Facebook page (or image of poster) to info@arizonabusclub.net.
Orange events are hosted by the Arizona Bus Club.
Blue events are hosted by other clubs, businesses, or individuals.
Click on the event for a popup with more information. Scroll below the calendar for more!
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We're gearing up for our main event, the ABC Jamboree 34. It's going to be AWESOME!
ABC Jamboree 34 - Flagstaff, AZ

See our Jamboree page for details.
Buses & Balloons 2025
October 9-12, 2025 - We're so glad they're BACK!
Where: 8536 Alameda Park Dr. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87113 (Map)
Presented by: New Mexico Bus Club
NMBusClub@gmail.com - Let them know if you'll be attending.
Visit their website for all the details:
https://sites.google.com/view/busesandballoons2025
Image Credit: New Mexico Bus Club
Busties Bus Club's 12th Annual Car Show
APS Light Parade
December 5 & 6, 2025
Parade is on December 6th
Where: 5757 N. Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85012
Presented by: City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department
If you'd like to participate, please send a picture of your driver's license and current insurance card to info@arizonabusclub.net by November 14th.
Make sure to arrive on **FRIDAY, December 5** before 5pm (that’s before the road closes!), as judging kicks off at 6 p.m. There will be a mandatory Driver's orientation at 5pm — so don’t be late!
North Phoenix Baptist Church
5757 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Buses will be judged on Friday night and you will need to leave your bus there overnight. They will have overnight security. Please make sure you have a fire extinquisher in your bus!
Saturday, Parade begins at 7pm and starts at Central Ave. and Montebello Ave. and ends at 7th St. and Indian School Rd.
The following roads will be closed on the day of the parade from 5-11 pm:
Central Ave: Camelback Rd. to Bethany Home Rd.
7th St.: Indian School Rd. to Osborn Rd.
Camelback Rd.: 1st Ave. to 7th St.
For more info, check out: Phoenix Electric Light Parade
https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/special-events/electric-light-parade
Check back for any updates just before Dec. 5th.
ABC Christmas Party Campout - Lake Pleasant
December 12-14, 2025
Where: 41835 North Castle Hot Springs Road, Morristown, AZ 85342 (Map)
FREE campout for all paid active members. ☮️
We will have a potluck dinner on Saturday night, so please bring a dish (main, side, or dessert). Also, if you'd like to participate in the White Elephant Gift Exchange, bring a wrapped gift ($40 minimum).
Use the map to get you to the main entrance for the Lake Pleasant Camp Grounds. When you arrive, tell them you are with the Arizona Bus Club Christmas Campout and they will direct you to the campground.
Please Note: The Usery Park Group Campgrounds were booked, along with other East side locations for the date we needed. We will have the 2026 and 2027 Christmas parties on the East side to make up for two years on the West side.
Brought to you by: Arizona Bus Club
More details coming soon!
Volkswagens on the River
March 13-15, 2026
Where: Yuma County Fairgrounds, 2520 E 32nd St, Yuma, AZ 85365, USA (Map)
Campout | Car Show | Swap Meet
Brought to you by: Volkstoration Arizona and Der Yuman's
Visit their Facebook Page for details.
See images from their 2024 Campout.
Poster coming soon!