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Latvian Caravan Club Cosplay Party 2026

Name: Latvian Caravan Club Cosplay Party 2026
Start: 2026-05-15T00:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-05-17T00:00:00+03:00
Location: Camping Upmalas

Start date

15-17 May 2026

Location

Camping Upmalas, Vētraine

About

Open-air gathering of the Latvian Caravan Club marking the start of the 2026 caravan season, combined with a themed cosplay party and the club's 4th anniversary. Three days of fellowship, banya, shared meals, a costume contest, flea market, live show, birthday cake ceremony, lottery and a closing fireworks display at Camping Upmalas by the Aiviekste river in the Madona district.

Programme

Friday, 15 May — Arrivals

15:00 — Participants arrive, park their caravans and settle in
17:00 — Banya opens
19:00 — Communal table
01:00 — Lights out

Saturday, 16 May — Main day with cosplay

10:00 — Morning exercise
10:30 — Opening ceremony: parade of countries in cosplay costumes, club anthem, lottery tickets on sale
12:00–13:00 — Caravaners' flea market
15:00 — Club lunch
17:00 — Banya reopens
19:00 — Communal table
19:30 — Best cosplay costume contest
20:00 — Show programme
21:00 — Club's 4th birthday and cake
22:00 — Lottery draw
23:00 — Fireworks
02:00 — Lights out

Sunday, 17 May — Farewells

11:00 — Farewell breakfast
12:00 — Closing ceremony and flag lowering

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Latvian Caravan Club

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Camping Upmalas, Vētraine, Kalsnavas pagasts, Madonas novads, Latvia, LV-4860, Vētraine, Latvia

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