Three days · Two nights · Hap McLean Park
Don't be the guy who forgot the sunscreen.
The 2026 show is a full campout, and the nearest store is a drive once you're set up. Work down this list before you load the car. Tick items off right here — your phone remembers where you left off — or hit print and stick it on the fridge.
Ten things. These are the ones that actually wreck a weekend if they stay in the garage — everything else on this page is recoverable.
Got all ten? Good. Now work the full list below — it's the one that catches what you forgot last year.
Great Plains VW Show · September 4–6, 2026 · Hap McLean Park, 6801 N Hydraulic Ave, Park City, KS 67219 · greatplainsvwshow.com
Two of these are the whole reason parts of this weekend work.
Judging is show-wide for the Top 25, so a clean car earns its keep.
Camping opens Friday evening, and this is dry camping — no water, power or sewer hookups. Pack to be self-sufficient.
Food vendors are on site all day, but breakfast and late-night are on you. There are grills at the park — they just don't come loaded.
Open park, very little shade, and you're outside from Friday evening to Sunday.
Two nights on the field with no hookups. Restrooms are on site — everything past that is on you.
Kiddie Korner, a LEGO competition (nothing to bring for that one), a movie both nights, and a skate park, BMX track and rink within a walk. Dogs are welcome — just clean up after them.
Cash is king at the raffle table and moves fastest everywhere else — but you don't have to hit an ATM on the way. We take digital too.
Swap meet sales are between buyer and seller — settle up however you two agree.
One more thing: leave room in the car for the way home. Between the swap meet, the vendor market and the raffle, most people drive out heavier than they drove in.