Overland Expo Presents the Overland Expo Film Festival Lineup for PNW 2023
Join us as we continue the 9th Season of the Overland Expo Film Festival at Overland Expo Pacific Northwest in Redmond, Oregon, July 7-9.
No other event features a gathering of so many overland legends, authors, and experts. Overland Expo PNW offers more than 400 session-hours of incredible programs—that’s 220+ different classes, slideshows, demonstrations, and activities—brought to you by 120+ instructors and presenters from around the world.
JUNE 28-30, 2024
DESCHUTES COUNTY EXPO CENTER // REDMOND, OREGON
FRI 8-5 | SAT 8-5 | SUN 9-3
For PNW, we have 220+ different classes and programs, totaling 400+ session hours. From beginner to advanced sessions, we have something for everyone.
2024 PNW Schedule will be posted approximately 2-3 weeks before the event.
Join us as we continue the 9th Season of the Overland Expo Film Festival at Overland Expo Pacific Northwest in Redmond, Oregon, July 7-9.
Overland Expo is honored to announce that legendary round the world overlanders, Gary and Monica Wescott of Turtle Expedition, will join us at our Pacific Northwest event in July 2022.
Overland Expo has garnered a reputation as being not just the best place to see the latest and greatest in gear and equipment for your next adventure, but also for having the best Overland education anywhere. At Overland Expo PNW top notch trainers and instructors are gathered in one place to provide you with 190 different classes and programs, totaling nearly 400 session hours.
Overland Expo Pacific Northwest will host a selection of films as part of the Overland Expo Film Festival in the Highway Products Oasis Theater July 8-10 at the Deschutes County Expo Center Bend in Redmond, Oregon.
Yoga Slackers Sam Salwei and Raquel Hernández are lovers of movement. Limitations are a foreign concept to this teaching duo, as they spend their time traveling the world and fulfilling their dreams of being true modern-day nomads.
Reserve your Ford Bronco off-road ride-along ahead of Overland Expo’s 2022 event season. Walk-ups are welcome, but reservations are encouraged.
Learn off-road driving skills and receive hands-on instruction from expert trainers in our Overland Expo Training Area. Our unique and dynamic format focuses on skills in several tracks: Recovery, Driving, Maintenance and Repair, and Static skills. Take classes on topics such as winching, rope-work and lashing, specialty substrates, and spotting. Want to know how to get unstuck with only what you have on hand? The fundamentals of winching? Arm yourself with the best tool in the toolbox . . . knowledge.
*Must be an Overland Expo Training Ticket Holder*
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On a custom-built driving course, develop off-road skills to tackle any terrain, whether you explore locally or globally. The course is staffed by the top overland driving skills trainers in the world to provide one-to-one coaching from an expert instructor.
Overland Expo’s team of trainers provide world-class instruction on all types of terrain. The training team has decades of real-world experience driving, training and guiding all over the world. In addition to instructing at Overland Expo, they offer guided training trips and off-highway driving and operator certification programs.
Our training pavilions get you out of the classroom and into the field. Each year we bring you technical classes essential for overlanding. Rotating topics cover everything from how-tos about electronics to hands-on maintenance and roadside repairs to first aid and injury assessment to showing how to set up gear and what to take with you (and sometimes leave behind).
With our numerous navigation classes, there are no more excuses for getting lost when your GPS dies. Learn communications skills to enhance your overland experience. Brush up on your art of travel techniques with photography and videography classes. Stay safe with situational awareness tips from experts in their field. No matter if you drive a truck or motorcycle, we’ve got classes for you.
Each year we offer a new selection of slideshows of trips from around the world. On Friday and Saturday evenings, we host a special lineup of films at the Winnebago Overland Theater. We start with an appetizer of short films before the feature film.
Want to hear the stories of round-the-world overlanding legends, first hand? This Pavilion hosts visually spectacular slideshow presentations and storytelling of journeys that span anywhere from a few counties to several continents.
Want to know more about Africa? Australia? What it’s like to travel solo? As a couple or family? From Regional Q&As to expert tips, the roundtables can help you plan for the trip of a lifetime. Listen to panelists with extensive experience and enjoy their tales from the road!
Are you looking to up your camping game? Want to learn what gear essentials well-traveled overlanders don’t leave home without? Spend some time in this area to learn the ins and outs of overlanding from the experts.
Considering investing in an overland rig or motorcycle, and want to see how someone else has modified their rig to travel? Take a look at our “My Overland Vehicle / Moto” series. This “show and tell” series is about vehicle and moto customizations that have been put to the test of time and miles; bring your questions. Many will also share tips on how to travel.
Want to know how certain gear functions, how seasoned travelers pack their rigs or feed themselves on the road, or what it’s like to bring your four-legged friend on your next adventure? Check out the Backcountry Skills Area for information you’re bound to put to use during your next adventure.
Want to know how a specific product works? The exhibition area is the place to be. Check the schedule for times of detailed demonstrations. Look for everything from solar cooking to rooftop tents to air compressors and tow straps.
We pack the weekend with activities tailored to adventurous kids and their parents. Check out the Junior Overland Explorer program and earn patches for select classes. Kids of all ages can learn about nature journaling, first aid, knot-tying and more.
Photo by Brett Willhelm