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Hammock events

Top Hammock Events of 2026 & 2027

The gatherings worth planning a trip around, picked for community, setting and how welcoming they are to first-timers.

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🎪 Festival
HangCon
📅 Jan 14 to 18, 2027 · 📍 Brooksville, Florida
Widely described as the biggest hammock gathering in the country: four nights of cottage gear vendors, a trading post, classes, demos and group meals. The best place to try gear before you buy.
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🏕️ Group hang
Winter Yeti Hang
📅 Usually the third weekend of January · 📍 Government Camp, Oregon · Free to join; Oregon sno park permit needed for parking
Fifteen years running on Mt. Hood. A half mile walk in from the sno park makes real snow hammock camping approachable, and the Saturday chili potluck seals it.
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🎪 Festival
HangCon Europe
📅 Usually the last weekend of April · 📍 Lejre, Zealand, Denmark · Past editions: about 10 EUR weekend entry
Started in 2024 and already Europe's big one: free workshops, exhibitor booths and a full outdoor festival a short train ride from Copenhagen.
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🏕️ Group hang
Grayson Highlands Fall Festival Hang
📅 Usually the last full weekend of September · 📍 Mouth of Wilson, Virginia · Free camping for participants
Free camping in exchange for running hang demos at the park's Appalachian Fall Festival, plus live music and a group supper. A great first hang.
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🏕️ Group hang
miCHILIgan Fall Hang
📅 Usually the first or second weekend of October · 📍 Middleville, Michigan
A fall hang with a chili cook off, run by a volunteer board, with raffle proceeds going to the North Country Trail.
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🏕️ Group hang
Inseltreffen (Island Hammock Meetup)
📅 Usually the long Ascension Day weekend in May · 📍 Lindow (Mark), Brandenburg, Germany · About 20 to 25 EUR per night (2026), cash only
The group gets a 14 hectare lake island to itself, arriving by ferry. Swimming, paddling, pizza baking and gear talk all weekend.
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🏕️ Group hang
Great Pumpkin Hang
📅 Usually the last weekend of September or first weekend of October · 📍 Alexandria, New Hampshire
Peak New England foliage on 270 acres of private forest near Mt. Cardigan, hosted by a famously welcoming family.
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8
🎪 Festival
Hammock Day at Pawleys Island
📅 Usually the Saturday closest to National Hammock Day (late July) · 📍 Pawleys Island, South Carolina · Free
A free summer festival at the birthplace of the Pawleys Island rope hammock, with live beach music, food trucks and a hammock giveaway.
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🏕️ Group hang
NCHH Harvest Hang
📅 Usually the third weekend of September · 📍 Harmony, North Carolina · $10 per person or $15 per family for the weekend
Hot showers, a creek and telescope stargazing with local astronomers, for about $10 a person. The comfiest first group hang going.
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🏕️ Group hang
Hoosier Fall Hang
📅 Oct 23 to 25, 2026 · 📍 Bloomington area, Indiana · Free
An easy walk in to Terrell Pond in the Hoosier National Forest, with veterans happy to help beginners set up. Next one: October 23 to 25, 2026.
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