Overland Expo West 2027 confirmed for May 14 to 16 in Flagstaff

Five dates, one flagship show

Overland Expo has confirmed its full 2027 calendar across the United States, and the flagship edition, Overland Expo West, returns to Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff, Arizona from May 14 to 16, 2027. The organiser's own event page lists the other four stops too: SoCal in Costa Mesa from March 13 to 14, PNW in Redmond from June 25 to 27, Mountain West in Brighton from August 20 to 22, and East in Arrington from October 22 to 24.

For an Indian reader, this is the one overlanding calendar worth bookmarking even without a flight booked. Almost every parts brand this desk tracks, Front Runner, Thule, iKamper, Roofnest, Ironman 4x4 and Alu-Cab, shows its newest rooftop tents and camper shells here first, months before any of it reaches an Indian dealer or import agent.

What showed up last time

Overland Expo West 2026 drew 28,500 attendees and 420 registered exhibitors, with visitors from 21 countries, its largest international turnout on record, according to the event's own recap. At the East edition in October, Alu-Cab brought its ModCAP Drive-Off base, a bed mounted camper shell that can be unbolted and left standing while the truck drives away, priced at 1,900 dollars and weighing about 200 pounds, the organiser's gear roundup noted.

The same East show gave its Best Rig honours to a 1989 Land Rover Defender 110 imported by Rin of OK4WD, built around an Alu-Cab Icarus roof conversion and a Front Runner SL2 roof rack, alongside a Cummins engine swap and Puma axles. Two brands on this desk's beat, on one truck, is the kind of build an Indian Defender or Gurkha owner studies for ideas even if the parts never cross customs.

Tickets, and the India angle

Overland Expo West 2027 day passes run from 15 dollars for Sunday only to 60 dollars for a full weekend, with a vehicle camping weekend pass at 180 dollars, per the official ticket page. None of that includes the flight, and Indian visitors need a US B1 or B2 tourist visa booked well ahead, since Flagstaff has no visa on arrival option.

The bigger reason to follow the show from India is what it previews for the next 12 months of gear. Rooftop tents and camper shells from Front Runner, Alu-Cab, iKamper and Roofnest already reach Indian buyers through grey market importers or local fabricators who copy the design, and any such fitment on an Indian registered vehicle still needs to pass muster under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules on body alteration. A tent or canopy bought off an Overland Expo stall in Arizona is not automatically legal to bolt onto a Thar or a Gurkha back home. Clubs planning a group import would do well to check with their regional transport office before ordering, rather than after the crate lands.

Entries for the Best Rig and Best Gear awards at each 2027 stop typically open a few weeks before the show, through the organiser's own site.

Sources

• Overland Expo West 2027
• Overland Expo West 2027 ticket pricing
• Overland Expo West 2026 recap
• Best Rigs of Overland Expo East 2026
• Best Gear of Overland Expo East 2026
• Overland Expo Mountain West 2027