THURSDAY
12 noon | OTR opens and welcomes all cavers in celebration of our 74th Annual Reunion! | |
12pm-11pm | Registration Office open | Registration |
12 noon | Cooters Pub opens the taps for OTR 2025 | |
12pm-9pm | Decontamination Station open | Map #2 |
12 noon | Sauna opens | |
12pm-4pm | OTR Museum open | |
12pm-4pm | OTR Merchandise Sales open | Merch Tent |
6-7:30pm | Opening Ceremony/Memorial Tribute | Memorial Garden |
8pm | Welcoming of OTR Virgins | Bonfire |
8:30pm | Lighting of the Bonfire | |
Dusk (±8:30) | Movie | Crawl-In Theater |
9-11pm | OTR Virgin & Sponsor Reception | Event Tent |
9pm-12am | Live music: Grateful Gary | Pavilion |
2am | Last Call at Cooters Pub (may close earlier) | |
4am | Sauna closes |
FRIDAY
9am-11pm |
Registration Office open |
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9am |
Speleoprintmaking Workshop |
Event Tent |
10am |
Cooters Pub opens |
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10am |
Sauna opens |
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11am-4pm |
Speleo-Obstacle Course open |
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11am-4pm |
OTR Museum open |
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12pm-9pm |
Decontamination Station open |
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12:30pm |
The Raunchy River Jam |
River Stage |
12:30pm |
‘Poured Paint’ Workshop |
Event Tent |
1pm |
The 8th Annual ROOTs & TOOTs Social |
Cooters |
3-5pm |
OTR Merchandise Sales open |
Merch Tent |
3-4pm |
1950s Society Meeting & Social |
Event Tent |
5-6:30pm |
Live music: Shanty Irish |
Cooters |
6:30pm |
The Red Queen’s Talent Show |
Pavilion |
8pm |
Brew Crew opens the taps |
Pavilion |
Dusk (±8:30) |
Movie |
Crawl-In Theater |
9pm-12am |
Live music: Megan Jean’s Secret Family |
Pavilion |
2am |
Last Call at Cooters Pub (may close earlier) |
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2am |
Last Call at Brew Crew |
Pavilion |
4am |
Sauna closes |
SATURDAY
8am |
OTR 5K Run/Walk |
meet at Front Gate at 7:30am |
8-9am |
Yoga for Cavers |
Event Tent |
9am-9pm |
Registration Office open |
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9am |
Cable Ladder & Vertical contests begin |
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9:30m |
Long-Range Planning Committee |
AVP camp (behind WOTR) |
10am-12 noon |
Sauna Opens – Textiles only |
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11am |
The Mad Hatter Tea Party Caving Unfestival |
Pavilion |
11am |
Carbide Lamp, Chug, OTR Trivia, Poster contests begins |
Pavilion |
11am |
Cave Pack, Maggot Races, Sleeping Bag contests begin |
Map #22 |
11am |
‘Batman the Magician’ |
Pavilion |
11am |
Cooters Pub opens |
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11am-4pm |
OTR Museum open |
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11am-4pm |
Speleo-Obstacle Course open |
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12 noon |
The 8th Annual Bubbles Fun Run |
Memorial Garden |
12 noon |
Kids Activities |
Pavilion |
12-4pm |
Brew Crew open |
Pavilion |
12-9pm |
Decontamination Station open |
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12:30-3:30pm |
Live music: Tim White & JB Stalnaker |
Pavilion |
12:30pm |
The Raunchy River Jam |
River Stage |
1-4pm |
OTR Merchandise Sales open |
Pavilion |
1-2pm |
TRA Town Hall Meeting |
between bonfire & Pavilion |
3-4pm |
Knot Tying with Dan |
Event Tent |
5-6pm |
“Thomas Jefferson’s Old Bones” (Haynes Cave, WV) |
Event Tent |
6:30pm |
West Virginia Speleological Survey Fall (OTR) Business Meeting |
Event Tent |
7pm |
The 37th Annual Doo-Dah Parade |
(begins at Entrance ‘Gate Mahal’ – Map #4) |
8pm |
Brew Crew re-opens |
Pavilion |
Dusk (±8:30) |
Movie |
Crawl-In Theater |
8:30pm |
“1934 Map of Sharp’s Cave” |
Event Tent |
9pm-12am |
Live music: The Darkside Experience |
Pavilion |
2am |
Last Call at Cooters Pub (may close earlier) |
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2am |
Last Call at Brew Crew |
Pavilion |
4am |
Sauna closes |
SUNDAY
8am |
Gathering of Believers |
Memorial Garden |
8-9am |
Yoga for Cavers |
Event Tent |
9am-1pm |
OTR Yard Sale |
Pavilion |
9-11am |
OTR Merchandise Sales |
Pavilion |
9am-4pm |
TRA Elections |
Pavilion |
9am-4pm |
Registration office open |
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9:30am-12 noon |
TRA Board Meeting |
Event Tent |
10am |
OTR Quilters Guild Meeting |
Cooters |
10am |
Sauna opens |
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12 noon |
Cutoff for 50-50 raffle tix sales |
Registration |
12-9pm |
Decontamination Station open |
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12-2pm |
OTR Fermenters Forum |
Event Tent |
12-4pm |
OTR Museum open |
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1pm |
Cooters Pub opens |
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2-5pm |
River Party – live music: The Jugbusters |
Tygart River |
8pm |
TRA/OTR Awards Ceremony |
Pavilion |
8pm |
Brew Crew opens |
Pavilion |
10pm |
‘Band Aide’ live music benefit: Buzzzzz City |
Pavilion |
12am |
Last Call at Brew Crew |
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12am |
Last Call at Cooters Pub (may close earlier) |
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4am |
Sauna closes for OTR 2025 |
MONDAY
12 noon |
OTR 2025 concludes |
Please deposit all trash in the dumpsters located along the road on your way out (please take all recyclables with you) and leave the property by 12 noon. |