Calendar of Events

Festival of Caving

Nelson, New Zealand

Oct Friday 24th - Monday 27th October, 2025.

This is the New Zealand Speleological Society's celebration of caves, and caving. It is open to all cavers, speleologists, scientists interested in caves and karst. Visit and enjoy.

Eurokarst is the European bi-annual conference on The hydrogeology of Karst and Carbonate Reservoirs. It offers an international forum for professional exchanges and scientific debate between practitioners and academic researchers.

Neuchatel, Switzerland.

International Show Caves Association

10th Annual Congress

Périgueux, Dordogne, France

September 22nd-October 1st 2026

Presented by the French Federation of Subterranean Tourism and Heritage (FFTS). This conference, held every four years in a different country, this year will showcase,'the hidden treasures of the French underground and its prehistoric artworks'.

Get ready to experience the extensive rock art found in the many caves of this region.You will be stunned by 'the ingenuity and courage of our Cro-Magnon ancestors, driven by profound creativity who ventured inside despite the risk of harmful animals.' This is a congress not to be missed.

22nd International Symposium on Vulcanospeleology

Tenerife, in the Canary Islands (Spain) 5-8 November 2026.

Field excursions pre and post conference: to caves and other volcanic features on Lanzarote Island and on La Palma Island.

34th ASF Conference. Chillagoe Qld.

20 - 26th June 2027

Email: asfconference2027@chillagoecavingclub.org.au

Tickets on sale 20 June 2026