OTR 2023 Entertainment / Event Schedule

Thursday

Noon, OTR opens and welcomes all cavers in celebration of our 72nd Reunion
Noon – 12 am, Registration Open
Noon, Cooters Pub opens the taps for OTR 2023
Noon, Sauna Opens
Noon – 4pm, OTR Museum Open
Noon, Poster Contest, Scavenger Hunt, and OTR Trivia & Cave Quiz Contests begins, forms can be picked up at Registration.
6pm – 7:30pm, Opening Ceremony / Memorial Tribute, Memorial Garden
8pm, Welcoming of OTR Virgins at the Bonfire
8:30pm, Lighting of the Bonfire
Dusk (around 8:30pm OTR time), Movie, Crawl-In Theater
9pm – midnight, Grateful Gary performs, Pavilion
9pm – 11pm (after the Lighting of the Bonfire), OTR Virgin & Sponsor Reception, Event Tent
2am, Last Call at Cooters Pub (may close earlier)
4am, Sauna Closes

Friday Schedule

9am – 12 am, Registration Open
9am, Contests resume; individual contest times will be published in the Coot & Holler and posted on the bulletin boards
9am – 10am, Sauna closed for cleaning.
10am, Sauna Opens
10am, Cooters Pub Open
11am-1pm Paint & Sip with Cheryl Suiter at the Event Tent
11am – 4pm, OTR Museum Open
Noon, The Raunchy River Jam!!, River Stage
1pm, 6th “Almost Annual” ROOTS & TOOTS Gathering, Cooters Pub
1:30-3:30 Paint & Sip with Cheryl Suiter at the Event Tent
3pm-5pm OTR Merch Sales open
4pm 1950 Society Reception at the Event Tent
5pm-7pm, Shanty Irish performs, Cooters Pub
7pm Lightning Talks at the Event Tent
8pm, Brew Crew opens the taps for OTR 2023, Pavilion
Dusk (around 8:30pm OTR time), Movie, Crawl-In Theater
9pm – Midnight Dirty Mae performs, Pavilion.
2am, Last Call at Cooters Pub (may close earlier)
2am, Last Call at Brew Crew
4am, Sauna Closes

Saturday Schedule

7:30am, OTR 5K, Campsite (Meet at the Front Gate)
9am – 9pm, Registration Open
9am – 5pm, Contests resume
9am – 6pm Cave Kids Challenge
9am – 10am, Sauna closed for cleaning
10am – Noon, Textile Only Sauna
11am, Cooters Pub Open (after the Doo-Dah Parade)
11am – 4pm, OTR Museum Open
11am, Batman the Magician, Pavilion
Noon, 6th Annual Bubbles Fun Run, Pavilion
Noon, The Raunchy River Jam!!, River Stage
Noon – 2pm, Grateful Gary performs, Cooters Pub
12:30pm, Children’s Activities (after Batman the Magician), Pavilion
1pm, Town Hall Meeting, Pavilion
1pm, TRA Long Range Planning Committee Meeting, Cooterville
2pm Cave Rescue and You presented by ER-NCRC at the Event Tent
3-5pm OTR Merchandise Sales Open
4pm History of The Robertson Association presented by Kelley Deem at the Event Tent
6:00pm, Evening Doo-Dah Parade followed by the 1920’s Prohibition Speakeasy Crawl and Contest
6:30 pm WV Speleological Survey Fall Business Meeting at the Event Tent
8pm, Brew Crew Opens, Pavilion
Dusk (around 8:30pm OTR time), Movie, Crawl-In Theater
8:30pm – Midnight, Queen City Funk and Soul performs, Pavilion
2am, Last Call at Cooters Pub (may close earlier)
2am, Last Call at Brew Crew
4am, Sauna Closes

Sunday Schedule

8am, Gathering of Believers, Memorial Garden
8am Yoga for Cavers with Emily Goodman at the Event Tent
9am – 6pm, Registration Open
9am – 1pm, OTR Yard Sale, Pavilion
9am – 4pm, TRA Elections, Pavilion
9am – 10am, Sauna closed for cleaning
9:30, TRA Board Meeting, Event Tent
10am, Sauna Opens
10am, NCRC Eastern Regional Annual Meeting (All Welcome), Dome
10:30am – Noon, OTR Quilter’s Guild Annual Meeting, Cooters Pub
Noon -4pm OTR Museum Opens
Noon – Grotto Participation Contest, Poster Contest, and Survey Contest end
1pm, Cooters Pub Open
1pm, Podium Contest Award Ceremony for contests including the Cave Kids Challenge, Pavilion
2pm – 5pm, River Party, Tygart River
2pm – 5pm, Johnny Staats and the Delivery Boys performs, River Stage
8pm, TRA / OTR Awards Ceremony, Pavilion
9pm, Brew Crew Opens, Pavilion
9pm, Annual Band-Aid featuring Buzzz City Bluegrass Band, Pavilion
Midnight, Last Call at Brew Crew
Midnight, Last Call at Cooters Pub  (may close earlier)
4am, Sauna Closes

Monday

Noon, All good things must come to an end.  OTR 2023 concludes.  In order to allow the dedicated (and tired) staff the ability to close down the property, please leave by 12 Noon.  Kindly police your campsite and deposit all trash in the dumpsters located along the road on your way out of the property.