America's Largest RV Show 2026

Attendance has grown substantially over the show's history. When it moved to the Giant Center in 2005, it hosted more than 28,000 attendees. In 2017, attendance rose 11.2% to a record of more than 64,000 people. Earlier, in 1990, the Pennsylvania RV & Camping Show drew about 17,500 attendees. The organizers do not publish detailed audience demographics.

Tickets are sold in advance online through the show's official ticketing page (hosted on Universe.com), and buyers must present a QR code to be scanned at the gate. Tickets for the 2026 show went on sale in June.

Admission pricing (adults 13 and up):

• Wednesday–Friday: $12 advance / $14 day-of
• Saturday: $17 advance / $19 day-of
• Sunday: $8 advance / $10 day-of
• Twilight Pass (after 3 p.m.): $7
• 3-Day Event Pass (Wed/Thu/Fri): $25 advance / $30 day-of

Children 12 and under are free. Discount days ($7 advance / $9 day-of) apply to health-care workers (Wed, Sept. 16), seniors 55+ (Thu, Sept. 17), and veterans and first responders (Fri, Sept. 18), with valid ID required. The organizers warn against buying from third-party resellers, whose tickets may cost more and may not scan at the gate. All tickets are sold online only, with no refunds or exchanges.

The Pennsylvania Recreation Vehicle and Camping Association (PRVCA) traces the event back more than 50 years, when the first Pennsylvania consumer show featured some RVs at the Pennsylvania Farm Show building in Harrisburg. In 1970, PRVCA hosted its first show featuring RVs exclusively. By 1990, the Pennsylvania RV & Camping Show drew about 17,500 attendees.

In 2005, PRVCA moved the show to the Giant Center in Hershey, where its first year there encompassed 943,000 square feet and hosted more than 28,000 attendees. In 2008, PRVCA rebranded the event as "America's Largest RV Show." It reached a record of more than 64,000 attendees in 2017. Today the show spans nearly a million square feet, and its proceeds go back to the industry to fund RV technician education and training.