Southeastern Regional Association of the National Speleological Society
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Constitution, Bylaws, and Acts
Officers of the Governing Committee
Calendar of Caving Events in the Southeast
SERA Cave Carnival
The SERA Cave Carnival is the annual caving event of SERA. It is hosted by a grotto or cave survey on a rotating basis. The event is usually held over a weekend in May or June. Usually there are between 400 and 700 attendees. There are many activities including: Led and self-guided caving trips, vendors, rope climbing contests, squeeze box, a band one night, a munchie stand and fellowship.The event provides revenue for the hosting grotto or cave survey for their activities. It also provides the sole revenue for SERA. The carnival currently is taxed at $1.50 per person which goes to SERA and the SKTF for its operations and awards.
SERA Summer Cave Carnival Order of Refusal List
List of Previous SERA Summer Cave Carnivals
Gallery of past SERA Summer Cave Carnival Guidebook Covers
NOTICE: The SERA Cave Canival is back for 2025!
The 2025 SERA Cave Carnival will be hosted by the East Tennessee Grotto on the weekend of May 2-4, 2025. It will be held at East Fork Stables in Jamestown, Tennessee. This beautiful location offers luxury camping in level forested camp sites and hot showers. There are approximately 2000 caves within a 50 mile radius and over 70 miles of cave passage on the property, within the beautiful Obey river gorge!
Please note that the deadline for pre-registration pricing is April 1, 2025
(no joke!)To register or for more information on the 2025 SERA Cave Carnival click here: REGISTER
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Please consider volunteering for helping in some capacity at the 2025 SERA Cave Carnival. By serving as a volunteer you will receive a free Volunteer T-shirt, meet lots of friendly cavers and help make the Cave Carnival even better. You can choose a category and sign up using the following links:
Now available for download are the SERA Cave Carnival Event Guide and the SERA Cave Carnival Vendor Row Guide. These guides are intended to aid in the planning for hosting the SERA Summer Cave Carnival. Note that these guides are only that, guides. Any comments or suggestions are welcomed. The guides are available in both Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word file formats.
SERA Cave Carnival Event Guide
SERA Cave Carnival Vendor Row Guide