USPA Nationals — Canopy Piloting
- Dates
- September 22–28, 2026
- Location
- Skydive City Zephyrhills · Zephyrhills, FL
2026 USPA Nationals Canopy Piloting and Freestyle events, hosted at Skydive City Z-Hills.
About the dropzone
Skydive City Zephyrhills — Zephyrhills, FL · Skydive City Zephyrhills has taught skydiving for over 30 years, making it Florida's premier destination for tandem skydiving and accelerated freefall training in the Tampa Bay region. Located 22 miles northeast of Tampa at Zephyrhills Municipal Airport, the…
What is a skydiving boogie?
A boogie is a multi-day skydiving event hosted by a dropzone — typically a mix of organized loads, big-way attempts, freefly camps, canopy courses, novelty aircraft (helicopters, hot-air balloons, high-altitude jumps), and a serious after-hours party scene. Boogies pull jumpers from across the country to one DZ for a long weekend of jumping you can't get on a normal Saturday.
A camp is narrower in focus — a coached event aimed at a specific skill (4-way formation, head-down freefly, big-way, canopy piloting). A competition is exactly what it sounds like: USPA-sanctioned or open competition where teams or individuals compete in specific disciplines.
If you're newer to the sport, boogies are the most fun way to see what the jumping community is really like — and where you'll see what camps and disciplines you might want to chase next.