Vans
Vans is an American manufacturer of skateboarding shoes and related apparel, established in Anaheim, California, and owned by VF Corporation. The company also sponsors surf, snowboarding, BMX, and motocross teams.[3] From 1996 to 2019, the company was the primary sponsor of the annual Warped Tour music festival.
This article is about the apparel company. For the road vehicle, see Van. For other uses, see Vans (disambiguation).Formerly
The Van Doren Rubber Company
March 16, 1966 in Anaheim, California
- Paul Van Doren
- James Van Doren
- Gordon Lee[1]
Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
Worldwide
Event sponsorship[edit]
Since 1999, Vans has sponsored and supported Warped Tour, the longest-running touring music festival to date in North America.[10] In 2001, Warped Tour was rebranded as Vans Warped Tour.[11]
Vans became the title sponsor of the US Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach, California, in 2014,[12] and in 2010, the company sponsored the Duct Tape Invitational.[13][14]
In 2022, to commence the US Open of Surfing period, Vans hosted the BMX Waffle Cup, a freestyle BMX invitational tournament. Their Huntington Beach skate park's course was modified by BMX riders for the tournament, and was themed after the US Open.[15]
