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Past Ceremonies

In most years the induction has been held on the Monday night before SEMA, at the Freaks of Nature SEMA Kick Off Party, usually at Hogs & Heifers Saloon in downtown Las Vegas. Dates or venues that rest on a single source, or that have not been tied directly to the Hall of Fame ceremony, are marked Unconfirmed.

Past

14th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
November 2, 2026
Time
7:30 PM
Venue
Hogs & Heifers Saloon
Address
Plaza Hotel & Casino, 1 S. Main St, Las Vegas, NV
Held at
Freaks of Nature 18th Annual SEMA Kick Off Party
Honored
Class of 2026

Source: official 2026 ceremony flyer.

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Past Unconfirmed Help us confirm

13th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
November 3, 2025
Time
8:00 PM
Venue
Atomic Golf
Address
1850 S. Main St., Las Vegas, NV 89104
Held at
Freaks of Nature Seventeenth Annual SEMA Kick Off Party
Honored
Class of 2025

Source: Gauge Magazine, “Mini Truck Hall of Fame 2025.” Ceremony details come from this single published source.

Past Unconfirmed Help us confirm

12th Annual Induction Ceremony

Date
November 4, 2024
Venue
Hogs & Heifers Saloon, Las Vegas
Held at
Freaks of Nature 16th Annual SEMA Kickoff Party
Honored
Class of 2024

Source: Gauge Magazine, “Mini Truck Hall of Fame 2024.” Date and venue come from this single published source.

Past Unconfirmed Help us confirm

11th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
October 30, 2023
Venue
Hogs & Heifers Saloon, Las Vegas
Held at
SEMA 2023 Pre-Party presented by Freaks of Nature (described as the 15th annual)
Honored
Class of 2023

Source: Gauge Magazine, “SEMA 2023 Pre-Party presented by Freaks of Nature.” Date and venue come from this single published source.

Past

10th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
October 31, 2022
Time
6:00 PM
Venue
Hogs & Heifers Saloon, Las Vegas
Held at
SEMA 2022 Freaks of Nature Pre Party
Honored
Class of 2022

Sources: Gauge Magazine, SEMA 2022 Freaks of Nature Pre Party; Jason Ballard, November 4, 2022.

Past

8th and 9th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
November 1, 2021
Venue
Hogs & Heifers Saloon, Las Vegas
Held at
SEMA 2021 Freaks of Nature Pre Party
Honored
Classes of 2020 and 2021 (inducted together; the year-by-year split is not known)
Note
SEMA was not held in person in 2020.

Sources: Gauge Magazine, SEMA 2021 Freaks of Nature Pre Party; Jason Ballard, “SEMA 2021 Preview” (Bob Hase discussing the 2020/2021 inductees).

Past

7th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
November 4, 2019
Venue
A location described as “300 N Casino Drive next to the mob museum,” Las Vegas (quoted as printed). Unconfirmed Help us confirm
Note
The ceremony moved that year from Hogs & Heifers Saloon. The date is confirmed; the exact address is unconfirmed.
Honored
Class of 2019

Source: Gauge Magazine, “Freaks of Nature SEMA 2019 Kick Off Party.” Date confirmed by a same-day post about Side Show being inducted that night.

Past

6th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
October 29, 2018 Unconfirmed Help us confirm
Venue
Hogs & Heifers Saloon (on 3rd St.), Las Vegas
Held at
Freaks of Nature SEMA Pre-Party
Note
The venue is confirmed. The date is inferred from a post on the morning of October 30, 2018, referring to the Hall of Fame “last night.”
Honored
Class of 2018

Sources: Gauge Magazine, Freaks of Nature SEMA Pre-Party 2018; @lincolnaddict on X, October 30, 2018.

Past

5th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
October 30, 2017
Venue
Outside Hogs & Heifers Saloon near Fremont Street, Las Vegas
Held at
Freaks of Nature SEMA Kick Off Party, held the day before SEMA opened
Honored
Class of 2017

Sources: MotorTrend, November 1, 2017; Gauge Magazine, SEMA 2017 Freaks of Nature Kick Off Party.

Past

4th Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
October 31, 2016 (Halloween)
Venue
Hogs & Heifers Saloon, Las Vegas
Honored
Class of 2016

Sources: Gauge Magazine, Freaks of Nature SEMA Kick Off Party 2016; Our Lifestyle Podcast on X, photos dated 10.31.16 at the ceremony.

Past

3rd Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
November 2, 2015
Venue
Hogs & Heifers Saloon, Las Vegas
Held at
Freaks of Nature SEMA Kick Off Party
Honored
Class of 2015

Sources: Gauge Magazine, Freaks of Nature SEMA Kick Off Party 2015; Jason Ballard, November 2, 2015.

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2nd Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
To be confirmed Unconfirmed Help us confirm
Venue
To be confirmed
Note
A Freaks of Nature SEMA Kick Off Party was held Monday, November 3, 2014, at Hogs & Heifers Saloon, but no source we found explicitly ties the Hall of Fame ceremony to that night.
Honored
Class of 2014

Sources: the 2014 class list appears on the official Awards page (Internet Archive, March 21, 2016). The Freaks of Nature party date is from Gauge Magazine, Freaks of Nature SEMA 2014 Kick Off Party.

Past

1st Annual Awards Ceremony

Date
November 4, 2013
Time
7:00 PM
Venue
Hogs & Heifers, Las Vegas
Held at
Freaks of Nature SEMA Kick Off Party
Honored
Class of 2013

Sources: Ratsun Forums discussion, October–December 2013; Gauge Magazine, Freaks of Nature SEMA Kick Off Party 2013.

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