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Hamfests and Conventions Calendar

2026 Upcoming Events

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January 2026

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
1/10/2026 Marathon Winter'fest Marathon NY Civic Center, 11 Brink St. Marathon, NY 13803 ~~7AM - 12PM Patrick Dunn, KC2BQZ, 315-456-8955~~ 147.780 - http://skylinehamradioclub.org/
1/7/2026 - 1/13/26 W1AW/2 On The Air Operating Event On The Air Event 00:00z 1/7 - 23:59z 1/13 Contact WU2M, NQ2U or KD2QLH NNY ARRL Website At https://www.nnyarrl.org/w1aw

February 2026

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
2/7/2026 Almond Groundhog Hamfest Almond NY Community Center, 1 Marvin Lane, Almond, NY 14804 8AM - 12PM NB2L, Phone: 607-765-0760, Email: 147.045 110.9 PL http://klara.us
2/14/2026 Algonquin Amateur Radio Club Flea Market 1Lt Charles W. Whitcomb School 25 Union St., Marlborough, MA 01752 8AM - 12PM Kenneth Horton , KA1GFN 352 Long Hill Rd. Bolton, MA 01740, Email: 446.675 (88.5 PL) http://n1em.org
2/28/2026 HAM-CON, ARRL Vermont State Convention Hampton Inn, 42 Lower Mountain View Road, I-89 Exit 16, Colchester, VT 8AM - 1PM Mitchell Stern , W1SJ, Essex Junction, VT 05452, Phone: 802-879-6589, Email: 145.15(-) MHz (100Hz PL) https://www.ham-con.org/

March 2025

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
3/1/2025 Amateur Radio & Electronics Hamfest Castle of Knights, 1599 Memorial Drive Chicopee , MA 01013 7AM - 12PM 146.94 (127.3 PL) http://www.mtara.org
3/14/2026 Saratoga County Amateur Radio Association Swapfest Solar Building, 50 West High Street (Rt. 67 W), Ballston Spa, NY 12020 7AM - 12PM 147.00 (91.5 PL) https://www.k2dll.org/swapfest-2025/
3/21/2026 Flea at RPI Rensselaer Student Union, 1761 15th St. Troy, NY 12180 8AM - 12PM Prashant Sadoo , KE2FCA 516-421-5631, ~~146.820 - https://w2sz.org~~
3/22/2026 Southington ARA Hamfest Southington High School, 720 Pleasant St., Southington, CT 06489 8:30AM - 12PM Robert Stathis , K1HSN, 141 Foley Dr. Southington, CT 06489, Phone: 860-628-4808, Email: 147.345 151.4 PL / 444.200 151.4 PL http://www.w1ecv.org

April 2026

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
4/11/2026 Warren County Radio Club Ham Radio Swapfest Aviation Mall, 578 Aviation Road, Queensbury NY 12804 10AM - 2PM
4/11/2026 6th Annual Bull Thistle Hamfest St. Bartholomew’s Parish Center 81 East Main St, Norwich, NY 13815 7AM - 2PM Mathew Jenne , WZ2I, 431 East Hill Road Sherburne, NY 13464, 607-244-8186, 146.685 - PL 110.9 https://cvara.net/our-events/bullthistle-hamfest/
4/18/2026 38th Annual Drumlins Hamfest 2026 Palmyra VFW Post 6778, 4306 Route 31, Palmyra, NY 8AM - 12PM ~~Rich Hamill , KC2TNJ Phone: 315-986-8589, Email: ~~ 146.745 PL 71.9 http://drumlinsarc.us/hamfest-info/
4/26/2026 ECARA Flea Market Raceway Restaurant at Thompson Speedway, 205 East Thompson Rd., Thompson, CT 06277 8AM - 1PM Jonathn Fournier , KA1MPG Phone: 508-943-4467, Email: 147.225 PL 156.7 https://ecara.net/

May 2026

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
5/1/2026 - 5/2/26 New England Amateur Radio Festival (NEAR-Fest) XXXIX Hillsborough County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds and Youth Center, 17 Hilldale Lane, New Boston , NH 03070 8:00AM - 2:00PM Philip Brooks , KA1PXZ, PO Box 172 Barton, VT 05822 Phone: (802) 673-4030, Email: 444.200 pl 186.2 https://near-fest.com/
5/3/2026 Orange County Hamfest Black Rock Fish & Game Club, 5 Pleasant Hill Road, Mountainville, NY 10953 8:00AM - 12:00PM Bill Crandall , KB2MTA, 3 Riverview Ave. New Windsor, NY 12553, Phone: 845-542-7882, Email: 147.105 pl 114.8 http://www.ocarcny.org
5/16/2026 Thousand Islands Repeater Club Hamfest Depauville Fire Dept Social Hall, 15191 School St, Depauville, NY 8AM - 12PM **Will Covey , AC2GE, 26395 State Route 180 Dexter, NY 13634, Phone: 315-222-6353, Email: 147.030+ PL 151.4 http://www.tirepeaterclub.com/
5/16/2026 34th Southern Berkshire ARC Hamfest Goshen Fairgrounds, 116 Old Middle Street, (Rte. 63), Goshen, CT 06756 8:00AM - 1:00PM Arnold Rodegerdts , KC2CBV, 10 Walton Road Copake, NY 12516, Phone: 518-821-0948, Email: 147.285MHz+, PL 77Hz https://qsl.net/w1baa/Hamfest2026.html
5/30/2026 East Greenbush Hamfest East Greenbush Town Park, Town Park Road, East Greenbush NY 8:00AM - 1:00PM 147.27 PL 94.8 http://www.egara.org

June 2026

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
6/6/2026 Lockport Amateur Radio Association Hamfest Cambria Volunteer Fire Hall, 4631 Cambria-Wilson Rd. Rt. 425, Lockport, NY 14094 No Time Listed Norman Papaj , N2DZD, 376 Oak St. Youngstown, NY 14174, Phone: 716-579-8107, Email: 146.22/.82 (107.2 PL)
6/6/2026 Fair Lawn Amateur Radio Club Hamfest Fair Lawn Memorial Park, 1st. Street and Berdan Ave., Fair Lawn , NJ 07410 8:00AM - 12:00PM Nomar Vizcarrondo , NP4H, 10-10 20th. Street Fair Lawn , NJ 07014, Phone: 201-791-3841, Email: 147.27 PL 94.8 http://www.FairLawnARC.org
6/13/2025 Cortland Hamfest & Technology Fair Cortland County Fairgrounds, 4301 Fairgrounds Dr. Cortland, NY 13045 Contact KB2LUV, 922 Milton Ave. Syracuse, NY 13204, Phone: 315-395-7640, Email: 147.180+ PL 71.9 https://skylinehamradioclub.org/
6/20/2026 2026 Rochester Hamfest Barnard Fireman's Field, 360 Maiden Lane, Greece, NY Contact Tim Guyot , KB2POP, PO Box 93333 Rochester, NY 14620, Phone: (585) 210-8910, Email: 146.61 PL 110.9 https://rochesterham.org/hamfest.htm

July 2026

Date Name Location Contact Time Talk In Frequency Website
7/11/2025 Roger's RAGS Hamfest Camillus Elks Lodge, #2367, 6117 Newport Road, Camillus, NY 13031 Jeryl Wright , NK2C, 315-727-2762 8:00AM - 12:00PM 146.91/31 pl 103.5 http://ragsclub.org
7/12/2026 47th Annual SCARC HAMFEST Sussex County Farm & Horse Show Fairgrounds, 37 Plains Road, Augusta, NJ 07822 SCARC at 973-862-8124 8:00AM - 2:00PM 147.300 (+) PL151.4 https://scarcnj.org/hamfest.html
7/18/2026 Batavia Hamfest Alexander Firemen Grounds, 10708 Alexander Rd. Route 98, Alexander , NY 14005 Luke Calianno , N2GDU, 1105 Ransom Rd Lancaster, NY 14086, Phone:716-481-5747, Email: 6:00AM - ? Talk-In: 147.285 (PL 141.3) http://w2so.org
7/25/2026 RadioCom 2026 Utica NY Hamfest Clark Mills Firehouse Grounds, 7705 County Rd. 19, Clark Mills, NY 13321 Bob Decker , AA2CU, 315-351-2929, Email: 7:00AM - ? 146.76 (-) 103.5 PL https://www.uticaarc.org

August 2026

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
8/1/2025 Tompkins County Amateur Radio Association Hamfest Tompkins County Fairgrounds, 2150 Trumansburg Road, Trumansburg, NY 14886 7AM - 12PM obert Kirkland Smith , K2CSA, 123 Vera Circle Ithaca, NY 14850, Phone: 607-342-7984, Email: 146.970- (103.5 PL) http://tcara-ny.org
8/8/2026 5th Annual Southern Adirondack Hamfest Town of Mohawk Fire Dept. 2645 NY-30A, Fonda, NY 12068 8AM - 12PM Don Gifford, WA2EZ, 146.700- (123PL) https://www.adkhamfest.org/
8/13 - 16/2025 The Northeast Ham Xposition, ARRL New England Division Convention Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center, 181 Boston Post Road W, Marlboro, Ma 8AM Daily https://hamxposition.org/
8/26/2026 - 9/1/26 W1AW/2 On The Air Operating Event On The Air Event 00:00z 8/26 - 23:59z 9/1 Contact WU2M, NQ2U or KD2QLH NNY ARRL Website At https://www.nnyarrl.org/w1aw

September 2026

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
9/12/2026 40th Annual Saratoga County Hamfest Saratoga County Fair Grounds, 162 Prospect St, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 7AM - 12PM 147.000 Mhz, PL 91.5 Hz http://k2dll.org
9/12/2026 Lancaster Hamfest Transit Drive In, 6655 S. Transit Rd., Lockport, NY 14094 7AM - ? 147.255 Mhz, PL 107.2Hz https://w2so.org/index.php/hamfest/
9/19/2026 Bear Bait Radio Club Tailgate Fest 2026 Clay Highway Building, 4483 State Route 31, Clay, NY 13041 7AM - 1PM Melanie Shum , K2MKS, 80 Chaucer Circle Baldwinsville, NY 13027, Phone: 315-857-5054, Email: 146.640- PL 131.8 http://bearbaitradioclub.com
9/26/2026 2026 Elmira HAMFEST Chemung County Fairgrounds, Grand Central Ave., Horseheads, NY 14845 6AM - 2PM Robert Brennen , K2RSB, PO Box 614 Horseheads, NY 14845, Phone: 845-652-5330, Email: 147.360 Mhz +, PL 123 Hz https://www.arasth3.org/hamfest/

October 2026

Date Name Location Time Contact Talk In Frequency Website
10/11/2026 Nutmeg Hamfest, ARRL Connecticut State Convention Francis T. Maloney High School, 121 Gravel Street, Meriden, CT 06450 Edward Snyder , W1YSM, 4 Jeremy Wood Drive Wallingford, CT 06492, Phone: 203-214-1745, Email: 147.36 MHz; PL 162.2; +600KHz http://nutmeghamfest.com
10/11/2026 Hamfest, , ARRL Southern New Jersey Section Convention Gloucester County 4-H Fairgrounds, 275 Bridgeton Pike (Route 77), Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 No Time Listed Ron Block , NR2B 327 Barbara Drive Clarksboro, NJ 08020, Phone: 856-423-2255 Email: 147.18 MHz; PL 131.8; +600KHz http://hamfest.w2mmd.org/