2024
October 19 Bradenton, Marcifest 2024, Bible Baptist Church of Bradenton
2113 Morgan Johnson Rd., talkin 146.850 -100.0, admission $5, tailgate
$5, contact Michael Ryan at 941-376-6453, flyer here: http://manateea.startlogic.com/WP/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MARCIFEST-2023-1.pdf
November 2 Dade City, East Pasco ARS Fall Hamfest, flyer at https://eparsonline.org/2024/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/EPARS-2024-HAMFEST-november.jpg, admission $5, tailgate $5, indoor table $10, talkin 146.880 146.2 analog or C4FM
November 2 Apopka, Bahia Shriner's Tailgate, Bahia Shrine Center, 3101 E. Highway 436, no talkin, no hamfest on website, Den Ardinger , KT3S, 164 Sheridan Ave Longwood, FL 32750 or call 407-332-0405 or Email: dba327@hotmail.com
November 9 Pinellas Park, SPARCFest, admission FREE, tailgate free, Freedom Lake Park, 9990 46th St N, Southeast corner of US 19 and 49th Street, Talk-in on 147.060+ no tone. VE testing at 0900. Website has not been updated yet.
December 7 Ocala, Silver Springs Radio Club Hamfest, First Christian Church1908 E. Fort King St, Talk-In: 146.610 -123.0, admission $10, tailgate including one admission $20, Contact: Elbert Wilkinson , KQ3K, 940 NE 50th St. Ocala, FL 34470, 352-843-0509 or kq3k@outlook.com
December 13 & 14 Plant City, the 2024 Tampa Bay Hamfest and West Central Florida Section Convention, Friday and Saturday, at the Strawberry Festival grounds, admission $13, 16x40 ft tailgate space $10, electric $10, for information contact Bill Williams AG4QX, chairman@fgcarc.org or go to http://www.tampabayhamfest.org or you can just ask me, Jim or Dee at a meeting ;-)
2025
January ?? TARCFest TARC Clubhouse, 22nd St at the river, 8AM-1PM,
$5 entry including tailgate, a few inside tables must be reserved in advance,
talkin on 147.105 +146.2, license testing after, more info at http://hamclub.org/
schedule not announced yet.
February 7-9 Orlando Hamcation, Central Florida Fairgrounds, 4603 West Colonial Drive, Tickets $20 in advance, $25 after Dec 21 and at the door. Talk-in 146.760 - PL 103.5 analog or Fusion. Also D-Star is on 146.820 -, all the information at https://www.hamcation.com/ or call 407-841-0874. There is also an AM low power Information Station on AM 610.
April ?? TARCFest TARC Clubhouse, 22nd St at the river, 8AM-1PM, $5 entry including tailgate, a few inside tables must be reserved in advance, talkin on 147.105 +146.2, license testing after, more info at http://hamclub.org/ schedule not announced yet.
May 16-18 Xenia, Ohio, Dayton Hamfest, tickets $30 at the door, tailgate $30, 10x10 booth $705
May 24 WormFest 2025, Pinellas Park, admission FREE, tailgate free, Freedom Lake Park, 9990 46th St N, southeast corner of US 19 and 49th Street, 33782. Park opens at sunrise for vendor setup, hamfest starts at 0800. Talk-in on 146.850 - 146.2. All FREE! For a map and directions see http://www.TheWormholeSociety.org .
Fourth full weekend January Winter Field Day https://www.winterfieldday.com/
Late January Gasparilla celebration
Late February West Central Florida Tech Conference http://arrlwcf.org/wcf-special-events/wcftechconference/
March/April MS Walks
April MS Bike now named Suncoast Challenge https://events.nationalmssociety.org/index.cfm
March/April Mass Casualty Exercises
Late April Southeastern VHF Society Conference, http://www.svhfs.org
Late April Florida QSO Party
Mid May March For Babies (was March of Dimes) https://www.marchforbabies.org/Registration/Events
Mid May Annual Armed Forces Crossband Test
Mid-May Florida Hurricane Exercise
Late May Dayton Hamfest
May, Memorial Day Weekend Wormfest
First weekend in June Museum Ships on the Air
Fourth weekend in June Field Day http://www.arrl.org/field-day
Third weekend in August International Lighthouse/Lightship Week https://illw.net/
September Run for All Children's
Mid October The Great Shakeout https://www.shakeout.org
October, 3rd weekend JOTA, Scout Jamboree-on-the-AIR (around 14.280MHz)
Early December ALS bike ride in Walsingham Park
December, Second weekend Tampa Bay Hamfest http://www.fgcarc.org/