Buy Hamfest Tickets

Single Ticket $6.00 USD Double Ticket $12.00 USD Triple Ticket $18.00 USD Table Rental Single $10.00 USD Table Rental Double $20.00 USD Overnight Camping $35.00 USD

Hours

• Flea Market: 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Vendor Building: 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
• Food Truck Onsite: 8:00 AM
• FCC Exam: 10:00 AM
  Join the more than 750,000 licensed hams in the US by taking your exam at the Hamfest!
• Bunny Hunt: Start to be announced after 11am
  Frequency to be announced.

Flea Market

• 1 spot per ticket
• Ham and electronic gear preferred
• Flea market parking for sellers only!

Indoor Vendor Area Available

• 8-foot tables for rent
• Electricity available
• Indoor space available by reservation on a first pay, first serve basis.

Prizes

• Door prizes will be drawn throughout the day.
• Major prizes drawn at the end of the day.
• Be sure to fill out your ticket stub, and place it in the drawing barrel at the ARAST club table. The earlier you get the ticket in the barrel, the more prizes you have a chance to win.

FCC Exams

10:00 AM on the grounds. Walk-ins welcome.

Discount Tickets Available by Mail

Request tickets from:
ARAST Hamfest
PO Box 614
Horseheads, NY 14845-0614

Make checks payable to:
"Amateur Radio Association of the Southern Tier" OR "ARAST, Inc."

Please include with your order: your name, mailing address, phone number, call sign, and add $0.73 to cover postage.

Official Hotel

ARAST has arranged for a reduced rate on hotel rooms at Clarion Inn Elmira, 760 East Water Street, Elmira, NY 14901. Bookings must be made before September 12th, 2025 to qualify for the reduced rate. Use the link above to book your room.

Camping

There is a $35.00 camping fee for persons staying on the fairgrounds property between the hours of 12 midnight Friday night and 6AM Saturday morning. This is a Chemung County mandated fee that we must collect. There is no fee for RVs and trailers that come in Saturday morning and leave Saturday afternoon.

Directions

General Admission:
Take exit 53 off of I-86 (Horseheads Exit), and turn south at Grand Central Avenue. Continue on to the Fairgrounds, which will be approx 1/2 mile on your left.

Flea Market/Vendors:
Bypass the main entrance on Grand Central Avenue and enter via the Flea Market gate on Fairview Avenue.

Talk-in Frequencies

Primary: 147.360 (+) CTCSS/PL tone of 123 Hz

Alternate: 146.700 (-) CTCSS/PL tone of 123 Hz

GPS Coordinates

General Admission Gate: N 42° 08.743 W 076° 49.233

Vendor Gate: N 42° 08.661 W 076° 49.000

QUESTIONS?

Please contact 2025-hamfest@arasth3.org
with any questions you may have about our Hamfest.