Hamfests are a terrific way to meet other hams and purchase second hand, or even new, components, hardware and radios at an attractive price. These meetups have been disrupted during the COVID outbreak but are starting up again.
| February 2 2025 | Ballarat Hamfest by BARG |
| February 23 2025 | Wyndham Amateur Radio Club. Held at Encore Events Centre. |
| March 1 2025 | Yarra Valley ARG Hamfest |
| March 29 2026 | EMDRC Car Boot Sale Sunday 30 March 2025 10am-1pm EMDRC Clubrooms, 13a McCubbin St Burwood East |
| April 15 2023 | Antennapalooza |
| March 1 2025 | Yarra Valley ARG Hamfest |
| May 3-5th 2025 | Amateur Radio and Technology Festival at the Bendigo Exhibition Centre. (Special event as part of the WIA AGM). BAREC |
| May 10 2025 | MDRC Annual Hamfest Moorabbin & District Radio Club |
| July 5 2025 | Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club. “On Saturday, July 5 the Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics Club will be hosting a Hamfest sale. the venue is at the Longwarry Community Hall in Longwarry, approx 60km East of Dandenong, Vic. The venue is easy to find. It is just 3 km South of the freeway interchange, 150 metres South of the Longwarry train station and level crossing. Tea / Coffee and sausage sizzle will be available on the day”. |
| August 18 2024 | BAREC Bendigo RadioFest |
| September 16-17 2023 | Radiofest – Historical Radio Society |
| September 13 2026 | Shepparton Hamfest |
| October 11 2026 | Bendigo RadioFest – BAREC Clubrooms 36 Lansell St. East Bendigo. |
| November 2-3 2024 | Tasmanian Ham Radio Conference. REAST (I know it’s not Victoria but it’s close and looks really good). |
| November 15 2026 | Dromana 3 Drive-in, 133 Nepean Highway Dromana on Sunday 15 November 2026, commencing at 10.00am. The cost of entry for visitors is $2.00 per person and there is plenty of on-site parking available. (This Car Boot Sale is a temporary replacement to our usual Rosebud RadioFest, due to major renovations taking place at the Eastbourne Primary School, Allambi Avenue Rosebud this year.) |
| Unknown | GippsTech (Hey, we want you back!) |
| Unknown | Gippsland Gate Radio & Electronics club |
Please let me know of other ham fests we should add to this list.