W2SO • Lancaster Amateur Radio Club, Inc.525 Pavement Road • Lancaster, NY 14086

Lancaster Amateur Radio Club, Inc.

W2SO • Serving Western New York & Southern Ontario since 1987

W2SO Hamfests

Two annual hamfests serving Western New York.

Upcoming Hamfests — Date Order

September 12, 2026 — Annual Lancaster Hamfest

Location: Transit Drive-In
6655 S Transit Rd, Lockport, NY 14094

Date: Saturday, September 12, 2026
Gates: 6:00 AM
Admission: $10 at the door / $8 presale

2026 presale: through August 31, 2026 — treasurer@w2so.org

Talk-in: 147.360 MHz (−0.400 MHz offset), PL 82.5, negative offset; and 147.255 MHz (+0.600 MHz offset), PL 107.2, positive offset.

Vendors may arrive no sooner than 6:00 AM on hamfest day.

February 27, 2027 — Batavia Hamfest

Alexander Fireman Grounds
10708 Alexander Road (Route 98), Alexander, NY 14005

Doors open: 8:00 AM   Vendor setup: 7:00 AM
Admission: $10   Vendor tables: $5 each
Talk-in: 147.285 MHz, PL 141.3 — Batavia repeater

All activities and tables are indoors. Food and refreshments, door prizes, and activities for radio enthusiasts are planned.

View or Download Hamfest Flyer

2025 Regional Hamfest Archive — Date Order

  • RAWNY Mini Fest — Apr 8, 6 PM — Church of the Nativity, 1530 Colvin Blvd., Tonawanda
  • Drumlins ARC — Apr 19, 8 AM — Palmyra VFW Post 6778, 4306 NY-31, Palmyra
  • RARA Fest — Jun 7 — Rochester area
  • Lockport ARC Fest — Jun 14, 8 AM — Cambria Fire Company, 4631 Cambria-Wilson Rd., Lockport
  • LARC Batavia Fest — Jul 19, 7 AM — Alexander Fire Hall, 10505 Main St., Alexander
  • NFWA Meet — Aug 9, 8 AM — Buffalo Niagara Heritage Village, 3755 Tonawanda Creek Rd., Amherst
  • ROC City — Aug 23, 8 AM — Log Cabin Restaurant, 2445 W. Walworth Rd., Macedon
  • LARC Transit Drive-In Fest — Sep 6, 8 AM — Transit Drive-In Theater, 6655 S Transit Rd., Lockport
  • AWA Annual Conference — Oct 9–11 — RIT Inn & Conference Center, 5257 W Henrietta Rd., Henrietta