Tampa Bay Hamfest

December 12th-13th, 2025

Tampa Bay Hamfest will again be held at the Strawberry Festival facilities in Plant City, Florida. The Hamfest will open to the public at 1 PM on Friday, December 12th, 2025, closing at 6 PM, and will run through Saturday, December 13th, 2025, opening at 8 AM and closing at 3 PM. Please see the event details under the ‘Venues and Hours’ and the ‘Testing, Forums, etc.’ The Tampa Bay Hamfest will be at the West Central Florida Section Convention. Exhibits and commercial vendors will be located in the Expo Hall. The general public parking and the only entrance is at the intersection of Berryfest Place (was Lemon St.) and West Palmetto Avenue. The Tailgate area (see below) will be the large grassy field adjacent to the Carriage House.

Set your GPS to N28.01563 and -82.14407 to locate the entrance to the facility on Berryfest Place and W. Palmetto Ave. in Plant City.  The ticket booth is just past the public parking.

Follow this link to the Homepage: https://fgcarc.org/