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Events and Contests

Upcoming contests, activation weekends, and program activity days across POTA, SOTA, WWFF, and more.

Upcoming

Jun 27
ARRL Field Day Annual emergency preparedness exercise and amateur radio event. Many POTA activations happen during Field Day.
Contest POTA ARRL 2026-06-27 to 2026-06-28
Jul 11
IARU HF World Championship Annual HF contest organized by IARU member societies.
Contest IARU 2026-07-11 to 2026-07-12
Jul 11
WRTC 2026 World Radiosport Team Championship. Held alongside IARU HF Championship.
Contest WRTC 2026-07-11 to 2026-07-12
Sep 19
POTA Support Your Parks Annual coordinated POTA activation weekend celebrating public lands.
Activity POTA POTA 2026-09-19 to 2026-09-20
Oct 3
GMA Mountain Day Global Mountain Activity activation weekend.
Activity GMA GMA 2026-10-03 to 2026-10-04
Oct 24
CQ WW SSB Largest SSB contest worldwide. Phone mode, 48 hours.
Contest CQ Magazine 2026-10-24 to 2026-10-25
Nov 7
ARRL Sweepstakes CW ARRL November Sweepstakes. CW weekend.
Contest ARRL 2026-11-07 to 2026-11-08
Nov 21
ARRL Sweepstakes SSB ARRL November Sweepstakes. SSB weekend.
Contest ARRL 2026-11-21 to 2026-11-22
Nov 28
CQ WW CW Largest amateur radio contest worldwide. CW mode, 48 hours.
Contest CQ Magazine 2026-11-28 to 2026-11-29

Recent

May 31
WWBOTA Bunker Day Worldwide Bunkers on the Air activation event.
Activity WWBOTA
Jun 14
WWFF Activity Day Coordinated worldwide WWFF activation day. Activate any flora and fauna reference.
Activity WWFF
Jun 20
SOTA Activity Day (Summer) Global SOTA activation weekend coinciding with the summer solstice.
Activity SOTA