AREA HAMFESTS

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Crawfish Boil
Friday @ 6:00 PM Cajun music and dancing.

FREE PARKING

FREE TAILGATING IN DESIGNATED AREA

AARA SILENT AUCTION

FOX HUNT
SATURDAY

HOURLY DOOR PRIZES

LADIES BINGO
SATURDAY 0830

ICS CLASSES
FRIDAY 0800

Welcome to the
Acadiana Amateur Radio Association, Inc.

59^th ACADIANA HAMFEST 2019
ARRL LOUISIANA STATE CONVENTION
Friday March 8^th & Saturday March 9^th, 2019
Sponsored by: Acadiana Amateur Radio Association, Inc.
&
Co-Sponsored by: City of Rayne, Louisiana

Largest Hamfest on Gulf Coast!!
Voted best food of any Hamfest

Rayne Civic Center - 112 Frog Festival Drive, Rayne, Louisiana 70578

Talk-in: W5EXI 147.040 (PL 103.5)
Admission = Pre-Registration $5.00 - Admission At the door $8.00 - Ladies Bingo $20.00

Hamfest Flyer	Pre-registration .PDF	Pre-registration .DOC	Main Prizes
Swap /Vendor Table Info.	Schedule of Events & Forums	Vendor / Dealer Information	Contact Info.
RV Camping Info.	Crawfish Boil	Ticket Schedule	VE Testing
AARA Host Motel	Ladies Bingo	Hamfest Highlights	Letter to Rayne Mayor

The Acadiana Amateur Radio Association will sponsor its 59^th Annual 2019 Acadiana Hamfest, at the Rayne Civic Center on March 8^th & 9^th, 2019. The Friday Crawfish Boil will be held again on Friday, March 8^th, due to the tremendous success of this event in previous years. At the present time the pricing of crawfish will vary due to the demand and supply at hamfest date. Our crawfish boil tickets are $24.00 per 4 pound order, if the crawfish price is high, you may get under 4 pounds per order, if the price is low, you may get more than 4 pounds per order.

At the present time, we are in the process of updating our website and what you see on this website may not be correct at this time, these are from the 2018 hamfest, but we are working on it. Please check back on occasions for updates.

The hamfest will be held at our usual place, the Rayne Civic Center. The facility is located at 300 Frog Festival Drive, Rayne LA 70578. Take I-10 Exit 87 South. Stay on LA 35 South to first traffic light. Turn right onto Oak Street. Go to the second street and take a right onto Gossen Memorial Dr. Follow the street to the Rayne Civic Center. Click here to see the map to the AARA Hamfest site.

The City of Rayne has one of the finest City of Rayne RV Camp Grounds right on our hamfest site with over 700 RV spaces with hookups ranging from 30 to 50 amps, water and sewage on most sites, but dump site available. Special rates for our hamfest guests. So come early and enjoy the rag chewing and eye-ball contacts..

There are numerous places to eat, shop, and stay overnight, just a few blocks from the Hamfest site in the City of Rayne, and the Acadia Parish area. Whether you live nearby or not, come join us! If you are traveling to join us, there are plenty of sight seeing opportunities available in the Acadiana area to make your trip even more worthwhile. Attractions include Mouton Accordions & Music, Grand Opera House of the South, Crystal Rice Plantation & Heritage Farm and many more area attractions noted at the Acadia Parish Tourism web site. There are many things to do before and after the hamfest.

Check out the local Motels and Restaurants in the City of Rayne, Louisiana.
We look forward to seeing you at the hamfest.
CLICK HERE FOR HAMFEST MAP