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53rd Annual 2013 Acadiana Hamfest |
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Large Crowds and Vendors. View |
Crowd enjoying the good |
Roland K5EUO and the Texas Ham Playboys (2002) |
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The Acadiana Amateur Radio Association will sponsor its 53rd Annual 2013 Acadiana Hamfest and the ARRL Louisiana State Convention, at the Rayne Civic Center on March 8 & 9, 2013. The Friday Crawfish Boil will be held again on Friday, March 8th, due to the tremendous success of this event in previous years.
We look forward to seeing you at the hamfest.
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 hamfest site. Talk-In Frequency 146.820 pl 103.5 - W5EXI EchoLink Node 370324.
The City of Rayne has one of the finest 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. So come early and enjoy the ragchewing.
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 at Motels.
To add your Email address to the AARA Hamfest 2013 Electronic Distribution list click here.
Plan on attending our 54th Annual Acadiana Hamfest on March 14 & 15, 2014 .
