This listing is correct as of 22 April 2026.
To have your rally or event on this list, into RadCom and read out on GB2RS News, email full details AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE to radcom@rsgb.org.uk
Operating events are shown in italics.
1-30 Apr 2026 – Airfields on the Air
rafars.org/rafaota
25 Apr 2026 – International Marconi Day
This world-wide event is organised by the Cornish Amateur Radio Club to celebrate the birth of Italian radio pioneer Gugliemo Marconi.
Stations from around the world are coming together to celebrate the life of this remarkable man.
Registration is open at gx4crc.com/imd/imd-registration
1-31 May 2026 – UK Bunkers on the Air (UKBOTA) Historic Counties (HC26)
Celebrating the historic structure of the United Kingdom and Channel Islands.
More details are available at: ukbota.net/hc26
email: info@ukbota.org
3 May 2026 – Broadcast Engineering Museum open day
Broadcast Engineering Museum, 41 Capper Avenue, Hemswell Cliff, Near Gainsborough, Lincs DN21 5XS.
The museum will hold an open day on Sunday 3 May. Doors open 11am.
The museum has one of the largest collections of historic broadcasting equipment in the world, including outside broadcast vehicles, TV cameras, videotape and telecine machines, audio equipment, transmitters, TV lighting and public address systems. All housed in a historic 27,000 sq. ft. ex-RAF building that is gradually being restored.
Much of the museum is wheelchair accessible but there is not a disabled toilet yet.
Admission: Adults (16+): £8, Child (5-15): £4, Child (0-4): free, Carer (accompanying paying disabled visitor): free
Car Parking: free
Further information: becg.org.uk/events
3 May – Thorpe Camp Hamfest 2026
Traders can arrive from 7am and visitors from 9am.
Entry fee is £5 per person including traders. Stalls are free.
Overnight staying on Saturday only. Cost £20. Includes entry for up to two people.
Campervans and caravans welcome. Electric hook-up included.
Please book for camping at thorpecampvc@gmail.com
Day traders can just turn up, but advanced notice is preferred.
Museum is open from 1pm entry from 12.30pm (£7 standard museum entrance fee).
Plenty of carparking.
thorpecamp.org
4 May 2026 – Dartmoor Spring Radio Rally
The Yelverton War Memorial Hall, Meavy Lane, Yelverton. Devon, PL20 6AL .
There will be the usual bring and buy, trader stands, free parking and refreshments available.
From at 10am to 1pm. Admission is £3.
Please visit dartmoorradioclub.uk before setting out.
Contact Roger: 07854 088 882, 2e0rph@gmail.com
9 May 2026 – Barry Amateur Radio Society Rally
Sully Sports and Social Club, South Road, Sully, CF64 5SP.
Large free carpark. Doors open 10am (traders 9am).
Admission £3 (card or cash).
Traders and exhibitors ring Nigel, GW1CUQ on 07970 329 498 or 02920 892 580.
General enquiries to Steve, GW5VOG on 07900 56 0080 or email s.cawsey@sky.com
9, 10 May 2026 – Mills on the Air
Organised by Lyndsay, M6YMB and Stefan, M0OSL Latimer of the Nunsfield House Amateur Radio Group.
World-wide event. All amateur bands and modes are welcome.
Celebrating the industrial heritage of the Mill, be it wind, water, steam or even horse-powered! This year is the 30th anniversary of the events debut in 1996. Registration is open at nharg.org.uk/content/register-mota
For updates visit facebook.com/millsontheair
16 May 2026 – East Midlands Ham and Electronics Rally
Beckingham Village Hall, Southfield Lane, Beckingham (nr. Gainsborough), DN10 4FX.
Free car parking behind the hall.
Doors open 9.30am to 3pm.
Hot food and refreshments available.
Traders set up from 7am.
Well-behaved dogs on a lead at all times.
More information and booking at emerg.uk/rally
17 May – Dunstable Downs Radio Rally
Stockwood Park in Luton.
Bootsale open to traders from 7.30am and the general public from 9am.
Entrance/car park fee £4 per vehicle.
Full details at: dunstabledownsradioclub.org/bootsale
17 May 2026 – Lough Erne ARC Radio Rally
Share Discovery Village, 221 Lisnaskea Road, Lisnaskea, Enniskillen BT92 0JZ.
Doors open at 11am. Traders to arrive around 9am.
Usual facilities: food and drink, parking, bring and buy,
£/Euro 5 admission to include draw ticket (try to have correct change). Usual draw.
RSGB books/QSL Bureau, IRTS.
Contact by email if you want tables: Alan R Gault, GI6 PYP, argault91@gmail.com
The organisers aim to fit everyone in but try not to leave it to the last minute.
17 May 2026 – RetrotechUK (BVWS)
Sports Connexion, Leamington Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry, CV8 3FL.
Doors open 10.30am. £10 Entry (£25 early-doors entry at 9am).
Annual event organised by the British Vintage Wireless Society. Nearly 200 stalls of dealers, clubs and private sellers.
Retro and vintage radios, televisions, hi-fi and audio, vinyl records (LPs, 45s, 78s), communications and test equipment
Gramophones, telephones, spares, early video games and computing. Bring-and-buy stall.
Everyone welcome. Details from Greg Hewitt via info@retrotechuk.com and retrotechuk.com
24 May 2026 – Durham & District ARS Radio Rally
Bowburn community centre, Bowburn, Co Durham, DH6 5AT.
Doors open from 10.10am to 2.30pm with disabled visitors gaining access at 10am.
Admittance is £3.
There will be a bring-and-buy sale, trade stands, special interest groups and an RSGB bookstall. Catering on site.
Michael Wright, G7TWX, 07826 924 192, dadars@gmx.com
7 Jun 2026 – Broadcast Engineering Museum open day
Broadcast Engineering Museum, 41 Capper Avenue, Hemswell Cliff, Near Gainsborough, Lincs DN21 5XS.
The museum will hold an open day on Sunday 7 June. Doors open 11am.
The museum has one of the largest collections of historic broadcasting equipment in the world, including outside broadcast vehicles, TV cameras, videotape and telecine machines, audio equipment, transmitters, TV lighting and public address systems. All housed in a historic 27,000 sq. ft. ex-RAF building that is gradually being restored.
Much of the museum is wheelchair accessible but there is not a disabled toilet yet.
Admission: Adults (16+): £8, Child (5-15): £4, Child (0-4): free, Carer (accompanying paying disabled visitor): free
Car parking: free
Further information: becg.org.uk/events
7 Jun 2026 – Spalding & DARS Annual Radio Rally
Spalding Rugby and Football Club Centenary Park, Drain Bank North, Spalding, Lincs PE12 6AF.
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General Admission £3 per person.
Free on-site car park, inside and outside traders, on-site catering, RSGB members stall.
sdars.org.uk/spaldingrally/
rally2026@sdars.org.uk
Graham, G8NWC, 07754 619 701
14 Jun 2026 – Mendips Radio Rally
Farrington Gurney Memorial Hall, Church Lane, Farrington Gurney BS39 6UA.
Doors open 9.30am (traders from 7.30am).
Entrance £3.
Club stands, traders and car boot in the Field.
Free parking, refreshments
For more information and table bookings contact Luke on 07870 168 197 or email luke@mymixradio.co.uk
20 Jun 2026 – Rochdale & District Amateur Radio Summer Rally
St. Vincent de Paul’s Hall, Norden, Rochdale, OL12 7QR.
Doors open at 10am with entry still only £3.
Usual traders and caterers will be in attendance. Plenty of free parking.
Contact Martin Shore (Treasurer and Rally Organiser) on 07587 709 006, or email: rally.radars@hotmail.com
14 Jun 2026 – Junction 28 Radio Rally
New venue for 2026: The Post Mill Centre, South Normanton, Derbyshire, DE55 2EJ.
Doors open at 10.15am. Admission £4.
Large and small suppliers and individuals providing new and used equipment, components, accessories and test gear.
Free on-site parking, toilets and fully accessible venue. Licensed bar and café serving refreshments and food.
Indoor and outdoor tables available.
For more information and to book tables visit snadarc.com or contact j28rally@snadarc.com
21 Jun 2026 – East Suffolk Wireless Revival (Ipswich Radio Rally)
Kirton Recreation Ground, Back Road, Kirton IP10 0PW (just off the A14).
Doors open at 9.30am and the entry fee for visitors is £3. The venue has free car parking. Trade tables are from £10. There will be trade stands, a car boot sale, a bring and buy, special interests groups, GB4SWR HF station
and an RSGB bookstall. Catering is available on site. Contact Kevin, G8MXV, 07710 046 846.
eswr.org.uk
20, 21, 27, 28, Jun 2026 – International Museums Weekend
World-wide event.
This popular event has been running since 2001 with operators activating from small museums, to some of the most famous in the world.
Registration is open at radio-amateur-events.org/IMW
28 Jun 2026– Cornish Radio Amateur Club Rally
Penair School, Truro.
Doors open 10.15am. Admission £3.
Usual traders, bring and buy, refreshments etc.
For bookings contact James on 01209 716 351 or email janluke1954@hotmail.co.uk
5 Jul 2026 – BVWS Swapmeet and Auction Royal Wootton Bassett (BVWS members only)
Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire SN4 8EN.
Doors open at 9.30am. Stallholder entry from 9am.
Admission £8.
Contact Mike Barker.
5 Jul 2026 – Newbury Radio Rally
The Rally takes place at one of the biggest showgrounds in the south of England. Newbury Showground is located right next to junction 13 of the M4 Motorway. Nearest postcode: RG18 9QZ.
Visitors £4 per person (children under 16 free, no other concessions).
Free parking.
Traders / sellers £15 per plot (5m x 5m).
For more information visit nadars.org.uk/rally.asp
11 Jul 2026 – Humber Fortress DX Amateur Radio Club – Radio Rally 2026
Welwick Village Hall, Northfield Lane, Welwick, Nr Hull, HU12 0SH.
Doors open from 10am.
General admission: £3.50 per visitor (under?14s free).
Fully disabled-friendly access, free local parking, refreshments available.
Limited number of tables available, so early booking is strongly recommended.
For more information or to book a table, email rally@hfdxarc.com or visit: hfdxarc.com/booking-form-2026
12 Jul 2026 – 145 Alive
This popular event takes place four or five times per year and is designed to promote activity on 145MHz FM and 144MHz SSB. Each event operates between 40-50 synchronous nets across all of the UK and Ireland, where possible. During each event around 700- 900 operators take part. It is very easy to take part and if you want more information go to the 145 Alive Facebook page or send an email to 145aliveuk@gmail.com
12 Jul – McMichael Radio & Electronics Rally 2026
White Waltham Airfield, Maidenhead, SL6 3LW.
9am entry (8am for trader set-up).
Visitors : £4 per person.
Traders: £15 per Table (includes entry for two people). Large Pitches (double) £30.
Established and popular annual event for radio amateurs and electronics enthusiasts in the South. Whether you are looking for that special component, a new project, a retail bargain or to meet fellow enthusiasts, the mid-summer weather is usually warm and dry, so the McMichael Rally is the event to attend.
General Enquiries: rally@radarc.org
Traders: traders@radarc.org
Colin Ashley, 07706 512 505
mcmichaelrally.org.uk
facebook.com/McMichaelRadioRally
Instagram: @mcmichael_radio_rally
Twitter: @McMichaelRally
19 Jul – Lincoln Short Wave Club Summer Radio Rally
The Festival Hall, Caistor Road, Market Rasen LN8 3HT
Admission £3.
Doors open 10am.
Indoor event ample free parking.
Over 50 tables of traders and special interest groups.
Hot refreshments including our famous bacon butties.
Card payments accepted.
Tables £10.
Contact: Steve, M5ZZZ, 07777 699 069, m5zzz@outlook.com
19 Jul 2026 – Bury St Edmunds Radio Rally
Tower Aviation Museum, Rougham Control, Rougham Tower Ave, Bury St Edmunds IP32 7QB.
Doors open at 9.30am.
Entry fee £3.
Car boot sales £3.
Traders £10.
This is an outdoor rally, tables not provided.
The venue has ample on site parking, toilet facilities and access to the Rougham Tower museum.
Contact rally2026@bsears.co.uk
25 Jul 2026 – Wiltshire Radio Rally Electronics Fair & Car Boot Sale
Kington Langley Village Hall & Playing Fields, Church Road, Kington Langley, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 5NJ.
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Doors open at 9am (car boot & stallholder entry from 7.30am).
Huge site with ample parking and space for sellers.
Hot and cold refreshements
For more information visit the Chippenham and District Radio Club website at: chippenhamradio.club/rally/
Email at rally@chippenhamradio.club or g6huim3hui@gmail.com
2 Aug – Finningley ARS
DN8 5SX. Visit g0ghk.com for more information.
9 Aug 2026 – Flight Refuelling ARS Hamfest
Cobham Sports and Social Club Ground, Merley, near Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3DA.
9am to 3pm. Admission £5 (includes parking). Talk-in on 145.550MHz. On site catering and bar.
No dogs except assistance dogs (landowner’s condition).
Indoor and field pitches.
Car-boot sellers and field traders welcome from 7am.
Booking forms available via frars.co.uk
14 Aug – Cockenzie & Port Seton Amateur Radio Club 31st Annual Mini-Rally Night
Community Centre, Main Hall, Port Seton.
Bring along your own ‘junk’ and sell it yourself. Tables on first-come-first-served basis. Entrance fee £4 for everyone.
15, 16, 21, 22 Aug 2026 – International Lighthouses and Lightships Weekend
Worldwide Event organised by Ayr Amateur Radio Group.
This popular event has been running since 1998 in its current format, but has been around since 1993.
This is one of the most well attended events on the calendar and a great way to try for those countries you might be missing on your maps.
Registration details can be found at illw.net
16 Aug 2026 – West Manchester Radio Club Red Rose Summer Rally
Mather Hall, Mather Lane, Leigh WN7 2PJ.
Doors open at 10am.
For further info and bookings, contact rally@wmrc.co.uk or lesjackson@ntlworld.com, 07796 264 569
29, 30, 31 Aug 2026 – British Inland Waterways on the Air
UK-based event organised by John Rogers, M0JAV, Lyndsay Latimer, M6YMB and Stefan Latimer, M0OSL.
This event encourages amateurs of all ages and abilities to get out of the shack and get to the water.
Whether you activate from a kayak on the canal, or a pontoon on a pond, as long as the body of water is accessible to the public and is not the sea, you can work from that location.
A fun and relaxed event that is proving more popular each year.
Registration is available at nharg.org.uk/content/biwota-registration
30 Aug – Milton Keynes Amateur Radio Society (MKARS) rally
Heron’s Lodge Guide Activity Centre, Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge, Milton Keynes, MK8 9AA (opposite the National Badminton Centre – follow the brown shuttlecock signs) which has excellent modern facilities together with free on-site parking, catering and disabled facilities.
Open to the public from 9am. Entrance fee £3.
There is car parking available opposite the venue at the National Badminton Centre. However in 2025 car parking spaces at the Badminton Centre ran out, and there were difficulties accommodating all our visitors. This year to pre-empt this, avoid disappointment and avoid potential health and safety issues some field space for overflow car parking will be reserved. So a reduced the number of outdoor traders can be accepted. However, there will be a second indoor hall which wasn’t used previously and can accommodate approximately ten traders. It is therefore recommended that you pre-book a place if you are wanting to trade/exhibit. In total, there are approximately 25 outdoor pitches and 20 indoor table spaces, but when they are gone they are gone.
For traders and exhibitors, arrival (gates open) from 7am.
Outdoor pitches are up to 5m at £10 or multiples of.
Indoor pitches are 3m at £10 or multiples of. If you have your own tables for indoor use please bring them.
Special interest groups (not selling) or local clubs will be admitted free of charge. please email rally@mkars.org.uk for written exemption. Please do not ask at the gate on the day.
It is strongly recommended to book advance. Please email rally@mkars.org.uk. There is no telephone number for booking.
The use of generators is not permitted on site for health and safety/insurance reasons. If you need power, please request an indoor table or bring suitable batteries.
MKARS reserves the right to refuse entry.
Catering will be provided by MKARS inside the hall, and will include tea, coffee, cold drinks as well as sausage rolls and other snacks.
For more information see mkars.org.uk/mkrally
30 Aug – Torbay Amateur Radio Society Annual Rally (Bank Holiday Sunday)
New venue: The Courtenay Centre, Kingsteignton Road, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2QA.
This venue is a town centre site and offers a large car park adjacent.
As well as trade stands, new and used equipment and components there will be a bring-and-buy area and refreshments.
Starts 10am.
Entry fee £3.
Enquiries: Peter Tanner 01803 864528, petertanner@btconnect.com
31 Aug 2026 – Huntingdonshire ARS Radio Rally
Ramsey Rural Museum, Wood Lane, Ramsey. Cambridgeshire.
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Traders only from 7am. Marquees will be available with tables which need booking and plenty of grassed area.
Buyers entry from 9am. Admission Prices will be announced soon.
Hot and cold refreshments available inside and outside.
Contact Malcolm, M0VVT, harsrally2026@hotmail.com, 07855 505 383.
Note: The venue is being held on a large grassed area which may have restricted disabled access due to the uneven grounds of the Museum.
Sep 2026 – Churches and Chapels on the Air
Date TBC.
For details see wacral.org
5-13 Sep 2026 – International Air Ambulance Week
For details visit radio-amateur-events.org/IAW/index.htm
6 Sep 2026 – Telford Hamfest
Harper Adams University Near Telford, TF10 8ND. The Hamfest takes place inside a large sports hall with plenty of space between tables and also outdoor tables.
Doors open at 10.15am.
Admission £5 (children up to 16 free).
Easy travel access, unlimited free parking and catering on site.
RSGB Bookstall, bring and buy and G-QRP Convention on 5 September, contact G-QRP for information.
Contact Hamfest team on hamfest@tdars.org.uk
13 Sep 2026 – 145 Alive
This popular event takes place four or five times per year and is designed to promote activity on 145MHz FM and 144MHz SSB. Each event operates between 40-50 synchronous nets across all of the UK and Ireland, where possible. During each event around 700- 900 operators take part. It is very easy to take part and if you want more information go to the 145 Alive Facebook page or send an email to 145aliveuk@gmail.com
13 Sep – BVWS Swapmeet Biggleswade BVWS members only
The Weatherly Centre, Eagle Farm Road, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 8JH
For sat-nav use postcode SG18 8JH, not ‘Weatherley Centre’. In Eagle Farm Road, use the entrance signposted Stratton Upper School and Weatherley Centre. The Weatherley Centre itself is straight ahead at the back of the
complex, beyond the tennis courts.
(Google maps for driving to ‘Weatherley Centre’ shows entry via a back road – Orchard Close – but that entrance is pedestrian only, and it’s a long way back round!).
The Weatherley Centre is at the rear of the school complex. The Centre parking area is to the left of the Centre as you approach it. Disabled parking is right in front. There is ample free overflow parking on the road right
outside the school gates. Do not use the school parking areas, or you may incur a fine. All cars parked in the Centre car park must have their numbers registered on the tablet (or via QR code) soon after you enter the hall.
For those using public transport it is a 12-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride from Biggleswade Railway Station.
Stallholder entry from 9am. Doors open at 9am. Auction starts at approximately 12.30pm.
Hot refreshments are available.
Contact Jeremy Owen, British Vintage Wireless and Television Museum, 23 Rosendale Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8DS. Telephone 020 8670 3667
Access to the museum is via the green side gate, and not the front door of the house.
Open by appointment only. Please phone in advance if you intend to visit.
13 Sep – Caister Lifeboat Radio Rally
Caister Lifeboat station, Caister on Sea, NR30 5DJ. Entrance via carpark on Beach Road.
Raffle, on-site cafe, gift shop, museum.
Free entry, open 10am-3pm (9am for sellers).
Inside and outside spaces available.
Contact, Zane, M1BFI, m1bfi@outlook.com, 07711 214 790.
26, 27 Sep 2026 – Railways on the Air
1-31 Oct 2026– UK Bunkers on the Air (UKBOTA) Royal Observer Corps (ROC26) event
Celebrating the work carried out by the Royal Observer Corps from their creation in October 1925 to the point they were formally stood down in December 1995.
Eyes in the ski during WWI and the Cold War era.
More details are available at: ukbota.net/hc26
email: info@ukbota.org
4 Oct 2026 – Welsh Radio Rally
Hosted by Blackwood and District Amateur Radio Society GW6GW.
Llanwern High School, Hartridge Farm Road, Newport, South Wales, NP18 2YE.
Entry: traders at 7am, public at 9.30am, raffle at 12pm.
Admission £3.
Large and small traders, talks/lectures, bring and buy.
Free on-site parking, toilets, and fully accessible venue. On-site catering.
Traders please pre-book your tables ASAP with Philip Price, GW5JJV.
07762 159 734, welshradiorally@icloud.com
11 Oct 2026 – Annual Hornsea ARC Rally
Driffield Showground, YO25 9FB, East Yorkshire.
Details from Les on 01377 252 393.
24 Oct 2026 – Essex CW Amateur Radio Club Boot Camp & CW Conference
3rd Witham Scout and Guide HQ.
If you are interested in attending and have not registered email info@essexcw.org.uk
Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Once the application forms go out please respond quickly to avoid disappointment.
The doors open at 8.30am for registration. The meetings begin at 9am. Please be sure to arrive in plenty of time to register. The day finishes at approximately 4.30pm.
essexcw.uk
25 Oct 2026 – Galashiels Radio Rally and Open Day
The Volunteer Hall, St Johns Street, Galashiels, TD1 3JX.
Doors open at 11.15am. Disabled access from 11am. Admission £3.
Bring and buy, refreshments and traders.
More details at galaradioclub.co.uk
1 Nov – BVWS Swapmeet Golborne (BVWS members only)
Golborne Parkside Sports & Community Club, Rivington Avenue, Golborne, Warrington, Cheshire WA3 3HG
Doors open at 10am. Stallholder entry from 9.30am.
Contact Mark Ryding via markryding100@hotmail.co.uk
This is only about 1.5miles away from the old Lowton hall (which has now been demolished).
For those using public transport the event is a 40-minute taxi ride from Manchester, 10-minute taxi ride from Newton-le-Willows railway station, and 25-minute taxi ride from Warrington Bank Quay railway station. Local
bus services are also available with a 10-minute walk to the event.
6 Dec 2026 – BVWS Swapmeet and Auction, Royal Wootton Bassett (BVWS members only)
Wootton Bassett Memorial Hall, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, Wiltshire SN4 8EN.
Doors open at 9am.
Admission £8.
Contact Mike Barker
6 Dec 2026 – Mid Devon Amateur Radio & Electronics Fair
Winkleigh Sports & Recreation Centre, Mid-Devon EX19 8HZ.
9am – 1pm.
Entry £3 per person, no charge for partners and under 16s.
Easy access from the A3124, free parking, free Wi-Fi, hot food and refreshments available. A chance to track down those hard-to-find electronic components, two-way radio and computer hardware.
Traders please book ASAP. Note: a maximum four tables per booking. The four table per trader restriction may be removed after 1 October if the rally is not fully booked. Tables are 6ft frontage (tables supplied), mains electricity available on request at no extra charge.
Please pre-book ASAP with Phil, G6DLJ 07990 563 147 or email wrg2024@hotmail.com
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