October 18, 2025 | 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Perry County Fairgrounds
124 Hickory St
Perryville, AR 72126
Admission: $5 and includes a free door prize drawing ticket.
Put the date on your calendar, and make plans to join us for the first annual Central Arkansas Hamfest and Swap Meet in Perryville, Arkansas on Saturday, October 18, 2025. We are excited to partner with the Perry County Amateur Radio Club to put on this event.
We will have hourly drawings for door prizes, with a grand prize of a complete ham radio station setup, including an Icom 7100!
If you’re looking to buy or sell, we will have two options for you at this event! We will have an indoor, air conditioned flea market setup, and outside tailgating area. Plus, we will have plenty of free parking!
The Perry County Amateur Radio Club will be operating a concession stand featuring coffee, drinks, and light food.
Door Prizes
We know that hams love door prizes, and we are very excited to have a number of amazing door prizes for our hamfest in Perryville*.
Grand Prize: Complete ham radio station featuring the Icom IC-7100 with VHF/UHF base antenna and HF end-fed half wave antenna, coax, power supply and tuner.
Other hourly prizes:
- Yaesu FT-710 AESS HF/50MHz Base Transceiver
- Yaesu FTM-6000 Mobile Dual Band Transceiver
- Yaesu FT-4X Dual Band HT Transceiver
- HamEstate.com $50 Gift Certificates
- Moonraker MAG-270-C Dual Band Mag Mount Antenna
- Intellitron Large Digital LED Clock
- GigaParts Explorer QRZ-1 Dual Band HT Transceiver
- W5OLA 40-80 Meter Portable Loading Coil
- W5GI Mystery Antenna
Two Ways to Sell!
Indoor Flea Market Space
Spaces are available for a $10 donation and are available for online reservation. There will be a total of 37 tables in the indoor flea market area. You will receive one 8′ table space (table included), along with one admission and one door prize drawing ticket.
Outdoor Swap Meet
We will have approximately 20 reserved parking areas in the outdoor free swap meet area. These spaces will be 20′ deep and 15′ wide, located along the fence on the eastern edge of the fairgrounds area. We are accepting reservations online for these free spaces now.
About Perryville, Arkansas
Perryville is the county seat of Perry County, Arkansas. It is conveniently located in Central Arkansas, minutes away from Little Rock, Conway, Russellville and Morrilton. Perryville offers many amenities, including multiple gas stations, grocery stores and wonderful local restaurants.
The Perry County Fairgrounds is located near downtown Perryville, less than a mile from Arkansas highways 9 and 10. Look for signs that will lead you to the hamfest. Turn west on to Arkansas highway 60, which is Aplin Street in Perryville. The Fairgrounds will be on the left.
* We will have hourly drawings, and you must be present to win. We will not ship or hold prizes for pickup later. Full details about door prize drawings will be available at the hamfest.