Still others simply treat this as a time for fresh air, excellent food, and good friends to all come together for a great time. As it turns out, all three points of view are correct. There's something for everyone at field day. Our field day coordinator changes from year to year, so for more information on TARA's field day activities, try coming to one of our meetings, check into the local area activity net, or contact the current club president. A hamfest is many things.
People come from miles around to socialize and barter.
The link above has all the organizational details on our next hamfest, while 2000 Hamfest Report recaps one of our recent events. One of many flea-market vendors at the hamfest in August 2000. Hamfests are not unique to Lafayette. There are over a dozen different hamfests held within an hour's drive of here. You can find out more information about some of them on our links page.