The 2020 Atlanta Hamfest has been Cancelled
The Atlanta Hamfest, set for June 6 in Marietta, Georgia, has been cancelled, according to the Hamfest Committee of the Atlanta Radio Club and the Kennehoochee Amateur Radio Club.
"The Hamfest Committee has been monitoring conditions associated with COVID-19, working closely with local health, public and government
partners in assessing this unprecedented situation,” said Atlanta Hamfest Chair John Talipsky, N3ACK. The Atlanta Hamfest is also the ARRL Georgia State Convention.
“We were informed that Jim Miller Park would not be available in June while virus testing was ongoing, so it was decided to canel this year's show.” The Hamfest was looking forward to celebrating it's 90th year in a newly built convention hall.
Talipsky said the team made the decision to cancel, because it “did not feel postponing for a later date this year would be feasible.” He said the Atlanta Hamfest team is turning its efforts toward the 2021 event, planned for Saturday, June 5, at Jim R. Miller Park.
“We hope everyone is healthy and look forward to seeing folks at Huntsville, Montgomery, Chattanooga, Stone Mountain and Orlando,” he added. Information on the 2021 Atlanta Hamfest will be available soon at
www.atlantahamfest.com