Contest Calendar
ARRL contests for the next 12 months are listed below. A generic ARRL contest calendar is also provided that gives the weekends for all our events, to assist with long-term planning of your contest operations. The Contest Corral files include non-ARRL events.
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2023-2024 ARRL Contest Dates PDF
2023 | |
January 2023 1 Straight Key Night 7 Kids Day 7-8 RTTY Roundup 21-23 January VHF |
February 2023 13-17 School Club Roundup 18-19 International DX – CW |
March 2023 4-5 International DX– Phone |
April 2023 16 Rookie Roundup – Phone |
May 2023 (no ARRL Contests) - don't forget our year-long Volunteers On The Air Event - vota.arrl.org |
June 2023 3-4 International Digital Contest 10-12 June VHF 17 Kids Day 24-25 Field Day |
July 2023 8-9 IARU HF World Championship |
August 2023 5-6 222 MHz and Up Distance Contest 12-13 EME - 2.3 GHz & Up 19-20 10 GHz & Up – Round 1 20 Rookie Roundup – RTTY |
September 2023 9-11 September VHF 9-10 EME - 2.3 GHz & Up 16-17 10 GHz & Up - Round 2 |
October 2023 7-8 Collegiate QSO Party 16-20 School Club Roundup 28-29 EME - 50 to 1296 MHz |
November 2023 4-6 Nov Sweepstakes–CW 18-20 Nov Sweepstakes–Phone 25-26 EME - 50 to 1296 MHz |
December 2023 1-3 160 Meter 9-10 10 Meter 17 Rookie Roundup–CW |
ARRL Contests
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JANUARY
- Straight Key Night: 0000 UTC - 2359 UTC January 1
- RTTY Roundup: First full weekend of January, but never on January 1, 1800 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
- January VHF Contest: The third or fourth weekend in January. See the current rules for this year's exact date. 1900 UTC Saturday through 0359 UTC Monday.
FEBRUARY
- International DX Contest - CW: Third full weekend in February, 0000 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
MARCH
- International DX Contest - Phone: First full weekend in March, 0000 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
APRIL
- Rookie Roundup: Third Sunday, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC.
JUNE
- International Digital Contest: First full weekend in June, 1800 UTC Saturday through 235
- June VHF Contest: Second full weekend in June, 1800 UTC Saturday through 0259 UTC Monday.
- Kids Day: Third Saturday in June, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC
- Field Day: Fourth full weekend in June, 1800 UTC Saturday through 2059 UTC Sunday.
JULY
- IARU HF World Championships: The second full weekend of July, 1200 UTC Saturday through 1159 UTC Sunday.
AUGUST
- 10 GHz & Up Contest - Leg 1: Third full weekend of August, 6:00AM local time Saturday through 11:59pm local time Sunday.
- Rookie Roundup: Third Sunday, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC.
SEPTEMBER
- September VHF Contest: Second full weekend of September, 1800 UTC Saturday through 0259 UTC Monday
- 10 GHz & Up Contest - Leg 2: Third full weekend of August, 6:00AM local time Saturday through 11:59pm local time Sunday.
OCTOBER
- School Club Roundup: Third full school week of October
NOVEMBER
- November Sweepstakes - CW: First full weekend in November, 2100 UTC Saturday through 0259 UTC Monday.
- November Sweepstakes - Phone: Third full weekend in November, 2100 UTC Saturday through 0259 UTC Monday.
DECEMBER
- 160 Meter Contest: First full weekend in December, 2200 UTC Friday through 1559 UTC Sunday.
- 10 Meter Contest: Second full weekend in December, 0000 UTC Saturday through 2359 UTC Sunday.
- Rookie Roundup: Third Sunday, 1800 UTC through 2359 UTC.
NOTES: EME Contest dates are determined year to year based on optimium EME conditions. See the EME Contest Rules for this year's specific dates.
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2022-2023 ARRL Contest Dates (PDF)
2022-2023 ARRL Contest Dates (Revised 16 Aug 2022)
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Contest Corral Archive - 2015 - 2022
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2016: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2017: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2018: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2019: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2020: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2021: January February March April May June July August September October November December
2022: January February March April May June July August September October November December