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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2024-2025 ARRL Contest Dates PDF
2025 | |
January 2025 1 Straight Key Night 4 Kids Day 4-5 RTTY Roundup 14-16 January VHF |
February 2025 10-14 School Club Roundup 15-16 International DX – CW |
March 2025 1-2 International DX– Phone |
April 2025 13 Rookie Roundup – Phone |
May 2025 (no ARRL Contests) |
June 2025 7-8 International Digital Contest 14-16 June VHF 21 Kids Day 28-29 Field Day |
July 2025 12-13 IARU HF World Championship |
August 2025 |
September 2025 13-15 September VHF 13-14 EME - 2.3 GHz & Up 20-22 10 GHz & Up - Round 2 |
October 2025 |
November 2025 1-3 Nov Sweepstakes–CW 8-9 EME - 50 to 1296 MHz 15-17 Nov Sweepstakes–Phone |
December 2025 5-7 160 Meter 13-14 10 Meter 21 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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Contest Corral Archive - 2015 - 2023
2015: January February March April May June July August September October November December
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
2023: January February March April May June July August September October November December