ARRL Contest Calendar

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.

2022-2023 ARRL Contest Dates PDF

 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               

• 19-20   10 GHz & Up – Round 1

• 20         Rookie Roundup – RTTY

• 12-13   EME - 2.3 GHz & Up

September 2023

• 9-11       September VHF   

• 16-17    10 GHz & Up - Round 2

• 9-10      EME - 2.3 GHz & Up

October 2023

• 1-2        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