Hamvention 2025 breaks attendance record, draws 36,000 to Xenia, organizers say (Ohio)

The world’s largest gathering of amateur radio enthusiasts broke its own attendance record this year in Xenia.

The 2025 Hamvention set a new high attendance record with 36,814 attendees from all over the world, organizers announced, alongside more than 700 volunteers who “ensured a successful event,” said Hamvention general chair Brian Markland.

Hamvention has been held annually since 1952, save for a two-year pause during the COVID-19 pandemic. It moved from Hara Arena in Dayton to the Greene County Fairgrounds and Expo Center in 2017.

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