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ARRL Field Day

ARRL identifies Field Day as an annual amateur-radio event on the fourth full weekend in June and publishes the 2026 dates

Date / ruleFourth full weekend in June; 27–28 June in 2026
ScopeARRL / amateur radio in the United States and Canada
VerificationOfficial Association Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-07
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is ARRL Field Day?

ARRL identifies Field Day as an annual amateur-radio event on the fourth full weekend in June and publishes the 2026 dates

Date and recurrence

Fourth full weekend in June; 27–28 June in 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is ARRL / amateur radio in the United States and Canada. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. ARRL — Field DayOfficial Amateur Radio Event
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is ARRL Field Day?

Fourth full weekend in June; 27–28 June in 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: Fourth full weekend in June; 27–28 June in 2026.

Does ARRL Field Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is ARRL Field Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: ARRL / amateur radio in the United States and Canada. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes ARRL Field Day?

The stored designation basis is: ARRL identifies Field Day as an annual amateur-radio event on the fourth full weekend in June and publishes the 2026 dates. Supporting provenance includes ARRL — Field Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is ARRL Field Day international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: ARRL / amateur radio in the United States and Canada. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.

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