2023 Yuma Hamfest Tickets

Tailgating (Swap Meet) Fees Tailgating fees are for the entire weekend. Most tailgaters who are not camping will be placed on the large concrete pad used for that purpose. Tailgaters can opt to be placed in another area of the fairgrounds on an as-available basis. Please note that tailgaters still must pay the admission charge if they want to enter the Theater Building to look at the commercial exhibits or attend the seminars. Important: You are considered a commercial vendor (and not a tailgater) if more than 10% of the items you offer for sale are new. Tailgating Like many hamfests, the Yuma Hamfest has tailgating (or a swap meet or flea market if you prefer) where people sell their used stuff. Most of the tailgating takes place outdoors on the fairgrounds. With 100 acres of fairgrounds under us, it is not necessary to use a parking lot. The tailgating is under the open sky, though the fairgrounds also has a large covered canopy area and a few tailgaters like to use that area. Other tailgaters sell from their RV camping spots (also right on the grounds). The Country Store, located in the Theater Building, is a consignment sales area where we sell people's used stuff for them for a 10% consignment fee. Lots of bargains can be found there as well. Look at the Hamfest Map which shows the fairgrounds layout for the hamfest. Location "H" is where most of the tailgaters will be, though a few usually choose to be under the structure marked "G". See the Fees page for the costs to tailgate.