Official Events
Curious about our “Official” Parks on the Air events? Currently POTA has 5 official events throughout the year, as detailed below.
Events start at 00:00:00 UTC and end 23:59:59 UTC on the days listed:
New Year’s Week
First full week of the new year. January 1-7, 2027
Casual contacts to help ring in the new year!
Support Your Parks
This event happens seasonally, on the 3rd full weekend of the month (Saturday & Sunday UTC). These are ‘activity weekends’ where the main purpose is to get out in the parks, and have as much fun as possible.
Winter – 3rd Full Weekend of January. January 16-17, 2027
Spring – 3rd Full Weekend of April. April 18-19, 2026
Summer – 3rd Full Weekend of July. July 18-19, 2026
Autumn – 3rd Full Weekend of October. October 17-18, 2026