[bars] Spring Nearfest

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Dear Friends of NEAR-Fest!
          Due to an unfortunate scheduling conflict with the Deerfield Fairgrounds our Spring 2024 hamfest, NEAR-Fest XXXV, the main day of the hamfest will be Friday April 26th 2024 and will end at 3:00 PM.  This time only we will not be there on Saturday.  Our 2024 Fall NEAR-Fest XXXVI scheduled for October 11th and 12th will be the same as always.

          We hope to have some flea market and social activities on Thursday, April 25th.  However, this is still being negotiated at this point in time so nothing is written in stone but here is what we anticipate.

          Advance ticket holders will be admitted first (exact times to be announced) so you might want to buy your tickets EARLY online starting February 1st 2024 on our Web site, http://www.near-fest.com/, or in March at H R O in Salem NH and Ross Hochstrasser's Clock Shop in Whitman MA (cash only please) and get your favorite spot.  Everyone else will get in one hour later.

          Campers, RVs and overnight stayers will go directly into the Fairgrounds as we will not be using the Fair's campgrounds for Thursday night this time.

          For this event only admission per person is $10.00 whether you buy your ticket online, in advance or at the gate.  Overnight parking and tent passes are $15.00 regardless of whether you plug into an electric outlet or not.   All vehicles that remain at the Fairgrounds overnight (after 9:00 PM) will require an overnight parking pass in addition to an inside parking pass for Friday.  An RV/Camper/Motorhome pass is $30.00. Everyone over 21 will need an admission ticket except unlicensed spouses, active duty military, full-time students (with ID) and other valid pass holders.

          The gates open Friday morning and buying and selling may commence immediately.  We offer our long-standing Porter service; if you buy something big and heavy in the flea market one of our volunteer staff members will be glad to transport it and you to your vehicle at no charge as it has been for many years. As always inside parking for disabled persons is free of charge and they may use a single person 'mobility device' as well.  NEAR-Fest reserves the right to limit the use of golf carts and 'other power driven mobility devices' due to safety concerns and potential liability issues.

          Please go to our Web site, http://www.near-fest.com/, for exact opening times and any further updates.  We apologize for any inconvenience that the abbreviated Mini-NEAR-Fest may have caused this time.  We appreciate your indulgence and understanding.

See you at Deerfield!
73,
MisterMike, W1RC
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