Expo is held every June in Lewisville, Texas. Two of the largest Hamfests in Canada are HAM-EX, held by the Peel Amateur Radio Club (PeelARC) and the Mississauga Amateur Radio Club (MARC), once a year at the Brampton Fall Fairgrounds just north of Brampton, Ontario, and the York Region Amateur Radio Club (YRARC), on the first Saturday of November each year at the Newmarket Community Centre Newmarket, Ontario. Both of these Hamfests typically attract over a thousand visitors each year. Many smaller Hamfests are also held in every province across Canada each year. A full listing of Canadian Hamfests can be found on the Radio Amateurs of Canada (RAC) website. In Western Australia, the biggest Hamfest is run by the Northern Corridor Radio Group. They held their first few at the former Carine TAFE College site. Following its closure their hamfests have been held in Bassendean, a suburb of Perth. 2007 saw a demonstration of military radio equipment and a demonstration of a tesla coil. These were in addition to the "bring and buy" tables and stands for various retailers and groups. In the United Kingdom, hamfests are held by the Radio Society of Great Britain, National Hamfest and Stockport Radio Society among others. The International Exhibition for Radio Amateurs known as HAM RADIO in Friedrichshafen, Germany, is Europe's largest and most well-known hamfest (17,080 visitors in 2015), which includes a trade show and "youth days". The first HAM RADIO took place in 1976 with 62 exhibitors. In India, Hamfest has been popular since 1991. In 2009, it was held in Bangalore, along with Golden Jubilee celebrations of Bangalore Amateur Radio Club VU2ARC Two ham conventions, with mostly forums, were held by the National Institute of Amateur Radio in Hyderabad in recent years which uniquely coupled the events with major DXpeditions, allowing foreign hams to operate from the rare locales of Andaman I and Lakshadweep I. Japan, the primary source for new commercially made ham equipment, hosts at least one large annual hamfest with world-wide attendees. References External links South Texas Hamfest HamFest and Electronics Expo Texas Fastest Growing Hamfest - Serving all of Texas, The Texas Valley, Surrounding States & Mexico Florence HamFest the first in Italy ARRL Hamfest and Convention Database List of popular HamFests Dayton Hamvention New England Amateur Radio-Festival (NEAR-Fest), Deerfield, NH. Manhattan Beach Swap Meet, largest in California Cowtown Hamfest of Fort Worth, first of