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This may be the most unusual hamfest we've ever attended.   Super nice folks (not that unusual), everything was outside (not that unusual), and everything was free (highly unusual). By "everything", I mean tables were free.  Lunch was free.  Admission was free. Homemade deserts were free. This takes place at a very nice public park, at a pavilion at the end of a dead-end road.  Clean restrooms are nearby.   The tables lined the gravel road, and maybe a dozen flea market tables of one sort or another popped up around 8 AM.  Most folks literally operated from their tailgates.  Lunch (...

With apologies to all the other hamfests in our area, the Black Warrior Hamfest is the friendliest hamfest within driving distance of Starkville. I like all the hamfests we've been to this year, but to be honest, the Black Warrior Hamfest has it figured out.   The most recent Black Warrior Hamfest was in June, 2022. When I asked to reserved some vendor tables, they messaged back and then even called to talk about what we needed. When we arrived, volunteers descended upon us and insisted on helping lug/tote/carry our gear into the building. "Are these tables okay?" Yes, thanks. "Need...