The Northland Antique Radio Club invites you to attend our 38th annual Radio Daze event! This is our club's MAIN EVENT of the year and is a great
opportunity to find that vintage radio you've been looking for! A large auction
of vintage radio equipment will be held Friday evening, and the swap meet, radio
contest, and program will be on Saturday, all at the Comfort Inn.
Please see the Radio Daze 2025 Brochure for details and the schedule of events.
AUCTION
Radio Daze will begin with a large auction of vintage radio equipment starting at 6:30 p.m. on Friday May 16 in the Comfort Inn's main ballroom. Note: The auction is starting 1/2 hour earlier this year to accomodate more items to sell! A good variety of radios will be available (216 lots were auctioned last year).
If you want to sell your radio(s) at the auction, check them in (maximum of 10 lots)
between 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. on Friday. You can download or print an Auction Entry Form if you want to fill it out before arriving. The auction preview is 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. This auction is always well attended and is an inexpensive way to sell your vintage radios. There are no buyer or seller percentage fees. The only charge to sell is a flat $5 per item entry fee, plus $2 if you want the item to have a reserve price. More auction details are in the Radio Daze 2025 brochure.
Besides these, 1920's Globe and Melo-Tone radios made in Wisconsin, a rare 1937 14-tube motorized-tuning Silvertone model 4799, a Zenith Zephyr chairside, tubes, and many more items donated to the club will be sold in this auction.
SWAP MEET
The Saturday morning swap meet begins shortly after dawn in the hotel parking lot. You can simply pay for your selling spaces ahead of time using the pre-registration form, or you can do it at the registration table in the hotel's main ballroom prior to the Friday evening auction or when the registration desk opens at 8 a.m. on Saturday morning. Please note that parking lot sales are not allowed prior to Saturday and the club does not provide swap meet tables.
HOSPITALITY ROOM
The hospitality room (just inside the hotel's side door nearest the swap meet) will open at 7:00 am Saturday with free coffee, soda, water, rolls, cookies, and snacks to those registered for Radio Daze.
CONTEST
Please enter something from your collection in the radio contest! Contest categories are described in the Radio Daze 2025 brochure. Contest item check-in will be Saturday from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. in the hotel ballroom. The room will be closed for judging from noon to 1 p.m., viewing is from 1 to 2 p.m., and you can pick your item up any time after 2 p.m., possibly with a ribbon or trophy!
LUNCH
Nearby options for lunch include Lucky's 13 Pub within the hotel and other restaurants nearby, including Perkins, Arby's, Burger King, Wendy's, Davanni's Pizza, Chick-fil-A, and others.
PROGRAM
The Saturday program begins at 2:00 p.m. and includes contest awards, a presentation, and door prizes! Doug Ohman, a Minnesota historian, photographer, and storyteller who hosts the PBS show 'Landmarks' and has a strong interest in what people in Minnesota collect, will present 'Uncovering and Saving History'. Don't miss it!
REGISTRATION
Registration is not required (but is encouraged) to just attend the auction or to buy at the swap meet. However, registration is required to attend the Saturday indoor events, to enter the Hospitality Room, and to sell items in the swap meet. You can save $4.00 by returning the pre-registration form along with payment before May 9th. Also, it is easier to pay for your swap meet selling space using this form than to do it at the registration table. After you arrive, please pick up your name badge and other materials at the registration table in the hotel's main ballroom.
HOTEL
The Comfort Inn is giving us a special $109 per night (plus tax) reduced room rate for either Double or King rooms Thursday through Saturday night. If you plan to stay at the hotel, make your reservation a week or more ahead of time to assure room availability and tell them that you are coming for the Radio Daze radio show.
The Comfort Inn's reservation phone number is (763) 559-1222.
What better way to find old radios and see old friends than to come to Radio Daze!
Please mark May 16 and 17, 2025 on your calendar today!
.
