2023 Festival Schedule
The Waterfowl Festival is now cashless. Ticket booths will only accept Credit/Debit Cards.
Thursday, November 9
9:00am – 5:00pm
VIP Badge & Packet Pickup (Bullitt House)
12:00pm – 8:30pm
VIP Beer, Wine Cocktails, Hors D’oeuvres (Bullitt House)
4:00pm
52nd Annual Waterfowl Festival Opening Ceremonies (Tidewater Inn)
5:00 – 8:30pm
Waterfowl Festival Premiere Night Party.
All Six (6) Downtown Galleries Opened. Meet Featured Artist Pati Stajcar in the Featured Art Pavilion (VIP Badge Required)
Friday, November 10
8:30 – 10:00am
Business Networking Breakfast Hosted by TCEDT & The Arc Central Chesapeake Region (Pavilion)
9:00am
Salute to our Veteran’s Ceremony (VFW)
9:00am
Calling Contest Registration Opens (One hour prior to the preliminary round for each division) (Easton High School Auditorium)
10:00am – 5:00pm
Galleries, Exhibits, & Ticket Booths Open
ALL DAY
Carvings, Painting, & Sculpture (Academy, Armory, Pavilion, Avalon)
ALL DAY
Working Artists Forum (Christ Church)
ALL DAY
Photography – Alternative Ways to Shoot in the Wild (ESLC)
ALL DAY
Featured Poster Artist- Joe Seme (Armory)
ALL DAY
Featured Artist- Pati Stajcar (Featured Art Pavilion)
ALL DAY
William A. Perry Scholarship Fund – Decoy Silent Auction (Academy)
ALL DAY
Cornhole Family Day – Pick Up Games (Downtown)
ALL DAY
Festival Shoppes Open (See Map for Locations)
ALL DAY
Dock Dogs (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
ALL DAY
Aerial Target Archery with Big Truck Brewing (VFW)
ALL DAY
The Flock – See Live Ducks and Kids Demo with Talbot 4H (VFW)
ALL DAY
DNR Hunter Safety Demo (VFW)
ALL DAY
Raging Bill Entertainment: Bull Rides ($) (VFW)
ALL DAY
Redcoat Fisherman: “Catching Carp” (Bay Street Ponds)
ALL DAY
The 50th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest for 2024-2025 (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
View the Federal & Maryland Duck Stamp Winners (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
The Ward Foundation “Old Bird” Antique Decoy Competition – Registration (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
Live Carving by Tim Kuka & Charles Jobes (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
Henry M. Walsh Waterfowling Artifacts Exhibit (Waterfowling Artifacts also located at the Country School) (Easton High School)
ALL DAY
Face Painting with Nanna Poppins ($) (Library)
ALL DAY
Quack & Craft Corner and Storytimes by Local Authors (Library)
ALL DAY
Look for Plein Air Artist throughout Downtown
ALL DAY
VIP Hospitality Suite Open (Bullitt House)
10:00am
Keynotes & Cocktails | Lecture Series (ESLC)
10:00 – 11:00am
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (Library)
10:00 – 11:00am
Reading by Easton’s Chick-Fil-A Cow (Library)
10:00am – 2:00pm
Easton Point Pirate (Library)
10:00am – 4:00pm
Kids’ Fishing Derby (Bay Street Ponds)
10:30am – END
World Waterfowl Calling Championships Sr. Preliminaries (Easton High School Auditorium)
10:30am
Kids’ “Paint a Decoy Class (Pre-Registration Required – Space Limited. Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
10:45am
Kids’ Soap Carving Class (Space Limited, Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
11:00am – 5:00pm
Beer Wetlands Opens – Craft Brew Pub 21+ ($)
11:00am – 5:00pm
Tasting Pavilion Opens – Wine, Beer, Spirits & Delectable Bites ($)
11:00am
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
11:00am
Chesapeake Mermaid “Century Island” (Library)
11:30am
Raptor Demo (VFW)
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (Downtown)
12:00pm – 5:00pm
VIP Happy Hour (Bullitt House)
1:00pm
Moment of Remembrance for Past Chairman Bonnie Chambers (Bay Street Ponds)
1:00pm
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
1:00pm
Field Dog Training Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)
1:30pm
Chesapeake Mermaid “Century Island” (Library)
2:00pm
Keynotes & Cocktails | Lecture Series (ESLC)
2:30pm
Raptor Demo (VFW)
3:00 – 5:00pm
Yappy Hour with Talbot Humane Society (VFW)
3:00pm
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
3:30pm
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (VFW)
3:30pm
Kids’ “Paint a Decoy Class (Pre-Registration Required – Space Limited. Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
3:45pm
Kids’ Soap Carving Class (Space Limited, Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
4:00pm
Field Dog Training Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)
4:00 – 7:00pm
Goose Music – ELSC’s Waterfowl Festival Kickoff Party (Free, but register here) (ESLC)
Saturday, November 11
9:00am
Flag Raising (VFW)
10:00am – 5:00pm
Galleries, Exhibits, & Ticket Booths Open
ALL DAY
Carvings, Painting, & Sculpture (Academy, Armory, Pavilion, Avalon)
ALL DAY
Working Artists Forum (Christ Church)
ALL DAY
Photography – Alternative Ways to Shoot in the Wild (ESLC)
ALL DAY
Featured Poster Artist- Joe Seme (Armory)
ALL DAY
Featured Artist- Pati Stajcar (Featured Art Pavilion)
ALL DAY
William A. Perry Scholarship Fund – Decoy Silent Auction (Academy)
ALL DAY
Festival Shoppes Open (See Map for Locations)
ALL DAY
Dock Dogs (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
ALL DAY
Aerial Target Archery with Big Truck Brewing (VFW)
ALL DAY
The Flock – See Live Ducks and Kids Demo with Talbot 4H (VFW)
ALL DAY
DNR Hunter Safety Demo (VFW)
ALL DAY
Phillips Wharf Fishmobile (VFW)
ALL DAY
Raging Bill Entertainment: Bull Rides ($) (VFW)
ALL DAY
Redcoat Fisherman: “Catching Carp” (Bay Street Ponds)
ALL DAY
The 50th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest for 2024-2025 (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
View the Federal & Maryland Duck Stamp Winners (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
The Ward Foundation “Old Bird” Antique Decoy Competition – Live Judging (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
Live Carving by Tim Kuka & Charles Jobes (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
Henry M. Walsh Waterfowling Artifacts Exhibit (Waterfowling Artifacts also located at the Country School) (Easton High School)
ALL DAY
Face Painting with Nanna Poppins ($) (Library)
ALL DAY
Quack & Craft Corner and Storytimes by Local Authors (Library)
ALL DAY
Look for Plein Air Artist throughout Downtown
ALL DAY
VIP Hospitality Suite Open (Bullitt House)
10:00am
Keynotes & Cocktails | Lecture Series (ESLC)
10:00am
Field Dog Training Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)
10:00 – 11:00am
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (Library)
10:00am – 2:00pm
Easton Point Pirate (Library)
10:00am – 4:00pm
Kids’ Fishing Derby (Bay Street Ponds)
10:30am
Kids’ “Paint a Decoy Class (Pre-Registration Required – Space Limited. Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
10:40am
Fly Fishing Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
10:45am
Kids’ Soap Carving Class (Space Limited, Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
11:00am – 2:00pm
Live judging of the 50th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest for 2024-2025 (Buy Sell Swap)
11:00am – 2:00pm
Cornhole Tournament hosted by Blue Ruin & Brackish Wooder (Downtown)
11:00am – 5:00pm
Beer Wetlands Opens – Craft Brew Pub 21+ ($)
11:00am – 5:00pm
Tasting Pavilion Opens – Wine, Beer, Spirits & Delectable Bites ($)
11:00am
Calling Contest Registration Opens (One hour prior to the preliminary round for each division) (Easton High School Auditorium)
11:00am
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
11:00am
Chesapeake Mermaid “The Last Bivalvian” (Library)
11:00am
Kids’ Calling Clinic – Duck (Pre-Registration Required) (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
11:30am
Raptor Demo (VFW)
12:00 – 2:00pm
World Waterfowl Calling Championships Jr. Preliminaries (Easton High School Auditorium)
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (Downtown)
12:00pm – 5:00pm
VIP Happy Hour (Bullitt House)
12:40pm
Fly Fishing Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
1:00pm
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
1:00pm
Kids’ Calling Clinic – Goose (Pre-Registration Required) (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
1:30pm
Chesapeake Mermaid “The Last Bivalvian” (Library)
2:00pm
Keynotes & Cocktails | Lecture Series (ESLC)
2:30pm
Raptor Demo (VFW)
3:00pm
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
3:00 – 5:00pm
Yappy Hour with Talbot Humane Society (VFW)
3:30pm
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (VFW)
3:30pm
Kids’ “Paint a Decoy Class (Pre-Registration Required – Space Limited. Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
3:45pm
Kids’ Soap Carving Class (Space Limited, Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
4:00pm
Field Dog Training Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)
4:00 – 8:30pm
Ducks Unlimited Inaugural Sportsman’s Bash (Trident Hangar)
5:30pm – END
World Waterfowls Calling Championships Final Competitions (no bus service) (Easton High School Auditorium)
Sunday, November 12
10:00am – 4:00pm
Galleries, Exhibits, & Ticket Booths Open
ALL DAY
Carvings, Painting, & Sculpture (Academy, Armory, Pavilion, Avalon)
ALL DAY
Working Artists Forum (Christ Church)
ALL DAY
Photography – Alternative Ways to Shoot in the Wild (ESLC)
ALL DAY
Featured Poster Artist- Joe Seme (Armory)
ALL DAY
Featured Artist- Pati Stajcar (Featured Art Pavilion)
ALL DAY
William A. Perry Scholarship Fund – Decoy Silent Auction (Academy)
ALL DAY
Cornhole – Pick Up Games (Downtown)
ALL DAY
Festival Shoppes Open (See Map for Locations)
ALL DAY
Dock Dogs (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
ALL DAY
Aerial Target Archery with Big Truck Brewing (VFW)
ALL DAY
The Flock – See Live Ducks and Kids Demo with Talbot 4H (VFW)
ALL DAY
DNR Hunter Safety Demo (VFW)
ALL DAY
Raging Bill Entertainment: Bull Rides ($) (VFW)
ALL DAY
Redcoat Fisherman: “Catching Carp” (Bay Street Ponds)
ALL DAY
The 50th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest for 2024-2025 (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
View the Federal & Maryland Duck Stamp Winners (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
The Ward Foundation “Old Bird” Antique Decoy Competition (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
Live Carving by Tim Kuka & Charles Jobes (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY
Henry M. Walsh Waterfowling Artifacts Exhibit (Waterfowling Artifacts also located at the Country School) (Easton High School)
ALL DAY
Face Painting with Nanna Poppins ($) (Library)
ALL DAY
Quack & Craft Corner and Storytimes by Local Authors (Library)
ALL DAY
Look for Plein Air Artist throughout Downtown
10:00am
Keynotes & Cocktails | Lecture Series (ESLC)
10:00am
Field Dog Training Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)
10:00 – 11:00am
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (Library)
10:00am – 2:00pm
Easton Point Pirate (Library)
10:00am – 2:00pm
VIP Hospitality Suite Open (Bullitt House)
10:00am – 4:00pm
Kids’ Fishing Derby (Bay Street Ponds)
10:30am
Kids’ “Paint a Decoy Class (Pre-Registration Required – Space Limited. Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
10:40am
Fly Fishing Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
10:45am
Kids’ Soap Carving Class (Space Limited, Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
11:00am – 4:00pm
Beer Wetlands Opens – Craft Brew Pub 21+ ($)
11:00am – 4:00pm
Tasting Pavilion Opens – Wine, Beer, Spirits & Delectable Bites ($)
11:00am
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
11:00am
Chesapeake Mermaid “The Giants of the Bay” (Library)
11:30am
Raptor Demo (VFW)
12:00pm – 2:00pm
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (Downtown)
12:00pm – 2:00pm
VIP Happy Hour (Bullitt House)
12:40pm
Fly Fishing Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
1:00pm
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
1:30pm
Chesapeake Mermaid “The Giants of the Bay” (Library)
2:00pm
Keynotes & Cocktails | Lecture Series (ESLC)
2:30pm
Raptor Demo (VFW)
3:00pm
Dock Dogs – Big Air Finals (Pro, Semi Pro, Contender, & Amateur Finals) (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
3:00pm
Retriever Demo (Bay Street Ponds)
3:30pm
Willa the Waterfowl FOX & Webster the Waterfowl GOOSE Meet & Greet (VFW)
3:30pm
Kids’ “Paint a Decoy Class (Pre-Registration Required – Space Limited. Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
3:45pm
Kids’ Soap Carving Class (Space Limited, Suggested Age 5+) (Academy)
4:00pm
Field Dog Training Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)