Thursday, November 9
9:00am – 6:00pm 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 (Badge or Festival Ticket Required) (Pavilion)
9:00am Flag Raising (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 ($) (VFW)
ALL DAY Redcoat Fisherman: “Catching Carp” (Bay Street Ponds)
ALL DAY The 50th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest for 2024-2025 (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY View the Federal & Maryland Duck Stamp Winners (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY The Ward Museum “Old Bird” Antique Decoy Competition – Registration (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY Live Carving by Tim Kuka & Charles Jobes (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY Henry M. Walsh Waterfowling Artifacts Exhibit (Waterfowling Artifacts also located at the Country School) (Easton High School)
ALL DAY Face Painting with Nanna Poppins ($) (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 Salute to our Veterans Ceremony (VFW)
10:00am Breeo Steak Grilling Competition (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
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 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)
3:30pm 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)
4:00 – 7:00pm Goose Music – ELSC’s Waterfowl Festival Kickoff Party (Free, but register here) (ESLC)
4:00pm Field Dog Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)
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 ($) (VFW)
ALL DAY Redcoat Fisherman: “Catching Carp” (Bay Street Ponds)
ALL DAY The 50th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest for 2024-2025 (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY View the Federal & Maryland Duck Stamp Winners (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY The Ward Museum “Old Bird” Antique Decoy Competition – Live Judging (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY Live Carving by Tim Kuka & Charles Jobes (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY Henry M. Walsh Waterfowling Artifacts Exhibit (Waterfowling Artifacts also located at the Country School) (Easton High School)
ALL DAY Face Painting with Nanna Poppins ($) (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 Breeo Steak Grilling Competition (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
10:00am Keynotes & Cocktails | Lecture Series (ESLC)
10:00am Field Dog 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)
11:30am Raptor Demo (VFW)
12:00pm Kids’ Calling Clinic – Duck (Pre-Registration Required) (Sportsman’s Pavilion)
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)
3:00 – 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 Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)
5:00pm – END World Waterfowls Calling Championships Final Competitions (*Busses conclude at 5:30pm) (Easton High School Auditorium)
Sunday, November 12
9:00am Flag Raising (VFW)
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 ($) (VFW)
ALL DAY Redcoat Fisherman: “Catching Carp” (Bay Street Ponds)
ALL DAY The 50th Annual Maryland Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design Contest for 2024-2025 (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY View the Federal & Maryland Duck Stamp Winners (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY The Ward Museum “Old Bird” Antique Decoy Competition (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY Live Carving by Tim Kuka & Charles Jobes (Buy Sell Swap)
ALL DAY Henry M. Walsh Waterfowling Artifacts Exhibit (Waterfowling Artifacts also located at the Country School) (Easton High School)
ALL DAY Face Painting with Nanna Poppins ($) (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 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)
3:30pm 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 Demo with Mason-Dixon Game Outfitters (VFW)