Waterfowl Festival

About the Event

Schedule Of Events

9:00am – 5:00pm : VIP Badge & Packet Pickup (Bullitt House)

12:00pm – 8:30pm : VIP Beer, Wine Cocktails, Hors D'oeuvres (Bullitt House)

5:00pm :  53rd  Annual Waterfowl Festival Opening Ceremonies (Tidewater Inn)

5:00 – 9:00pm : Waterfowl Festival Premiere Night Party.

All Six Downtown Galleries Opened. Meet Featured Artist in the Featured Art Pavilion (VIP Badge Required)

The Waterfowl Festival's Carving Committee is pleased to announce that the William A. Perry Scholarship Cocktail Decoy Auction will be held as a silent auction in 2024, so all festival-goers will have an opportunity to bid. The one-of-a-kind carvings will be displayed in the atrium of the Academy Art Museum from Thursday, November 7th, through Sunday, November 10. Two special decoys will be sold THURSDAY NIGHT ONLY! The carvers are William “Scott” Belote, our 2024 Masterpiece Carver, and Rich Smoker, a former WFF Masterpiece Carver and National Heritage Fellow. Please note – Premier Night guests will have the first option to bid Thursday so don’t delay in buying your ticket for this special event! The auction will end Sunday at noon. As they have for over 30 years, the proceeds from the auction will benefit the William A. Perry Scholarship Fund. Auction winners may either pick up decoys on Sunday afternoon or have them shipped.

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