Waterfowl Festival is in its 52 year! Waterfowl Festival, Inc., is a nonprofit, 501c (3), dedicated to wildlife conservation, the promotion of wildlife art, and the celebration of the life and culture of Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The festival draws thousands of visitors from throughout the mid-Atlantic and offers a fantastic weekend of fun focused on art, hunting, and sporting.
Watch the Delmarva Dock Dogs and wildlife callers compete for prizes; watch retriever and raptor demonstrations; view fine art, sculpture, and carvings; shop our marketplaces; and buy, sell, and swap antiques and collectables. Kids can learn to carve and fish. There are many family-oriented activities.
There’s also food and craft beer and wine in the Tasting Tent. Something for everyone on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Maryland.
Just 40 minutes from Annapolis, 65 miles from Baltimore, 75 miles from Washington, DC, Waterfowl Festival is the perfect weekend getaway.