2025 Calendar of Events

September

27

4th annual Crisfield Heritage Festival to be held behind the J.M. Tawes Historical Museum and Somers Cove Marina. Contact: Crisfield Heritage Foundation at crisfieldheritagefdn@gmail.com or visit www.crisfieldheritage.org.

 

27-28

43rd annual Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show to be held at Tip Seaman Park and Tuckerton Seaport in Tuckerton, New Jersey. Contact: Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation at (609) 971-3085 or visit www.oceancountyparks.org.

 

 

October

4-5

Fall “Sportsman’s Auction” by Barfield’s to be simulcast at their auction gallery in Hallwood, Virginia. Contact: Josh Barfield at (443) 783-9423 or visit www.zebsauctions.com.

 

11

Decoy and Sporting Collectibles Auction by Auctioneers Inc. to be conducted by online, absentee and phone bidding. Contact: Grant Cole at (231) 651-9099 or visit www.auctioneersinc.com.

 

18

56th annual Upper Shore Decoy Show sponsored by the Upper Bay Museum to be held at Minker Banquet Hall in Perryville, Maryland. Contact: Rick Bouchelle at (443) 206-5129 or decoyshow@upperbaymuseum.org.

 

18

Atlantic Coast Decoy Collector Show to be held at Whites of Westport in Westport, Massachusetts. Contact: Tom Reiley (860) 324-4001, Jim Jankowski (631) 721-6914 or Tim Sieger (516) 384-0728.

 

25-26

46th annual Louisiana Wildfowl Festival to be held at the Castine Center in Mandeville, Louisiana. Contact: Cal Kingsmill at (504) 256-9708 or visit www.lwcg.com.

 

 

November

14-16

54th annual Waterfowl Festival to be held throughout the town of Easton, Maryland. Contact: Waterfowl Festival at (410) 822-4567 or visit www.waterfowlfestival.org.

 

15-16

Annual fall decoy auction by Guyette & Deeter to be held at the Country School in Easton, Maryland. Contact: Guyette & Deeter at (410) 745-0485 or visit www.guyetteanddeeter.com.

 

 

December

6-7

37th annual Core Sound Decoy Festival to be held at the elementary school on Harkers Island, North Carolina. Contact: Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild at (252) 838-8818 or info@decoyguild.com.

 

 

January

31

17th annual Susquehanna Flats Vintage Hunting & Fishing Collectibles Show to be held at the Level Fire Hall in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Contact: Pat Vincenti at (410) 734-6238 or Chuck Usilton at (410) 378-3528.

 

 

February

6-7

4th annual Eastern Shore of Virginia Decoy Show to be held at the Pearl Event Center in Cape Charles, Virginia. Contact: Tommy O’Connor at (757) 620-8520 or ducknut52@icloud.com.

 

13-15

44th annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition to be held throughout the town of Charleston, South Carolina. Decoy dealers exhibit at the Charleston Marriott. Contact: SEWE at (843) 723-1748 or visit www.sewe.com.