Waterfowl to Participate in Spring Community Day on May 15
On Saturday, May 15, a variety of Easton-based organizations are teaming up for a spring version of Easton Community Day – An Arts & Culture Celebration. This event is a day for local residents to be together without gathering, support local businesses and enjoy...
Waterfowl Festival Wins Community Impact Award
Today, the Talbot County Office of Economic Development and Tourism announced its annual Community Impact Awards for 2021. The Waterfowl Festival was a recipient of one of six awards presented during their annual Business Appreciation Summit, a virtual event that...
Applications for Perry Scholarships Now Open
The William A. Perry Scholarship Program was established by the Board of Directors of the Waterfowl Festival in memory of one of its principal founders and former President – Mr. William A. Perry. Administered by the Festival’s Scholarship Committee, a Scholarship...
Guyette & Deeter Hosts Online Decoy Auction to Benefit Waterfowl Festival
We are pleased to announce that the Waterfowl Festival is offering a unique “Waterfowl Festival 50th Anniversary Collection” of decoys for sale via virtual auction, starting on Friday, April 16. We selected our longtime partner and nationally-known auction firm,...
Sculptor Bart Water Returns as Waterfowl Festival 50th Anniversary Featured Artist
The Waterfowl Festival is thrilled to welcome internationally renowned sculptor, Bart Walter of Westminster, Maryland, back to Easton as the Featured Artist for its 50th Festival on November 12-14, 2021. “We are proud to have Bart Walter join us for our 50th...
Planning for 50th Waterfowl Festival in November is Full Steam Ahead
The staff and volunteers of the Waterfowl Festival are busily planning for the 50th, scheduled for November 12-14, 2021. “Many people don’t realize that planning for the Waterfowl Festival is a year-long endeavor so as of now we are counting on being able to...
Festival Mourns Loss of Founder, Former Chair
January 26, 2021 - Last week, the Waterfowl Festival learned of the passing of Betty Perry, who along with her husband Bill was a founding member of the very first Waterfowl Festival in 1970. Betty was a longtime volunteer for the Festival and its unofficial historian...
Study Shows 50th Waterfowl Festival Will Be Important Part of Recovery
As the country, the state of Maryland and the Eastern Shore look forward to a smoother 2021, Waterfowl is gearing up to be a strong force in our region’s economic recovery. The newly released “Economic & Cultural Impact of the 2019 Waterfowl Festival'', developed...
Window Restoration Project at Waterfowl Building Complete
Waterfowl Chesapeake is excited to announce that the restoration of the historic steel frame windows at the Waterfowl Building is complete. The intensive $100,000 project was funded by Maryland Historical Trust’s Historic Preservation Capital Grant Program back in...
2020 Hall of Fame Awardees Announced
The Waterfowl Festival Board of Directors is proud to announce the outstanding artists and volunteers who have been nominated and inducted into Hall of Fame for 2020 - renowned Sculptors William H. Turner and David H. Turner; former Board Member and Sculpture Gallery...