Event Schedule

Monday – Thursday

Thursday

  • 11:00 AM- 8:00 PM
    • Wildfowl Competition Registration

Friday

Show Hours 10:00 to 5:00. All Judging in Hall A/B unless otherwise noted

  • 7:00 – 9:00
    • Wildfowl Competition Registration
  • 9:30
    •  Judging – World Divisions
      • Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
      • Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
      • Interpretive Wood Sculpture
      • World Shootin’ Rig Division – Assawoman Bay
        • Note: Judging time on the Bay may be changed at the discretion of the judges
  • 10:00
    • Judging – Advanced, Intermediate, Novice Divisions
      • Decorative Life-size Floating Waterfowl
      • Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
      • Interpretive Wood Sculpture
      • Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
  • 10:00 – 5:00
    • Photo Studio with Alan Wycheck
    • Kids’ Corner – Featured kids’ art activities.  Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
    • Carving Demonstrations
  • 11:00
    •  Judging – World Division
      • Decorative Life-size Waterfowl Pair
      • World Single Gunner Decoy (When Shootin’ Rig is done)
        • Note: Judging times on the Bay may be changed at the discretion of the judges
    • Judging – Masters Divisions
      • Decorative Life-size Wildfowl
      • Decorative Miniature Wildfowl
      • Interpretive Wood Sculpture
  • Noon
    • Judging- Masters Division
      • Decorative Lifesize Floating Waterfowl
  • 1:00
    • Judging – Lem & Steve Ward Competition
      • Single Gunner – Assawoman Bay*
        • *Note: Judging times on the Bay may be changed at the discretion of the judges
  • 1:30
    • Judging – Advanced Decorative Miniature
  • 2:00
    • Judging – Sculpture Other Than Wood
  • 4:30
    •  Judging – Intermediate, Novice Divisions
      • Best in Show
  • 5:30   

Saturday

Show Hours 9:00 to 5:00. All Judging in Hall A/B unless otherwise noted

  • 9:00 – 5:00
    • Kid’s Corner
    •  Carving Demonstrations
  • 9:00
    • Judging – Lem & Steve Ward Divisions
      • Contemporary Antique
      • Contemporary Decoys
      • Shorebird Decoy
      • Decorative Smoothie Waterfowl & Champion
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    • Judging – Bench Divisions
  • 10:00 – 5:00
  • 10:00
    • Judging – Lem & Steve Ward Divisions
      • Gunning Pair 
      • Gunning Pair Champion (after GP)
        • *Note: Judging times on the Bay may be changed at the discretion of the judges
  • 11:00
    • Judging – Lem & Steve Ward Divisions:
      • Decorative Smoothie Shorebirds & Wading Birds
      • Champagne Division
      • Youth Competition
      • Youth Gunning Pairs – Tanks (Bay if Gunning Pairs are done)
  • 1:00
    • Champagne Waterfowl Silent Auction starts (goes until noon Sunday)
  • 5:00 – 8:00
    • Around the Worlds Mixer -AB Hall
      • Cash Bar and Hors d’oeuvres

Sunday 

Show Hours 10:00 to 3:00

  • 8:00 – 10:00
    • Carvers and guest (with a badge) special photo session – A/B Hall
  • 10:00 – 2:00
    •  Carving Demonstrations
    •  Kid’s Corner
    • **Champagne Waterfowl Silent Auction continues until noon
  • 12:00
    • Awards Presentations
      • Living Legends
      • Special Awards
      • People’s Choice
      • Youth
      • Sculpture
      • Divisions: Lem & Steve, Novice, Intermediate, Advance
      • Special Memorial Awards
      • Masters
      • Worlds
  • 3:00  
    • Carving Check Out

Times and events subject to change.