Loon Day is an annual one day event in May hosted by the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild. This event boasts a decoy competition, lunch, a live auction, and more!
Loon Day 2024
Loon Day 2024 will be held on Saturday, May 11th and will be a great day of fun and fellowship! This year there will be limited vendor space in the yard, and this will be on a first come/first serve basis and pre-registration is required. To pre-register please call Jerry Talton at 252-725-4434.
As usual, there will be no entry fee for decoys entered in the decoy competition. All decoys entered will become property of the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild. Also, every donation will receive a tax deductible receipt for the value assigned to the item Please note that there are some changes to the competition:
-The live auction will only feature the top four birds from the Loon Day competition.-The decoy that you enter will have a price assigned by the carver at the time of entry and the decoy will be available for sale at this price. If the decoy does not sell, it will go into an online auction in the fall.
-The shorebird competition will be similar as in past years with the winners able to choose a competing shorebird of their choice; however, all other shorebirds will have a price assigned by the carver at the time of entry and the decoy will be available for sale at this price. If the decoy does not sell, it will go into an online auction in the fall.
There will be a special decoy display honoring Jack Gardner, a long-time guild member and past featured carver, who passed away earlier this year.
Lunch will be provided, for a donation, from Fat Fellas, and members and guests are asked to bring a dessert to share!
Additionally, Guild merchandise will be available to purchase, and door prizes and raffle items will be given away throughout the day.