Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival returns for 2025 on March 21-22

March 17, 2025 | Island Features | By: Joy Crist

Decoys at the Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival in 2024. Photo by Joy Crist.

Celebrating its fifth year in 2025, the Hatteras Village Waterfowl Festival (HVWF) is returning to Hatteras Island on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, after being postponed from its original February dates due to a winter storm.

The festival will kick off Friday evening with the delicious Fin, Feather, and Bourbon event, where small plates featuring seafood and waterfowl will be accompanied by select bourbons, wines, and beer. A very small number of tickets may still be available and can be purchased online at https://hatterasonmymind.com/HVCA/WaterfowlFestival/.

Annabelle the owl was one of the event’s favorite return guests in 2024.

All events on Saturday, March 22, are free and open to the public, and include a wide variety of displays, workshops, vendors, and activities for attendees of all ages.

Saturday’s activities will be held at the Hatteras Civic Center, Hatteras Island Ocean Center, and the Hatteras Community Building, and the full schedule is below and also available online.

Hawk Manor Falconry will make an exciting return to the main stage, and attendees will have an interactive experience with birds of prey, learn the history of falconry, and also enjoy flight demonstrations and a simulated hunt. These amazing birds and handlers wowed the crowd in the past, and the 2025 encore performance is not to be missed.

2025’s festival will also feature some of previous years’ favorite exhibitors and events that have been a fixture since the beginning, such as the CHSS Art Show and Competition, local decoy exhibits, historical tours, a Duck Call Competition, a guided painting workshop, bird walks, and much more.

More information about 2025’s activities can be found on the Hatteras Waterfowl Festival’s Facebook page or on the event’s website at https://hatterasonmymind.com/HVCA/WaterfowlFestival/.