World's Championship Duck Calling Contest and Wings Over the Prairie Festival

89th Annual World's Championship Duck Calling Contest and Wings Over the Prairie Festival!

The festival is the largest outdoor expo in the Mid-South. Spanning 6 city blocks in downtown Stuttgart, the Wings Over the Prairie Festival packs in loads of fun for the entire family. Designated areas for shopping, food, children's activities, a carnival and midway, beer garden, duck calling contests and more are available during the festival.

Schedule of Events

8:00am - Great 5K and 10K Duck Race
Race begins at 7th and Main Street sponsored by Baptist Health
Sign Up Here

8:30am - Registration Opens for World’s Contest, Women’s World and Junior’s World
World’s Contestants must be registered by noon

9:00am - Arts and Crafts Fair
sponsored by Sutherlands

9:00am - Commercial Exhibits
sponsored by Riceland Foods

9:00am Sporting Collectibles Exhibit
sponsored by Walmart

9:00am - Outdoor Exhibit

9:30am - Butch Richenback Memorial Junior World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest (Age 13 and under)
at The Main Street Stage
Pre-Register Here

10:30am - Women’s World’s Champion Duck Calling Contest at The Main Street Stage
Pre-Register Here

11:00am - World Championship Duck Gumbo Cook-Off at Producers Rice Mill Parking Lot on Park Avenue
Featuring the Zac Dunlap Band
sponsored by Michelob Ultra Must be 21 or over

Official Gumbo After Party at Open Season Sports Bar and Grill, 2307 S. Main St
immediately follows the close of Gumbo

11:00am - Beer Garden Opens at Stuttgart Pavilion
sponsored by Lost 40 Brewing and Ludwig Distributing Company

12 Noon - Chick and Sophie Major Memorial Duck Calling Contest
Open to any student ages 16-20 in the United States contestants must bring photo ID
Pre-Register Here

12:00 pm - Carnival and Midway Opens
sponsored by Hilltop Commodities

2:00pm - 89th Annual World’s Championship Duck Calling Contest at The Main Street Stage
sponsored by Mack’s Prairie Wings, Winchester Ammunition, Benelli, Mossy Oak, Saracen Casino, Ducks Unlimited, Drake Waterfowl, Dos Primos Tequila, Sitka, and Tito’s Vodka

Duck Calling Contest Rules- Click here!