An event filled with live music, arts and crafts vendors, games and activities for kids, amazing food, a chainsaw woodcarver, fireworks, and lots of friendly folk!
$5 entry fee. Kids 12 and under free. Free parking
Named a Top 20 Event by The Southeast Tourism Society
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Great Delta Bear Affair announces 2022 schedule
Over its 21 years, the Great Delta Bear Affair has grown and improved, but its founding purpose has remained the same. The mission of the Great Delta Bear Affair is to bring attention to black bears and their native habitat and territory in Mississippi’s South Delta, to celebrate Teddy Roosevelt’s famous 1902 black bear hunt…
Continue Reading Great Delta Bear Affair announces 2022 schedule
Mark your calendar for October 22
Great Delta Bear Affair 2022 will take place, live and in -person , on Saturday, October 22nd. Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend the 22nd GDBA festival in downtown Rolling Fork! We’ll be back with great musical entertainment, food vendors, arts and crafts vendors, and all the usual extras like Prehistoric Mound…
Chuckburger Eating Contest
The Chuckburger Eating Contest will celebrate its fourth year at the Great Delta Bear Affair on October 22. This signature sandwich from local eatery Chuck’s Dairy Bar is a hamburger dressed with chili, slaw and pickles. The contest is sponsored by Chuck’s Dairy Bar and will take place on the Main Stage at 11:30 a.m.…
