The Great Delta Bear Affair is known for having fantastic live music and this year is no exception. The festival committee has put together a great lineup including country, blues, Americana and of course Elvis! The live music will begin on the Main Stage at 1 p.m. At 1, our favorite Elvis (Tim Johnson) will take the stage, followed by Jewel Bass and These Days. Jewel Bass has recorded with R&B greats like Bobby Bland, Johnny Taylor and Barry Latimore. At 3, CMA artist and … [Read more...] about Great Delta Bear Affair announces Complete Musical Line Up
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Frank Foster to headline the Great Delta Bear Affair
Singer, songwriter, and Country chart topper Frank Foster will headline this year's Great Delta Bear Affair. Foster a Louisiana native and former oilfield man, started his musical journey in 2011, acting as his own record label, management and publishing company. He has been very successful with a loyal following of fans, and his seventh album, released in 2018, debuting at #2 on the Billboard Country chart. The Great Delta Bear Affair will take place in downtown Rolling Fork on October 23, … [Read more...] about Frank Foster to headline the Great Delta Bear Affair
“We’re Back after a brief ‘Paws'”
We are back and bigger and better than ever for the 2021 Great Delta Bear Affair. This year's festival will have the usual arts and crafts and food vendors, plus a great new musical lineup, a magician, juggler, entertainer, seminars of Mississippi wildlife (bears and snakes), kids activities and of course a fantastic fireworks show . Mark your calendars and save the date for October 23, in downtown Rolling Fork. Vendors may submit an on line application or complete the … [Read more...] about “We’re Back after a brief ‘Paws'”
Mark your calendar for October 23
Great Delta Bear Affair 2021 will take place, live and in -person , on Saturday, October 23. Mark your calendar now and make plans to attend the 20th 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 tours, Dayton Scoggins - chainsaw carver extraordinaire, and Terry Vandeventer with his Mississippi Snake seminar. You can run, walk or bike the 5K, and you can strut your … [Read more...] about Mark your calendar for October 23
Great Delta Bear Affair 2020 is Cancelled
The Great Delta Bear Affair committee has made the decision to cancel the 2020 festival. While the Great Delta Bear Affair has been cancelled, and even though a traditional festival will not take place, some festival-related activities will still occur. The GDBA planning committee had been going forward with plans in hopes that the Covid 19 pandemic would have played out by festival time. However, with recent numbers in both Sharkey County and Mississippi on the rise, it has become evident … [Read more...] about Great Delta Bear Affair 2020 is Cancelled
Great Delta Bear Affair 2020 scheduled for October 24
We are moving forward with plans for the 19th annual Great Delta Bear Affair on October 24, in hopes that we will be able to hold it. The GDBA committee is monitoring the evolving Covid 19 pandemic, and will cancel in October if we need to. We plan to take extra safety and wellness precautions this year during the festival. The GDBA will still include everyone's favorite activities including a fantastic musical line up, a seminar on Black Bears in Mississippi, Terry Vandeventer with his … [Read more...] about Great Delta Bear Affair 2020 scheduled for October 24
