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
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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
Chuckburger Eating Contest
The Chuckburger Eating Contest will celebrate its fourth year at the Great Delta Bear Affair on October 26. 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. The contest draws an enormous crowd to witness who can eat the most burgers in only 5 minutes! The winner will receive $100 and a one of a kind trophy. Registration is on site … [Read more...] about Chuckburger Eating Contest
Prehistoric Mound Tours during the Great Delta Bear Affair
Archaeologist Sam Brookes is no stranger to Rolling Fork and the South Delta. As a member of the Great Delta Bear Affair planning committee, he has been conducting prehistoric mound tours during the festival for the past 17 years. Brookes with his extensive knowledge and passion has led many tours through the area for interested parties. He has participated in archaeological fieldwork on several sites and has authored over 30 articles on Mississippi Archaeology. On October 26, during the … [Read more...] about Prehistoric Mound Tours during the Great Delta Bear Affair
Bear Affair Pledges Money to Flood Recovery
Great Delta Bear Affair 2019 will give back to the Sharkey-Issaquena community by pledging all donations collected at the entrances to the festival area to help those affected by this year’s months-long flood. With hundreds of homes affected by the Yazoo backwater flood, a long-term recovery fund has been established through the Community Foundation for Washington County. Any money donated to this fund will go to help people in Sharkey, Issaquena and Humphreys counties who are uninsured, … [Read more...] about Bear Affair Pledges Money to Flood Recovery
