2025 Federal Duck Stamp Contest
September 18 and 19, 2025
10AM to 3:30PM
The 2025 Contest will be held at the Patuxent Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center in Laurel, Maryland, on September 18 and 19, 2025
Watch the Federal Duck Stamp Contest live!
- Day 1 of the Contest begins at 10:00am ET on Thursday, September 18th.
- Day 2 of the Contest begins at 10:00 am ET on Friday, September 19th.
Doors will open at 9:00 am each day. For the first day of the contest, the estimated finish time is 3:30 pm. For the second day of the contest, we hope a winner is announced by *12:00pm.
*All end times listed are approximate and will vary according to the number of entries in each round of judging and the length of time the judges need to do their scoring.
Visit 2025 Federal Duck Stamp Contest | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for more details about this event.