Buffalo River Elk Festival

12/19/2024

Wishing everyone a festive and wonderful Holiday Season!!

07/08/2024

Merchandise Tent VOLUNTEERS, thanks for your time and hard work. The Buffalo River Elk Festival couldn’t have been as successful without your amazing generosity and dedication.

Mike and Kandy Morrison
Kayla Waters, Sheryl Breedlove, Kenya Windel, Nathan Windel, Kassidy Dorrell, Brad Mayberry, Carla Gray, Amanda Wheeler, Ashlee Chisum, Sady Campbell, Lalani Pomatto, Crystal McCoy, Stephanie Burton. Angela Burton, and Libby Brasel

07/03/2024

We would like to thank all of our board members and their families that work tirelessly not only the week of the Buffalo River Elk Festival but all year to make sure it is a success.
Thank you to our board members;
President... Angel Villines-Edwards and Addison Villines-Edwards
Vice President... Tammy Casey, Christy Hill, and Patrick Henderson - Vendor Relations
Secretary... Janet Clark
Treasurer.... Amanda Villines, Fred Lydick, Jaiden Lydick (Photography), Ivory Pfeil, and Ayah el Harif (Photography)
Operations... Phillip Martin, Michelle Martin - Marketing, Henry Martin, Dalaney Martin, and Madelyn Martin
Vendor and Operations Assistant... Donald Payne
Dutch Oven Cookoff... Sandy Swayne and Ruth Fissel
Fishing Derby... Kirby and Regina Carlton
Elk Calling Contest... Chad Bowen, RMEF
Running with the Elk... Kiwanis
Miss Buffalo River Elk Fest pageant... Becky Raulston and Cassie Estes
Buffalo River Elk Festival Talent Show... Lisa Duet and JAPC
AGFC Elk Permit Draws... Wes Wright and Crew
Volunteer Sign Up... Kassidy Dorrell
Security... Jasper Police Department's
Morgan Clemence and Shaun Wiseman

Thank you for the continued support from the City of Jasper and the Newton County Chamber of Commerce.

07/02/2024

🎤🦌 Buffalo River Elk Festival Wrap-Up! 🦌🎤
A huge thank you to everyone who made the Buffalo River Elk Festival, presented by Red Oak Station, an incredible success!
📣 Special shoutout to our amazing MC, Christy Hill! 🌟 Christy kept the energy high and the fun rolling for two full days, despite the scorching heat. Her enthusiasm made the event lively and enjoyable for everyone - from our hardworking vendors to our dedicated volunteers.
The board can't thank Christy enough for her tireless efforts! In fact, we've already "volun-told" her for next year's festival. 😉 (Christy, we hope you're reading this!)
🙌 If you enjoyed Christy's MC skills, drop a comment below to let her know how much we all appreciate her!
To everyone who attended, participated, and supported this year's festival - we're grateful for your part in celebrating our community and our majestic elk.
We're already excited for next year's festival. Stay tuned for updates!

07/01/2024

🎉 A Huge Thank You to Our Amazing Vendors! 🦌

Wow! What a fantastic 25th Annual Buffalo River Elk Festival we've had! This year's event was truly exceptional, running smoother than ever before. We received glowing feedback from both vendors and attendees. Issues were dealt with swiftly and it was just a good time all around.

To all our incredible vendors - your unique products, delicious food, and engaging booths brought the festival to life and created an unforgettable experience for our community and visitors.

This year was special:
✅ No major emergencies
✅ Minimal issues
✅ Positive feedback all around

Your professionalism, enthusiasm, and community spirit played a huge role in making this our most successful festival yet. We hope you found the weekend as rewarding as we did!

Vendors, we'd love for you to share in this celebration! Please tag yourselves in the comments and share a highlight from your festival experience. Let's keep the festival spirit going!

We're already looking forward to next year and hope you'll join us again. Your continued support and participation make the Buffalo River Elk Festival the beloved event it is. If you haven't secured your spot for next year yet you might want to think it through. We sold out this year. The 2025 Application is online and ready to go. Pay now and get 2024 prices.

Thank you for being part of our 25th anniversary celebration. Here's to many more years of showcasing the best of our community!

With heartfelt appreciation,
The Buffalo River Elk Festival Committee



Buffalo River Elk Festival presented by Red Oak Station
https://www.redoakstation.com/

07/01/2024

Congratulations to all of the wonderful performers in the Buffalo River Elk Festival Talent Show!! And thank you to Lisa and JAPC for such a fun show!!

Congratulations!!!! Pics in comments.

07/01/2024

Congratulations to all the winners!! And thank you to Kiwanis for another amazing race!!

Thank u to everyone that came out today.
We are already looking forward to next year and making plans.

06/30/2024

What a great way to end the festival! A special thank you to all the volunteers and BREF staff that make this festival special! Whistlin' Dixie was amazing!

06/30/2024

Still time to make it down to the 25th Annual Elk Fest for our headliner band, award winning Whistling Dixie and our firework finale!

06/30/2024

06/29/2024

More Festival Fun!

06/29/2024

In person Elk Permit Winners!

06/29/2024

This years Elk Permit Winners! Congratulations!

06/29/2024

This years Dutch Oven Cookoff was out of this world! Its amazing to watch these awesome people cook without electricity and taste these delicious dishes!

06/29/2024

Elk Calling Contest! Congratulations to all of the contestants! You all did great!

06/29/2024

Talent show, fishing derby awards, Donald Payne impressionist and Espn Daniels Elvis impersonator!

06/29/2024

Fishing Derby Fun! This cute little girl, Avery, caught a two foot long-nosed gar! First time we’ve ever seen that! How awesome!

06/29/2024

The Elk spotted us! Running with the Elk 5k fun! Winners will be announced at 3pm at the main stage!