July 28th - 29th 2023 at 370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters, MO
Calling Contests • Vendor Fair • Dog Events
Cornhole • Live Band • Food & Drink • And More!
Dive Bomb Industries’ SquadFest is an exciting free-admission, waterfowling event for the entire family. For our third annual SquadFest, we've expanded even further at 370 Lakeside Park to accommodate an even bigger turnout. We've added more vendors to our vendor fair, dog events, seminars, demonstrations, live music, food trucks, beer trailers, and more!
Come on out for exclusive in-person show specials, hear the world’s best duck and goose callers go toe-to-toe, watch hard-charging gun dogs compete in the retriever combine, and let the kids get their faces painted and play in the water sprayground, all while spending the weekend with outdoor enthusiasts from across the country!
EVENT HOURS
Friday, July 28th — 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m
Saturday, July 29th — 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
CATERED DINNER
On Friday, July 28th, at 6:00 p.m., we will host a catered dinner by Ol' Bart Southern Eats. This mouth-watering BBQ dinner will consist of shredded pork, smoked sausage, baked beans, potato salad, and all the fixin's! Don't wait, every dinner ticket purchased before July 15th receives an entry into a drawing for 5 dozen V2 Canada silhouettes!
CONTESTS & COMPETITIONS
Make sure to check out and sign up for this year's contests and competitions! We'll have Calling Contests, the Retriever Combine Challenge, a Cornhole Tournament, and the Bumper Bomber Challenge.
VENDOR FAIR
We’re excited to host vendors from far and wide! Check out the full list:
Alclair Outdoors
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
Big Sky Rentals
Bluebird Waterfowl
Boss Shotshells
Cadillac Creek Outfitters
C&S Custom Calls
Combat Waterfowl
Delta Waterfowl Foundation
Devastation Hunts
Dirty Duck Coffee
DLM Leather Designs
Ducks Unlimited
FNS Products
Foiles Migrators
Fowl Commit Co.
Fowler Hide Supply
Front Range Guide Service
Full Choke Flyways
GForce Arms
Great Rivers Habitat Alliance
Grumpy Duck Co.
Habitat Flats / Habitat Flats Kennels
Hero To The Line
High and Dry
Jax & Josie's Jerky
J2 Ice Ripper
KATO Compact Excavator Sales
Lou Fusz GMC and Motor Sports
Makers Call Company
Mallard Bay
Minor Details Limited
Mississippi Valley Duck Hunters of Illinois
Motion Ducks
Muddy Duck Waterfowl
onX Maps
Pacific Custom Calls
Panhandle Flyways
PPF Mud Motors
Quack Rack
Reaper Boats
Retriever Training for the Hunter
Rick Hahne Calls
Seminole Prairie Safaris & Ranch
Snows Down Low
Sporting Life Kennels
Spritto Taxidermy
SRB Field Rests
Swamp Stick
Tactacam
The Fallen Outdoors
The Finisher
Thunderbird Outfitters
Tim Grounds Championship Calls
Toe Tags LLC
Team Halo Outdoors
Warrior's Wingman
ACCOMODATIONS
Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel
This hotel has an outdoor pool, allows dogs, and is within walking distance from several restaurants and bars in Westport Plaza. We have reserved a group block for SquadFest attendees at a discounted rate! These rooms are filling up fast, so be sure to book yours ASAP at the link below:
Book Your Group Rate for SquadFest Here!
There will be a shuttle service from this hotel (and
this hotel only) to 370 Lakeside Park on both
Friday and Saturday. While there will be parking at the event, we strongly encourage attendees to use this complimentary shuttle service.
Campground at 370 Lakeside Park
This campground is within walking distance from
where the event will be held at 370 Lakeside Park. It has restrooms, showers, picnic tables, and free Wi-Fi, and dogs are welcome. Reservations can be made by calling (636) 387-5253.
FULL EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, July 28th 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. First Shuttle
8:00 a.m. Calling Contest Registration Begins, Vendor Fair Opens, First Round of Food Trucks, DB Show Specials
10:00 a.m. Novice Goose, Kids Water Sprayground Opens, Kids Face Painting until 2:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. Aaron Carter (Boss Shotshells) Shot Size Selection for Different Species Seminar
12:00 p.m. Hunter Grounds (11x World Champion) Goose Calling 101 Seminar
12:30 p.m. Novice Meat Duck, Marty Roberts (Sporting Life Kennels) Retriever Training for Practical Hunting Situations Demonstration
1:30 p.m. Hunter Pickett (Colorado Creations Taxidermy) Taxidermy Tips for your Trophy Bird Seminar
2:30 p.m. Mike Benjamin (11x World Champion) Duck Calling 101 Seminar
3:00 p.m. Ryan Warden (Toe Tags LLC) Staying Legal in the Field & While Transporting/Donating Waterfowl Seminar
3:30 p.m. Pro-Am Meat Duck
4:30 p.m. Kyle Fagler (Guide's Choice Retrievers) Retriever Training for High Volume Wingshooting Demonstration
6:00 p.m. Catered Dinner from Ol' Bart Southern Eats
7:00 p.m. Vendor Fair Closes, Live Music from Murphy500
11:00 p.m. Last Shuttle
Saturday, July 29th 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
7:30 a.m. First Shuttle
8:00 a.m. Calling Contest Registration Begins, Vendor Fair Opens, First Round of Food Trucks
9:00 a.m. Retriever Combine Challenge
10:00 a.m. Junior Goose, Cornhole Tournament Starts, Aaron Carter (Boss Shotshells) Shot Size Selection for Different Species Seminar, Kids Water Sprayground Opens, Kids Face Painting until 2:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. Hunter Grounds (11x World Champion) Goose Calling 101 Seminar
12:00 p.m. Junior Meat Duck, Marty Roberts (Sporting Life Kennels) Retriever Training for Practical Hunting Situations Demonstration
1:00 p.m. Bumper Bomber Challenge, Mike Benjamin (11x World Champion) Duck Calling 101 Seminar
1:30 p.m. Kyle Fagler (Guide's Choice Retrievers) Retriever Training for High Volume Wingshooting Demonstration
2:00 p.m. Open Meat Duck, Hunter Pickett (Colorado Creations Taxidermy) Taxidermy Tips for your Trophy Bird Seminar
3:00 p.m. Ryan Warden (Toe Tags LLC) Staying Legal in the Field & While Transporting/Donating Waterfowl Seminar
4:00 p.m. Open Goose
6:00 p.m. Vendor Fair Closes
7:00 p.m. Last Shuttle
Interested in applying as a Vendor?
We already have several world-class vendors lined up for this year,
but we still have a few spaces available.
Interested? Please fill out this form and a member of the Dive Bomb team will be in touch.