The list of events can never be complete as there are many 'unsanctioned' events happening during all hours of the festival. The events you see listed here are weather permitting. The eelpout angling contest is an 'all-weather' event.

2010 Opening Ceremony
Friday, February 19

Torch Lighting

Walker City Park, High Noon

National Anthem

Best Eelpout Encampment Judging
Saturday, February 20
3:00 p.m. - Bribes accepted at Eelpout registration tent until 2:59 p.m.
CAMPS MUST REGISTER BY NOON SATURDAY AT HEADQUARTERS TO BE ELIGIBLE!!!!
Special award - Moondance passes - Coors Light logo Prize -- Display a Coors Light Logo or Christian Brothers Brandy logo and win cool Coors Light and Christian Brothers merchandise!!!

Polar Plunge
Saturday, February 20
1:30 - 3 p.m. In Front of the Chase
Proceeds benefit Walker Community Center
Call the Leech Lake Chamber (218-547-1313)

Eelpout Bowl Rugby Tournament
Saturday, February 20
11 a.m.
On the Ice near Eelpout Central, Walker City Park
The 2006 Division 3 State Champs Bemidji State Rugby Team is back! See an official rugby tournament on the ice! Come and watch the Beavers play on the ice!

Eelpout 500
‘On-Ice’ Auto Race
Saturday, February 20
Garfield Lake, LaPorte, MN
Hot Laps: 11:00 a.m. -- Official Race Start: Noon
Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines! Race fans, don’t miss the third annual running of this event!
This event is sure to bring thrills and spills in a race that will feature Drivers from the Garfield Lake Ice Racers circuit.
Directions: Take Hwy 371 north out of Walker approx 7 miles to Hwy 200. Follow Hwy 200 to the town of Laporte. Turn right on Main Street in Laporte. At the end of Main Street turn left. Drive one block to the first right hand turn. Follow the road to the access at Garfield Lake. Watch for the track on the North end of the Lake Garfield Lake.

Eelpout Derby -- Pout Races
Saturday, February 20
Noon
On the Ice near Eelpout Central, Walker City Park
Bring your own eelpout to race in this specially designed ice track, or you can rent one of ours!

Awards Ceremony
Sunday, February 21
Walker City Park, High Noon
Grand Prize: Custom Made Eelpout Fish House by Ice Castle -- the official fish house of the Eelpout Festival
Thousands of Dollars in Prizes! Prizes for: Weight Category - Top ten weights for single pout, Eelpout Bowl Category - Register one pout and you are entered! Individual Tonnage, Most Representative Shelter, Team Tonnage, Most Inspiring Young Angler