A great way to enjoy birdwatching is by going to festivals—they’re organized to get you to well-known birding spots at the right time of year, and they’re a perfect way to meet people. Experts and locals help you see more birds, and you’ll meet other visitors who share your hobby. While you’re there, keep an eye out for Cornell Lab representatives, as we do attend several festivals each year.
To list your festival on this page, please contact our advertising manager:Susanna Lawson SVL22@cornell.edu
Festivals by Location
See the map and listings, below, for upcoming festivals.
Nov
14
August 15, 2025 @ 8:00 am - November 30, 2025 @ 4:00 pm EDT
Smith Point Hawk Watch
Candy Abshier Wildlife Management Area
Smith Point Road, Anahuac, TX, United States
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Nov
14
November 14, 2025 - November 16, 2025
Colombia Birdwatching Congress
Hotel Termales El Otoño
Km 5 antigua via, Nevado del Ruiz, Villamaría, Caldas, Colombia
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Nov
15
November 15, 2025 @ 8:00 am - November 16, 2025 @ 5:00 pm EST
Great Midwest Crane Festival
International Crane Foundation
E11376 Shady Lane Road, Baraboo, WI, United States
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Nov
20
November 20, 2025 - November 23, 2025
Central Valley Birding Symposium
Hilton Stockton
2323 Grand Canal Blvd, Stockton, CA, United States
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Dec
3
December 3, 2025 - December 7, 2025
Festival of the Cranes
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
1001 Hwy 1, San Antonio, NM, United States
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Dec
3
December 3, 2025 - December 7, 2025
Colima Birding Festival
Centro Cultural de Salagua
C. Octavio Paz, Nuevo Salahua, Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
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Dec
6
December 6, 2025 - December 7, 2025
San Quintin Bay Festival of Birds
Molino Viejo Restaurant
Bahía Soledad S/N, San Quintín, San Quintin, Mexico
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Dec
11
December 11, 2025 - December 15, 2025
North Shore Birding Festival
McDonald Canal Pavilion
24600 CR 448A, Mount Dora, FL, United States
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Jan
9
January 9, 2026 - January 11, 2026
Festival of the Cranes at Wheeler NWR
Wheeler NWR Visitor Center
3121 Visitors Center Road, Decatur, AL, United States
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Jan
10
January 10, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm EST
Eagle Watch
Four Rivers Environmental Education Center
25055 S. Walnut Lane, Channahon, IL, United States
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Jan
15
January 15, 2026 - January 19, 2026
Morro Bay Bird Festival
Morro Bay Community Center
1001 Kennedy Way, Morro Bay, CA, United States
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Jan
15
January 15, 2026 - January 18, 2026
Wings Over Willcox Birding & Nature Festival
Willcox Community Center
312 W. Stewart Street, Willcox, AZ, United States
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Jan
17
January 17, 2026 - January 18, 2026
Eagle Days
Mr. & Mrs. F. L. Schlagle Library
4051 West Drive, Kansas City, KS, United States
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Jan
17
January 17, 2026 @ 7:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
Salton Sea Bird Festival
Salton Sea State Recreation Area
100225 State Park Road, Mecca, CA, United States
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Jan
17
January 17, 2026 @ 8:00 am - January 18, 2026 @ 4:00 pm EST
Annual Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival
Hiwassee Refuge and Birchwood Community Center
5623 TN-60, Birchwood, TN, United States
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Jan
21
January 21, 2026 - January 25, 2026
Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival
Radisson Resort at the Port
8701 Astronaut Boulevard, Cape Canaveral, FL, United States
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Jan
22
January 22, 2026 - January 25, 2026
Annual Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway
Patrick Ranch Museum
10381 Midway, Durham, CA, United States
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Jan
23
January 23, 2026 - January 25, 2026
Carolina Bird Club Winter Birding Weekend — Outer Banks, North Carolina
Comfort Inn South Oceanfront
8031 Old Oregon Inlet Road, Nags Head, NC, United States
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Jan
23
January 23, 2026 - February 1, 2026
Eagle Awareness Weekends
Lake Guntersville State Park
Lodge Drive, Guntersville, Alabama, United States
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Jan
24
January 24, 2026 - February 1, 2026
Winter Wildlife Festival
Princess Ann Recreation Center
Nimmo Parkway 1400, Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
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Jan
30
January 30, 2026 - February 1, 2026
Winged Migration Expo
Mare Island
167 O’Hara Ct. at Azuar Ave., Vallejo, CA, United States
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Jan
30
January 30, 2026 - February 1, 2026
Reelfoot Lake Eagle Festival
Reelfoot Lake State Park
2595 State Route 21 E, Tiptonville, TN, United States
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Feb
4
February 4, 2026 - February 7, 2026
14th Annual Laredo Birding Festival
La Posada Hotel
5928, 1000 Zaragoza St, Laredo, TX, United States
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Feb
4
February 4, 2026 - February 8, 2026
Hammock Coast Birding Festival
Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce
28 Wall Street, Pawleys Island, SC, United States
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Feb
5
February 5, 2026 - February 8, 2026
High Plains Snow Goose Festival
Lamar High School
1900 South 11th Street, Lamar, CO, United States
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Feb
7
February 7, 2026 - February 14, 2026
Fernald Preserve Winter Bird Fest
Fernald Preserve
7400 Willey Road, Hamilton, OH, United States
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Feb
7
February 7, 2026 @ 7:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Cumberland County Winter Eagle Festival
Mauricetown Firehall
9544 Noble Street, Mauricetown, NJ, United States
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Feb
7
February 7, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Teatown’s Hudson River EagleFest
Croton Point Park
1 Croton Point Ave, Croton-on-Hudson, NY, United States
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Feb
7
February 7, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Boyd Hill Nature Preserve Raptor Fest
Boyd Hill Nature Preserve
Country Club Way South, St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
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Feb
12
February 12, 2026 - February 16, 2026
Birds On the Niagara International Bird Festival: A Winter Celebration
Niagara Falls State Park
332 Prospect Street, Niagara Falls, NY, United States
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Feb
12
February 12, 2026 - February 15, 2026
Colombia Birdfair
NGO Asociación Río Cali
Calle 4 # 35A-08, Edificio Antofagasta, Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
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Feb
12
February 12, 2026 @ 8:00 am - February 15, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EST
Rio Grande Valley Lady Birders Weekend
Embassy Suites McAllen Convention Center
800 Convention Center Blvd., McAllen, TX, United States
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Feb
14
February 14, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Wildlands Conservancy For the Birds
Wildlands Conservancy Crossing Campground
Bakersfield, CA, United States
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Feb
19
February 19, 2026 - February 22, 2026
Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival
Port Aransas Civic Center
710 W. Avenue A, Port Aransas, TX, United States
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Feb
20
February 20, 2026 - February 21, 2026
Marsh Madness
Goose Pond FWA Visitor Center
13540 West County Road 400 S, Linton, IN, United States
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Feb
25
February 25, 2026 - March 1, 2026
San Diego Bird Festival
Marina Village Conference Center
1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA, United States
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Feb
28
February 28, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Snow Goose and Birding Festival
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center
102nd Avenue Northwest, Stanwood, Washington, United States
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Feb
28
February 28, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EST
Burrowing Owl Festival, Wildlife & Environmental Expo
Rotary Park
5505 Rose Garden Road, Cape Coral, FL, United States
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Mar
6
March 6, 2026 - March 8, 2026
International Festival of Owls
Houston High School
306 W Elm Street, Houston, MN, United States
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Mar
6
March 6, 2026 - March 8, 2026
43rd Monte Vista Crane Festival
Monte Vista, Colorado
2389 Sherman Avenue, Monte Vista, CO, United States
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Mar
13
March 13, 2026 - March 15, 2026
Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival
Blaine Pavilion
635 8th Street, Blaine, WA, United States
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Mar
20
March 20, 2026 - March 22, 2026
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival
33 East Larch Street, Othello, WA, United States
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Mar
20
March 20, 2026 - March 22, 2026
Bruny Island Bird Festival
Bruny Island
Tazmania, Australia
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Mar
21
March 21, 2026 @ 10:00 am - March 22, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT
Wildlands Conservancy Spring Nature Festival
Wildlands Conservancy's Wind Wolves Preserve
16019 Maricopa Highway, Bakersfield, CA, United States
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Mar
28
March 28, 2026 @ 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm CDT
Gulf Coast Brew on the Bayou
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
299 Hwy 332 West, Lake Jackson, TX, United States
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Apr
1
April 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026
A Celebration of Swans
Swan Haven Interpretive Centre
58 Swan Haven Drive, Marsh Lake, Yukon, Canada
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Apr
6
April 6, 2026 - April 11, 2026
Wisconsin Prairie Chicken Festival
Paul J. Olson Wildlife Area
2000621, Milladore, Wisconsin, United States
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Apr
8
April 8, 2026 - April 11, 2026
Spring Chirp
Valley Nature Center
301 South Border Ave, Weslaco, TX, United States
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Apr
9
April 9, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Kansas Lek Treks Prairie-Chicken Festival
Hays, Kansas
United States
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Apr
9
April 9, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Florida Birding & Nature Festival
Suncoast Youth Conservation Center
6650 Dickman Road, Apollo Beach, FL, United States
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Apr
10
April 10, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Georgia Bird Fest
Atlanta Botanical Gardens
1345 Piedmont Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, United States
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Apr
11
April 11, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Virginia Osprey Festival in Colonial Beach
Town Hill, Colonial Beach, Virginia
Colonial Avenue and Washington Avenue, Colonial Beach, VA, United States
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Apr
11
April 11, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Brownsville Birding Festival
Gladys Porter Zoo
500 E. Ringgold Street, Brownsville, TX, United States
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Apr
15
April 15, 2026 - May 15, 2026
Great Texas Birding Classic
State of Texas
TX, United States
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Apr
16
April 16, 2026 - April 19, 2026
Olympic Birdfest
Dungeness River Nature Center
2151 W. Hendrickson Rd., Sequim, WA, United States
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Apr
16
April 16, 2026 - April 19, 2026
Galveston FeatherFest Birding & Nature Photography Festival
Moody Gardens Hotel
1 Hope Boulevard, Galveston, TX, United States
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Apr
16
April 16, 2026 - April 19, 2026
Godwit Days
Arcata Community Center
321 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, Arcata, CA, United States
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Apr
17
April 17, 2026 - April 19, 2026
Annual Bird of Prey Days at Braddock Bay
Braddock Bay Park
199 East Manitou Road, Rochester, NY, United States
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Apr
17
April 17, 2026 - April 19, 2026
Matagorda Bay Birdfest
The Peaceful Pelican
East Bay Boulevard 317, Palacios, TX, United States
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Apr
18
April 18, 2026 - April 19, 2026
Grand Isle Migratory Bird Festival
Grand Isle School
149 Ludwig Lane, Grand Isle, LA, United States
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Apr
18
April 18, 2026 - April 28, 2026
Festival de l’Oiseau et de la Nature [Abbeville Bird and Nature Festival]
Pépinière CCI
Route des Deux Vallées, Abbeville, Somme, France
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Apr
22
April 22, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Stikine River Birding Festival
The Nolan Center
296 Campbell Drive, Wrangell, AK, United States
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Apr
22
April 22, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Florida’s Birding & Photo Fest
Celebration Hall at St. Anastasia
5205 A1A S, St. Augustine Beach, FL, United States
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Apr
23
April 23, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Alabama Coastal BirdFest: Birding & Nature Festival
5 Rivers Delta Resource Center
30945 Five Rivers Boulevard, Spanish Fort, AL, United States
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Apr
23
April 23, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival
Dead Horse Ranch State Park
675 Dead Horse Ranch Road, Cottonwood, AZ, United States
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Apr
24
April 24, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Balcones Songbird Festival
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
24518 FM, 1431, Marble Falls, TX, United States
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Apr
24
April 24, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Point Reyes Birding & Nature Festival
Point Reyes Station, CA
65 Third Street, Suite 12, Point Reyes Station, CA, United States
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Apr
25
April 25, 2026 - All Day
Arrow Rock Birds Bees & Blooms Festival
Missouri River Bird Observatory
406 Main Street, Arrow Rock, MO, United States
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Apr
25
April 25, 2026 - April 26, 2026
Snow Goose Festival
Tofield Arena
4748 53 Ave, Tofield, Alberta, Canada
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Apr
25
April 25, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
California Duck Days
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area Headquarters
45211 County Road 32B (Chiles Road), Davis, CA, United States
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Apr
26
April 26, 2026 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
Madison Bird & Nature Festival
Warner Park
2930 N. Sherman Avenue, Madison, WI, United States
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Apr
27
April 27, 2026 - May 2, 2026
New River Birding & Nature Festival
Opossum Creek Retreat
Retreat Rd, 239 Opossum Creek, Lansing, WV, United States
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May
1
May 1, 2026 - May 3, 2026
Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival
Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge
1000 Airport Way, Hoquiam, WA, United States
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May
1
May 1, 2026 - May 3, 2026
Birds in the Hills Festival
Camp Oty’Okwa
24799 Purcell Road, South Bloomingville, OH, United States
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May
1
May 1, 2026 - May 3, 2026
Tipton County Museum Birdfest
Tipton County Museum Veteran's Memorial and Nature Center
751 Bert Johnson Av, Covington, TN, United States
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May
1
May 1, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration
Stanley Park
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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May
2
May 2, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Rondeau Festival of Flight
Rondeau Provincial Park
18050 Rondeau Park Road, Morpeth, Ontario, Canada
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May
2
May 2, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Spring Wings
Lee Tartt Nature Preserve
320 North Main Street, Grenada, Mississippi, United States
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May
4
May 4, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Wings Over the Rockies Nature Festival
The Upper Columbia Valley
Invermere, BC, Canada
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May
6
May 6, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
95 Sterling Highway, Homer, AK, United States
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May
6
May 6, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival
Cortez Cultural Center
25 N Market St, Cortez, CO, United States
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May
8
May 8, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Get Intimate with the Shrub-Steppe & Yakima River Canyon Bird Fest
Helen McCabe Park
24398 Canyon Road, Ellensburg, WA, United States
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May
8
May 8, 2026 - May 11, 2026
Creston Valley Bird Fest
Rotacrest New Horizons' Hall
312 19th Avenue N, Creston, BC, Canada
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May
8
May 8, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Horicon Marsh Bird Festival
Horicon Marsh
N7725 Highway 28, Horicon, WI, United States
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May
8
May 8, 2026 - May 10, 2026
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory Spring Birding Festival
Prince Edward Point Bird Observatory
6056 Long Point Rd, Milford, Ontario, Canada
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May
8
May 8, 2026 - May 17, 2026
The Biggest Week in American Birding
Maumee Bay Lodge and Conference Center
1750 State Park Road #2, Oregon, OH, United States
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May
9
May 9, 2026 - All Day
Northwoods Birding Festival
North Lakeland Discovery Center
14006 Discovery Ln, Manitowish Waters, WI, United States
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May
9
May 9, 2026 - May 12, 2026
Texas Mid-Coast Birding Festival
Bauer Convention Center
2300 TX-35, Port Lavaca, TX, United States
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May
14
May 14, 2026 - May 16, 2026
Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds – 28th Annual
Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
700 Summit Avenue, Detroit Lakes, MN, United States
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May
14
May 14, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Pikes Peak Birding and Nature Festival
Fountain Creek Nature Center
320 Peppergrass Lane, Fountain, CO, United States
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May
14
May 14, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Wings, Waves & Woods
Island Heritage Trust
420 Sunset Road, Deer Isle, ME, United States
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May
14
May 14, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Indiana Dunes Birding Festival
Indiana Dunes National Park Visitor Center
1215 North State Road 49, Porter, IN, United States
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May
14
May 14, 2026 - May 17, 2026
28th Great Salt Lake Bird Festival
Western Sports Park - Building 4
151 S 1100 W, Farmington, UT, United States
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May
15
May 15, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Festival of the Birds at Presque Isle
Presque Isle State Park
301 Peninsula Dr, Erie, PA, United States
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May
15
May 15, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Annual Ladd Marsh Bird Festival
Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area
59116 Pierce Rd, La Grande, OR, United States
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May
15
May 15, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Washington Islands Birding Festival
Washington Island Art & Nature Center
1799 Main Road, Washington Island, Wisconsin, United States
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May
15
May 15, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Mosquito Lake Big Birding Weekend
Mosquito Lake State Park
1439 State Route 305, Cortland, OH, United States
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May
16
May 16, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Presqu’ile Warblers and Whimbrels Weekend
Presqu'ile Provincial Park
328 Presqu'Ile Pkwy, Brighton, ON, Canada
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May
16
May 16, 2026 - May 17, 2026
Warbler Wonderland
Manistique Middle & High School
100 N Cedar Street, Manistique, MI, United States
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May
16
May 16, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Rockton Pelican Fest
Village of Rockton, Illinois
110 E Main Street, Rockton, IL, United States
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May
22
May 22, 2026 - May 24, 2026
Warblers on the Water
Beaver Island Community Center
26215 Main Street, Beaver Island, MI, United States
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May
22
May 22, 2026 - May 25, 2026
Down East Spring Birding Festival
Cobscook Institute
10 Commissary Point Road, Trescott, ME, United States
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May
22
May 22, 2026 - May 31, 2026
28th Huron Fringe Birding Festival
MacGregor Point Provincial Park
1593 BRUCE Road 33, Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada
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May
23
May 23, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Colonel Samuel Smith Bird Festival
Colonel Samuel Smith Park
3145 Lake Shore Blvd W, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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May
26
May 26, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Rimouski Bird Festival
Rimouski Bird Observatory
403 Av. de l'Abraham Martin, Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
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May
27
May 27, 2026 - May 30, 2026
Jackson Hole Birding Festival
Center for the Arts
South Glenwood Street, Jackson, Wyoming, United States
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May
28
May 28, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Acadia Birding Festival
Causeway Club
26 N Causeway Lane, Southwest Harbor, ME, United States
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May
29
May 29, 2026 - May 31, 2026
Great Adirondack Birding Celebration
Paul Smith's College VIC (Visitor Interpretive Center)
8023 State Route 30, Paul Smith's, NY, United States
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Jun
12
June 12, 2026 - June 14, 2026
Wings Across the Big Sky
Holiday Inn Missoula Downtown
South Pattee Street 200, Missoula, Montana, United States
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Jul
31
July 31, 2026 - August 2, 2026
Black Belt Birding Festival
Alabama Audubon
1014 Whelan Street, Greensboro, AL, United States
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Sep
12
September 12, 2026 @ 8:00 am - September 19, 2026 @ 12:00 pm EDT
Xtreme Hummingbird Xtravaganza
Gulf Coast Bird Observatory
299 Hwy 332 West, Lake Jackson, TX, United States
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