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.
Jun
14
January 1, 2026 @ 8:00 am - December 31, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EST
New Mexico Birding Big Year Contest
New Mexico State
1 Wildlife Way, Santa Fe, NM, United States
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Jun
14
April 15, 2026 - June 15, 2026
Great Wisconsin Birdathon
State of Wisconsin
WI, United States
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Jun
14
June 12, 2026 - June 14, 2026
Wings Across the Big Sky
Red Lion Hotel Kalispell
20 N Main Street, Kalispell, MT, United States
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Jun
18
June 18, 2026 - June 21, 2026
Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua
Mono Lake Committee Information Center and Bookstore
51365 Highway 395, Lee Vining, CA, United States
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Jun
19
June 19, 2026 - June 21, 2026
Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology’s Birding Festival
Blair County Convention Center
Convention Center Drive, Altoona, PA, United States
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Jun
26
June 26, 2026 - June 27, 2026
Minnesota Loons and Lakes Festival
National Loon Center
14303 Gould Street, Crosslake, MN, United States
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Jul
10
July 10, 2026 - July 12, 2026
Global Birdfair
Lyndon Top Caravan Park
South Shore of Rutland Water, Rutland, United Kingdom
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Jul
18
July 18, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am EDT
New York Annual Loon Census
Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation
75 Main Street, Saranac Lake, NY, United States
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Jul
24
July 24, 2026 - July 26, 2026
Sedona Hummingbird Festival
Sedona Performing Arts Center
995 Upper Red Rock Loop Road, Sedona, AZ, 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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Aug
1
August 1, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT
Indiana Audubon Hummingbird Migration Celebration
Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary
3499 S Bird Sanctuary Rd, Connersville, IN, United States
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Aug
1
August 1, 2026 @ 10:00 am - August 2, 2026 @ 4:00 pm EDT
Land Between the Lakes Hummingbird Festival
Woodlands Nature Station
3146 Silver Trail Road, Cadiz, KY, United States
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Aug
5
August 5, 2026 - August 8, 2026
Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival
The Mall At Sierra Vista
2200 El Mercado Loop, Sierra Vista, AZ, United States
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Aug
7
August 7, 2026 - August 9, 2026
Lake Almanor Annual Grebe Festival
Plumas Pines Resort
3000 Almanor Dr W, Canyondam, CA, United States
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Aug
12
August 12, 2026 - August 16, 2026
Southeast Arizona Birding Festival
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Tucson - Reid Park
445 S. Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ, United States
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Aug
15
August 15, 2026 @ 7:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Ijams Hummingbird Fest
Ijams Nature Center
2915 Island Home Avenue, Knoxville, TN, United States
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Aug
15
August 15, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm CDT
Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah
National Ruby-throated Hummingbird Center
209 S. 6th Steet, Henderson, MN, United States
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Aug
16
August 16, 2026 - August 23, 2026
Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival
Creamer's Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge
1300 College Road, Fairbanks, AK, United States
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Sep
3
September 3, 2026 - September 6, 2026
Yampa Valley Crane Festival
Bud Werner Memorial Library
1289 Lincoln Avenue, Steamboat Springs, CO, United States
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Sep
11
September 11, 2026 - September 13, 2026
Spurn Migration Festival (Migfest)
Spurn Bird Observatory
Easington Road, Hull, Kilnsea, United Kingdom
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Sep
11
September 11, 2026 @ 6:00 pm - September 12, 2026 @ 6:00 pm EDT
Montezuma Muckrace
Montezuma Audubon Center
2295 Route 89, Savannah, NY, United States
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Sep
12
September 12, 2026 - September 13, 2026
Raptor Weekend & Birds and Brews Kick-Off
Audubon Society of Rhode Island Nature Center and Aquarium
1401 Hope Street, Bristol, RI, United States
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Sep
12
September 12, 2026 @ 7:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Fall Birding Festival
Barr Lake State Park Nature Center
13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton, CO, 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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Sep
14
September 14, 2026 - September 17, 2026
Little St. Simons Island Fall Shorebird Event
Little St. Simons Island
1000 Hampton River Club Marina Drive, St Simons Island, GA, United States
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Sep
15
September 15, 2026 - October 15, 2026
Rich Stallcup Bird-A-Thon
Point Blue Conservation Science
3820 Cypress Drive #11, Petaluma, CA, United States
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Sep
17
September 17, 2026 - September 20, 2026
Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Celebration
Rockport-Fulton High School
1801 Omohundro St., Rockport, TX, United States
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Sep
17
September 17, 2026 - September 20, 2026
Western Field Ornithologists Conference
Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites
2525 Ashland Street, Ashland, OR, United States
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Sep
17
September 17, 2026 - September 20, 2026
South American Bird Fair
Cultural Center of the Port of Asunción
Av. Stella Maris, Asunción, Paraguay
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Sep
18
September 18, 2026 - September 20, 2026
The Urban Birding Festival
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL, United States
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Sep
18
September 18, 2026 - September 20, 2026
Headlands Birding Festival
Headlands Beach State Park
9601 Headlands Road, Mentor, OH, United States
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Sep
19
September 19, 2026 - September 20, 2026
Point Pelee Festival of Hawks
Holiday Beach Conservation Area
6952 County Rd. 50 W, Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada
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Sep
19
September 19, 2026 - September 26, 2026
Houston Bird Week
Houston Audubon
440 Wilchester Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States
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Sep
19
September 19, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT
Browns Creek Community Watershed Celebration/Bird Festival
Browns Creek Park
8312 Neal Ave. N., Stillwater, MN, United States
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Sep
19
September 19, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Welcome Home Kōlea Festival
Ala Moana Beach Park, Site 31
Magic Island, Ala Moana Boulevard, Honolulu, HI, United States
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Sep
19
September 19, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
Great Swamp Fall Migration Festival
Great Swamp Conservancy
8375 N. Main Street, Canastota, NY, United States
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Sep
21
September 21, 2026 - September 27, 2026
Côte-Nord Migratory Bird Festival
Observatoire d’oiseaux de Tadoussac
302 Rue de la Rivière, Grandes-Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada
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Sep
21
September 21, 2026 - September 26, 2026
Global Bird Rescue
Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP)
1 Adelaide Street East, Box 430, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sep
23
September 23, 2026 - September 26, 2026
Greater Yellowstone Crane Festival
Teton Regional Land Trust
1520 S. 500 W., Driggs, ID, United States
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Sep
24
September 24, 2026 - September 27, 2026
Carolina Bird Club Fall Birding Weekend
Comfort Inn Conover-Hickory
1607 Fairgrove Church Rd SE, Conover, NC, United States
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Sep
25
September 25, 2026 - September 26, 2026
Wings Over Whidbey Bird Festival
YMCA Camp Casey
1276 S Engle Rd, Coupeville, WA, United States
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Sep
25
September 25, 2026 - September 27, 2026
Maryland Ornithological Society Annual Convention
DoubleTree by Hilton Salisbury
300 S. Salisbury Blvd., Salisbury, MD, United States
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Sep
25
September 25, 2026 @ 9:00 am - September 27, 2026 @ 5:00 pm EDT
Celebration of Flight
Hazel Bazemore County Park
4343 Co Rd 69, Corpus Christi, TX, United States
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Oct
1
October 1, 2026 - October 4, 2026
Annual Pelican Festival
Wolf Creek Park
963 N 16th St, Grove, OK, United States
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Oct
3
October 3, 2026 - All Day
BirdFest & Bluegrass Festival
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
28908 NW Main Avenue, Ridgefield, WA, United States
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Oct
3
October 3, 2026 - All Day
Virginia Birding Big Day
Virginia Birding Big Day
VA, United States
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Oct
3
October 3, 2026 @ 8:00 am - October 10, 2026 @ 3:00 pm EDT
Fort Morgan Bird Banding Event
Fort Morgan
110 AL-180, Gulf Shores, AL, United States
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Oct
4
October 4, 2026 - All Day
Meadowlands Birding Festival
Meadowlands Environmental Center
2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst, NJ, United States
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Oct
5
October 5, 2026 - All Day
Sagres Birdwatching & Nature Activities Festival
Beliche Fortress / Forte do Beliche
Cape St. Vincent, Sagres, Portugal
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Oct
8
October 8, 2026 - October 10, 2026
The Birding Festival of the South
Hot Springs Convention Center
134 Convention, Hot Springs, AR, United States
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Oct
9
October 9, 2026 - October 10, 2026
Wings Over Beaufort
Port Royal Cypress Wetlands
1700 Paris Avenue, Port Royal, SC, United States
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Oct
10
October 10, 2026 - October 11, 2026
Kiwanis Club CraneFest
Kiwanis Youth Conservation Area
22300, 15 Mile Road, Bellevue, MI, United States
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Oct
10
October 10, 2026 - October 11, 2026
Festival International Nature Namur
Le Delta
Avenue Fernand Golenvaux 18, Namur, Belgium
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Oct
10
October 10, 2026 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
World Migratory Bird Day
Bailie Beach Park
751-1901 Bailie Beach Rd, Mattituck, NY, United States
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Oct
11
October 11, 2026 @ 12:00 am - October 19, 2026 @ 11:59 pm EDT
Bird Migratory Days in the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park
Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park
Virchowstr 1, Wilhelmshaven, Germany
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Oct
13
October 13, 2026 - October 18, 2026
Wings Over Willapa Festival
Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex
7112 67th Place, Long Beach, WA, United States
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Oct
13
October 13, 2026 - October 18, 2026
Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival
National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center
100 Conservation way, Manteo, NC, United States
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Oct
15
October 15, 2026 - October 18, 2026
Cape May Fall Festival
Cape May Convention Hall
714 Beach Avenue, Cape May, NJ, United States
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Oct
24
October 24, 2026 - All Day
Hawaii Island Festival of Birds
Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo
93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI, United States
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Nov
4
November 4, 2026 - November 7, 2026
Colima Birding Festival
La Campana North Zone
28979 Villa de Alvarez, Colima, Colima, Mexico
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Nov
6
November 6, 2026 - November 7, 2026
Celebration of Cranes
Sterling College
125 W. Cooper, Sterling, KS, United States
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Nov
6
November 6, 2026 - November 8, 2026
Alaska Bald Eagle Festival
Haines Visitors Center
122 Second Avenue, Haines, AK, United States
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Nov
7
November 7, 2026 - November 8, 2026
Borneo Bird Festival
Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok
90715 Sandakan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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Nov
11
November 11, 2026 - November 15, 2026
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Harlingen Convention Center
701 Harlingen Heights Drive, Harlingen, TX, United States
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Nov
13
November 13, 2026 - November 15, 2026
California Swan Festival
Yuba College - Marysville Campus
North Beale Road, Marysville, CA, United States
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Nov
15
November 15, 2026 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EST
Great Midwest Crane Fest
International Crane Foundation
E11376 Shady Lane Road, Baraboo, WI, United States
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Nov
21
November 21, 2026 - All Day
Virginia Bluebird Society Conference
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
1800 Lakeside Avenue, Richmond, VA, United States
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Dec
2
December 2, 2026 - December 5, 2026
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, 2026 - December 7, 2026
North Shore Birding Festival
McDonald Canal Pavilion
24600 CR 448A, Mount Dora, FL, United States
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Dec
5
December 5, 2026 - December 6, 2026
San Quintin Bay Bird Festival
Molino Viejo Restaurant
Bahía Soledad S/N, San Quintín, San Quintin, Mexico
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Jan
8
January 8, 2027 - January 10, 2027
Quad City Bald Eagle Days
QCCA Expo Center
2621 4th Ave, Rock Island, IL, United States
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Jan
14
January 14, 2027 @ 8:00 am - January 18, 2027 @ 5:00 pm EST
Rookery Bay Festival of Birds
Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center
300 Tower Road, Naples, FL, United States
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Jan
16
January 16, 2027 @ 8:00 am - January 17, 2027 @ 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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Feb
4
February 4, 2027 - February 7, 2027
High Plains Snow Goose Festival
Lamar High School
1900 South 11th Street, Lamar, CO, United States
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Feb
6
February 6, 2027 @ 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
17
February 17, 2027 - February 21, 2027
San Diego Bird Festival
Marina Village Conference Center
1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, CA, United States
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Feb
19
February 19, 2027 - February 20, 2027
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, 2027 - February 28, 2027
Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival
Port Aransas Civic Center
710 W. Avenue A, Port Aransas, TX, United States
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Feb
26
February 26, 2027 - February 28, 2027
FIO Extremadura Birdwatching Fair
Monfragüe National Park
Villareal de San Carlos, Cáceres, Spain
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Feb
27
February 27, 2027 - All Day
Wild Things Conference
Donald E Stephens Convention Center
North River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, United States
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Mar
5
March 5, 2027 - March 7, 2027
International Festival of Owls
Houston High School
306 W Elm Street, Houston, MN, United States
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Apr
15
April 15, 2027 - April 18, 2027
Galveston FeatherFest Birding & Nature Photography Festival
Moody Gardens Hotel
1 Hope Boulevard, Galveston, TX, United States
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Apr
25
April 25, 2027 @ 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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May
7
May 7, 2027 - May 16, 2027
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
8
May 8, 2027 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
Prairie Appreciation Day
Glacial Heritage Preserve
Littlerock, WA, United States
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