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.
Sep
8
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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Sep
12
September 12, 2025 - September 14, 2025
The Urban Birding Festival
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
2430 N Cannon Drive, Chicago, IL, United States
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Sep
12
September 12, 2025 @ 8:00 am - September 14, 2025 @ 5:00 pm EDT
Spurn Migration Festival (Migfest)
Spurn Bird Observatory
Easington Road, Hull, Kilnsea, United Kingdom
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Sep
13
September 13, 2025 - September 21, 2025
International Hawk Migration Week
Hawk Migration Assocation
Hancock, New Hampshire, United States
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Sep
13
September 13, 2025 @ 7:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT
Fall Birding Festival
Barr Lake State Park Nature Center
13401 Picadilly Road, Brighton, CO, United States
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Sep
13
September 13, 2025 @ 8:00 am - September 20, 2025 @ 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
15
September 15, 2025 - September 21, 2025
Côte-Nord Migratory Bird Festival
Observatoire d’oiseaux de Tadoussac
302 Rue de la Rivière, Grandes-Bergeronnes, Quebec, Canada
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Sep
15
September 15, 2025 - October 15, 2025
Rich Stallcup Bird-A-Thon
Point Blue Conservation Science
3820 Cypress Drive #11, Petaluma, CA, United States
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Sep
18
September 18, 2025 - September 21, 2025
Annual Rockport-Fulton HummerBird Celebration
Rockport-Fulton High School
1801 Omohundro St., Rockport, TX, United States
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Sep
19
September 19, 2025 - September 21, 2025
New York State Ornithological Association Conference
Ithaca Downtown Conference Center
East Green Street 116, Ithaca, New York, United States
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Sep
20
September 20, 2025 - September 27, 2025
Houston Bird Week
Houston Audubon
440 Wilchester Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States
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Sep
20
September 20, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm EDT
Pelican Party
Four Rivers Environmental Education Center
South Walnut Lane 25055, Channahon, Illinois, United States
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Sep
22
September 22, 2025 - September 28, 2025
Global Bird Rescue
Fatal Light Awareness Program (FLAP)
1 Adelaide Street East, Box 430, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Sep
26
September 26, 2025 - September 28, 2025
Maryland Ornithological Society Annual Convention
The Arc at Market Street
555 South Market Street, Frederick, MD, United States
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Oct
2
October 2, 2025 - October 5, 2025
42nd Annual Pelican Festival
Wolf Creek Park
963 N 16th St, Grove, OK, United States
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Oct
2
October 2, 2025 - October 5, 2025
Carolina Bird Club Fall Birding Weekend — Beaufort, South Carolina
Holiday Inn Beaufort
2225 Boundary Street, Beaufort, SC, United States
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Oct
4
October 4, 2025 - All Day
BirdFest & Bluegrass Festival
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
28908 NW Main Avenue, Ridgefield, WA, United States
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Oct
4
October 4, 2025 - All Day
Frontiers in Ornithology Student Symposium
Mountaineers Seattle Program Center
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA, United States
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Oct
4
October 4, 2025 - October 5, 2025
Nature Fair: 100 Years of Birding at the Bottom of the Bay
West Valley College
14000 Fruitvale Avenue, Saratoga, CA, United States
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Oct
4
October 4, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 5:30 pm EDT
Hawaii Island Festival of Birds
Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo
93 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI, United States
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Oct
5
October 5, 2025 - All Day
Meadowlands Birding Festival
Meadowlands Environmental Center
2 DeKorte Park Plaza, Lyndhurst, NJ, United States
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Oct
10
October 10, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Monterey Bay Festival of Birds
Monterey Bay Area
Monterey Bay, CA, United States
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Oct
11
October 11, 2025 - October 12, 2025
Kiwanis Club CraneFest XXX 2025
Kiwanis Youth Conservation Area
22300, 15 Mile Road, Bellevue, MI, United States
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Oct
11
October 11, 2025 - October 19, 2025
Festival International Nature Namur
Le Delta
Avenue Fernand Golenvaux 18, Namur, Belgium
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Oct
14
October 14, 2025 - October 19, 2025
Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival
National Wildlife Refuges Visitor Center
100 Conservation way, Manteo, NC, United States
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Oct
25
October 25, 2025 - October 26, 2025
Borneo Bird Festival
Rainforest Discovery Centre, Sepilok
90715 Sandakan, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
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Nov
5
November 5, 2025 - November 9, 2025
Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
Harlingen Convention Center
701 Harlingen Heights Drive, Harlingen, TX, United States
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Nov
7
November 7, 2025 - November 9, 2025
California Swan Festival
Yuba College - Marysville Campus
North Beale Road, Marysville, CA, United States
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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, Wisconsin, 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 6, 2025
Colima Birding Festival
Municipality of Manzanillo
Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
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Dec
4
December 4, 2025 - December 8, 2025
North Shore Birding Festival
McDonald Canal Pavilion
24600 CR 448A, Mount Dora, FL, United States
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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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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
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
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
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 8, 2026
Hammock Coast Birding Festival
Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce
28 Wall Street, Pawleys Island, SC, 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
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
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 - 5:00 pm EST
Snow Goose and Birding Festival
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center
102nd Avenue Northwest, Stanwood, Washington, 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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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
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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