US birding festivals, 2026–2027: dates by month and state

November 2026

• Alaska Bald Eagle Festival

  November 6–8, 2026

  Haines, Alaska

  Organized by American Bald Eagle Foundation

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Kansas Crane Festival

  November 6–8, 2026

  Sterling, Kansas

  Organized by Audubon of Kansas

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival

  November 6–8, 2026

  Lodi, California

  Organized by Lodi Sandhill Crane Association

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Raptorama at Jamaica Bay

  November 7, 2026

  New York City (Queens), New York

  Organized by Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy; Gateway National Recreation Area; NYC Bird Alliance and partners

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival

  November 11–15, 2026

  Harlingen, Texas

  Organized by Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• California Swan Festival

  November 12–15, 2026

  Yuba-Sutter region, California

  Organized by Sutter Buttes Regional Land Trust

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Waterfowl Festival

  November 13–15, 2026

  Easton, Maryland

  Organized by Waterfowl Festival, Inc.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Great Midwest Crane Fest

  November 14–15, 2026

  Baraboo, Wisconsin

  Organized by International Crane Foundation; Aldo Leopold Foundation

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Central Valley Birding Symposium

  November 19–22, 2026

  Stockton, California

  Organized by Central Valley Bird Club

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Wings Over the Delta – Plaquemines Parish Birding Festival

  November 21, 2026

  Belle Chasse, Louisiana

  Organized by Plaquemines Parish Tourism Commission

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

December 2026

• Festival of the Cranes (Bosque del Apache)

  December 2–5, 2026

  Socorro, New Mexico

  Organized by Friends of Bosque del Apache, with Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• North Shore Birding Festival

  December 3–7, 2026

  Lake Apopka North Shore (Central Florida), Florida

  Organized by Orange Audubon Society

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Wings Over Water Wildlife Festival Encore

  December 4–6, 2026

  Northeastern North Carolina, North Carolina

  Organized by Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

January 2027

• Festival of the Cranes at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

  January 8–10, 2027

  Decatur, Alabama

  Organized by Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Association

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Morro Bay Bird Festival

  January 14–18, 2027

  Morro Bay, California

  Organized by Morro Bay Bird Festival

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Wings Over Willcox Birding and Nature Festival

  January 14–17, 2027

  Willcox, Arizona

  Organized by Wings Over Willcox

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Tennessee Sandhill Crane Festival

  January 16–17, 2027

  Birchwood, Tennessee

  Organized by Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival

  January 20–24, 2027

  Cape Canaveral, Florida

  Organized by Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Association

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Winter Wildlife Festival

  January 23–31, 2027

  Virginia Beach, Virginia

  Organized by City of Virginia Beach Parks & Recreation

  A wildlife festival with birding.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Snow Goose Festival of the Pacific Flyway

  January 28–31, 2027

  Chico, California

  Organized by AltaCal Bird Alliance

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Everglades Birding Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2025 festival: January 16–19, 2025)

  Davie, Florida

  Organized by Birding Adventures

  The organizer says it returns in January 2027; exact days not announced yet. The 2026 festival was canceled.

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Festival of Birds at Rookery Bay

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: January 15–19, 2026)

  Naples, Florida

  Organized by Friends of Rookery Bay

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

February 2027

• Laredo Birding Festival

  February 3–6, 2027

  Laredo, Texas

  Organized by Laredo Birding Festival; Monte Mucho Audubon Society

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Hammock Coast Birding Festival

  February 4–7, 2027

  Pawleys Island / Georgetown County, South Carolina

  Organized by Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• San Diego Bird Festival

  February 17–21, 2027

  San Diego, California

  Organized by San Diego Bird Alliance

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival

  February 19–20, 2027

  Linton, Indiana

  Organized by Friends of Goose Pond

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Whooping Crane Festival

  February 25–28, 2027

  Port Aransas, Texas

  Organized by Port Aransas Chamber of Commerce & Tourist Bureau

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Burrowing Owl Festival, Wildlife and Environmental Expo

  February 27, 2027

  Cape Coral, Florida

  Organized by Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: February 13–15, 2026)

  Vallejo, California

  Organized by Mare Island Heritage Trust

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Teatown Hudson River EagleFest

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: February 14, 2026)

  Croton-on-Hudson, New York

  Organized by Teatown

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site (last year’s dates), October 2, 2026.

March 2027

• International Festival of Owls

  March 5–7, 2027

  Houston, Minnesota

  Organized by International Owl Center

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Monte Vista Crane Festival

  March 5–7, 2027

  Monte Vista, Colorado

  Organized by Friends of the San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuges

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Othello Sandhill Crane Festival

  March 18–21, 2027

  Othello, Washington

  Organized by Grant County Conservation District

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Wings Over Water Northwest Birding Festival

  March 19–21, 2027

  Blaine, Washington

  Organized by Wings Over Water Northwest

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Eagle Festival at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: March 14, 2026)

  Cambridge, Maryland

  Organized by Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge; Friends of Blackwater

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

April 2027

• Florida Birding & Nature Festival

  April 1–4, 2027

  Apollo Beach, Florida

  Organized by Florida Birding & Nature Festival, Inc.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Kansas Lek Treks

  April 7–11, 2027

  Hays, Kansas

  Organized by Audubon of Kansas

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Spring Chirp Birding Festival

  April 7–10, 2027

  Weslaco, Texas

  Organized by Valley Nature Center

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Virginia Osprey Festival

  April 10, 2027

  Colonial Beach, Virginia

  Organized by Virginia Osprey Foundation

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Galveston FeatherFest

  April 15–18, 2027

  Galveston, Texas

  Organized by Galveston Island Nature Tourism Council

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Godwit Days Spring Migration Bird Festival

  April 15–18, 2027

  Arcata, California

  Organized by Godwit Days

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Matagorda Bay Birdfest

  April 15–17, 2027

  Palacios, Texas

  Organized by M.A.R.S.H. Project

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Olympic BirdFest

  April 15–18, 2027

  Sequim, Washington

  Organized by Dungeness River Nature Center, with Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society and the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Florida's Birding & Photo Fest

  April 21–25, 2027

  St. Augustine Beach, Florida

  Mostly a photography festival, with birding trips.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Stikine River Birding Festival

  April 21–25, 2027

  Wrangell, Alaska

  Organized by Travel Wrangell

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Alabama Coastal BirdFest

  April 22–25, 2027

  Alabama Coast, Alabama

  Organized by Alabama Audubon

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival

  April 22–25, 2027

  Cottonwood, Arizona

  Organized by Friends of the Verde River

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• New River Birding & Nature Festival

  April 26 – May 1, 2027

  Fayette County, West Virginia

  Organized by Fayette County Education Fund, Inc.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Texas Mid-Coast Birding Festival

  April 29 – May 2, 2027

  Port Lavaca, Texas

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Grays Harbor Shorebird and Nature Festival

  April 30 – May 2, 2027

  Hoquiam, Washington

  Organized by Grays Harbor Audubon Society

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Bird of Prey Days

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 18–19, 2026)

  Greece, New York

  Organized by Braddock Bay Raptor Research

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Birdiest Festival in America

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 22–26, 2026)

  Corpus Christi, Texas

  Organized by South Texas Botanical Garden

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Brownsville Birding Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 11–12, 2026)

  Brownsville, Texas

  Organized by City of Brownsville and partners

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Georgia Bird Fest

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 10–May 10, 2026)

  Atlanta / statewide, Georgia

  Organized by Birds Georgia

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Grand Isle Migratory Bird Celebration

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 17–18, 2026)

  Grand Isle, Louisiana

  Organized by Grand Isle Sanctuary Group; Town of Grand Isle; The Louisiana Nature Conservancy and partners

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Harney County Migratory Bird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 16–19, 2026)

  Burns, Oregon

  Organized by Friends of Malheur Refuge; High Desert Partnership; Harney County and partners

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Hastings Area Earth Day Birding Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 25, 2026)

  Hastings, Minnesota

  Organized by Carpenter Nature Center

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Hatchie BirdFest

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 24–26, 2026)

  Brownsville, Tennessee

  Organized by Friends of the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Madison Bird and Nature Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: April 26, 2026)

  Madison, Wisconsin

  Organized by City of Madison Parks

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

May 2027

• Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival (Spring)

  May 5–8, 2027

  Sierra Vista, Arizona

  Organized by Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Copper River Delta Shorebird Festival

  May 6–9, 2027

  Cordova, Alaska

  Organized by Cordova Chamber of Commerce, with Chugach National Forest and partners

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• The Biggest Week in American Birding

  May 7–16, 2027

  Northwest Ohio (Oak Harbor area), Ohio

  Organized by Black Swamp Bird Observatory

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Kettle Creek's Annual Birding Festival

  May 8, 2027

  Kettle Creek State Park (Renovo), Pennsylvania

  Organized by Kettle Creek State Park (Pennsylvania DCNR)

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Northwoods Bird & Wildlife Festival

  May 8, 2027

  Manitowish Waters, Wisconsin

  Organized by North Lakeland Discovery Center

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Indiana Dunes Birding Festival

  May 13–16, 2027

  Porter, Indiana

  Organized by Indiana Audubon

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest

  May 13–16, 2027

  Leavenworth, Washington

  Organized by Wenatchee River Institute (with North Central Washington Audubon Society)

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Pikes Peak Birding & Nature Festival

  May 13–16, 2027

  Colorado Springs, Colorado

  Organized by Pikes Peak Birding & Nature Festival Committee

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds

  May 20–22, 2027

  Detroit Lakes, Minnesota

  Organized by Detroit Lakes Tourism Bureau and Regional Chamber of Commerce

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Jackson Hole Birding Festival

  May 26–29, 2027

  Jackson Hole, Wyoming

  Organized by Wild Excellence Films

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Door County Festival of Nature

  May 27–29, 2027

  Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin

  Organized by The Ridges Sanctuary

  A nature festival with birding.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Downeast Spring Birding Festival

  May 28–31, 2027

  Trescott Township (Cobscook Bay), Maine

  Organized by Cobscook Institute

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Northern Landscapes Festival

  May 28–30, 2027

  Grand Marais, Minnesota

  Organized by North House Folk School

  A nature festival with birding.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Birds in the Hills Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 1–3, 2026)

  Hocking Hills (Camp Oty'Okwa), Ohio

  Organized by Appalachian Understories, sponsored by the Ohio Ornithological Society

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Chequamegon Bay Birding and Nature Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 21–23, 2026)

  Ashland, Wisconsin

  Organized by Ashland Chamber of Commerce

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Fargo Birding Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 9, 2026)

  Fargo, North Dakota

  Organized by Fargo Park District; Audubon Great Plains

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Festival of the Birds at Presque Isle

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 15–17, 2026)

  Erie, Pennsylvania

  Organized by Presque Isle Audubon

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Great Salt Lake Bird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 14–17, 2026)

  Farmington, Utah

  Organized by Davis County (Discover Davis)

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Herricks Cove Wildlife Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 3, 2026)

  Herricks Cove, Vermont

  Organized by Ascutney Mountain Audubon Society; Vermont Fish and Wildlife and partners

  A wildlife festival with birding.

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Horicon Marsh Bird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 8–10, 2026)

  Horicon Marsh, Wisconsin

  Organized by Horicon Marsh Bird Club

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 6–10, 2026)

  Homer, Alaska

  Organized by Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge

  Registration opens in March 2027, the festival says.

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Ladd Marsh Bird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 15–17, 2026)

  La Grande, Oregon

  Organized by Friends of Ladd Marsh

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Rockton Pelican Fest

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 16, 2026)

  Rockton, Illinois

  Organized by Downtown Rockton; Natural Land Institute; Sinnissippi Audubon Society

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Sherman-Hagerman Bird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 16, 2026)

  Sherman, Texas

  Organized by Friends of Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge; Sherman Cultural District

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Tawas Point Bird Migration Days

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 15–16, 2026)

  Tawas Point State Park, Michigan

  Organized by AuSable Valley Audubon

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Ute Mountain Mesa Verde Birding Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: May 6–10, 2026)

  Cortez, Colorado

  Organized by Cortez Cultural Center

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

June 2027

• Acadia Birding Festival

  June 3–6, 2027

  Southwest Harbor (Mount Desert Island), Maine

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Adirondack Boreal Birding Festival

  June 3–6, 2027

  Hamilton County, New York

  Organized by Experience Our Adirondacks (Hamilton County)

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Yakutat Tern Festival

  June 3–6, 2027

  Yakutat, Alaska

  Organized by Yakutat Nature Society

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Great Adirondack Birding Celebration

  June 4–6, 2027

  Saranac Lake, New York

  Organized by Northern New York Audubon

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Rangeley Birding Festival

  June 10–13, 2027

  Rangeley, Maine

  Organized by Maine Audubon; Western Maine Audubon

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Dean Hale Woodpecker Weekend

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: June 4–7, 2026)

  Sisters / Bend, Oregon

  Organized by East Cascades Bird Alliance

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Loons and Lakes Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: June 26–27, 2026)

  Crosslake, Minnesota

  Organized by National Loon Center Foundation

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Puget Sound Bird Fest

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: June 6–7, 2026)

  Edmonds, Washington

  Organized by Pilchuck Audubon Society (with City of Edmonds)

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Wings Across the Big Sky

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: June 12–14, 2026)

  Moves each year (2026: Kalispell), Montana

  Organized by Montana Audubon

  Moves to a new Montana town in 2027, not announced yet.

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

July 2027

• Sedona Hummingbird Festival

  July 23–25, 2027

  Sedona, Arizona

  Organized by International Hummingbird Society

  One part of the festival’s site says July 23–27: check before you book.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Black Belt Birding Festival

  July 30 – August 1, 2027

  Black Belt region, Alabama

  Organized by Alabama Audubon

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

August 2027

• Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival (Summer)

  August 4–7, 2027

  Sierra Vista, Arizona

  Organized by Southwest Wings Birding and Nature Festival

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Hummingbird Migration Celebration

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: August 1, 2026)

  Connersville, Indiana

  Organized by Indiana Audubon

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Jamaica Bay Shorebird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: August 16, 2026)

  New York City (Queens), New York

  Organized by Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy; Gateway National Recreation Area; NYC Bird Alliance and partners

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Lake Almanor Grebe Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: August 7–9, 2026)

  Lake Almanor (Prattville), California

  Organized by Plumas Audubon Society

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Land Between the Lakes Hummingbird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: August 1–2, 2026)

  Cadiz, Kentucky

  Organized by Woodlands Nature Station (USDA Forest Service); Friends of Land Between the Lakes

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Southeast Arizona Birding Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: August 12–16, 2026)

  Tucson, Arizona

  Organized by Tucson Bird Alliance

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: August 16–23, 2026)

  Fairbanks, Alaska

  Organized by Friends of Creamer's Field

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

September 2027

• Yampa Valley Crane Festival

  September 2–5, 2027

  Steamboat Springs, Colorado

  Organized by Colorado Crane Conservation Coalition, Inc.

  Dates checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Cornell Lab Migration Celebration

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: September 12, 2026)

  Ithaca, New York

  Organized by Cornell Lab of Ornithology

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Greater Yellowstone Crane Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: September 23–26, 2026)

  Teton Valley, Idaho

  Organized by Teton Regional Land Trust

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Hawk Weekend Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: September 18–20, 2026)

  Duluth, Minnesota

  Organized by Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Headlands Birding Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: September 18–20, 2026)

  Mentor, Ohio

  Organized by Friends of Headlands Beach State Park

  The festival says it will be back in 2027.

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• HummerBird Celebration

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: September 17–20, 2026)

  Rockport / Fulton, Texas

  Organized by Rockport-Fulton Chamber of Commerce

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• North Mississippi Hummingbird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: September 12–13, 2026)

  Southaven, Mississippi

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• The Urban Birding Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: September 18–20, 2026)

  Chicago, Illinois

  Organized by Chicago Bird Alliance; Chicago Ornithological Society; Chicago BIPOC Birders and partners

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Wings over Whidbey Bird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: September 26, 2026)

  Coupeville, Washington

  Organized by Whidbey Audubon Society

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

October 2027

• Berkeley Bird Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: October 18, 2026)

  Berkeley, California

  Organized by Golden Gate Bird Alliance; California Institute for Community, Art and Nature (California ICAN)

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Birding Festival of the South

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: October 8–10, 2026)

  Hot Springs, Arkansas

  Organized by Visit Hot Springs

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Crex Meadows Fall Festival

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: October 10, 2026)

  Grantsburg, Wisconsin

  Organized by Wisconsin DNR; Friends of Crex

  A wildlife festival with crane tours.

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Dead Creek Wildlife Day

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: October 3, 2026)

  Addison, Vermont

  Organized by Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and partners

  A wildlife festival with birding.

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Hawaiʻi Island Festival of Birds

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: October 24, 2026)

  Hilo, Hawaii

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

• Monterey Bay Festival of Birds

  Dates not announced yet (2026 festival: October 9–11, 2026)

  Monterey Bay region, California

  Organized by The Bird School Project

  Listing checked on the festival’s own site, October 2, 2026.

November 2027

No festivals listed for this month yet. Many announce their dates a few months ahead; we add them as they do.

December 2027

No festivals listed for this month yet. Many announce their dates a few months ahead; we add them as they do.