2026 Festival Schedule

Pre-festival Activities

6:00-7:30 PM - Bird Illustration & Anatomy with Bird Castro at ArtSPOT

10:30 AM-4:30 PM - Painting Birds in Watercolor w/ Denise Cole at Cole Gallery

*indicates preregistration required

7:00-9:30 AM - Meadowdale Beach Watershed Guided Walk for Beginning or Accomplished Birders*

7:00-9:00 AM - Union Bay Natural Area, Main Loop Guided Walk*

7:30-9:30 AM - Edmonds Marsh, Willow Creek Guided Walk*

7:30-9:30 AM - Edmonds Waterfront Guided Walk*

7:30-9:30 AM - Scriber Creek Park Guided Walk*

8:00-9:30 AM - Richmond Beach Guided Walk*

8:00-10:00 AM - Southwest County Park Guided Walk*

8:00-10:00 AM - Accessible-ish Yost Park Guided Walk*

9:30 AM - Exhibitor area opens

10:00-11:00 AM - Family storytime at the Edmonds Library

10:15-11:15 AM - “Understanding Bird Song” presented by David Lukas

11:30 AM-12:30 PM - “How Sweet It Is: Your love for coffee, chocolate, and maple syrup can support bird conservation” presented by Bryony Angell

1:30-2:30 PM - “The Little Seabird with a Big Purpose: Pigeon Guillemots of Puget Sound” presented by Shannon Boldt

2:45-3:45 PM - “Bird journalism: Writing about puffins for the Seattle Times” presented by Amanda Zhou

5:00 PM - Exhibitor area closes for the day

6:00-7:30 PM - Bird Illustration & Anatomy with Bird Castro at ARTspot

*indicates preregistration required

7:00-10:00 AM - Centennial Trail Guided Walk for Birding by Ear*

7:30-9:30 AM - Lake Ballinger Guided Walk*

8:00-10:00 AM - Osprey Park Guided Walk for Beginning Birders*

8:00-11:00 AM - Juanita Bay Park Guided Walk*

8:00-11:00 AM - Carkeek Park Guided Walk*

8:00-12:00 PM - Discovery Park Guided Walk*

8:30-11:00 AM - Mindful Birding at Union Bay Natural Area*

9:00-11:00 AM - Native plant sale

3:00-6:00 PM - Bird cruise with Puget Sound Express*

6:00-7:30 PM - Bird Illustration & Anatomy with Bird Castro at ARTspot