2026 Festival Schedule
Pre-festival Activities
Saturday, May 30, 2026
10:30 AM - 4:30 PM - Painting Birds in Watercolor w/ Denise Cole at Cole Gallery
Saturday, June 6, 2026
*indicates preregistration required
7:00-9:30 AM - Meadowdale Beach Watershed Guided Walk for Beginning or Accomplished Birders*
7:30-9:30 AM - Edmonds Marsh, Willow Creek Guided Walk*
7:30-9:30 AM - Scriber Creek Park Guided Walk*
8:00-10:00 AM - Southwest County 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
12:30-1:30 PM - lunch break
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
Sunday, June 7, 2026
*indicates preregistration required
8:00-11:00 AM - Juanita Bay Park Guided Walk*
8:00-10:00 AM - Lake Tye Guided Walk*
8:30-11:00 AM - Mindful Birding at Union Bay Natural Area*
9:00-11:00 AM - Native plant sale by Go Natives!
3:00-6:00 PM - Bird cruise with Puget Sound Express*
6:00-7:30 PM - Bird Illustration & Anatomy with Bird Castro at ARTspot