Important notes about Bird Fest and registration:

  • Click here to see the full Bird Fest schedule. Please review the schedule first to help plan your weekend, and then come back to this page to sign up.
  • WRI Members receive a 15% discount on most trips using the code Member2025
    Become a WRI Member! 
  • To buy tickets for more than one person, click "Add Another Registrant" before you enter your credit card info. You will need to go through the list of events and select events for each new registrant. 
  • WAITLISTS: Some sold out trips have waitlists. If you sign up on a waitlist, you will be notified only if you are granted a spot. 
  • Information for more pre-festival trips can be found on the schedule page. 

As trips sell out, they may not be visible on this page. If a trip does NOT have a waitlist, check back here periodically to see if spots have opened up. For trips with waitlists, you will be notified if your spot opens up. 


Show off your love of birds with our 2025 Bird Fest Merch! Find us during Friday's Bird Fest Happy Hour, Saturday's Community Fair and Birders' BBQ, as well as at the Wenatchee River Institute's River Haus when staff are on site throughout the weekend. 

T-shirts: for $32

Hats: Hats available in dark purple, pale blue, or tan. $20 each

Tote Bags for $10

Stickers for $5

2025 Trips and Workshops

Just added!

  • Pontoon Boat and Birding at Fish Lake (second time slot!), Friday from 9:30-11:30am
  • E-bike Lake Wenatchee State Park on Sunday from 7:00am-1:30pm

  • Tuesday, May 13
    7:30am - 9:30am

  • Wednesday, May 14
    7:30am - 9:30am

  • Wednesday, May 14
    6:00pm - 7:30pm

  • Thursday, May 15
    6:00am-11:00am

  • Thursday May 15
    7:00am - 12:00pm

  • Thursday, May 15
    7:00am - 2:00pm

  • Thursday, May 15
    8:00am - 4:00pm
    **Lunch included. Please fill out sandwich order here

  • Thursday, May 15
    9:00am - 12:00pm

  • Thursday, May 15
    5:00pm - 6:00pm
    *Age 11 and older

  • Register for this item to be placed on the waitlist for this sold-out trip. You will be contacted the week of May 12 ONLY if your spot opens up.
    Friday May 16
    5:30am - 2:30pm

  • Register for this item to be placed on the waitlist for this sold-out trip. You will be contacted the week of May 12 ONLY if your spot opens up.
    Friday, May 16
    5:30am - 4:00pm

  • Friday, May 16
    6:00am-2:00pm

  • Register for this item to be placed on the waitlist for this sold-out trip. You will be contacted the week of May 12 ONLY if your spot opens up.
    Friday, May 16
    6:30am - 11:00am

  • Friday, May 16
    9:30am-11:30am
    *Birders 8 years and older are welcome. Thank you to the Cove Resort for providing boats!

  • Friday, May 16
    7:00am-11:00am

  • Friday, May 16
    7:00am - 12:30pm

  • Friday, May 16
    7:00am-1:00pm

  • Friday, May 16
    7:00am - 2:00pm
    **Lunch included

  • Friday, May 16
    9:00am - 10:00am

  • Friday, May 16
    9:30am - 11:00am

  • Friday, May 16
    12:30pm - 3:00pm

  • Friday, May 16
    1:00pm - 2:00pm

  • Highlights include Wingspan and Trivia!
    Friday, May 16
    3:00pm - 6:00pm

  • Saturday, May 17
    7:30am - 9:30am

  • Saturday, May 17
    8:30am - 11:30am

  • Saturday, May 17
    9:30am - 11:00am

  • Saturday, May 17
    10:00am - 3:00pm

  • Saturday, May 17
    12:00pm - 1:00pm
    *Age 11 and up

  • Saturday, May 17
    12:30pm - 1:45pm

  • Saturday, May 17
    12:30pm - 3:30pm

  • Saturday, May 17
    1:00pm - 5:00pm

  • Saturday, May 17
    2:00pm-3:00pm

  • Saturday, May 17
    3:00pm - 5:00pm

Keynote Address with David Lukas

  • Under the Surface with Bird Bones and Skeletons

    Under the Surface with Bird Bones and Skeletons

    Saturday, May 17th at 7:00pm-8:30pm. Doors at 6:30pm.

    A limited number of standing room only tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30pm the night of the event.

  • Register for this item to be placed on the waitlist for this sold-out trip. You will be contacted the week of May 12 ONLY if your spot opens up.
    Sunday, May 18
    6:00am - 4:00pm

  • Sunday, May 18
    7:00am-11:00am

  • Sunday, May 18
    9:00am - 11:00am

  • Sunday, May 18
    9:00am - 12:00pm
    *Artists under age 15 need to be accompanied by a registered adult.

  • Sunday, May 18
    4:00pm - 6:00pm
    No registration required!

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