Pick any week or weekend during February and there is a birding festival for you to join in quality social birding activities at a primo birding location. Enjoy a variety of events that may include guided field trips, informative workshops and presentations, children's activities, featured speakers, a birding expo or marketplace, bird art and photo exhibits and contests, and more. Each birding festival has unique opportunities for beginners and experienced birders in mind to learn more about birds and birding while connecting with others.
Most of all, birding festivals provide a unique atmosphere that helps you learn more about how to be a better birder and how to engage in new avenues of birding. Take a look at the variety of February Birding Festivals listed below to get more information about each of them by using the links provided:
February 4 to 7 – Texas – Loredo Birding Festival, Loredo, Texas; see Laredo Birding Festival - Come Join Us
February 5 to 8 – Colorado – High Plains Snow Goose Birding Festival, Lamar, Colorado; see High Plains Snow Goose Festival
February 7 – New Jersey – Cumberland County Winter Eagle Festival, Mauricetown, New Jersey; see Eagle Festival 2025 - Explore Cumberland County %
February 7 – New York – Teatown Hudson River EagleFest, Croton Point Park, Croton-on-Hudson, New York; see Teatown Hudson River EagleFest
February 7 to 14 – Ohio – Fernald Preserve Winter Bird Fest, Hamilton, Ohio; see Fernald Winter Bird Fest 2026 | Department of Energy
February 12 to 16 – New York – Birds on the Niagara International Bird Festival: A Winter Celebration, Niagara Falls, New York; see Birds on the Niagara, winter birding festival, February 14-17, 2025
February 20 to 21 – Indiana – Marsh Madness, Goose Pond Wildlife Area and Linton, Indiana; see Friends of Goose Pond | 2026 Marsh Madness Schedule
February 19 to 22 – Texas – Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival, Port Aransas, Texas; see Whooping Crane Festival | Port Aransas
February 25 to March 1 – California – San Diego Bird Festival, San Deigo, California; see San Diego Bird Festival 2026 | A 5-Day Bird-Friendly Celebration
February 28 – Washington – Snow Goose & Birding Festival, Stanwood, Washington; see Snow Goose Festival | Stanwood Area Historical Society
February 28 – Florida – Burrowing Owl Festival, Wildlife & Environmental Expo, Cape Coral, Florida; see 24th Annual Burrowing Owl Festival | Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife