Texas Birding Festivals in 2025

Birding Festivals – 2025

February

• Laredo Birding Festival
  Dates: February 5–8, 2025
  Location: Laredo, TX
  Details: Features birding on private ranches, art exhibits, and expert speakers.
  Learn more(Laredo Morning Times, Laredo Morning Times, AgriLife Extension Wildlife & Fisheries)

April

• Great Texas Birding Classic
  Dates: April 15 – May 15, 2025
  *Statewide birding tournament supporting conservation efforts.
  More info(Texas Parks and Wildlife)
• Galveston FeatherFest
  Dates: April 18–21, 2025
  Location: Galveston, TX
  Details: Birding and nature photography festival on the Upper Texas Coast.
  Event details(Texas Master Naturalist, Galveston FeatherFest)
• The Birdiest Festival in America
  Dates: April 23–27, 2025
  Location: Corpus Christi, TX
  Details: Field trips, workshops, and keynote presentations.
  Festival site(All About Birds)
• Balcones Songbird Festival
  Dates: April 25–27, 2025
  Location: Balcones Canyonlands NWR, near Marble Falls, TX
  Details: Focus on endangered songbirds like the Golden-cheeked Warbler.
  More info(Texas Ornithological Society, Birding Locations, Coastal Bend Audubon Society)
• TOS Spring Meeting
  Dates: April 24–27, 2025
  Location: Cedar Hill, TX
  Details: Annual meeting of the Texas Ornithological Society with field trips and presentations.
  Event details(Texas Ornithological Society, Texas Ornithological Society)

May

• Texas Mid-Coast Birding Festival
  Dates: May 1–4, 2025
  Location: Port Lavaca, TX
  Details: Access to exclusive birding sites, guided tours, and workshops.
  Festival website(Birding Locations, Texas Mid-Coast Birding Festival)
• Birding the Border
  Dates: May 1–4, 2025
  Location: Del Rio, TX
  Details: Birding in diverse habitats across private lands.
  More info

August

• Davis Mountains Hummingbird Celebration
  Dates: Late August 2025
  Location: Fort Davis, TX
  Details: Celebrate hummingbird migration with field trips and lectures.
  Event details(Birding Locations, Texas Ornithological Society)

September

• HummerBird Celebration
  Dates: September 19–21, 2025
  Location: Rockport/Fulton, TX
  Details: Focus on hummingbird migration with banding demonstrations and seminars.
  More info(Birding Locations)

November

• Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival
  Dates: November 5–9, 2025
  Location: Harlingen, TX
  Details: One of the largest birding festivals in the U.S., featuring field trips and workshops.
  Festival site(Birding Locations)