WNC BirdFest 2025

Join Balsam Mountain Trust and local conservation organizations at our 8th annual WNC Bird Festival!

SATURDAY MAY 10:
10am - 4pm: BirdFest @ Monteith Farmstead and Community Park in Dillsboro NC
7pm - 10pm: Bird Trivia After-Party @ Innovation Station, Dillsboro, NC

SUNDAY MAY 11:
8am - 12pm: Morning Bird Walk (details & registration at festival on May 10)

All events are FREE and OPEN TO ALL!

WNC BirdFest is an event to celebrate World Migratory Bird Day and this year's theme is "Shared Spaces: Creating Bird-Friendly Cities & Communities." Festivities will include Guided Bird & Nature Walks, Live Music, Local Artists, Family-Friendly Activities & Crafts, Conservation Organizations, Value-Aligned Local Businesses, a Free-to-Enter Raffle with over $1500 in prizes & More!

This event is proudly sponsored by the Jackson County Tourism and Development Authority and Vortex Optics.

**Please note, we do not solicit for vendors or any other monetary involvement on this Event Page. Beware of scam comments and links. We do remove them as quickly as we can.

You may also like the following events from Balsam Mountain Trust:

• Next month, 17th May, 08:30 pm, Balsam @ Pinnacle - "Blue Ghosts Fireflies" Hike w/ Amy Duggins in Sylva
• This June, 21st June, 02:00 pm, Balsam @ Pinnacle - "Summer Mushrooms" Hike w/ Gina Patton in Sylva

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