Wednesday August 10th:
Nature Expo is Open with Festival Friends & Partners
- 4:00pm – 6:00pm
- Free—no need to register
Explore the festival’s Nature Expo on the first night and talk with leaders and exhibitors about their favorite birding locations in Southeast Arizona while checking out new optics, beautiful nature-oriented art, and more.
Opening Celebration with Luke Safford and Tucson Audubon
- 5:00pm – 6:00pm
- Free—no need to register
We’ll kick-off the festival by introducing special guests, recognizing our greater purpose as birders, and celebrating the first birds seen by checking them off the “Big Board” together. A cash bar will be on-site along with free appetizers and door prizes.