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FREE Community Nature Expo

All events occur in the Grand Ballroom of the festival venue, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel—Reid Park.

Exhibitors Include:

Presenting Sponsors:

  • ZEISS
  • Sabrewing Nature Tours

Associate Sponsors:

  • Hawke Optics
  • Naturalist Journeys
  • Vortex Optics

Supporting Sponsors:

  • American Birding Association
  • Babita Tours
  • Beaumont & Port Arthur Convention & Visitors Bureau
  • Hawaii Birding Tours
  • Icaro Birding Tours
  • Kowa Optics
  • Land, Sea, & Sky
  • Natural Selections Tours
  • Town of Marana

Contributing Sponsors:

  • Apex Windows & Bath
  • Canopy Family
  • Fujifilm
  • Neblina Forest
  • Swarovski Optik
  • Victor Emanuel Nature Tours
  • Visit Tucson
  • WINGS Birding Tours

More Festival Exhibitors:

  • Anna’s Healthy Hummingbird
  • Arizona Field Ornithologists
  • Asa Wright & Hadco Experiences
  • Birdability
  • Birding by Ear and Beyond
  • The Birding Co-Op
  • Bosque Winter Wings
  • Drawing 10,000 Birds
  • East West Birding Tours
  • Elsa Jacklitch Photography
  • Experience Nature Tours
  • Explore in Focus
  • Habitat at Home
  • Hunt’s Photo & Video
  • International Hummingbird Society
  • KS Nature Photography
  • Olympus OM System
  • Pima County Master Naturalists
  • Renewal by Anderson
  • Space Coast Birding & Wildlife Festival
  • The Spark Bird Project
  • Tucson Bird Alliance Nature Shop
  • Western National Parks Association

 

Wednesday, August 6

  • 4:00pm – 6:00pm – Nature Expo Open
    • All festival registrants receive a “SWAG BAG” (contents to be unveiled here soon)
    • Free to attend and everyone gets a daily raffle ticket to be drawn between 4:30pm – 6:00pm
  • 4:30pm – 6:00pm—Opening Party sponsored by Vortex Optics
    • Free Appetizers & Enjoy a free drink courtesy of Vortex Optics!
    • Raffle Drawings for Prizes
    • Nature Expo Opening
    • Unveiling of Bird and Wildlife Big Boards

Thursday, August 7

  • 12:00pm – 5:30pm—Nature Expo Open
    • Free to attend and everyone gets a daily raffle ticket to be drawn between 4:30pm – 5:30pm
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm—Festival Celebration
    • Meet some of the Tucson Bird Alliance Team
    • Free Appetizers & Cash Bar
    • Raffle Drawings for Prizes
    • Photos from Participants
    • Update on Official Festival Bird & Wildlife Species Tally

Friday, August 8

  • 12:00pm – 5:30pm—Nature Expo Open
    • Free to attend and everyone gets a daily raffle ticket to be drawn between 4:30pm – 5:30pm
  • 4:30pm – 5:30pm—Festival Celebration sponsored by Sabrewing Nature Tours
    • David Lindo book signing
    • Raffle Drawings for Prizes
    • Free Appetizers & Cash Bar
    • Photos from participants
    • Update on Official Festival Bird & Wildlife Species Tally

Saturday, August 9

  • 10:00am – 5:30pm—Nature Expo Open
    • Free to attend and everyone gets a daily raffle ticket to be drawn between 3:30pm – 5:30pm
  • 10:00am – 1:00pm—Reid Park Zoo with Live Animals!
  • 10:00am – 5:00pm—Arizona Game & Fish with Live Raptors!
  • 3:30pm – 5:30pm—Festival Celebration
    • Raffle Drawings for Prizes
    • Free Appetizers & Cash Bar
    • Photos from Participants
    • Final Official Festival Bird & Wildlife Species Tally

Fun for the whole family!
Saturday, August 10, 9-11 am

Reid Park, Ramada 7

  • Bird walks every half hour
  • Mr. Nature’s Music Hour! Kindness, compassion, and mindfulness engagement through song, dance, and interactive music
  • Hands-on learning activities for all ages
  • Face-painting & free food from local favorites