2026 FESTIVAL INFORMATION
Festival News & Highlights
🎉 Join us for the 2026 Festival with a $75 base fee that includes full access to all speakers (Keynotes, Seminars, Workshops), special events (Trivia Night, ABA Birding Hot Takes), the Tuesday Welcome Reception, and nightly Kiskadee Kordials.
🌿 Field trips are available for an added fee—some of our most popular trips sell out Day 1, so register early to secure your spot!
🛍️ Just curious? Our Birders Bazaar, kids’ activities, and festival store are free and open to the public—come explore!
🛍️ Just curious? Our Birders Bazaar, kids’ activities, and festival store are free and open to the public—come explore!
**Please note that additional seats have been opened on some field trips, a couple other trips have been added on Thursday, and a Post Trip Photo Workshop has been added to the schedule. Please keep an eye on the schedule, and modify your registration to grab seats on your favorite field trips as they open!**
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New! Post Trip - Photo Workshop
If there are 4 people interested, we will run the Photo Workshop a second time as a Post Trip! Contact registration@rgvbf.org for more information and to sign up!
Note: There is 1 opening on the Starr County Pre-Trip. Please contact registration@rgvbf.org to join us!
Pre Trip - Photo Workshop is SOLD OUT