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Event info
Date:
Thu, May 28th, 2026
Time:
7:00 PM
Venue:
The Center Theater
Price:
$ 189.00
Join Wild Excellence Films for Jackson Hole Birding Festival presentations at The Center Theater!
Jackson Hole Birding Festival
The Jackson Hole Birding Festival returns to Jackson, Wyoming, this spring for its second year, offering birders from across the country an immersive four-day celebration of birds, conservation, and the spectacular landscapes of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The festival runs May 27–30, 2026, and opening night festivities on May 27 will be held at the Center for the Arts.
This year’s program features more than 30 field trips, workshops, and classes, as well as evening presentations by world-renowned speakers, with experiences designed for birders of every level.
Thursday Presentations
Evening presentations feature some of the most compelling voices in ornithology, conservation, and natural history.
- Paul Bannick, award-winning author and photographer — “Woodpeckers of the Inland West”
- Dr. Katherine Gura, local researcher — “Discovering the Phantom of the Forest: Great Gray Owls of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem”
- Dr. Charles Preston, Senior Scientist and Senior Curator Emeritus at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West — “Golden Eagles of the Greater Yellowstone”
Registration
Anyone with an interest in birds is welcome to attend. To register or learn more, visit www.
About the Jackson Hole Birding Festival
The Jackson Hole Birding Festival offers tours, walks, workshops, lectures, and cultural celebrations that deepen the appreciation and conservation of birds and their habitats. The festival is presented by Wild Excellence Films (WEF), an award-winning conservation film company that works with nonprofit organizations, state and national parks, and public television.