2026 Berkeley
Bird Festival
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
David Brower CEnter (12-5pm)
Birding Locations (8am-5pm)
For Every bird A Myth.
For every myth a memory.
The Berkeley Bird Festival invites you to celebrate birds and their habitat here in the Bay Area. Across different cultures and communities, across time and space, birds have played a significant role in shaping our understanding of the world, ourselves, and our relationship in nature. This year we commit ourselves to their protection and memorialize them through Myth and Memory.
Festival Headliner
Bearing Witness: A Reading and conversation with Lauren Markham and Ed Yong
What does it mean to bear witness to a world of immense wonder AND a world in the midst of climate crisis? What does it mean to lose ourselves in nature AND reckon with the loss of the natural world in the past, present, and future?
Presentations
Performances
Arts & Crafts
Birding Trips
Exhibits
Storytime
Organizers
Sponsors
THE WOOD FOUNDATION
Partners
Learn more!
Where to see and learn about birds, and ways you can help Bay Area birds.
Located at The Beautiful David Brower Center in Downtown Berkeley
We recommend taking public transit to the Downtown Berkeley BART station or biking to the festival if possible!
2150 Allston Way, Berkeley CA 94704