02/19/2026 - 02/22/2026 · Port Aransas, TX
Whooping Crane Festival 2026
The 29th annual celebration of the migration of endangered Whooping Cranes — birding tours, lectures, and field trips across the Coastal Bend.
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Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters / Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
About this event
The Whooping Crane Festival celebrates the world's only natural migration of the endangered Whooping Crane to its winter home at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. The festival features expert-led birding tours, boat trips on the bay, photography workshops, and presentations by world-renowned ornithologists. Headquartered in Port Aransas with field trips throughout the Coastal Bend.
- Dates
- 02/19/2026 - 02/22/2026
- Venue
- Port Aransas, TX
- Organizer
- Port Aransas Tourism Bureau
- Location
- Port Aransas, TX 78373