Registration for the 2025 festival is closed.

Registration was open Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. through Sunday, April 27, 2025.

The Festival Committee is excited to share the 2025 Pikes Peak Birding & Nature Festival, scheduled for May 15-18, 2025. We recommend you decide on all your choices on this website and then visit the registration link. Some trips and programs fill quickly, so consider some second choices as backups. If you have attended a popular trip in the past, please allow others to register for that trip this year. The good news? Birds are everywhere!

Your registration fee covers most events, but there are a few field trips and events which have additional fees. In the past, these have included the Orchard House Tour, Live Birds of Prey, the Mountain Lion Hike, and the Pikes Peak Highway trip. Some field trip locations may also require a daily pass or parking fee. Please read each event description carefully.

Regular registration begins 10:00 am on Saturday, March 22:

• Adults: $40
• Military: $30
• Youth (17 and under): $25

Late registration begins on Sunday, April 6:

• Adults: $35
• Military: $25
• Youth (17 and under): $15

Registrants may purchase a festival T-shirt for $20

Please complete and submit your registration and fee by Sunday, April 27, 2025. Field trips are ONLY open to those who pay the festival registration fee. Trips allow a limited number of participants, and may sell out quickly, so register early!

• We recommend that you print out your online registration information so you can reference it during the festival. Your name will be printed the way you enter it during the registration process. Name tags and pre-ordered T-shirts must be picked up at Fountain Creek Nature Center OR Bear Creek Nature Center prior to your first field trip. Tentative pick-up times are indicated below.
  • Fountain Creek Nature Center – Wed. 9am-4pm, Thurs. 6am-4:30pm, Fri. 6am-7:15am & 8am-5pm, Sat. 6am-7:15am & 8am-4:30pm, Sun. 6am-7am.
  • Bear Creek Nature Center – Wednesday – Saturday 9am-4pm
  • All items not picked up by Saturday afternoon will go the Birds, Brews, and Bites then to Fountain Creek Nurture Center.
• Cancellations and Refunds: Please don’t—we want you to join us! But if you must cancel, please be aware that no refunds will be given.
• Event Substitutions: The Pikes Peak Bird & Nature Festival organizers reserve the right to cancel any festival activity or make qualified substitutions. If a cancellation is necessary, we will do our best to notify all registered participants. Please note that no refund will be issued for any cancellations. Festival changes or cancellations will be posted here on this website prior to the festival.
• Registration is not transferable among individuals.
• If you have attended a popular trip in the past, please allow others to register for that trip this year.
• As the festival nears, if you haven’t received an email from a trip leader, please check your Spam folder.
  

T-Shirt

 During registration, you may pre-purchase shirts. This year, we are offering both short and long sleeves! Sizes are unisex, adult S – 3XL. Short sleeves $20, Long sleeves $25.

Festival Hat

This year we will also be selling khaki colored, baseball caps featuring the Pikes Peak Birding & Nature Festival logo! There is a limited quantity so make sure to order yours when you register. Hats sell for $20.

Birds, Brews & Bites Happy Hour

This event is FREE to festival registrants, but please add it to your agenda during registration so we can know how much food and beer to get! Saturday’s “Birds, Brews & Bites” Happy Hour and art auction is scheduled for 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, outdoors at the Bear Creek Regional Park pavilions, 1850 21^st Street (on the west side of 21^st Street), Colorado Springs, CO, 80906 (map). Beer will again be provided by our partner Phantom Canyon Brewing Company; there will be a variety of non-alcoholic drinks as well. Please remember to bring your picture ID – we are required by law to verify everyone’s age since alcohol is being served.

Sandwiches will be provided by Colonel Mustard’s Sandwich Emporium with other sides and desserts. There will be vegan and gluten-free options available. Festival artist Mary Wilson and our sponsors and partners will all have tables. Visit with field trip leaders and other birders and bid on the festival artwork. There will be live music and great door prizes—hopefully your ticket number will be chosen!