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Safety Day
Saturday, July 11th

11 a.m. - 1 p.m.


Meet the people who help keep your neighborhoods safe. Enjoy chatting with firefighters, policemen, and ambulance drivers and get a peek inside their vehicles.

Included with admission




FLIGHT CAMP Summer Camp
Monday, July 13th through Friday, July 31st

9 am - 3 pm Mon-Thurs; 9 am - 4 pm Friday


Ever wonder what it takes to fly high in the sky? What better place than the National Aviary to answer that question and more during our 2009 Flight Camp!
Ages 6 - 8 • July 13-17
Ages 9 - 11 • July 20-24
Ages 12 - 14 • July 27-31

Fee: $175 members/ $195 non-members

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Lories Birthday Party
Saturday, July 18th

11 a.m. - 2 p.m.


Come celebrate the 2nd birthday of the Lories & Friends exhibit. More information coming.

Included with admission.




Night In The Tropics
Saturday, July 25th

7 p.m. on


Night in the Tropics, the National Aviary’s annual summer fiesta, is an event not to be missed! Enjoy food from Pittsburgh’s most popular restaurants, great music and entertainment, and visit from the Aviary’s flock.

Must be 21+

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Fights and Feathers
Friday, August 21st

6:00 p.m.


A Knock-out Event Benefiting the National Aviary

Spend a fun-filled night for a heavy-weight cause! Fights and Feathers, an evening of games, live boxing matches and great food, promises plenty of entertainment punch.

Tickets are $500.

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EcoTour — Visit African Penguins in their natural habitat!
Wednesday, September 16th through Saturday, September 26th


Join Steve Sarro, the National Aviary’s Director of Animal Programs, on an adventure to South Africa!

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Early Bird Special
Saturday, November 7th

8:30 a.m.


Spend an early morning with over 600 exotic and endangered birds. Join National Aviary trainers for a continental breakfast, during which you’ll enjoy live bird presentations. Talk with the staff, learn fascinating facts and take photos. Following breakfast, go behind the scenes to the National Aviary’s kitchen where you’ll find out what the birds are eating that morning. Then it’s on to hand-feed the birds in our free-flight exhibit rooms. The morning concludes with a colorful encounter in the Lories & Friends exhibit. All guests will be given nectar cups to share with the National Aviary’s colorful flock of rainbow lorikeets.

$18 adults, $15 children; Member discounts available ($15 adults, $12 children). Reservations are required. 412-323-7235 ext 209.




Workshop — Training 101
Saturday, November 14th

10 a.m. - 12 noon


“How do they do that?” Find out in this introductory Aviary Workshop.

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LITTLE PEEPERS: Kid-focused programs for ages 2-5
ONGOING EVENT

10:30 a.m.


Every Monday at 10:30 a.m., kids enjoy stories, bird encounters and activities.

Included with admission. Admission is FREE for children under six every Monday until the end of August.

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The National Aviary is supported in part through membership, donations, and funding from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Allegheny Regional Asset District.
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