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The National Aviary is open from 10 am – 5 pm Friday, July 4 and Saturday, July 5! Please note: Our parking lot will be closed from 10 am - 1 pm on Saturday so people may enjoy Pittsburgh's Caribbean Parade. Plan Your Next Visit

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SkyDeck

NOW BOARDING: SkyDeck!

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Daily at 12 and 3 pm
Members: $4 per person*
Non-Members: $5 per person

Ages 6+

ATTENTION: THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING! Witness the spectacle of birds from all over the world soaring, swooping, and gliding overhead during our live, rooftop show, SkyDeck!

Explore parts of the Mediterranean, Africa, and the United States from a bird’s-eye view as a Lanner Falcon shows off its apex speed, agile Black Kites catch treats mid-air, and Hooded Vultures demonstrate their ability to glide across Sub-Saharan wind currents.

NEW THIS YEAR: American Kestrel, She-Ra makes an appearance on the “flight deck!”

SkyDeck Tickets

POV: This could be YOU!

This free-flight bird show will take you on an adventure spanning various continents, while exciting birds soar over Allegheny Commons Park! Plus, learn how YOU can help conservation efforts here and abroad.

*Check out this deal on SkyDeck tickets:

  • National Aviary Members: All current National Aviary Members receive $1 off each show ticket. Please log in to our Membership portal to redeem this discount online or show your card to the friendly faces at our Visitor Services Desk.

Must purchase General Admission tickets and add-on tickets to Passport to Parks! Tickets are available for purchase at shop.aviary.org and at our Visitor Services Desk.

Our rooftop theater can be very sunny, so hats, sunglasses, and water bottles are strongly recommended.

Shows on SkyDeck are weather-dependent. Attendees must be 6 years of age or older. Not old enough for SkyDeck yet? Join us for our indoor, immersive bird show, Passport to Parks, presented by AAA Travel!

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Falcons born at the Cathedral of Learning have also been found nesting in Ohio, New York, and Ontario.

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The National Aviary revealed the genders of its newest African penguins on social media Tuesday. The penguins hatched in early February, and they are the offspring of penguin parents Bette and Sidney.

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National Aviary reveals genders of its newest African Penguin chicks | WPXI

Another aviary resident, Red the Scarlet Macaw, helped with the reveal, opening bird safe “candies.”

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