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Please Note: The National Aviary will be CLOSED Thurs., April 23 and Fri., April 24 so people may enjoy football festivities. We will reopen at 10 am on Sat., April 25! Plan Your Next Visit

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Flamingo Fest

Sat., and Sun., February 28 - March 1 | 11 am - 3 pm
Included with General Admission

Get ready to fla-mingle! Put on your finest pink attire and head to the National Aviary for the return of Flamingo Fest. Make a funky craft inspired by our flock, learn all about this long-legged wader from Aviary experts, and meet our flock in a coastally-inspired Wetlands habitat.

Continue the flamingo fun and join us for Brushes & Birds, a painting experience with Maria DeSimone Prascak of Maria’s Ideas (MariasIdeas.com) on Sun., March 1, when you’ll create a flamingo portrait to take home. And yes, the flamingoes are pictured wading in Downtown Pittsburgh's iconic fountain! 

Flamingo Fest Schedule of Activities:

11 am - 3 pm: Flamingo Discovery Zone | Learning Center

  • Create a perfectly-pink craft
  • Partake in a "Flamingo Name Generator" and create your own name tag
  • Strike a pose with a kid-friendly Flamingo Yoga Activity 
  • Say cheese!! Snap a photo in our Flamingo Selfie Station
  • Cozy up in our Flamingo Book Nook
  • Play along at our Flamingo Biofacts Activity 
  • Flamingo Conservation Activity: What's in Your Electronics?

11 am -  3 pm: Flamingo Scavenger Hunt | Full Facility 
Pro Tip: Turn your completed Scavenger Hunt in at the Flamingo Discovery Zone for a prize! And be sure to visit our Flamingo Height Chart right outside of the Wetlands habitat while checking off your Scavenger Hunt.

11:30 am: Wetlands Feeding: Flamingo Fest Edition | Wetlands

12 pm: Meet a Colorful Avian Ambassador | Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater (seating is limited)

1:30 pm: Fancy Flamingo: Expert Talk | Wetlands

2:30 pm: Wetlands Feeding: Flamingo Fest Edition | Wetlands

Date & Time

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

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