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Holiday Happenings 2024

Season’s Greetings Saturdays

August 1st, 2025

Get your wish list and cameras ready…it’s holiday season at the National Aviary!

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Tags: christmas, family, holiday, penguin, santa, season's greetings saturdays

Owl-O-Ween

August 1st, 2025

Trick or Treat! Bring your kids to visit the National Aviary for Halloween fun!

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Tags: fall, family, halloween, owl-o-ween, owls

Holiday Happenings 2024

Season’s Greetings Saturdays

October 3rd, 2024

Sat., December 21 | 10 am – 2 pm | Included with General Admission

Get your wish list and cameras ready… Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary!

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Tags: christmas, family, holiday, penguin, santa, season's greetings saturdays

Holiday Happenings 2024

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Season’s Greetings Saturdays

October 3rd, 2024

Sat., December 14 | 10 am – 2 pm | Included with General Admission

Get your wish list and cameras ready… Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary!

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Tags: christmas, family, holiday, penguin, santa, season's greetings saturdays

Holiday Happenings 2024

<img width="617" height="502" data-src="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/holiday-happenings-2024.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload" alt="Holiday Happenings 2024" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/holiday-happenings-2024.png 617w, https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/holiday-happenings-2024-300x244.png 300w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 617px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 617/502;" /><noscript><img width="617" height="502" src="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/holiday-happenings-2024.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="Holiday Happenings 2024" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/holiday-happenings-2024.png 617w, https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/holiday-happenings-2024-300x244.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" />

Season’s Greetings Saturdays

October 3rd, 2024

Sat., December 7 | 10 am – 2 pm | Included with General Admission

Get your wish list and cameras ready… Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary!

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Tags: christmas, family, holiday, penguin, santa, season's greetings saturdays

Holiday Happenings 2024

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Season’s Greetings Saturdays

August 3rd, 2023

Sat., November 30 | 10 am – 2 pm | Included with General Admission

Get your wish list and cameras ready… Santa and his penguin helpers are coming to the National Aviary!

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Tags: christmas, family, holiday, penguin, santa, season's greetings saturdays

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Owl-O-Ween

July 22nd, 2024

Sun., October 27 | 11 am – 3 pm | Included with General Admission

Trick or Treat! Bring your kids to visit the National Aviary for Halloween fun!

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Tags: fall, family, halloween, owl-o-ween, owls

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Owl-O-Ween

July 22nd, 2024

Sat., October 26 | 11 am – 3 pm | Included with General Admission

Trick or Treat! Bring your kids to visit the National Aviary for Halloween fun!

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Tags: fall, family, halloween, owl-o-ween, owls

<img width="617" height="502" data-src="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png 617w, https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01-300x244.png 300w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 617px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 617/502;" /><noscript><img width="617" height="502" data-src="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png 617w, https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01-300x244.png 300w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 617px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 617/502;" /><noscript><img width="617" height="502" src="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png 617w, https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01-300x244.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" />

Owl-O-Ween

July 22nd, 2024

Sun., October 20 | 11 am – 3 pm | Included with General Admission

Trick or Treat! Bring your kids to visit the National Aviary for Halloween fun!

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Tags: fall, family, halloween, owl-o-ween, owls

<img width="617" height="502" data-src="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png 617w, https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01-300x244.png 300w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 617px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 617/502;" /><noscript><img width="617" height="502" data-src="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image lazyload" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png 617w, https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01-300x244.png 300w" data-sizes="auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 617px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 617/502;" /><noscript><img width="617" height="502" src="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01.png 617w, https://www.aviary.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NatAvi-2024-09-v-Small-Web-Graphic-617x502-r01-300x244.png 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px" />

Owl-O-Ween

July 22nd, 2024

Sat.., October 19 | 11 am – 3 pm | Included with General Admission

Trick or Treat! Bring your kids to visit the National Aviary for Halloween fun!

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Tags: fall, family, halloween, owl-o-ween, owls

In The News

| Capital Analytics Associates

Pittsburgh’s conservation institutions are a growing part of the Commonwealth’s outdoor recreation economy. At the National Aviary, Executive Director Cheryl Tracy says the institution is “just getting started,” despite nearly 75 years of history.

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2nd extinct-in-wild Guam kingfisher hatches at National Aviary | CBS News

For the second time this year, a bird that's extinct in the wild hatched at the National Aviary.

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Jungle Creatures and Fantastic Features: Toucans | Phipps Conservatory

Jungle Quest invites guests on a stunning safari bursting with terrific topiary animals, tropical foliage and beautiful blooms...including some animals you can see at the Aviary!

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Uncover Mystical “Creatures” and Meet the Bird Species who Inspired them during Forests this fall, ONLY at the National Aviary! | National Aviary

Journey throughout Forests Presented by Peoples, the Aviary’s new fall theme; learn more about the otherworldly species who inhabit these magical woodland areas.

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6 Places in Pittsburgh to Get Your Own Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Proposal Photos | Pittsburgh Magazine

Home to more than 500 birds and other animals, Pittsburgh’s National Aviary on the North Side is another lovely location for an engagement to take flight.

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