Daily Activities
The National Aviary offers a variety of Daily Activities for an optimum guest experience. Visit one of our habitats for an insightful feeding, watch birds soar over the audience during a live bird show, or get up close with your favorite species during an Animal Encounter! Members visit for free and receive discounts on Animal Encounters, the Gift Shop, and our live, immersive bird shows!
Reserve General Admission TicketsGet Close:
Included with Admission
10:30 am
Penguin Feeding
11:30 am
Whimsical Wetlands? Expert Feeding
12:30 pm
Forest Fables: Expert Feeding
1 pm
Fantastical Eagle: Meet and Greet
2:30 pm
Whimsical Wetlands? Expert Feeding
3 pm
Eagles of the Forest Expert Talk
3:30 pm
Forest Fables: Expert Feeding
4 pm
Penguin Feeding
Get Closer:
Prices per person
10 am – 4:30 pm
Ride Birdly® | $3
10:30 am
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets | $3
11 am
NEW HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Jingle Bell Flock | $5
Presented by AAA Travel
12:30 pm
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets | $3
2 pm
NEW HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Jingle Bell Flock | $5
Presented by AAA Travel
2:15 pm
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets | $3
4:15 pm
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets | $3
Get Even Closer:
Prices per person
9:30 am
Sloth Encounter | $99
10:15 am
Penguin Feeding Encounter | $99
Available March 1 – November 15
10:30 am
Owl Encounter | $74
11:30 am
Penguin Encounter | $54
1:30 pm
Life Underground Encounter | $54
Available now – January 2
12:30 pm
Sloth Painting + Encounter | $125
2:15 pm
Penguin Encounter | $54
3:45 pm
Penguin Feeding Encounter | $99
Available March 1 – November 15
Forests Presented by Peoples!
Daily Activities
Stroll through enchanting, leafy wonderlands as otherworldly species patrol vast, folkloric tree canopies and dense undergrowth. Be charmed by the sights and sounds of our Whimsical Wetlands residents and teleport to our Tropical Rainforest habitat to regale in Forest Fables. Unearth the magic of the forest fringe alongside one of two Aviary-favorites: Dillion the Martial Eagle or Autumn the impressive Golden Eagle during our Fantastical Eagle Meet and Greet. Then, uncover bewitching tales of two Eagles of the Forest species: Bald Eagles and Steller’s Sea Eagles.
Jingle Bell Flock!
A National Aviary Holiday Special: Get ready to duck the halls with our BRAND NEW holiday-inspired, immersive bird show: Jingle Bell Flock, presented by AAA Travel. Showing now – Mon., January 5; only at the National Aviary.
Feed Forest Friends!
A Rainbow Lorikeet’s best magic trick? Their ability to feed on nectar through a specialized U-shaped tongue. See this magic trick UP CLOSE when you Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets!
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Sign up for a National Aviary Membership to receive 10% off Animal Encounters, free General Admission for one year, and even more exclusive perks!
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