Daily Activities
The National Aviary offers a variety of Daily Activities for an optimum visitor 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 and our live, immersive bird shows!
Reserve General Admission TicketsNOW BOARDING: Passport to Parks
Daily, except Tuesdays at 11 am and 2 pm
Members: $4 per person
Non-Members: $5 per person
THIS APRIL ONLY: $4 for organ donors during Donate Life Month!
Visit actual world wonders, like the Aurora Borealis and waterfalls TWICE the size of Niagara Falls, and the bird species who call them home…all without leaving Pittsburgh! Get your Passport to Parks stamped and head out on an AAA Travel-sponsored eco-tour of national parks found worldwide, with the National Aviary as your guide!
Get Close:
Included with Admission
10:30 am
Penguin Feeding
11:30 am
Rainforest Melodies Expert Talk
During Tropical Rainforest Feeding
12 pm
Guest Favorite! Wetlands Feeding
12:30 pm
Mining Marvels Expert Talk
1:15 pm
Only in April! African Penguin Chicks Meet-and-Greet
1:30 pm
Tropical Rainforest Feeding
2:30 pm
Fabulous Flamingoes Expert Talk
During Wetlands Feeding
3:00 pm
Tweet That Tune
4 pm
Penguin Feeding
Get Closer:
Prices per person
10 am – 4:30 pm
Ride Birdly® | $3
10:30 am
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3
11 am
Passport to Parks | $5
Presented by AAA Travel
12 pm
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3
2 pm
Passport to Parks | $5
Presented by AAA Travel
2:30 pm
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3
4:30 pm
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3
Get Even Closer:
Prices per person
9:30 am
Sloth Encounter | $99
10:15 am
Penguin Feeding Encounter | $99
Starts March 1
10:15 am
Jr. Penguin | $33
11:30 am
Penguin Encounter | $54
12:15 pm
Sloth Painting + Encounter | $125
1:00 pm
Owl Encounter | $74
1:45 pm
Falcon Encounter | $74
2:30 pm
Penguin Encounter | $54
3:15 pm
Skunk Painting Encounter | $74
March 15 – April 15 ONLY
3:45 pm
Penguin Feeding Encounter | $99
Starts March 1
THIS SPRING ONLY: Rainforest Retreat
Discover the vibrant symphony of the rainforest, where colorful parrots squawk and the wings of Victoria Crowned Pigeons flutter, in our Rainforest Melodies Expert Talk. Dig into how birds play a crucial role in alerting us to environmental dangers, much like canaries once did for coal miners, during Mining Marvels. Meanwhile, social wetland birds like flamingoes communicate through distinct calls to signal danger or express their status within the flock, as explored in our Fabulous Flamingoes Expert Talk. To cap it all off, head to the Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater for Tweet That Tune, where you can test your knowledge by guessing bird species based on their calls, all while gaining insights from an Aviary expert. Let us help you plan your visit to the only Aviary with a national designation! Learn more about our Ultimate Aviary Pass here!
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