Seasonal Daily Activities
The National Aviary offers a variety of Seasonal 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, Gift Shop purchases, and our live, immersive bird shows!
Reserve General Admission TicketsGet Close:
Included with Admission
10:30 am
Penguin Feeding
Penguin Point
11:30 am
Nurturing Nesters: Expert Feeding
Wetlands
12:30 pm
Rainforest Residents: Expert Feeding
Tropical Rainforest
1 pm
Not Just Bird Eggs: Expert Talk ft. an Animal Ambassador!
Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater
2:30 pm
Nurturing Nesters: Expert Feeding
Wetlands
3 pm
Not Just Bird Eggs: Expert Talk ft. an Animal Ambassador!
Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater
3:30 pm
Rainforest Residents: Expert Feeding
Tropical Rainforest
4 pm
Penguin Feeding
Penguin Point
Get Closer:
Add-on Experiences
10 am – 4:30 pm
Ride Birdly® | $4
10:30 am
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets | $4
Canary’s Call Presented by Dollar Bank
11 am
Passport to Parks, presented by AAA Travel | $5
Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater
12:30 pm
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets | $4
Canary’s Call Presented by Dollar Bank
2 pm
Passport to Parks, presented by AAA Travel | $5
Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone™ Theater
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets | $4
Canary’s Call Presented by Dollar Bank
4:15 pm
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets | $4
Canary’s Call Presented by Dollar Bank
Get Even Closer:
Animal Encounters
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
12:30 pm
Sloth Painting + Encounter | $125
1:30 pm
THIS SEASON ONLY! Falcon Encounter | $74
2:15 pm
Penguin Encounter | $54
3:45 pm
Penguin Feeding Encounter | $99
Available March 15 – November 15
Seasonal Theme: Nesting in Nature!
Seasonal Daily Activities
Stroll through warm, blooming habitats, see if you can spot an array of avian architectural wonders, from nest cavities that mimic the cliffside crevices used by Inca Terns to flat, platform nests comprised of sticks and twigs of Steller’s Sea Eagles. Uncover the stories behind these unique nesting practices of our feathered residents (and see them up close!) during Nurturing Nesters: Expert Feeding and Rainforest Residents: Expert Feeding.
Meet various Animal Ambassadors and learn how fledglings are just one small part of the family-building process during Not Just Bird Eggs: Expert Talk. PLUS, you may even say hello to another animal that hatches from an egg…and pro tip: it’s not a bird *wink wink.*
Passport to Parks, presented by AAA Travel
Gray Crowned-Crane, Clover, alongside every Eurasian Eagle-Owl who flies in this show hatched at the National Aviary?! See where their journey has taken them as they soar overhead, showcasing their astonishing abilities and adaptations during Passport to Parks, presented AAA Travel.
Hand-feed Rainbow Lorikeets
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!
Fly on Birdly®
Just like a chick spreading its wings in preparation for its first flight…YOU can “take the leap” and fly like a bird. Virtual reality flight simulator, Birdly® allows you to choose your destination, from over the Amazon Rainforest to around the tall skyscrapers of New York City.
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