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 exciting live theater show!
Reserve General Admission TicketsTHIS FALL ONLY: Hang with the best of the winged mammals and learn about a misunderstood creature known for soaring through the night during a new Creature Feature: Bats Talk. Meet our colony of female Malayan Flying Foxes and watch as they enjoy nutritious treats (fun fact: they are BIG fruit eaters!) as an Aviary expert shares interesting facts you can sink your “fangs” into! Fly to the Helen M. Schmidt FliteZone Theater™ to become immersed in the magical environment of one of the world’s most mysterious birds – owls. Plus, explore biofacts and learn about some of Pennsylvania’ most common “Nocturnal Neighbors” alongside an Aviary expert. Full Daily Activities schedule below!
Get Close:
Included with Admission
10:30 am
Penguin Feeding
11:30 am
Guest Favorite! Wetlands Feeding
12:30 pm
Tropical Rainforest Feeding
1 pm
Nocturnal Neighbors: Owl Expert Talk
1:30 pm
Guest Favorite! Wetlands Feeding
3 pm
Tropical Rainforest Feeding
3:30 pm
Creature Feature: Bats Talk
4 pm
Penguin Feeding
Get Closer:
Prices per person
10 am – 4:30 pm
Ride Birdly® | $3
Presented by Vitro Architectural Glass
10:30 am
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3
11 am
Habitat Heroes | $4 for Members; $5 for Non-Members
Presented by AAA Travel
Noon
Rainbow Lorikeet Feeding | $3
2 pm
Habitat Heroes | $4 for Members; $5 for Non-Members
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
April 1 – November 15
10:30 am
Jr. Penguin | $33
11:30 am
Penguin Encounter | $54
12:30 pm
Sloth Painting + Encounter | $125
1:30 pm
Owl Encounter | $74
2:15 pm
Falcon Encounter | $74
3 pm
Penguin Encounter | $54
3:45 pm
Penguin Feeding Encounter | $99
April 1 – November 15
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