Feather Fest

Agenda
🗓️ Day 1 – Saturday, Dec 30, 2026
Feathered Welcome
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Location: The Hatchery Hall, Birdsong Centre
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Morning coffee, registration, and a warm welcome to Feather Fest.
Flight School: Founders Nest
Time: 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Skyloft Lounge
Audience: Birdpreneurs
Description: Casual founder networking and stories from the startup nest.
Worm Buffet Lunch
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: Feather Food Pavilion
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Local bites and social pecking. Vegan and GF options available.
Opening Ceremony
Time: 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Main Stage, Bluejay Theatre
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Festival launch with land acknowledgment and sky dance performance.
Feathers & Finance
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Nest Egg Room
Audience: Nest Investors & Birdpreneurs
Description: An open Q&A session on startup investment.
Flock Mixer
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Flamingo Lounge
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Happy hour with feather-themed cocktails and music.
Starling After Dark
Time: 7:00 PM – Late
Location: Owl’s Perch Rooftop
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Live DJs, glowing drinks, and night flight games.
🗓️ Day 2 – Sunday, December 30, 2025
Doors Open + Morning Chirps
Time: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Location: Birdsong Centre Atrium
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Coffee, pastries, and casual convos.
Nestworking Circles
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Finch Forum
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Facilitated circles to meet fellow feathered friends.
Bird Brains Unite: DIY Showcase
Time: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Location: The Workshop Wing
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Demo tables featuring local innovators and creators.
Lunch Break
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Your Choice (Food trucks onsite)
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Grab a bite from your favourite truck or roost nearby.
Feather Fest Follies
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Location: Main Stage, Bluejay Theatre
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Talent showcase with everything from beatboxing budgies to aerial hooping.
Final Flock Flight
Time: 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Main Stage, Bluejay Theatre
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Closing remarks, thank-yous, and a confetti bird launch.
Bird Bath Bash (After-Party)
Time: 6:00 PM – Late
Location: The Aviary (Offsite)
Audience: All Attendees
Description: Outdoor celebration with food, drinks, and a bubble dance floor.
Registration Process
When you arrive at Birdsong Centre, follow the colour-coded feather lines to your check-in station. Show your ticket and receive your feather pin.
Registration Hours:
Day 1: 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Day 2: 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Transportation & Parking
Ride-share: ChirpRide (local app), Uber
Taxi: Feather Cab (555-1234)
Bus: Line B7 to Birdsong Centre
Parking: Nest Lot (behind venue), $10/day
Local Eats Nearby
The Nest Café – Brunch, Coffee, Baked Goods
Hatchling Tacos – Street-style tacos & corn
The Roost – Bistro with prairie plates
Birdbath Brewery – Local beer & fried pickles
Flightline Pizza – Thin crust & feather-light dough
Birds in the area
Birds that should be around during the festival
1. Resplendent Quetzal – iconic and vibrant, found in cloud forests 2. Scarlet Macaw – large, brilliantly red parrot 3. Keel-billed Toucan – known for its rainbow-colored bill 4. Blue-crowned Motmot – long tail with “racket” tips 5. Clay-colored Thrush – Costa Rica’s national bird
Seen over the past year 6. Great Currasow – large pheasant-like bird, often on the forest floor 7. Montezuma Oropendola – nests hang like woven baskets 8. Turquoise-browed Motmot – often seen perched with long tail feathers 9. Collared Aracari – a small toucan with a distinctive bill 10. Green Honeycreeper – small, bright turquoise bird 11. Fiery-throated Hummingbird – iridescent with a glowing throat 12. Rufous-tailed Hummingbird – common and feisty 13. White-throated Magpie-Jay – bold, blue, and often noisy 14. Black Guan – turkey-like and found in highland forests 15. Slaty-tailed Trogon – colorful and quiet, found in lowland rainforest 16. Laughing Falcon – snake-eating raptor with a distinct call 17. Bare-throated Tiger Heron – often seen along rivers and wetlands 18. Yellow-throated Toucan – large and loud 19. Chestnut-mandibled Toucan – same species as above, different name in some areas 20. Snowy Egret – elegant white wader with golden feet