Join us for the 28th annual Festival of Birds. Detroit Lakes is nestled in the heart of a transition zone between tall grass prairie, northern hardwood and conifer forest ecosystems. That means there are lots of kinds of birds! Which, in turn, means a lot of serious birders flocking here each spring for the annual Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds.

Schedule Of Events

May 15, 2025

9 am-5 pm: Registration at Detroit Lakes Chamber Office

4:30 pm-6:30 pm: Bird Trivia Social at Zorbaz

May 16, 2025

9 am-5 pm: Registration at Detroit Lakes Chamber Office

5:30 am-2 pm: Field trip by coach bus to Mahnomen Ecoregion

5:30 am-Noon: Field trip by caravan to Dunton Locks County Park/Ortenstone Gardens (also held Saturday). Limit: 25 participants

5 pm-7 pm: Buffet dinner at M State College with Carrol Henderson presentation

May 17, 2025

5:15 am-5:30 am: Registration at Detroit Lakes M State west parking lot

5:30 am-Noon: Field trip by caravan to Dunton Locks County Park/Ortenstone Gardens (Limit: 25 participants)

5:30 am- 2 pm: Field trip by coach bus to Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

3:15 pm-4:30 pm: Book signing by authors and Silent Auction at M State College

5 pm-7 pm: Buffet dinner at M State College with Rebecca Heisman presentation

Date : May 15-17, 2025

Location : Various Venues in Detroit Lakes, MN

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