The Fern Ridge Wings and Wine Festival is held annually in May to coincide with International Migratory Bird Day. The festival was established in 2006 to celebrate the strengths of birding and the wine industry in the Fern Ridge area and to support bird conservation through education.

The planning and implementation of the festival is a cooperative effort of many community partners including Domaine Meriwether, City of Veneta, Lane County Audubon Society, Fern Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Travel Lane County, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife,and the City of Eugene Outdoor Program.