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