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    • Schedule
    • Reception
    • Birding Bus Trip
    • Kid Stuff >
      • Kids' Activities and Programs
      • Kids' Hooting Contest
    • Medallion Hunt
    • Nest Box Building
    • Owl Prowls
    • Owl-Themed Food
    • Owl Pellet Dissection
    • Programs >
      • Live Owl Programs
      • Special Programs
    • Vendors
  • Registration
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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF OWLS

March 7-9, 2025 - Houston, MN, USA

Jane Seitz from the Illinois raptor center holds a snowy owl in front of a crowd.
(c) Alan Stankevitz
Activities
Live owl programs
Owl crafts
Vendors
Medallion hunt
Kids owl art contest
Owl-themed food
Kids' owl calling contest
World Owl Hall of Fame speakers from Colorado (in-person), Germany (recorded video), and Nepal​ (in-person)
Birding and Natural History bus trip
Owl nest box building
Owl pellet dissection
Owl prowls

A full schedule of the 2025 events can be found here.
Header: Alice (c) Images by Ingvalson

The 2025 international festival of owls is made possible by:

Major Sponsors
International Owl Center logo: line art of the face of a Great Horned Owl in maroon with the text
Vendi Advertising logo:
Houston Public Schools logo: Four long, curved silver triangles forming the shape of a hurricane inside a red circle, surrounded by a gray circle with the text
Houston Public Schools
Bob Kierlin and Mary Burrichter
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​​Elizabeth Callender King Foundation

$1,000 Great Gray Owl Enthusiasts
Altra logo:
Kiwidyne logo: A vertical gradient of sky blue to white. The text
Driftless Art Academy logo: A dark blue-gray box with three blue spatters and a large blue paint smear. Overlaid is
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Rushford State Bank logo: Two green shapes like bluffs with a white river curving between them and two simple black birds flying above. To the right,

$500 Great Horned Owl Advocates
Zumbro Valley Audubon logo: A green square with the white silhouette of a songbird sitting on a branch, leading into white text of
Prairie Moon logo: A light gray circle with the outlines of purple wildflowers with the text

​​$250 Barred Owl Contributors
MiEnergy logo: in lowercase letters,
New Albin Savings Bank logo: A circle containing swirling blue, green and white shapes, with the text
AcenTek logo: The word
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Lions logo: A blue and yellow circular design with a large
Houston Lions

​​$100 Screech Owl Supporters
Bluff Country Financial Services    ●    Caledonia Veterinary Clinic      ●    Houston Dental Clinic    ●    Houston Hoedown Days    ●    JT's Bar & Grill    ●    ​Money Creek Haven    ●    Mound Prairie Mutual Insurance    ●    The Sawmill Inn     ●    ​The Wen Inn

The International Festival of Owls would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.
Please contact us for information on having your business or organization become a sponsor, and please patronize our sponsors.

Many thanks are due to our prize donors and the army of volunteers that make this event possible.