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  • Kids' Art Contest
  • Festival Events & Programs
    • 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
  • Directions & Lodging
  • Festival History
  • World Owl Hall of Fame
    • Hall of Fame Home
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INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF OWLS

Registration

Registration is only required for certain events. Early bird registration ends March 2, 2025. The prices listed are 1) early bird member registrations, 2) early bird nonmember registrations, and 3) late registrations for both members and nonmembers (March 3, 2025 or later).

Owl Prowls ($15/$20/$25)
Keynote speaker reception and presentation, in person only ($10/$15/$20)
Birding, natural history & geology bus trip ($25/$30/$40)

Additional fees are required for the following activities, but no pre-registration is needed.
Owl Pellet Dissection - $5/pellet
Owl Nest Box Building - $55/box for Barred and Eastern Screech-Owl.

Friday Owl Center admission fee: 
Adults: $9
Ages 4-17: $6
Ages 65+/Military/Veterans: $8
Ages 3 & under: FREE
Members: FREE

Saturday and Sunday admission fee for the Owl Center and High School:
Adults: $12
Ages 4-17: $8
Ages 3 & under: FREE
Members: FREE

TIP: Get a membership if you plan to come the whole weekend, especially if you have a family. Members of the International Owl Center receive FREE ADMISSION to the Festival, free admission to the International Owl Center for a year, invitations to special members-only events, and get discounts on special programs during the Festival and the rest of the year. Please order your membership online by March 2, 2025 to ensure you receive your membership card before the Festival. If you pay for a membership after that date, please bring your receipt with you to the Festival to show that you have paid.
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CLICK HERE to find out more about benefits and join! 

Please note: The International Owl Center uses photos and video from the International Festival of Owls for promotional materials. By attending the festival, you consent to be photographed and/or recorded and allow your image to be used for the International Owl Center's promotional or educational purposes without financial compensation. 

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Please note that since this event serves as a fundraiser for the International Owl Center, all payments are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend an event that you have registered for and you do not receive a refund, you may consider your registration fee a tax-deductible contribution to the International Owl Center.
Header: Asio Flammeus (c) Rob Belterman

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.