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Schedule – 2025
Wings Over Water
2026-02-14T20:22:21-08:00
2026 Festival Schedule
Please continue to check back for updates or changes to our schedule.
Friday Schedule
Saturday Schedule
Sunday Schedule
Friday Schedule
Mar
13
8:00 am
-
3:00 pm
NEW! Skagit County Birding Adventure! Bus Charter Guided Field Trip
Mar
13
1:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Alaska Packers Association Cannery and Fishing Museum
Mar
13
1:30 pm
-
3:30 pm
Semiahmoo Spit, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
13
6:00 pm
-
9:00 pm
WOW Festival Opening Dinner and Featured Artist Reception
View Calendar
Saturday Schedule
Mar
14
8:30 am
-
5:00 pm
Festival Headquarters: Registration, Tickets, and Information
Mar
14
9:00 am
-
10:00 am
NEW! Macro Madness: Discover the Hidden World Through Your Lens
Mar
14
9:00 am
-
11:00 am
Semiahmoo Spit, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
14
9:00 am
-
12:00 pm
NEW! Three Bays of Birds • Guided Van Tour Birding Expedition
Mar
14
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Alaska Packers Association Cannery and Fishing Museum
Mar
14
9:30 am
-
10:30 am
NEW! Explore Coast Salish Culture with Artist Jason LaClair
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
12:00 pm
Explore the Flora and Fauna of Birch Bay, Guided Field Trip
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
12:00 pm
Salish Sea Open Water Birding and Wildlife Cruise, by San Juan Cruises
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
2:00 pm
Birdtastic Kids’ Activities
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
2:00 pm
NEW! Create A Bird Nest! by Heart of Play-(Hop)
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
3:00 pm
North Cascades Audubon Society Bird Viewing Stations
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
3:00 pm
Family Activities and Crafts
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
4:00 pm
Kids’ Nest Box Building
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
5:00 pm
WOW All Day Birding Expo, Festival Headquarters and Information
Mar
14
10:30 am
-
11:00 am
Live Raptor Presentation: Sardis Raptor Center “Hunters Of The Sky”*
Mar
14
10:30 am
-
12:00 pm
Birds and Beaks, Family Bird Investigation
Mar
14
10:30 am
-
3:30 pm
Finding The Rhythm In Nature Photography Workshop
Mar
14
11:00 am
-
12:30 pm
NEW! What’s Hiding in the Cattails Presentation
Mar
14
12:00 pm
-
2:00 pm
Kid’s Storytime! By Friends of Birch Bay Library
Mar
14
12:30 pm
-
1:00 pm
Live Raptor Presentation: Sardis Raptor Center “Hunters Of The Sky”*
Mar
14
12:30 pm
-
1:00 pm
Sardis Raptor Center Presentation
Mar
14
12:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
Salish Sea Open Water Birding and Wildlife Cruise, by San Juan Cruises
Mar
14
1:00 pm
-
2:30 pm
Birding the Fourth Corner, Wildlife Presentation by Joe Meche
Mar
14
1:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
Explore the Birds of Birch Bay, Guided Field Trip
Mar
14
2:30 pm
-
3:00 pm
Live Raptor Presentation: Sardis Raptor Center “Hunters Of The Sky”
Mar
14
2:30 pm
-
3:30 pm
Sardis Raptor Center Presentation
Mar
14
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm
Jorgensen Pier Birdwatch* Guided Field Trip
Mar
14
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm
Discover Fascinating Facts about Owls of the Northwest
Mar
14
5:00 pm
-
7:00 pm
Featured, Keynote Presentation by Paul Bannick
View Calendar
Sunday Schedule
Mar
15
9:00 am
-
11:00 am
Birding Breakfast And Presentation: “Treats & Tweets”
Mar
15
9:00 am
-
11:00 am
Semiahmoo Spit, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
15
11:30 am
-
1:00 pm
Blaine Harbor and Marine Park, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
15
1:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
Birch Bay Birds and Brew Guided Nature Walk
Mar
15
1:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
Semiahmoo Spit, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
15
1:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Alaska Packers Association Cannery and Fishing Museum
View Calendar
See the Schedule by Event Type
Field Trips
Workshops & Presentations
Birding Cruises
Kids Activities
Photography
Featured & Special Events
Field Trips
Mar
13
8:00 am
-
3:00 pm
NEW! Skagit County Birding Adventure! Bus Charter Guided Field Trip
Mar
13
1:30 pm
-
3:30 pm
Semiahmoo Spit, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
14
9:00 am
-
11:00 am
Semiahmoo Spit, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
14
9:00 am
-
12:00 pm
NEW! Three Bays of Birds • Guided Van Tour Birding Expedition
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
12:00 pm
Explore the Flora and Fauna of Birch Bay, Guided Field Trip
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
3:00 pm
North Cascades Audubon Society Bird Viewing Stations
Mar
14
10:30 am
-
12:00 pm
Birds and Beaks, Family Bird Investigation
Mar
14
1:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
Explore the Birds of Birch Bay, Guided Field Trip
Mar
14
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm
Jorgensen Pier Birdwatch* Guided Field Trip
Mar
15
9:00 am
-
11:00 am
Semiahmoo Spit, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
15
11:30 am
-
1:00 pm
Blaine Harbor and Marine Park, Guided Birding Field Trip
Mar
15
1:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
Birch Bay Birds and Brew Guided Nature Walk
Mar
15
1:00 pm
-
3:00 pm
Semiahmoo Spit, Guided Birding Field Trip
View Calendar
Workshops & Presentations
Mar
14
10:30 am
-
3:30 pm
Finding The Rhythm In Nature Photography Workshop
Mar
14
12:30 pm
-
1:00 pm
Live Raptor Presentation: Sardis Raptor Center “Hunters Of The Sky”*
View Calendar
Birding Cruises
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
12:00 pm
Salish Sea Open Water Birding and Wildlife Cruise, by San Juan Cruises
Mar
14
12:30 pm
-
2:30 pm
Salish Sea Open Water Birding and Wildlife Cruise, by San Juan Cruises
View Calendar
Kids Activities
Mar
13
1:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Alaska Packers Association Cannery and Fishing Museum
Mar
14
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Alaska Packers Association Cannery and Fishing Museum
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
2:00 pm
Birdtastic Kids’ Activities
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
2:00 pm
NEW! Create A Bird Nest! by Heart of Play-(Hop)
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
3:00 pm
North Cascades Audubon Society Bird Viewing Stations
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
3:00 pm
Family Activities and Crafts
Mar
14
10:00 am
-
4:00 pm
Kids’ Nest Box Building
Mar
14
10:30 am
-
11:00 am
Live Raptor Presentation: Sardis Raptor Center “Hunters Of The Sky”*
Mar
14
10:30 am
-
12:00 pm
Birds and Beaks, Family Bird Investigation
Mar
14
12:00 pm
-
2:00 pm
Kid’s Storytime! By Friends of Birch Bay Library
Mar
14
12:30 pm
-
1:00 pm
Live Raptor Presentation: Sardis Raptor Center “Hunters Of The Sky”*
Mar
14
12:30 pm
-
1:00 pm
Sardis Raptor Center Presentation
Mar
14
2:30 pm
-
3:00 pm
Live Raptor Presentation: Sardis Raptor Center “Hunters Of The Sky”
Mar
14
2:30 pm
-
3:30 pm
Sardis Raptor Center Presentation
Mar
15
1:00 pm
-
5:00 pm
Alaska Packers Association Cannery and Fishing Museum
View Calendar
Photography
Mar
14
9:00 am
-
10:00 am
NEW! Macro Madness: Discover the Hidden World Through Your Lens
Mar
14
9:30 am
-
10:30 am
NEW! Explore Coast Salish Culture with Artist Jason LaClair
Mar
14
10:30 am
-
3:30 pm
Finding The Rhythm In Nature Photography Workshop
View Calendar
Featured & Special Events
Mar
13
6:00 pm
-
9:00 pm
WOW Festival Opening Dinner and Featured Artist Reception
Mar
14
3:00 pm
-
4:30 pm
Discover Fascinating Facts about Owls of the Northwest
Mar
14
5:00 pm
-
7:00 pm
Featured, Keynote Presentation by Paul Bannick
Mar
15
9:00 am
-
11:00 am
Birding Breakfast And Presentation: “Treats & Tweets”
View Calendar
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