60 events
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January 2026
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Event organisers can add their bird events at any time throughout 2026, and for 2027.
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2026
January
QLD Qld Finch Society January Bird Sale, Sunday 18th January 2026. Strathpine, QLD.
QLD Qld Finch Society Annual Show, Sunday 18th January 2026. Strathpine, QLD.
February
ACT Canberra Finch Club Bird Sale, Sunday 22nd February 2026. Holder, ACT.
http://www.canberrafinchclub.org.au/Birdsales.html
March
NSW Mid North Coast Avicultural Society Bird Sale, Sunday 1st March 2026. Showground, 19 Sea Street, Kempsey, NSW. 9am to 11am. Entry $3 CU12free. Aviary-bred native & exotic parrots, finches, doves, quail, and more. Bird feeds & accessories. Food, drinks avail. Raffle. Plenty of parking. Camping avail at showground. Enquiries Greg 0409 328 129.
NSW Orange Bird Sale, Saturday 7th March 2026. Naylor Pavilion, Orange Showground, Leeds Parade, Orange, NSW. 10am to 1.30pm. All parrots, finches, softbills welcome for sale (no pigeons or poultry). See website for contacts & vendor & trade tables bookings: http://orangebirdsale.com/
QLD Rockhampton Bird Expo, Sunday 8th March 2026. Robert Schwarten Pavilion, Showground, 1 Exhibition Rd, Wandal, QLD. Entry $2pp, CU13free. Opens 9am. Parrots, finches, budgerigars, doves, quail & more. Trade stalls, cages, nest boxes, bird toys, seed etc. Food stalls. Cash event, some vendors may have eftpos. Rockhampton Finch and Parrot Social Club Inc.
QLD Gympie Cage Bird Club Sale, Sunday 8th March 2026. Showground, Exhibition Road, southside Gympie, QLD. Starts 8am to 11am. Free entry. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds & accessories for sale. BBQ. Raffle. Garage sale. Cash only sales. Members' only sale. Membership 0409 315 213
NSW Clarence River District Caged Bird Sale Expo, Sunday 15th March 2026. Showground, Grafton, NSW. Sale starts 9.30am. Entry $2pp. Raffles. BBQ. Trade stands. Native & exotic parrots, finches etc. Benching 7 to 9am. Bird entry $1, quail/ zebra finch 50c. Vendor bookings Neville 0431 638 995 or Steve 0429 473 191.
NSW Inverell Birdkeepers Early Bird Expo, Saturday 21st March 2026. Inverell, NSW. Information Frances 0447 656 027.
NSW Central Coast Bird Sale, Sunday 22nd March 2026. Showground, Morrisett, NSW. 9.30am to 1pm, gates open 8.30am. Entry $3 U12free. Native & exotic parrots, finches & all things birds. Vendor bookings & enquiries Anthony 0416 144 323, or Dave 0407 267 627. No ATM on site. Central Coast Avicultural Society Inc. Details: http://www.centralcoastaviculturalsociety.com/
NSW Shoalhaven Avicultural Society Bird Sale and Expo, Sunday 29th March 2026.
Shoalhaven High School, 60 Park Rd, Nowra, NSW. Open to the public from 10am. Public Entry $4 CU12free. Native & exotic bird species, no poultry or pigeons. Trade stands with avicultural accessories including seed, nest boxes, carry boxes & more. Food, drinks, coffee. Keiran mobile 0419 772 939 kbzbirds@gmail.com https://sasbirdclub.com.au/
April
NSW Sydney Royal Easter Show, Aviary Bird Show, Thursday 9th & Friday 10th April 2026. Hall 3, Pet Pavilion, RAS Showground, Olympic Park, Homebush, Sydney, NSW. Parrots, budgerigars, lovebirds, canaries, finches, Judging Thursday 9th, from 9.00am, then birds on public display Thursday & Friday until 5pm. Entries close Wednesday 11th February 2026. Show Schedule: competitions-aviary-2026-competition-schedule.pdf
NSW Gunnedah Bird Sale and Expo, Saturday 11th April 2026. Showground, Gunnedah, NSW. Bird sale open to public 9.30am to 1pm. Trade stands (separate pavilion) opens 8am. Entry $5pp. Native & exotic aviary-bred birds, and all bird-keeping equipment & feeds for sale. Food, drinks from 7am. Enquiries Adrian 0400 045 987 Namoi Valley Aviculture Club Inc. See website for sale conditions: https://www.gunnedahbirdsale.com/
QLD Downs Bird Breeders Association Bird Sale, Saturday 11th April 2026. Centenary Heights High School, 80 Ramsay Street, Toowoomba, QLD. 9am to 11am. Native & exotic parrots, finches, doves, quail plus budgerigars & more. Bird-keeping supplies for sale. Members of clubs affiliated with CCBFA are invited to sell birds. Food & drinks canteen operating. Enquiries & vendor bookings ($20 per table) 1424 488 132, or 0484 601 511.
VIC Geelong ASA Bird Expo, Sunday 12th April 2026. Showgrounds, 79 Breakwater Rd, Breakwater, VIC. 11am to 2pm. Krystal 0411 036 664 geelong.asa@gmail.com
WA Great Cocky Count, Sunday 12th April 2026. South-western WA. 5.15pm to 6.45pm. Volunteers can help count Carnaby's, Baudin's & Forest Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos at roosting sites. See website for details and to volunteer: https://birdlife.org.au/events/great-cocky-count/
QLD North Brisbane Bird Sale, Saturday 18th April 2026. Showground, 140 Beerburrum Road, Caboolture, QLD. 8am to 12pm. Entry $5. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds, feeds, seed, bird-keeping equipment & accessories for sale. Food trucks. ATM onsite. Contact: 07 3208 5610
events@parrotsociety.org.au Details & trade or bird vendor table bookings:
https://www.parrotsociety.org.au/North-Brisbane-Bird-Sale
TAS North West Bird Club Annual Bird Sale, Saturday 18th April 2026. 138 Stony Rise Rd, Stony Rise, Tasmania.10am to 1pm. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds. BBQ. Raffle. Enq: Gaye or Garry 03 6423 2121 https://www.northwestbirdclubtasmania.org.au/
VIC Great Southern Bird Sale & Expo, Sunday 19th April 2026. Gloria Pyke Netball Complex, Sinclair Rd., Dandenong West, VIC. 10am to 2pm. Simon 0407 310 811 mpas@birdclub.org.au
May
VIC Wimmera Bird Club Expo, Saturday 2nd May 2026. SES Hall, 33 Sloane St., Stawell, VIC. 11am to 1pm. Karen 0448 891 175 wimmerabirdclub@gmail.com
NSW Fairfield Bird Sale & Expo, Sunday 3rd May 2026. Gate 1, Fairfield Showground, Prairiewood, NSW. Food & trade area opens 9am. Bird sale area opens 10am. Native & exotic parrots, finches, doves, quail & more. Contact: events@pkes.club Website: www.pkes.club
QLD SEQ Bird Club May Bird Sale, Sunday 3rd May 2026. Community Hall, Fryar Rd, Eagleby, QLD. 9.30am to 12pm. Entry$2 U14free. Variety of birds for sale. Trade stands. Food & drinks. Air-conditioned hall. ATM on site. Vendor bookings Martin 0439 882 554 bindisbirds@bigpond.com Details: https://beenleighbirdbreeders.jigsy.com/birdsales
TAS Avicultural Society of Tasmania Bird Sale, Sunday 3rd May 2026. Girl Guide Hall, Box Hill Rd, Claremont, TAS.
QLD NSW VIC ACT Great Glossy Count, Sat 16th May to Sun 17th May 2026. Volunteers in four states help count the vulnerable South-eastern Glossy Black-Cockatoo. Glossy Black Conservancy. Full details & to register: https://glossyblack.org.au/great-glossy-count/
VIC Shepparton Bird Expo and Sale, Sunday 17th May 2026. Multi-Purpose Centre, Showground, Archer Street, Shepparton, VIC. 11am to 1pm. Goulburn Valley ASA. Steve 0407 805 816 marvs@bigpond.com
QLD Qld Finch Society May Bird Sale, Sunday 17th May 2026. Cannon Hill Community Centre, 18 Lang Street, Cannon Hill, QLD. Entry $3 CU16free. Sale from 9am to 11am. Australian Wildlife Supplies products on sale from 8.30am. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds for sale. Ample parking. Memberships available. Bookings & info Sheena finch48@optusnet.com.au 0421 127 476 https://qfs.org.au
QLD Trill™ Expert ANBC National Championship Show, Friday 22nd to Monday 25th May 2026. Mantra Sharks, Melia Court, Southport, QLD. 50th annual interstate competition budgerigar show. Download/flyer/PDF Australian National Budgerigar Council: https://anbc.org.au
QLD Ipswich Festival of Feathers, Saturday 30th May 2026. Showground, Marburg, QLD. 9am to 1pm. Bird show featuring a wide variety of species. Bird sale selling native & foreign species. Market stalls selling a range of products for bird enthusiasts. Contact: Shantel 0421 085 650, Emma 0477 222 644 ipswichbirdclub@outlook.com.au https://www.facebook.com/people/Ipswich-District-Bird-Club/61552520773938/
VIC Western District ASA Bird Expo, Sunday 31st May 2026. Exhibition Hall, Showground,
Horner Street, Hamilton, VIC. 11am to 1pm. Colin 0439 702 523 colintorney243@gmail.com
June
QLD 35th Northern Avian Conference, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2026. Charters Towers, QLD. Speakers, aviary tours, & more. Hosted by Towers Birdkeepers Inc.
NSW Wagga Wagga Annual Bird Sale, Saturday 13th June 2026. Showground, Bourke Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Native & exotic parrots, finches, and more. Contact Bruce 0427 322 747 brucearyan50@gmail.com
VIC Avicultural Society of Australia Bird Expo, Sunday 14th June 2026. Templestowe College
“S” Wing, 7 Cypress Avenue, Lower Templestowe, VIC. 11am to 2pm. Lou 0418 506 898 ldallest@bigpond.com
NSW Illawarra Bird Sale & Expo, Sunday 21st June 2026. Illawarra Sports Stadium, Berkeley, NSW. 10am to 2pm. Entry $5 CU12free. Vendor bookings secretary@illawarraparrotclub.org.au 0455 613 457 All details: https://www.illawarraparrotclub.org.au/2016-bird-sale-expo
QLD Gympie Cage Bird Club Major Bird Sale, Sunday 28th June 2026. Showground, Gympie, QLD. Starts 8am to 11am. Free entry. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds & accessories for sale. BBQ. Raffle. Garage sale. Cash only sales. Members' only sale. Membership 0409 315 213
QLD Beaudesert Bird Sale, Sunday 28th June 2026. Theiss Paviliuon, Showground, Albert Street, Beaudesert, QLD. 9.30am to 12pm. Entry$2 U14free. Variety of birds for sale. Trade stands. Food & drinks. Air-conditioned hall. ATM on site. Vendor bookings Martin 0439 882 554 bindisbirds@bigpond.com SEQ Bird Club Inc. Details: https://beenleighbirdbreeders.jigsy.com/birdsales
July
VIC Centre West ASA Bird Expo, Saturday 11th July 2026. Showground, Sheep Pavillion, 331 Koroit St., Warrnambool, VIC. 11am to 2pm. Murray 0438 280 806 mgauditing@gmail.com
NSW Hawkesbury Bird Sale & Expo, Sunday 12th July 2026. Gate 4, Hawkesbury Showground, Clarendon, NSW. Food & trade area opens 9am. Bird sale area opens 10am. Native & exotic parrots, finches, doves, quail & more. Contact: events@pkes.club Website: www.pkes.club
QLD Parrots 2026 Convention, Fri 17th to Mon 20th July 2026. Kedron-Wavell Services Club, 21 Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD. Sat/ Sun 9am to 3pm. Friday evening social, with canapés; Saturday seminars; Saturday evening Parrot Trust Conservation Dinner; Sunday seminars; (Sat/ Sun includes morning tea, lunch, & afternoon tea). Australian & international speakers. Presented by Parrot Society of Australia Inc. Full details & registration: https://www.parrotsociety.org.au/event-6260364
VIC Gippsland ASA Bird Expo, Sunday 19th July 2026. Bellbird Park Indoor Centre, 271 Settlement Rd., Drouin, VIC. 11am to 2pm. David 0428 518 646 renwood2@bigpond.net.au
QLD Gold Coast Aviary Bird Association Bird Sale, Sunday 19th July 2026. Showground, Mudgeeraba, QLD. 9.30am to 12pm. $2 entry, CU14 free. Aviary-bred native & exotic finches, parrots for sale. Bird feeds, medications, diet supplements and bird-keeping equipment for sale. Food, drinks. Raffle. Free parking. Information & vendor bookings Lyn Carr 0411 048 348.
http://www.goldcoastaviarybird.org.au/club-dates-and-sales.html
NSW Urana Bird Sale, Sunday 26th July 2026. Soldier's Memorial Hall, Anna Street, Urana, NSW. 9am to 12pm. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds for sale. Market stalls. Food, drinks. Disabled access. Vendor bookings 0427 930 966 uranacourthousemuseum@gmail.com cost: $5 to $12. Urana Progress Association.
August
VIC Ballarat ASA Bird Expo, Saturday 1st August 2026. Ballarat New Showgrounds, Corner Creswick Rd & Rosehill Rd, Mt Rowan, VIC. 11am to 2pm. Roy 0412 501 231 petroica2022@gmail.com
NSW Forbes Annual Bird Sale, Saturday 1st August 2026. Showground, Show Street, Forbes, NSW. Open 10am to 2pm. Entry $2pp CU12free. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds. Trade stalls, food vans, memberships. Enquiries/ bookings: Nat 0420 425 833 or Wayne 0450 346 803 PDF/flyer Central West Bird Club Inc.
QLD Hervey Bay Bird Club Annual Sale, Sunday 2nd August 2026. Showground, Maryborough, QLD. 9am to 12pm. Entry $2 CU12free. Aviary-bred native & exotic parrots, finches, etc for sale. Seed, cages, & bird-keeping equipment. Food, drinks, raffle. Free parking. Contact Dave 0447 231 801 maintenanceman1@hotmail.com https://herveybaybirdclub.com/
QLD Royal Brisbane Show 'Ekka' Poultry, Pigeons, Birds & Eggs Competitions, Sat 8th to Sun 16th August 2026. Bowen Hills, Brisbane, QLD. https://www.ekka.com.au/
VIC Bendigo ASA Bird Expo, Sunday 16th August 2026. Exhibition Centre, Showground, entry via Swan Street, Bendigo, VIC. 11am to 2pm. Mark 0428 571 758 m.godwill@bigpond.com
QLD Downs Bird Breeders Association Bird Sale, Saturday 22nd August 2026. Centenary Heights High School, 80 Ramsay Street, Toowoomba, QLD. 9am to 11am. Native & exotic parrots, finches, doves, quail plus budgerigars & more. Bird-keeping supplies for sale. Members of clubs affiliated with CCBFA are invited to sell birds. Food & drinks canteen operating. Enquiries & vendor bookings ($20 per table) 1424 488 132, or 0484 601 511.
September
Australia-wide National Threatened Species Day, Monday 7th September 2026. Annual commemoration of extinct Australian flora & fauna. On 7th Sept 1936, the last known Thylacinus cynocephalus died in Hobart Zoo.
VIC Great Southern Bird Sale & Expo, Sunday 13th September 2026. Gloria Pyke Netball Complex, Sinclair Rd., Dandenong West, VIC. 10am to 2pm. Simon 0407 310 811 mpas@birdclub.org.au
ACT Canberra Finch Club Bird Sale, Sunday 20th September 2026. St Jude's Primary School, 49 Mulley Street, Holder, ACT. 10am to 12pm. Entry $2 pp. Buyers & sellers of native & exotic parrots & finches, budgies, cockatiels, canaries, doves & quail are welcome. Bird feeds & bird-keeping accessories for sale. Contact Kevin 0401 182 038 or Bruce 0419 204 178. More details on website:
http://www.canberrafinchclub.org.au/Birdsales.html
QLD Gympie Cage Bird Club Sale, Sunday 27th September 2026. Showground, Gympie, QLD. Starts 8am to 11am. Free entry. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds & accessories for sale. BBQ. Raffle. Garage sale. Cash only sales. Members' only sale. Membership 0409 315 213
October
NSW Hunter Valley Finch Club Annual Bird Expo, Sunday 18th October 2026. Showground (entry via Evans Street), Maitland, NSW. 9.30am to 1pm. Entry $3, CU12free. Aviary-bred native & exotic finches for sale. Trade stalls, seed vendors. BBQ, Coffee, drinks. Raffle. Bird vendor bookings: Garth 0413 677 307. Trade stand bookings: Michael 0249 381 540 gressmichael_byrnes@hotmail.com.au General enquiries: Richard 0413 973 842
rlaw1@live.com.au Details: The Committee | Hunter Valley Finch Club Inc.
November
QLD SEQ Bird Club November Bird Sale, Sunday 1st November 2026. Community Hall, Fryar Rd, Eagleby, QLD. 9.30am to 12pm. Entry$2 U14free. Variety of birds for sale. Trade stands. Food & drinks. Air-conditioned hall. ATM on site. Vendor bookings Martin 0439 882 554 bindisbirds@bigpond.com Details: https://beenleighbirdbreeders.jigsy.com/birdsales
QLD Gold Coast Aviary Bird Association Bird Sale, Sunday 15th November 2026.
Showground, Mudgeeraba, QLD. 9.30am to 12pm. $2 entry, CU14 free. Aviary-bred native & exotic finches, parrots for sale. Bird feeds, medications, diet supplements and bird-keeping equipment for sale. Food, drinks. Raffle. Free parking. Information & vendor bookings Lyn Carr 0411 048 348.
http://www.goldcoastaviarybird.org.au/club-dates-and-sales.html
QLD Gympie Cage Bird Club Sale, Sunday 22nd November 2026. Showground, Gympie, QLD. Starts 8am to 11am. Free entry. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds & accessories for sale. BBQ. Raffle. Garage sale. Cash only sales. Members' only sale. Membership 0409 315 213
December
No events listed in December so far.
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