International Bird Events
International avicultural events in 2025, 2026:
Contacts and links are removed from past events.
PH 13th World Gamefowl Expo, includes World Pigeon Expo, Friday 17th to Sunday 19th January 2025. Manila, Philippines.
RSA Online PBFD Webinar, Saturday 25th January 2025. Johannesburg, South Africa. 10am to 12.30pm (South Africa standard time). In Afrikaans & English. Hosted by Dr Anton Smit, leading veterinarian in the husbandry of parrots in South Africa. Free & open to all online. PASA, Parrot Breeders of Southern Africa.
UK Stafford Spring Bird Show, Sunday 2nd March 2025, Stafford ST18 0BD, UK. The largest bird sale and avicultural expo in the UK.
ID Bali Bird Congress, 3rd to 7th March 2025. Bali, Indonesia. Convention on birds & aviculture. International speakers incl Australian.
NZ Parrot Society of New Zealand Convention 2025, Friday 11th to Sunday 13th April 2025. Auckland, New Zealand.
UK Budgerigar Society UK 100 Year Centenary Show, Friday 6th to Sunday 8th June 2025. Blackpool, UK. Championship exhibition. Saturday night: World Budgerigar Organisation Dinner with speakers. Sunday: Auction.
RSA SANCBA National Show, Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th July 2025. Bloemfontein, South Africa. https://sancba.co.za/show-schedules
UK Global Birdfair, Friday 11th to Sunday 13th July 2025. Rutland, UK. Annual event showcasing bird conservation & bird-watching.
RSA Online PBFD Webinar, Saturday 19th July 2025. Bloemfontein, South Africa. Starts 9am South Africa Standard Time, which is 5pm Australian Eastern Std Time. In Afrikaans & English. Theme: 'Insights into Mutations: Means of Inheritance'. Free & open to all online. Presented by PASA, Parrot Breeders of Southern Africa. https://www.facebook.com/share/1CGEGhz672/
NZ National Bird Show, Thurs 24th to Sun 27th July 2025. Drill Hall, Itchen Street, Oamaru, NZ. North Otago Bird Club Inc., includes 60th Annual Show, & Ray Gibb Memorial Show.
USA 51st Annual AFA Conference, Wed 3rd to Sat 6th September 2025. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. All details & bookings: https://afabirds.org/2018_WordPress/afa-2025-conference-info-page/ American Federation of Aviculture Inc.
UK IAATE UK Symposium, Tuesday 23rd to Thursday 25th, September 2025. Drayton Manor Resort in Staffordshire, and WILD Zoological Park in Wolverhampton, England. International Association of Avian Trainers & Educators. https://iaate.org/uk-symposium/
World-wide World Cassowary Day, Friday 26th September 2025. Focus cassowarys: Dwarf, Northern, & Southern subspecies. IUCN Red List:
https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?taxonomies=22674033&searchType=species
USA World Parrot Expo, Sat 27th to Sun 28th September 2025. (formerly Seattle Parrot Expo). Emerald Downs, Auburn, Washington, USA. https://www.flightclubfoundation.org/
BH Java Sparrow Online World Show, Saturday 9th October 2025 Online from Manama, Bahrain. World-wide entries, exhibited & judged online, of Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/750663131229856/posts/750669577895878/?_rdc=1&_rdr#
CZ International Avicultural Convention and Bird Show, Friday 17th to Sunday 19th October 2025. Flora Olomouc Exhibition Grounds, Czech Republic. International speakers incl Australian. All presentations in English and German. https://www.exotaolomouc.cz/kongres_en.php
CAN 66th Annual Canadian Cage Bird Show & Expo, Saturday 18th to Sunday 19th October 2025. Ontario, Canada. Shows & displays of budgerigars, canaries, finches, parrots etc. https://www.national-birdshow.com
TH International Aviculture Industries Conference, Monday 20th to Friday 24th October 2025. Grand Ballroom, G floor, Rama Gardens Hotel, Las Is District, Bangkok, Thailand. International speakers incl Australian. iaic2025bangkok.com
BH Zebra Finch Online World Show, Saturday 28th October 2025 Online from Manama, Bahrain. World-wide entries, exhibited & judged online, of Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/927267055551360
USA Avicultural Society of America and Organization of Professional Aviculturists Annual Conference, Wed 29th October to Sat 1st November 2025. https://www.asabirds.tv/
USA International Wild Waterfowl Conference, Sunday 2nd to Friday 7th November 2025. Texas & Louisiana, USA. https://www.wildwaterfowl.org/2025-conference/
BH Gouldian Online World Show, Saturday 15th November 2025. Online from Manama, Bahrain. World-wide entries, exhibited & judged online, of Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae. https://www.facebook.com/GOWS25
USA 77th National Bird Show, Thurs 20th to Sat 22nd November 2025. Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. Largest championship show of aviary-bred birds in North America. https://www.ncbs.org/
UZ CITES 20th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP), Monday 24th November to Friday 5th December 2025. Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The CoP reviews conservation of species & considers proposals to amend the lists in Appendices I and II. Conference of the Parties | CITES
PH 13th World Gamefowl Expo, Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th January 2026. World Trade Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
https://worldgamefowlexpo.com/
UK Global Birdfair, Friday 10th to Sunday 10th to 12th July 2026. Lyndon Top, Rutland, UK. Annual event showcasing bird conservation & bird-watching. Full details, events, catering, accommodation, entry fees etc.: Global BirdFair
AUS Parrots 2026 Convention, Fri 17th to Mon 20th July 2026. Kedron-Wavell Services Club, 21 Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Sat/ Sun 9am to 3pm. Friday evening social; Saturday- seminars; Saturday evening Parrot Trust Conservation Dinner; Sunday- seminars. Australian & international speakers. Presented by Parrot Society of Australia Inc. Full details & registration: https://www.parrotsociety.org.au/event-6260364
USA 52nd Annual AFA Conference, Wed 5th to Sat 8th August 2026. St Louis, Missouri, USA.
ESP XI International Parrot Convention, 14th to 17th September 2026. Loro Parque, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain. Registration:
https://www.birdsalesandevents.com/_files/ugd/89e35d_c563814ab807463db7ae0019e6b7d79b.pdf?index=true
MEX 29th International Ornithological Congress, 30th November to 5th December 2026. Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Ornithological research updates, speakers, presentations, workshops etc. Int Ornithologists' Union. Details: https://iocongress2026.com