International Bird Events
International avicultural events in last half of 2025 & 2026:
Contacts and links are removed from previous year's events.
USA 51st Annual AFA Conference, Wed 3rd to Sat 6th September 2025. Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. 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.
World-wide World Cassowary Day, Friday 26th September 2025. Focus cassowarys: Dwarf, Northern, & Southern subspecies. IUCN Red List:
USA World Parrot Expo, Sat 27th to Sun 28th September 2025. (formerly Seattle Parrot Expo). Emerald Downs, Auburn, Washington, USA.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
USA Avicultural Society of America and Organization of Professional Aviculturists Annual Conference, Wed 29th October to Sat 1st November 2025.
USA International Wild Waterfowl Conference, Sunday 2nd to Friday 7th November 2025. Texas & Louisiana, USA.
BH Gouldian Online World Show, Saturday 15th November 2025. Online from Manama, Bahrain. World-wide entries, exhibited & judged online, of Gouldian Finch Chloebia gouldiae.
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.
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.
PH 13th World Gamefowl Expo, Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th January 2026. World Trade Center, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
https://worldgamefowlexpo.com/
NZ Parrot Society of New Zealand Annual Bird Sale, Saturday 21st March 2026. Kumeu Community Centre, 35 Access Rd, Kumeu, New Zealand. 10am to 12.30pm. Entry 'gold coin donation'. Birds exhibit and for sale. Commercial vendors selling all bird-keeping supplies. Food avail. Information & vendor bookings Hayden 022 099 6577, or Mary 027 448 7816. Sale details: https://www.parrot.co.nz/events
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
USA LA Petfair, 11th & 12th July 2026. Avalon Pavilion, Pomona Fairplex, Los Angeles, USA. Note that the Avicultural Society of America and Organization of Professional Aviculturists Annual Conference (speaker events & aviary tour) scheduled for 9th to 13th have been cancelled,
see website: https://www.asabirds.tv/event-details/2026conference
SW CITES 34th Meeting of the Animals Committee (AC34), Monday 13th to Friday 17th July 2026. Geneva, Switzerland. Review of sustainable management & trade in animal species including birds, and Appendices 1 & 2. See agenda: https://cites.org/eng/ac/34/agenda-documents
SA SANCBA National Show, Thursday 16th to Saturday 18th July 2026. The Violet Hall, Showground, Bloemfontein, Free State, South Africa. Open to public Friday 3pm to 4pm, Saturday 9am to 4pm. South Africa's largest bird show with hundreds of birds competing for championship honours. South African National Cage Bird Association
https://www.facebook.com/events/1832590194791895/?active_tab=discussion
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.
World-wide International Vulture Awareness Day, Saturday 5th September 2026. Annual collab between Birds of Prey Program of the Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa and the Hawk Conservancy Trust, England. Plus the Endangered Wildlife Trust, the Hawk Conservancy Trust, & Vulture Conservation Foundation, with conservationists, scientists, and enthusiasts worldwide. There are 23 vulture species in the world. https://vultureday.org/
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
World-wide World Cassowary Day, Saturday 26th September 2026. Focus on cassowaries: Dwarf, Northern, & Southern subspecies. IUCN Red List:
https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22678108/131902050
USA World Parrot Expo, Saturday 26th to Sunday 27th September 2026. (formerly Seattle Parrot Expo). Emerald Downs, Auburn, Washington, USA. See all details on website: https://www.flightclubfoundation.org/seattleparrotexpo
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