REGISTRATION FOR PUGET SOUND BIRD FEST

Advance registration through Edmonds Parks and Recreation Department is required for certain field trips where this is indicated under Guided Walks and Field Trips on the Detailed Schedule.  General admission to Bird Fest is free, and a Registration Table will be located in the lobby outside of the entrance to the Plaza Room above the Edmonds Library at 650 Main Street.  Registration is open 9:00 am-4:00 pm on Saturday and 10:00 am-4:00 pm on Sunday.  Participants are required to visit the Registration Table before attending any of the Saturday speaker presentations. The Marketplace for vendors and exhibitors will be located in the Plaza Room, and the Marketplace will be open 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. 

IMPORTANT EVENT INFORMATION

The site for the Artists’ Reception and Opening Speaker, Bart Rulon, on Friday, September 12, will be held at the Edmonds Conference Center, 201 4th Avenue North.  The Saturday, September 13 speaker presentations and kid’s activities will take place at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main Street, next door to the Plaza Room where the Registration Table and Marketplace will be located.  Please visit the Registration Table before attending any speaker presentations on Saturday.  The Frances Anderson Center will be closed Sunday, September 14, and all field trips will leave from the Plaza Room, unless otherwise indicated on the Detailed Schedule.  See the Bird Fest Map for locations of other Bird Fest activities around town.  Parking is free on the streets and in public parking lots in Edmonds.  Some parking areas have a three-hour limit.  Community Transit buses serve Edmonds and the surrounding communities.  Shuttle service from the old Woodway High School will be provided courtesy of the Green Edmonds Environmental Festival.

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More about the speakers and their topics, as well as locations and registration instructions for guided walks and field trips can be found on the Detailed Schedule (PDF file) below.  Or, for a quick overview of the activities, open the PDF file called Schedule-At-A-Glance.

Detailed Schedule  

Schedule-At-A-Glance

Puget Sound Bird Fest asks for

your cooperation in the

observation of a few rules of etiquette:

·        Please NO SMOKING at Bird Fest activities.

·        NO DOGS are allowed on guided walks, field trips, or at any of the presentations or bird-viewing stations.

·        Please turn off your cell phones and pagers during the presentations.

·        Please do not interrupt speakers by entering after the presentation has begun.