Bluebird Festival

Celebrate mountain bluebirds and other songbirds with us on the second Saturday in July at our Bluebird Festival!

Grab your Ellis passport and join us for one of out biggest days of the year! Our Bluebird Festival is packed with activities happening throughout the day. Giving you plenty to explore around the site. 

We’ll have bird banding and mist netting happening on site in the morning and all visitors are welcome to come and watch the professionals in action. There is also a Purple Martin Condo demonstration at 12:00pm, and a Mountain Bluebird Tours and demonstration table at 1:00pm/ At 2:00pm, don’t miss a very special egg talk with ornithologist Dr. Corey Scobie, known for his work with the Royal Alberta Museum and for inspiring young biologists. 

You can also check out craft stations running in the morning and afternoon, kids activities from 1:00-4:00pm, our bird themes “Steal Their Look” bird game, facepainting, and Chicken Poop Bingo! 

We will also be announcing this year’s Blue Feather award!

Pick up your passport when you arrive to help guide you through all the activities happening on site. 

See you there!

Please see below for our Facility Rental Rates. Send an email to INFO@ELLISNATURECENTRE.CA to book.

Facility Rental Rates

EVENT CANCELLATION POLICY

Please note that for all of our events we require MINIMUM 48 HOURS NOTICE of a cancellation for a refund to be issued. If we are less than 48 hours away from an event and you are needing to cancel, please notify us so that we can offer your spot to someone else. Your payment for the event will then become a donation to Ellis Nature Centre. Thanks for your cooperation!

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