Festival Schedule
Indiana Dunes Birding Festival
May 15-18, 2025
The full 2025 schedule will be released in January. Stay tuned for over 180 events!
For an idea of what to expect, you can view the 2024 PDF guidebook here.
Introducing our 2025 festival keynote speaker...
Sacha Dench, the "Human Swan" 
Sacha is a pioneering conservationist, record-breaking adventurer and inspirational speaker. A scientist and passionate story-teller, her recent ground-breaking expedition ‘Flight of the Swans’ saw her flying by paramotor from Arctic Russia across 11 countries to the UK to help save the Bewick’s Swan and inspire millions of people to help. In 2020 she was made UN Ambassador for Migratory Species.
With 3 decades working in conservation research and problem-solving around the world, she co-founded Conservation without Borders to continue to develop innovative collaborations for nature including opportunities for global corporations to be at the heart of saving species.
We are EXTREMELY excited to have Sacha join us next year. Mark your calendars for May 15-18, 2025 because you won't want to miss it! The keynote presentation will be Saturday, May 17 at Sand Creek Country Club.
This year's Keynote program is brought to you with sponsorship support by the Flora Richardson Foundation.
Please note that the schedule is subject to change and any changes that occur after registration will be communicated via email to participants.