The 2022 Festival

February 24–27, 2022

Each year since 1996, the Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, Texas has celebrated the annual return of the cranes to their wintering habitat at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. In 2022, the festival is back and ready to celebrate it's 25th anniversary!

The four-day event will feature renowned speakers, birding trips, boating trips, nature tours, photography workshops, a trade show, and much more.

Make Your Way to Port A to Celebrate the 25th Annual Whooping Crane Festival.

The Whooping Crane

The endangered Whooping Crane is the rarest of all cranes and among the oldest living bird species on the earth.

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Host Hotels

Need a place to stay while you're in town for Whooping Crane Festival? Check out these host hotels, who have generously donated rooms for festival speakers and presenters.

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Become a Sponsor

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The 2022 Festival

February 24–27, 2022

Make Your Way to Port A to Celebrate the 25th Annual Whooping Crane Festival.

Schedule

Buy Tickets

Trade Show

Festival Speakers

About the Whooping Crane

The Whooping Crane

Host Hotels

Become a Sponsor

Become A Vendor

2022 Festival Sponsors

Nature & Parks