See you next year! Save the date for Feb 20–23, 2025!

The 2024 Festival

February 22–25, 2024

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 2024, the festival is back and ready to celebrate its 27th anniversary!

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

TICKETS TO OPEN EXPERIENCES AVAILABLE AT PORT ARANSAS CIVIC CENTER, 710 W. AVENUE A.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 7 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 7 A.M. TO 5 P.M.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25 8 A.M. TO NOON

Make Your Way to Port A to Celebrate the 27th 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.

A living room with coastal decor in shades of beige. A tan couch faces a television and two chairs face each other perpendicular to the couch.

Book Your Stay

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.