SAT 22 & SUN 23 NOV | FREE | Visit the BirdLife Australia stand to talk about the local birds and grab a BirdLife identification sheet and see how many species you can tick off the list by searching carefully around the gardens and wetlands.

SAT 22 NOV | FREE | BOOKING REQUIRED | Join Lynn Murdoch, President of the Mornington Peninsula BirdLife local group to learn about the basic principles of birding including how to identify birds and their calls.

SAT 22 NOV | TICKETED | Join author-illustrator Georgia Angus in a hands-on drawing session using Coolart bird models to help train your artist’s eye.

SAT 22 & SUN 23 NOV | FREE | Explore the many community displays and learn about birds and bird conservation efforts on the Mornington Peninsula.

SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | Join Weekend Birder podcast host Kirsty Costa and neuropsychologist Dr Luke Smith for a relaxing walk around Coolart. You’ll learn about the link between nature and mental wellbeing, and how observing birds - through sight and sound - can be a simple, everyday mindfulness practice.

SAT 22 & SUN 23 NOV | FREE | Marvel at the images that can be created by our wonderful bird photographers. The show features all of the finalists in the annual BirdLife Australia Photography Awards. This is not to be missed and will display images of birds taken around the nation. Be here to see it.

SUN 23 NOV | FREE | Fancy yourself a baker? Of Cakes? Cookies? Slices? Something else? Do you love creating?  Do you want to create some bird art at home? Here is your chance!

SAT 22 & SUN 23 | FREE | A Bird’s Eye View will feature a special group of invited artists with works available for sale. Plus renowned artist Kate Gorringe-Smith will create a Wall of Wings to showcase migratory birds.

SAT 22 & SUN 23 NOV | FROM $2 | Purchase raffle tickets to go into the draw to win prizes. First prize: Zeiss Terra Binoculars with a retail value above $600.

SAT 22 NOV | TICKETED | Join acclaimed bird photographers Con Duyvestyn and Tim Van Leuwin for a presentation that will discuss how to use features on your digital camera to photograph birds in the field. For beginner and intermediate photographers.

SAT 22 NOV | TICKETED | Have you ever thought how can a bird actually fly? Brian Thomas will discuss the types and uses of bird feathers. A fascinating insight into why feathers are long or short, soft or hard, curved or straight.

SAT 22 NOV | TICKETED | One of Australia’s leading and most accomplished ornithologists Peter Menkhorst, principal author of The Australian Bird Guide, will recommend techniques and knowledge required to confidently identify birds in the field. Based on more than 50 years of experience in Australian bird identification, Peter's presentation will cover how to get the best from the ABG and the key features to look for when identifying birds.

SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | Join Weekend Birder podcast host Kirsty Costa and guests for a hands-on session about birdwatching apps. You’ll explore how your smartphone can help you identify different bird species, find local birding hotspots and contribute to science and conservation efforts.

SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | Our beach nesting birds are in trouble. But here on the Mornington Peninsula and around Australia there are some wonderful people who spend hours watching over nests and chicks to ensure their survival. Join Mark Lethlean for a presentation about the birds that nest on our beaches.

SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | How can we engage our hearing to connect more deeply to nature around us? Join acoustic ecologist, Andrew Skeoch, in a presentation that will guide you into hearing the communications of nature; developing your listening skills and identifying species by ear.

SAT 22 & SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | Launching from Tooradin, be captivated by the diversity of birds that thrive in Western Port as you travel around by boat on a guided tour led by experts. You can see shorebirds like Australian Pied Oystercatcher, iconic waterbirds such as cormorants and with luck, the majestic White-bellied Sea-Eagle and critically endangered Far Eastern Curlew.

SAT 22 & SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | Take a guided tour through a national park famous for its diversity of forest species such as the migratory Rufous Fantail, Dusky Woodswallow and picturesque Crescent Honeyeater. Then make a visit to Flinders Beach to search for Ruddy Turnstone, Kelp Gull, Black-faced Cormorant, Australasian Gannet and the iconic Hooded Plover.

SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | Join Greg Hunt and Anne Dennis for a 2.5 kilometre walk through this magnificent private property at Tanglewood Estate and Winery in Tuerong. Habitats include pasture, woodlands and a beautiful wetland. Lucky observers may see the resident Powerful Owls as well as a variety of local woodland and wetland species.

SAT 22 & SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | Join David Ap-Thomas for a 2km walk through the wetlands of the private Boneo Park Equestrian Centre. Observe wetland species such as Golden-headed Cisticola, Royal Spoonbill, White-necked Heron and Little Grassbird alongside a variety of birds of prey. Lucky people might even see an Australasian Bittern, one of Australia’s rarest birds.

SAT 22 NOV | TICKETED | Our guides will take you to this hidden gem in the heart of the peninsula. Walking on easy forest tracks for about 2.5km, you will be searching for forest species including summer migrants such as Sacred Kingfisher, Rufous Fantail and Satin Flycatcher as well as the regulars like Varied Sitella, Eastern Yellow Robins, Pardalotes and many more.

SAT 22 & SUN 23 NOV | TICKETED | Join expert birders on a tour of French Island, home to some of Victoria’s rarest and most threatened animals. Famous for its Short-tailed Shearwater colony, and renowned amongst the birding community for its rarely observed population of King Quail, expect to see a variety of waterbirds and colourful bushland birds. Koalas are a guarantee.

FRI 21 NOV | TICKETED | Join us at The Heritage in Balnarring for dinner from 6:30pm

SAT NOV 22 | TICKETED | Join us at Toscano’s Restaurant, Sanctuary Inn on Westernport