Kirtland’s Warbler Festival
June 6, 2025 – June 7, 2025
The festival is an educational celebration of the Kirtland’s Warbler, its habitat, and the communities located in the jack pine ecosystem—Kirtland’s Country.
The weekend starts with the Kirtland’s Warbler Festival Kickoff at 8 am, Friday, at the Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve in Roscommon followed by a social evening with a keynote speaker, beer and wine tasting, appetizers, and live auction.
On Saturday, from 8 am to 4 pm, is the Kirtland’s Warbler Festival at the CRAF Center, 606 Lake Street, Roscommon, Michigan. Experience Northern Michigan through a variety of activities, including bird banding, jack pine tours, nature and educational presentations, featured artist, featured author, kids’ market, teen bird photo contest, Kirtland’s Warbler calendar contest, live animals, vendors, live art auction, live music, and much more!
There will be presentations by Jim McGrath, founder of Nature Discovery, Allen Chartier on hummingbirds, and Kathleen Hansen, Huron Valley Audubon Society, about bird tracking by MOTUS towers. The featured artist is Carlotta Brandenburg, Whistling Cat Studio.
The Kirtland’s Warbler Weekend will be part of the SummerFest in downtown Roscommon, which includes the classic car show and Village Cornhole Tournament.
2025 Kirtland’s Warbler Weekend Schedule
Friday Home Opener – Friday May 31, 2024
Marguerite Gahagan Nature Preserve, 585 Southline Rd., Roscommon, MI 48653
8:00 am–10:00 am—Bird Banding Demonstration
5:00 pm—Wine and Beer Tasting with Appetizers
5:00 pm–7:00 pm—Scavenger Hunt
7:00 pm–8:00 pm—Keynote Speaker
8:00 pm—Live Auction
Kirtland’s Warbler Festival – Saturday June 1, 2024
CRAF Center, 606 Lake Street, Roscommon, MI 48653
7:00 am Registration Desk Opens
7:30 am–9:30 am—1st Field Trip
10:00 am–12:00 pm—2nd Field Trip
10:00 am–4:00 pm—Featured Artist
10:00 am–4:00 pm—Featured Author
10:00 am–4:00 pm—Kid’s Market, Vendors, Agency personnel, Young Artists’ Contest artwork display, Door prize drawings, and more
11:30 am and 1:30 pm—Kirtland’s Warbler Migration Game, Kirtland’s Warbler Alliance
12:00 pm-3:00 pm—Kids’ Market
Speaker Presentations 12:30 pm–3:40 pm
For more information and updates:
https://www.facebook.com/kirtlandwarblerfestival
kirtlandsfestival@gmail.com
