Port Hope Turkey Vulture Festival
Sunday, September 27, 2026
11:00am-3:00pm
Rotary Park
Port Hope, Ontario

Music, Conservation and Education
A celebration of the fall migration of the Turkey Vulture

A unique Port Hope phenomenon where Turkey Vultures gather in large numbers during the salmon run before heading south for the winter.

  • Take a walk through conservation village and learn about wildlife conservation.

  • Meet Birds of Prey with Wild Ontario:

    • 11:00am - 2:00pm

  • Opening remarks by Alderville First Nation:

    • 1:00pm

  • Performance by Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo:

    • 2:00pm

    *Schedule subject to change

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Read the Kawartha Now article about Birder She Wrote and the Port Hope Turkey Vulture Festival.

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