Bridger Raptor Festival

🦅 Raptor Fest 2025 took flight this weekend! Thanks to every exhibitor, presenter, volunteer and to our community for showing up with so much love and excitement for wildlife!

Cheers to the biggest headliners, the raptors who remind us just how amazing our skies truly are - inspiring us all to look up, listen and protect the wild places they call home.

We can’t wait to celebrate 30 years of Raptor Fest next fall - October 3 & 4, 2026!

Special thanks to our partners and exhibitors: Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, Fairy Friendly Feathers, Front Range Birding & Optics, KGLT Alternative Public Radio Bozeman, Montana Audubon, Montana Outdoor Science School, Montana Raptor Conservation Center, Museum of the Rockies, NorthWestern Energy, Opticron, Sacajawea Audubon Society, Scouting America, Steph Kasun Art, Wild Montana, ZooMontana

📸 Shawn Raecke

🦉 Whooo’s ready for Raptor Fest?

Just over a week away! Join us Oct 4 & 5 at Bridger Bowl for live raptors, guided hikes, activities, food, music & more - all FREE!

This year’s lineup includes:
⛰️ Stories from the Ridge with Hawk Watch veterans
🦅 Guided Hike to the Ridge with Sacajawea Audubon
📖 Oliver the Osprey book readings
🦉 Live bird presentations
🪶 Raptor ID presentations
✍️ Sketch-a-Bird & Nature Journaling

Plus exhibits and activities from our partners Crosscut Mountain Sports, Custer Gallatin National Forest, Fairy Friendly Feathers, KGLT Alternative Public Radio Bozeman, Montana Audubon, Montana Outdoor Science School, Montana Raptor Conservation Center, Museum of the Rockies, NorthWestern Energy, Opticron, Front Range Birding & Optics, Sacajawea Audubon Society, Scouting America, Steph Kasun Art, Wild Montana, Yellowstone National Park, ZooMontana

Full schedule at bridgerraptorfest.com. For the safety of our feathered and furry friends, dogs are not allowed 🚫

📸 Shawn Raecke

🦅 Raptor Fest 2025 is just ONE month away!

Join us October 4 & 5 at Bridger Bowl for a free, family-friendly celebration of the largest known Golden Eagle migration in the United States.

📍 Bridger Bowl
📅 October 4 & 5, 2025
💸 Free to attend

Full details: https://bridgerraptorfest.com/ Make space in your schedule for the magic overhead!