Thanksgiving With The Birds

Thanksgiving with the Birds (All)

Saturday, November 21, 2026
11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

$8 Adults
$6 Nature Center members
$6 Children 3 – 15
Free 2 and under

Paid reservations requested by Friday, November 13, 2026

Thanksgiving with the Birds is a longstanding tradition that dates back to the founding of Audubon. In the event’s early days, Audubon’s hardy founders cooked soup in an outdoor pot, brought lawn chairs, and ate their Thanksgiving dinner outside in the brisk, occasionally snowy, air amongst the trees and birds.

Some of those traditions survive. Participants are asked to bring a can or container of soup to add to the communal pot on the fire (broth-based, not creamy, and nothing with seafood, please) in addition to a dish to share. But rather than outdoor dining, the meal takes place indoors these days.

This communal Thanksgiving dinner is a group effort. Audubon provides turkey, gravy, and beverages. Participants are asked to provide their favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, desserts, and soup to share. Soup will be mixed outside over a campfire, followed by an inside dinner. A short program featuring one of Audubon’s Animal Ambassadors will start at noon, followed by the meal at 12:15 p.m. Join us for a short walk (the Second Annual Get-Out-Of-Cleanup Walk) after the meal, weather permitting.

Special Information: Bring a dish to pass that serves approximately 15 people and, if you’d like, a container of broth-based soup for the soup pot.