Rio Community Festivals

Our Goals
Reconnecting people and nature through free community festival events.
What We’re Doing
Rio Community Festivals bring together local partners, community organizations, and the public to celebrate nature, conservation, culture, art, music and more.
Liberty Wildlife Presentation. Photo: Danny Roper-Jones/Audubon Southwest

Connecting Community Through Nature: Rio Community Festivals

Throughout the year, Rio Salado Audubon Center hosts free Rio Community Festivals featuring music, art, culture, or food, while also celebrating our shared connections to nature. The festivals are built on strong partnerships, helping uplift both incredible community organizations and Audubon's conservation partners. Activities may include live animal workshops, conservation action tables, bird walks, arts and crafts, and other family-friendly fun. From Indigenous music, art, and culture in the fall to Valentine’s Day–themed festivals in the winter, each festival offers a unique and engaging experience for all, while offering ways for people to engage in conservation and community science.

Explore our upcoming events to learn more about the next Rio Community Festival.

Upcoming Events
View All Events
Turtle Talk
Mar
22
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Aullwood Audubon Center
Turtle Talk
Dayton, OH
Riverbend Community Orchestra: The Journey
Mar
22
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Audubon Center at Riverlands
Riverbend Community Orchestra: The Journey
West Alton, MO
Buttercup Volunteers
Mar
23
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Buttercup Farm Audubon Sanctuary
Buttercup Volunteers
Stanfordville, NY
Buttercup Farm : Buttercup Volunteers
Mar
23
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Constitution Marsh Audubon Center and Sanctuary
Buttercup Farm : Buttercup Volunteers
Stanfordville, NY
Free Nature Playgroup
Mar
23
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Green Mountain Audubon Center
Free Nature Playgroup
Huntington, VT
Join us for our Free Nature Playgroup on Monday mornings, 9:30–11 a.m. at Green Mountain Audubon Center! Caregivers and their children from infant...
Hunting Island State Park - 2026 shorebird stewardship
Mar
23
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Audubon South Carolina
Hunting Island State Park - 2026 shorebird stewardship
SC
Be a Shorebird Steward at Hunting Island State Park! Our shorebirds need you to educate beachgoers about the importance of sharing our shore! Please...
Join our 2026 NC Advocacy Webinar in March
Mar
23
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Audubon North Carolina
Join our 2026 NC Advocacy Webinar in March
Join us March 23 for a virtual advocacy webinar to learn about our top policy priorities for birds this year and how you can get involved. From...