18 events
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January 2026
Bird & avicultural club events are welcome to be added at any time
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2026
Clubs & organisers are invited to add their bird & avicultural events throughout 2026.
Please check details of events that interest you, as organisers sometimes change or update their listings.
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2026
January
QLD Qld Finch Society January Bird Sale, Sunday 18th January 2026. Tom Petrie Room, Strathpine Community Centre, 199 Gympie Road, Strathpine, QLD, (entry off Mecklam Street). Entry $3 CU16 free. Sale commences 9.30am to 12pm. Aviary-bred native & exotic birds & accessories for sale. QFS table sales & membership renewals available from 9.30am. Australian Wildlife Supplies selling avicultural products from 8.30am. Refreshments & food available. Raffle. Bookings & info Sheena 0421 127 476 editor@qfs.org.au Details: https://qfs.org.au
QLD Qld Finch Society Annual Show, Sunday 18th January 2026. Strathpine Community Centre, 199 Gympie Road, Strathpine, QLD. Entries close 11th January. $1 per entry. Judging commences 9am sharp. All standard show cages will be accepted. For show schedule contact Sheena 0421 127 476 or Raoul 0401 609 989 finch48@optusnet.com.au Website: https://qfs.org.au
February
ACT Canberra Finch Club Bird Sale, Sunday 22nd February 2026. St Jude's Primary School, 49 Mulley Street, Holder, ACT. 10am to 12pm. Entry $2 pp. Buyers & sellers of native & exotic parrots & finches, budgies, cockatiels, canaries, doves & quail are welcome. Bird feeds & bird-keeping accessories for sale. Contact Kevin 0401 182 038 or Bruce 0419 204 178. More details on website:
http://www.canberrafinchclub.org.au/Birdsales.html
March
NSW Orange Bird Sale, Saturday 7th March 2026. Naylor Pavilion, Orange Showground, Leeds Parade, Orange, NSW. 10am to 1.30pm. All parrots, finches, softbills welcome for sale (no pigeons or poultry). See website for contacts & vendor & trade tables bookings: http://orangebirdsale.com/
NSW Shoalhaven Avicultural Society Inc Bird Sale and Expo, Sunday 29th March 2026. Shoalhaven High School, 60 Park Rd, Nowra, NSW. Open to the public from 10am. Public Entry $4 CU12free. Native & exotic bird species, no poultry or pigeons. Trade stands with avicultural accessories including seed, nest boxes, carry boxes & more. Food, drinks, coffee. Keiran mobile 0419 772 939 kbzbirds@gmail.com https://sasbirdclub.com.au/
April
NSW Gunnedah Bird Sale and Expo, Saturday 11th April 2026. Showground, Gunnedah, NSW. Bird sale open to public 9.30am to 1pm. Trade stands (separate pavilion) opens 8am. Entry $5pp. Native & exotic aviary-bred birds, and all bird-keeping equipment & feeds for sale. Food, drinks from 7am. Enquiries Adrian 0400 045 987 Namoi Valley Aviculture Club Inc. See website for sale conditions: https://www.gunnedahbirdsale.com/
May
QLD Trill™ Expert ANBC National Championship Show, Friday 22nd to Monday 25th May 2026. Mantra Sharks, Melia Court, Southport, QLD. 50th annual interstate competition budgerigar show. Download/flyer/PDF Australian National Budgerigar Council: https://anbc.org.au
June
QLD 35th Northern Avian Conference, (date to be confirmed) 2026. Charters Towers, QLD. Speakers, aviary tours, & more. Hosted by Towers Birdkeepers Inc.
July
QLD Parrots 2026 Convention, Fri 17th to Mon 20th July 2026. Kedron-Wavell Services Club, 21 Kittyhawk Drive, Chermside, Brisbane, QLD. Sat/ Sun 9am to 3pm. Friday evening social, with canapés; Saturday seminars; Saturday evening Parrot Trust Conservation Dinner; Sunday seminars; (Sat/ Sun includes morning tea, lunch, & afternoon tea). Australian & international speakers. Presented by Parrot Society of Australia Inc. Full details & registration: https://www.parrotsociety.org.au/event-6260364
August
QLD Hervey Bay Bird Club Annual Sale, Sunday 2nd August 2026. Showground, Maryborough, QLD. 9am to 12pm. Entry $2 CU12free. Aviary-bred native & exotic parrots, finches, etc for sale. Seed, cages, & bird-keeping equipment. Food, drinks, raffle. Free parking. Contact Dave 0447 231 801 maintenanceman1@hotmail.com https://herveybaybirdclub.com/
ACT Australian Wildlife Rehabilitation Conference, (date to be confirmed) August 2026. Canberra, ACT. Organiser's website: https://www.awrc.org.au
September
Australia-wide National Threatened Species Day, Monday 7th September 2026. Annual commemoration of extinct Australian flora & fauna. On 7th Sept 1936, the last known Thylacinus cynocephalus died in Hobart Zoo.
ACT Canberra Finch Club Bird Sale, Sunday 20th September 2026. St Jude's Primary School, 49 Mulley Street, Holder, ACT. 10am to 12pm. Entry $2 pp. Buyers & sellers of native & exotic parrots & finches, budgies, cockatiels, canaries, doves & quail are welcome. Bird feeds & bird-keeping accessories for sale. Contact Kevin 0401 182 038 or Bruce 0419 204 178. More details on website:
http://www.canberrafinchclub.org.au/Birdsales.html
October
NSW Hunter Valley Finch Club Annual Bird Expo, Sunday 18th October 2026. Showground (entry via Evans Street), Maitland, NSW. 9.30am to 1pm. Entry $3, CU12free. Aviary-bred native & exotic finches for sale. Trade stalls, seed vendors. BBQ, Coffee, drinks. Raffle. Bird vendor bookings: Garth 0413 677 307. Trade stand bookings: Michael 0249 381 540 gressmichael_byrnes@hotmail.com.au General enquiries: Richard 0413 973 842
rlaw1@live.com.au Details: The Committee | Hunter Valley Finch Club Inc.
November
December
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