The Wild Wings Festival, a celebration of the annual bird migration, will be March 19 - 21, 2027.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of light geese, swans and other waterfowl migrate through central Montana on their way north to the arctic tundra. A large concentration stop at Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area in Choteau, MT, providing a few weeks of phenomenal birding in March.
2026 Event Schedule
All events are located at the Choteau Pavilion and Free unless otherwise noted. Details on the Schedule page.
The website will be updated for the 2027 event in late 2026/early 2027 so please stay tuned!
March 20
2:00 - 3:00 PM: Photography Workshop
4:00 - 6:30 PM: Meet and Greet. Food trucks, beverages and educational booths from wildlife conservation organizations
7 PM : ‘Flight of the Swans’ Film at Roxy Theatre (25 Main Ave. N)
March 21
6:30 - 10:30 AM: Free guided tours of Freezout Lake WMA
10:30 AM - 5 PM: Educational booths featuring wildlife conservation organizations
1 - 2 PM: The Golden Eagle Highway: Tracking Eagles Captured Along Montana's Rocky Mountain Front. Presentation by Rob Domenech, Raptor View Research Institute Executive Director
2 - 3 PM: Wewe – The Last to Fly South. An Anishinaabe story concerning the snow goose. Presentation by Chris La Tray, Métis Storyteller and 11th Montana Poet Laureate
3 PM: Raffle
March 22
6:30 - 10:30 AM: Free guided tours of Freezout Lake WMA
11:00 - 1:00 PM: Optics Workshop
“It’s a wildlife viewing spectacle that for a few days rivals any natural wonder in the world. ”