This year’s theme, YOU BELONG HERE, centers belonging as both a right and a practice. Through virtual events, community outings, workshops, and storytelling, Birdability Week 2025 (October 20–26) continues to build a culture of access, welcome, and connection.
Birdability Week is a vital celebration of inclusion, accessibility, and the transformative power of nature and birds for people with disabilities and other health concerns. It highlights the importance of ensuring everyone can enjoy birding and the mental and physical health benefits that come with it.
This week-long event fosters a sense of community among birders of all abilities, amplifies the voices and experiences of disabled birders, and brings attention to the need for accessible outdoor spaces. By offering virtual events, workshops, and discussions, Birdability Week ensures that birding can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of physical, mental, or sensory challenges.
This week builds on the efforts of many to create more #OutdoorEquity and is an annual commemoration during the 3rd full week each October, drawing inspiration from other inclusive celebrations such as #BlackBirdersWeek, Latino Conservation Week and Let’s Go Birding Together.
Key Dates
October 20–26, 2025: Birdability Week 2025
Virtual Events: All week long (see online calendar)
Bird(ability) Your Way! Weekend: October 25–26, 2025
Birdability’s Offbeat Photo and Video Contest: Open 8/1/25 to 9/15/25