Ijams Hummingbird Festival: A Celebration of Wings presented by Wild Birds Unlimited Knoxville
- Saturday, Aug. 15, 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Ijams Nature Center Homesite
- A celebration to educate visitors about all things with wings, inspire them to protect and support them, and have fun
- Ticketed event
- More information: Ijams.org/ijams-hummingbird-festival
Hummingbirds, butterflies, and other things with wings are the focus of Ijams Nature Center’s annual Ijams Hummingbird Festival: A Celebration of Wings presented by Wild Birds Unlimited Knoxville on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The outdoor festival features art and science activities for all ages, speakers, live animal encounters, guided nature walks, education tables, community science opportunities, hands-on sessions, and a marketplace of vendors. Certified master bander Mark Armstrong will demonstrate to small groups how ruby-throated hummingbirds and other birds are captured, examined, and released, and discuss why banding is important. Bird banding sessions are not included with general admission.
Special thanks to the sponsors who helped make this event possible: Wild Birds Unlimited Knoxville, Magnolia Landscape Construction, Stanley’s Greenhouse, Tennessee Wildlife Federation, and Wild Birds Unlimited Maryville.
Ijams Nature Center and Lauren Strohacker Present Communion: A Projected Hummingbird Experience
- Thursday, Aug. 13, and Friday, Aug. 14, 8-10 p.m.
- Ijams Nature Center Homesite
- An avian art exhibition by artist Lauren Strohacker
- Ticketed event
- More information: Ijams.org/ijams-hummingbird-festival
This two-night twilight art installation is designed to conjure an otherworldly encounter with the hummingbirds of Southern Appalachia. Projected larger than life, these charismatic subjects will be suspended in looping, slow-motion, animated sequences that capture intimate states such as frantic flight, feeding, rest, and the eerie stillness of torpor (their deep nocturnal hibernation). Eight hummingbird projections will transform portions of the Serendipity and Discovery Trails at the Ijams Homesite into an immersive gathering space.
Ruby Rhapsody Flower Show
- Sunday, Aug. 16, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
- Ijams Nature Center Visitor Center
- A floral design and horticulture show presented by local garden clubs
- FREE event
The Council of Flower Show Judges invites the public to the Ruby Rhapsody Flower Show, and event celebrating hummingbirds, other pollinators, and their favorite blooms. The petite floral designs with hummingbird themes are part of a National Garden Club Flower Show honoring the ruby-throated hummingbird.
Ijams Nature Center is located at 2915 Island Home Ave. Knoxville, TN 37920.
