Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival

The 2024 Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival will be taking place on August 23-25 with events happening throughout the week leading up to the festival weekend. Celebrate fall migration with thousands of Sandhill Cranes and waterfowl gathering at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge. The festival will feature speakers, artists, food, and guides. Activities and workshops are offered for all ages, which include guided walks, birdwatching, photography, falconry, crane calling, and many other related activities with ample opportunities for observing cranes migratory birds. All events are FREE unless otherwise noted.


The festival is sponsored by the Friends of Creamer’s Field in cooperation with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Alaska Songbird Institute, and the Arctic Audubon Society

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2024 Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival Schedule COMING SOON!



Have any questions about sandhill cranes and why they come to Creamer's Field? Get all your questions answered in this video Q&A with Mark Ross, an ADF&G Wildlife Biologist here at the refuge!