Store Events | Backyard Birds Nature Shop - Backyard Birds Nature Shop

We're partnering with Buds to Blooms to put on a Mother’s Day activity for you and your little one to make your own flower pot!
2 classes available: Morning from 10:00 to 11:30 AM and Afternoon from 12:30 to 2:00 PM
The workshop is designed to be done as a pair - 1 adult and 1 child.
The cost is $60 for a pair, and includes all of the supplies needed to make (1) twelve-inch flower pot, plus refreshments!

This workshop will be hosted by artist Michelle Schwengler from Free Bird Illustrations
The cost to participate is $35 per person, supplies provided.
The image we will be painting is a hummingbird sipping nectar from flowers!
The workshop will be hosted in store at Backyard Birds, with refreshments provided.

The 2022 Tri-Expo & Marketplace will be held May 14 & 15 at Heritage Park in Stony Plain.
Backyard Birds will be at the show with a vendor booth!
The show runs on Saturday, May 14 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and on Sunday, May 15 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
Admission Cost: $5 per vehicle
This family-friendly event will be expanding with local food truck vendors on site and a Show & Shine event on Sunday!
Some other activities on site include an inflatable obstacle course, face painting, a balloon artist, and train rides!

Bats Across Latitudes —How do nocturnal animals adapt to the midnight sun?
Join us Monday, May 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM at the shop to enjoy an educational presentation by Cami Hurtado, a MSc student from the Faculty of Science at the University of Alberta.

Join us as we celebrate our 1 Year Anniversary of the store being open and operating!
Details to come!

Join Lu Carbyn, renowned Wildlife Biologist and Adjunct Professor at the University of Alberta on a field trip to the Lu Carbyn Nature Sanctuary.
Registration for this event is closed, and attendance is limited to those who registered for the classroom component of the workshop as well.

Join us at Talking Dog Brewing this month as our host Sarah Befus sits down with Alana Tollenaar, co-owner of Backyard Birds Nature Shop. Located in the heart of Spruce Grove, Backyard Birds has everything you'll need to attract that bouquet of hummingbirds, a party of blue jays, or a banditry of chickadees.
Backyard Birds opened in 2021 offering birding supplies from baths and houses, to feed and feeders, and has since began collaborating with other regional business owners to offer their creations as well.

This is a FREE event running from 11 AM to 4 PM in Leduc at 4905-50 Ave!
This huge event will play host to some of the best animal & wildlife rescues in the area, with a chance to adopt, donate, & find out about volunteering.
Find everything for your beloved pet at our market & learn about all of the local pet facilities & shops.
Backyard Birds will be hosting a market booth at the event, as well as an information booth for families to learn more about birds and wildlife!

We will be exploring the Sherwood Park Natural Area on Sunday morning from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM.
Xavier, Bird Nerd Associate at Backyard Birds, will be the interpreter for this walk!
The walk is FREE to attend!

This workshop will be hosted by artist Michelle Schwengler from Free Bird Illustrations
The cost to participate is $35 per person, supplies provided.
The image we will be painting is a dragonfly!
The workshop will be hosted in store at Backyard Birds, with refreshments provided.