2025 QC Bald Eagle Days will be Jan. 10-12

Taryn Leach, a naturalist with the World Bird Sanctuary, holds a bald eagle named McGwire as it tries to take flight on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, during the 2024 Quad Cities Bald Eagle Days event. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

The 2025 Quad City Bald Eagle Days will be held Friday through Sunday, Jan. 10-12, at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island.

Ticket fees are $6 for adults,  $1 for children ages 6 to 15, and free admission for children 5 and under. Go here for ticket information.

The show hours are: 4-8 p.m. Jan. 10; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 11; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 12. On Friday, Jan. 10,  kids under 15 get in free when accompanied by a paying adult.

The QC Bald Eagle Days sponsors include: Arconic, Modern Woodmen of America and VIP Transportation.

Attendees of the event can see live eagle shows presented by the World Bird Sanctuary of St. Louis and other live animal presentations. A variety of exhibitors, vendors and educational displays will fill the exhibit hall of the QCCA Expo Center. 

Last year, some of the vendors and attractions included displays on bats, birds of prey, alpacas, snow leopards and much more.

Here is the auditorium event schedule at the 2025 Bald Eagle Days:

Friday, Jan. 10

  • 4:30 p.m. – Incredible bats.
  • 5:30 p.m. – Birds of prey.
  • 6:30 p.m. – Big Run Wolf Ranch.

Saturday, Jan. 11

  • 10:30 a.m. – Cold-blooded parties.
  • 11:30 a.m. – Birds of prey.
  • 12:30 p.m. – Incredible bats.
  • 1:30 p.m. – Big Run Wolf Ranch.
  • 2:30 p.m. – Cold-bloodied parties.
  • 3:30 p.m. – Birds of prey.
  • 4:30 p.m. – Incredible bats.

Sunday, Jan. 12

  • 10:30 a.m. – Big Run Wolf Ranch.
  • 11:30 a.m. – Cold-blooded parties.
  • 12:30 p.m. – Birds of prey.
  • 1:30 p.m. – Big Run Wolf Ranch.

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