Event Details

The Flamingo Resort & Hotel is located at:
2777 4th St.
Santa Rosa, CA 95405

You can reach the hotel staff 24 hours a day at (707) 545-8530.

The Birds of a Feather event box office opens at 4pm on Friday, April 11 and closes at 11pm. It reopens again at 9am for birds who can't arrive until Saturday (see NOTE #2 below).

PLEASE TRY TO ARRIVE WITHIN BOX OFFICE HOURS.**

For everyone arriving Friday during box office hours (which is almost all of you!), you'll check in for the event at our registration table in the front atrium and pick up your wristband. Don't forget your photo ID!

Then, if you're staying at the Flamingo, you'll walk over to the Flamingo check-in desk to check in for your room (see NOTE below). If you're one of the rare birds who got a room at the Flamingo for Thursday night, you'll still need to swing by the registration table in the atrium to pick up your wristband starting at 4pm Friday.

NOTE: We cannot guarantee early check-in, as it is at the discretion of the resort staff. However, if you arrive early, you're welcome to hang out at the Flamingo's Lazeaway Club restaurant & bar while you wait to check into the festival and your room!

NOTE #2: If you can't get to the event until Saturday, you can arrive starting at 9am. When you get to the hotel, go directly to the Info Desk (just outside the doors to the pool) to check in and pick up your wristband. Then, if you're staying at the Flamingo, you'll check in for your room at the Flamingo check-in desk.

** If you accidentally arrive after 11pm on Friday, proceed to the Flamingo hotel check-in desk and let them know you need to check in for Birds of a Feather. You'll need to wait there until they can get in touch with one of the BOAF Organizers and we can come give you a wristband. This is not an optimal experience for you or the BOAF Organizers, so please arrive before 11pm Friday, or wait until Saturday at 9am to arrive.

General Packing List

• Your Fabulous Bird-Themed or Bird-Adjacent Attire

• Bathing Suit (the pool is heated, and there is also a hot tub; pool towels are supplied by The Flamingo)

• Water Bottle and/or other closed-top vessel for the Inversion Submersion Immersion after-hours experience (no open-top cups allowed!)

• Sunscreen

• GRATITUDE that this list doesn't include "raincoat"!

Programming Packing List

• Crafty bits for the Lil' Hat Craft Making workshop with Dr. Vince, Friday at 7pm

• Yoga mats and attire for Yoga with Yam Yams / Slow Flow Yoga with Megan Gathers, Saturday & Sunday at 10am

• Running shoes for the casual 5k with LushBunny on Saturday at 9am

• Shoes-off readiness (cute socks?!) for the Inversion Submersion Immersion, Friday & Saturday after-hours

• Bird Call example ready to play from your phone for the Bird Calling Competition, Saturday at 1:30pm

• Photo or offering for the Altar in the Spoken Garden near the pool area

FRIDAY DINNER
You’re on your own for Friday night dinner. The Flamingo’s on-site restaurant will be open for dinner, but could get crowded at certain crunch times, so consider eating on your way in if you’re arriving in Santa Rosa around dinnertime. The locals on our planning team recommend Willi's Wine Bar (small plates), Monti's (great entree salads), and of course The Bird and the Bottle (small plates), or Superburger (great if you want to grab and go; get the Sonoma County grass-fed beef upgrade), all in the immediate vicinity of the Flamingo, for dinner. But there are plenty of other great options in town too!

SATURDAY BRUNCH & DINNER

On Saturday, catered, buffet-style brunch and dinner are included for all ticket holders! 

• Saturday Brunch is served poolside from 10am to Noon

• Saturday Dinner is served just outside the Ballroom from 6pm to 8pm

MENUS

Saturday Brunch
Served 10:00am to Noon 

Assorted Breakfast Pastries
Fresh Fruit & Berry Platter (vegan, gf)
Scrambled Eggs (v, gf)
Bacon & Sausage
Roasted Breakfast Potatoes (vegan, gf)
Coffee, Decaf, and Hot Tea 

Saturday Dinner*
Served 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Artisanal Rolls & Whipped Butter
Chopped Salad
- romaine, kale, shaved vegetables, roasted golden beets, cherry  tomatoes, macadamia nuts, lilikoi vinaigrette, with optional goat cheese (vegan, gf)
Pan Roasted Salmon
- caramelized butternut squash, shimeji mushrooms, coconut lemongrass broth, turmeric oil (gf)
Tamarind Roasted Chicken
- with chicken jus, peppery greens
Crispy Tofu & Roasted Vegetables (v, gf)*
Ginger Roasted Green Beans (v, gf)* 

Chef's Selection of Desserts
Coffee, Hot Tea, Iced Tea 

*NOTE: We will have a small number of vegan meals available for dinner. Just ask one of the servers at the buffet. If you’re a “part-time”/ flex vegan, please leave these meals for our strictly vegan birds, as availability is limited.

Of course! Once you have your wristband, you can come and go as you please. Everyone will need to have a wristband to enter any area of the festival throughout the weekend, so don't take it off and don't lose it!

Our event programming ends at 3pm Sunday afternoon.

Flamingo Resort check-out time is 11am and all guests of the Flamingo who have not booked their room through Monday will need to vacate their rooms by that time. Late check-out is at the discretion of the resort staff.

Luckily, Santa Rosa is a safe place, so if you don't need to rush home, you can drop your luggage in your car and come right back to the dancefloor, where we'll be shaking our tail feathers until 3pm Sunday.