Raptor Rendezvous - Brasstown Bald

Event Details

What’s YOUR favorite bird of prey?

We’re excited to have our long-time partners at Georgia Mountain Falconry return to the summit for our iconic Raptor Rendezvous falconry exhibition! You’ll get the chance to view owls, hawks, and falcons, all while learning how these majestic animals help our ecosystem and the food chain in the wild. Georgia Mountain’s Master Falconers will share their experience working with their raptors, offering us a glimpse into the unique relationship between falconer and falcon.

This event is FREE with your paid admission to the site.

Georgia Mountain’s Master Falconers will also share their experience working with their raptors, offering us a glimpse into the relationship between falconer and falcon.

In addition to meeting and greeting with our falconers and their friends, Georgia Mountain Falconry will be providing a presentation that includes graphic scenes of our wildlife in action. While the presentation is an intimate look into how falcons hunt their prey, viewer discretion is strongly advised for small children and those sensitive to animal-on-animal violence. 

Raptors are majestic creatures and are vital to the health of our environment, and our falconers are trained professionals who want to share their passion with us. We ask that our visitors respect our feathered guests through calm observation and appreciation from a safe distance of at least 4 feet. We also ask that you please leave your pets at home! Should you have pets with you, please keep them out of view as much as possible. Raptors are wild predators, and their behavior can be unpredictable around other animals. Following these guidelines will keep you safe and will allow everyone – and every bird – to enjoy an unforgettable experience!

Plan Your Visit

Getting there: Visitors should follow signs to Brasstown Bald and proceed through the ticket booth. Once parked, make your way to the summit – either by our summit walking path or by a short shuttle drive – where you’ll see our falconers and their raptors in the outside area of the visitor center. Please approach these animals with caution and quiet respect, as they are still wild animals! 

Parking: Please park anywhere in the designated parking lot once entering the fee booth. 

Format & Participation Type: While our falconers will be available anytime between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm to share the world of falconry with our guests, they will also be showing a special video-aided presentation inside the Mountaintop Theater. Presentation times for this show are as follows: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm. Each presentation lasts about 50 minutes. 

Schedule: Falcon and falconer exhibition: 10:00 am-4:00 pm

    Video-aided presentation times: 11:00 am, 2:00 pm 

On-site Location: Our falconers will post up just outside the visitor center at the summit; the video-aided presentation will take place inside the Mountaintop Theater, with entrances on either side of the restrooms. 

Fee structure: This event is free with paid admission to the site! 

Thank you to our event sponsor: