International Festival of Owls in Houston

International Festival of Owls in Houston

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(ABC 6 News) – If you love owls, Houston, Minn. is the place to be this weekend!

The International Festival of Owls starts on Friday and ends Sunday at the International Owl Center in Houston.

The festival is the largest fundraising event for the International Owl Center of the year.

The festival will feature a kids art contest, a medallion hunt, owl nest box building and a bus trip to learn more about the birds of prey.

But the show stoppers? Pellet dissection, an owl calling contest and a chance to meet real owls up close!

Programs begin on Friday at 11 a.m. and will run through 3 p.m.