Festival Of The Cranes Decatur Al 2025. Wheeler national wildlife refuge (wnwr) in decatur, ala., gears up once again to host the highly anticipated festival of the cranes from january 12 to 14, 2024. View the full festival schedule here.

More than 14,000 sandhill cranes, along with several pairs of whooping cranes, spend the winter each year at wheeler national wildlife refuge in decatur. Wheeler national wildlife refuge (wnwr) in decatur, ala., gears up once again to host the highly anticipated festival of the cranes from january 12 to 14, 2024.