Big Fish Fest III, Featuring Special Guests the Little Bird Lab and Fikira

Start: Saturday, September 12, 2026 1:00PM
End: Saturday, September 12, 2026 4:00PM

Back for a third year after PRAx-record attendance, the world’s only live-music-accompanied educational shark dissection gets bigger — and smaller! This year, OSU’s Big Fish Lab partners with the Little Bird Lab to stage a comparative anatomical study of sharks and birds.? Adaptation and evolution are as much a part of music performance and music history as they are of natural history. We wrap the dissection in the rich sounds of the Afro-Fusion group Fikira. Led by Fiaindratovo (Mimy) Manavihare, a drummer and composer from the south of Madagascar, Fikira blends piano, bass, drums, percussion, trumpet, xylophone, mbira and vocals in the Malagasy language. ? 70% of the shark species in the oceans are endangered or threatened, and the purpose of Big Fish Fest is to create an environment where biology, conservation and human creativity meet to mutually reinforce our care for the planet and for one another. ? Plan to walk, bike, scoot or skate to PRAx for Big Fish Fest III? Enjoy a fun afternoon in the September sun and $2 off drinks, on us!