Blue Mountains Bat Night
BLUE MOUNTAINS BAT NIGHT 2019
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
FREE EVENT
Friday 29 March, 6.30 pm – 9 pm
Bats… they are not blind, do not get caught in your hair and do not suck your blood! Bats are a very misunderstood species, yet are crucial to life on earth. The only true flying mammal, there are over 1200 bat species in the world making up almost a quarter of the world’s mammal species. Australia has around 80 different species of bats. Come and learn more about bats at the Blue Mountains Bat Night! There will be bat talks and lots of fun batty activities for families. At this event you will be able to meet a Flying Fox and hear fascinating microbat calls after dark live via a bat detector.
Enjoy a bat talk with local ecologist Marg Turton and flying fox expert Tim Pearson as well as other bat scientists and aficionados. There will be the popular Bat Cave for kid’s activities such as mask-making, badge making and temporary bat tattoos. If you get hungry with all this action, support the local RFS at their sausage sizzle.
Why not come dressed as a bat? Katoomba library is also going batty, staying open late and hosting some bat inspired activities. This really is a Bat-Fest!
Now in its eighth year, Blue Mountains Bat Night is on Friday 29 March at the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, 30 Parke St, Katoomba. Activities will run from 6.30 pm till 9 pm in all weather.
This event is proudly supported by the Blue Mountains Conservation Society, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Blue Mountains City Council, Blue Mountains Library and the Australasian Bat Society.
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
30 Parke St, Katoomba – entry via Coles carpark.