Kentucky Bat Festival

Join Second Chances Wildlife Center at Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, as we celebrate and raise funds to continue our efforts to rescue wildlife and bring engaging environmental education to Kentuckians.

Last year's Kentucky Bat Festival was so much fun and was a sell-out! This year, thanks to a partnership with Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory, we are flying higher (pun intended)! We have more activities and more space.

Attendees will get to experience all of the highlights of previous years PLUS access to the museum and its offerings. See you at the batting cage!

This is a family-friendly event with activities for all ages.

Meet different species of live bats (including social media star and "batfluencer" Pepperoni)

Presentations by Second Chances Founder/Director, a bat biologist from Stantec, and a representative for the Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute

• Live music by Electria
• Silent auction
• Food trucks
• Awry Brewing
• Educational tables and children's craft
• Second Chances merch
• Meet popular children's storybook character Stellaluna
  
  

Ticket prices are $35 for adults, $15 for children (ages 3-13), and ages 2 and under are free

If tickets are still available, they will be $40 for adults and $20 for kids at the door.

If your business is interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Brittany Goode-Roberts at Brittany@SecondChancesWildlife.org for more information.

Kentucky is home to 16 species of bats, including three endangered species. Bats are critical members of our ecosystem, providing natural pest and disease control.

However, they face severe threats from human encroachment. Second Chances Wildlife Center specializes in bat rehabilitation and aims to change how we perceive these incredible members of our natural community.

Please join us and learn more about these fascinating creatures!