Central Illinois Bat Festival

Celebrate backyard bugs and bats at the free Central Illinois Bat Festival, featuring expert talks, guided hikes, family activities, vendors, food trucks, a costume contest, and an evening bat acoustic walk with a live ecologcation demonstration.

Brittany Rogness, Jordyn Chace, Ricky Gieser, and Claire Berdik of the Illinois Bat Conservation Program will give talks on helping backyard bats, bat DNA, pollinator gardens, and the importance of moths, while Abby Pagels will lead a bat hike.