Yep, we’re bat crazy and we think you're "guano" love bats, too! Find out why bats are one of our area’s most beneficial native mammals.

Join us on October 19 from 11am-2:30pm for the battiest, bazaar-iest day of learning and fun! Plus…

Be a Bat Bazaar Halloween star! Youth visitors who dress up in their Halloween costumes will receive FREE Excavation Kits from our Science Store!*
*While supplies last.

Special Bat Bazaar activities and presentations include:

Live Presentations at 11:30am and 1:30pm - Theater

Michelle Camara, founder of Southern Wildlife Rehab, is bringing three species of live bats for special talks about White Nosed Syndrome, bat rehabilitation, and how local bats benefit humans. Limited seating available. First come first serve!

Ongoing Bat Bazaar Activities throughout museum from 11am-2:30pm:

Bat Cave Exhibit by the Southwest Wildlife Rehab - Step into the bat cave to get up close with real bat guano, skeletons, fossils, and more!

Bat Video Presentation - Take a seat in our underground cave and see bats like you've never seen before.

Echolocation Station - Can you find food like a bat? Try your hand at our echolocation game!

Sonar Simulator Maze - Experience navigating like a bat in the darkness of night to conquer the sonar simulator challenge!

Bat Mask Coloring Table - Make and take your own unique bat mask, just in time for Halloween!

While you’re at the Science Mill, don't miss these fun daily activities:

Tortoise Talks and Feeding at 2:15pm - Help our staff biologist feed our giant adult tortoises and learn about these amazing creatures.

Special 3D Movie Showtimes:

Tiny Giants - 10:30am, 2:30pm

3D Sun - 12:30pm, 3:30pm

Silo of McKays Tours:

11am, 12pm, 1pm, 3pm

Live presentations and ongoing Bat Bazaar activities are included in museum admission.