WHEN: Saturday, Sept 12th, 2pm-8pm

WHERE: 6300 Cochran Mill Rd, Chattahoochee Hills, GA, 30263

ADMISSION: $6 per person (Free for 3yrs and under)
Free for members (Click here to view Memberships)

PARKING: Off the road parking with a walk to the entrance (we have a tractor ride on our property). Let our attendants know if you need accessible parking.
Additional parking lot with an easy ~5 minute walking path to the nature center is located at:

Chattahoochee Hills Charter School
9670 Rivertown Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213

Scroll down for OVERFLOW PARKING INSTRUCTIONS.

VIBE: A lil’ community festival about bats and their habitats put on by local volunteers of all ages. Family-friendly and open to all. It’s choose-your-own adventure so come anytime. There is fun for all ages–there are activities for children and adults alike!

THINGS TO DO: Admission includes arts and crafts, canoes, hiking trails, live animal encounters and talks throughout the day, scientist and artist booths, nature areas, live music, and more. Additional funds may be used to purchase items from our gift shop or the local vendors.

FOOD: All-day with the following friends…
Snacks on the Go
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue (Peachtree City)
3 Little Chicks
(We have various eating areas including a picnic pavilion, campfire area, nature area benches, tables and chairs, wrap-around porch, and hike-able spots where you can picnic if you so choose!)

🌳SCIENCE & ART FUN 🧶

• Wildlife Resources Division – Georgia Department of Natural Resources
• Southern Conservation Trust
• 9bandedcreative
• Field Guide To Embroidery w/Jessica Kemper
• Wildlings and Endlings w/Chantelle Chapman,
• Fiber Art Studio with Ashley Hentges
• True Heart Tails (Nature themed books with local author Brittany Petish)

NATIVE PLANT SALE – All day with Cottage Garden Natives
Bring your wagons to fill up (we can let your car in to the main area to stock up after purchase). Admission to Bat Fest must be paid to access the plant sale.

RAFFLE FOR THE BATS all-day until 7:30pm (100% proceeds go to BCNC’s environmental education efforts) UNLIMITED ENTRIES.

• $10 per ticket to win a private bat program for you and up to 10 friends
• $1 per ticket to win a large bat plushie

🦇BAT TALKS:
Stay tuned for more details to come!

BAT WALK: Stick around to the end of the night as it gets dusky. Usually around 7:15-30 or so. Scientists lead a bat-detecting walk and we hope to witness wild bats. They usually come out for a ‘drink’ by the pond. You can catch good views on the deck. Feel free to bring binoculars.

HOW TO PREP FOR THE DAY: Come dressed comfortably with good shoes for outdoor activities (some dress up for fun). We have spaces inside and outside in the shade to chill. Stay fueled up with food trucks for meals, snacks, and refreshments, but you can also bring your own picnic. Some stay for 3+ hours and make a day of it; there’s so much to do! We have accessible pathways.

BATS FOR REAL? Yes! We have a live resident fruit bat colony as well as rescued native little brown bats! There will also be real specimens for view from the various scientific visiting displays.

🦇ARE THERE OTHER LIVE ANIMALS? Yes! We have resident rescued wild and exotic animals of all kinds. We have our full-time residents which include birds of prey, exotic and native bats, an opossum, and a variety of arthropods, reptiles, and amphibians.

CAN’T MAKE IT? Our bats reside with us year-round. Come visit us anytime we are open Tues-Sat from 11am-4pm. We have a spring festival in April (think Bat Fest lite) and a reptile festival in June.

OVERFLOW PARKING INSTRUCTIONS
Park in the main lot of Chattahoochee Hills Charter School (by the big yellow two-story building)
Walk toward the CHCS Hillside Farm and follow the gravel road to the trail behind the main building.
Bear *straight* on the trail until you get to a sign that indicates to bear right and you will enter the center by the bird compound
Check in the main entrance at the gift shop to get your wristbands and HAVE FUN!

Note: This trail is not accessible to wheels.
If you are in need of additional accessibility, or for pick up and drop off, please inform our attendants at the main gate.