Bat Bash

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Bat Bash micro-event

Saturday, October 25, 2025 6:45 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Watkins Glen, NY

Entry is free with a suggested donation to support Farm Sanctuary’s efforts. All humans welcome!

Join Farm Sanctuary for our Bat Bash micro-event this Halloween season! On Saturday, October 25, enjoy music and dancing in our moody vampire lighting. Vampire costumes encouraged! Drinks provided by North New York.

Arrive by 7 p.m. to take the pre-event sunset tour dedicated to our local bats. We’ll try to spot them on tour while you learn about bat biology, vampiric mythology, and what you can do to support bat conservation.

Schedule:

  • Doors open/mocktails start: 6:45 P.M. ET
  • Pre-event tour: 7 P.M. – 8 P.M. ET
  • Main event: 8:00 P.M. ET – 10:30 P.M. ET

Frequently Asked Questions

Since this event is held outdoors (and our Visitor Barn is not heated), we encourage you to wear casual, layered clothing and comfortable shoes to walk the sanctuary grounds. Please check the weather before heading to the sanctuary and bundle up if necessary!

Please note that on the event tour, we will walk through areas with grass and gravel. Short segments of the tour path have a steep grade.

Need additional accommodations? We want to ensure that all our guests have a meaningful and safe experience and are comfortable during a visit to our sanctuaries! Therefore, we encourage individuals with disabilities to contact us before their visit to make arrangements. For more information and to make accommodation requests, please email [email protected].

Diseases are easily transmitted on shoes and even tires. If you have visited another sanctuary or location with cows, chickens, turkeys, ducks, or geese within 48-72 hours of your visit, or live with any of these species as companions, please email [email protected].

Companion animals are not allowed on guided tours or sanctuary grounds at any time. Service animals are not permitted in certain areas of the sanctuary. Please email [email protected] to make arrangements for your visit.

The safety of our guests, team, animal residents, and community is of utmost importance to us.

Please do not attend the event if you have a fever, cough, respiratory illness, or any other symptoms of illness. Thank you for your understanding and patience.