Lakewold Gardens All Hallows Festival
Bats Northwest is frighteningly excited to be partnering up with Lakewold Gardens to bring you All Hallows at Lakewold Gardens: Creepy Creatures.
Happening two separate weekends, October 17 - 18 & 24 -25
(You can find Bats Northwest during the weekend of **Oct. 17 - 18)
Tickets available now!
**Bats Northwest date of appearance subject to change
BeWild Speaker Series: For the Love of Bats
As part of the BeWild Speaker Series, The Mountaineers invite you for an inspiring evening with author Niki Desautels in celebration of her new book, For the Love of Bats: Exploring Nature at Night with the West’s Flying Mammals.
Tickets available now!
Fall Lantern Festival
Bats Northwest is excited to be joining Freeway Park Association as they host their Fall Lantern Festival on Friday October 23, 2026.
This event is free and open to the public.
Great Spooktacular
Bats Northwest is happy to be joining Si View Metro Park as they host their annual Great Spooktacular**.
Tickets available now.
**This event is tailored towards preschool to elementary aged children and their families.
Boo at the Barn - City of Issaquah Parks
Bats Northwest joins in on a frighteningly fun evening with the City of Issaquah as they host Boo at the Barn on October 24 at the Pickering Barn for a night of fun frights and scary thrills.
Tickets available now.
Space is limited, pre-register now.
Browsers Bookshop: For the Love of Bats with Niki Desautels & Anneke Wilder
Join us at Browsers Bookshop on Tuesday October 27th as they host Niki Desautels to discuss her new book For the Love of Bats. Joining Niki will be the book’s illustrator Anneke Wilder.
This event is open to the public.
Woodland Park Zoo: For the Love of Bats
Join Woodland Park Zoo for an evening of conversation about the new book For the Love of Bats: Exploring Nature at Night with the West’s Flying Mammals (by Niki Desautels; Illustrated by Anneke Wilder)
This event requires (free) registration to attend.
Third Place Books: 'For the Love of Bats' by Niki Desautels
Third Place Books and the North Cascade Institute present Niki Desautels for a discussion of her new book, For the Love of Bats: Exploring Nature at Night with the West’s Flying Mammals.
This event is free to attend. Registration is required in advance.
United in Conservation 2026: Managing Forests for Bat and Wildlife Habitat
Join the Thurston Conservation District October 2nd for our biennial local conference, United in Conservation: Local Agriculture in the Time of a Changing Climate.
Niki Desautels will be leading one of the discussions during this conference.
Tickets available now.
Carnation Farms Bat Walk
Explore the night skies and spot amazing bats on a fun, in-person Carnation Farms Bat Walk adventure!
Registration is required for this event.
Sustainamania 2026
Come and celebrate the 14th annual sustainability festival, Sustainamania 2026!
Bats Northwest will be hosting a table at this event as part of the celebration.
This event is open to the public!.
Bats NW at Farm Fest
Take part in Farm Fest at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands, in celebration of urban agriculture and the Southeast Seattle community!
Bats Northwest will be hosting a table at this event as part of the celebration.
Attendance is free, but RSVPing helps the venue plan for the day.
B.A.T. Night at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands (Spanish Night)
Join us for Bat Night, where we learn about the Bat Activity Trends (BAT) community science program with Woodland Park Zoo and Bats Northwest at Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands.
Acompáñanos en la Noche de los Murciélagos para conocer el programa de ciencia comunitaria Bat Activity Trends (BAT), organizado por el Woodland Park Zoo y Bats Northwest en Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands.
This event requires (free) RSVP for attendance.
Se requiere confirmar asistencia (gratuito)
Swifts Night Out
“Celebrate the magnificent migration of Monroe’s official bird, the Vaux’s Swift.”
Bats Northwest will be hosting a table as part of the celebration!
This event is open to the public!
Salmon on Sunset
Come celebrate the adult salmon returning home!
Bats Northwest will be hosting a table as part of the celebration. Stop by and say hello!
This event is open to the public!
Salmon Day at Mt. Vernon Farmers Market
Come celebrate Salmon Day at Mt. Vernon Farmers Market!
Bats Northwest will be hosting a table as part of the celebrations.
This event is open to the public!
B.A.T Night at Rainier Beach Urban Farm & Wetlands (with ASL interpretation)
Join Rainier Beach Urban Farm and Wetlands, Bats Northwest, and Woodland Park Zoo for an evening of bat fun for the whole family!
This event asks for (free) RSVP for attendance.
Bat Talk at Green Lake
Join Bats Northwest at Green Lake park for a bat talk!
Open to the public!
Evening Wildlife Walk for International Bat Night
Join Bats Northwest on International Bat Night for an Evening Wildlife Walk in Lewis Creek Park.
Registration is required to attend.
View event for information on where to register.
Habitat Restoration at Park Pointe with Bats NW
Mountains to Sound Greenway Restoration with Bats NW as a guest speaker!
Registration is required to attend.
View event for more information & where to register.
Community Science for Bats!
Come be a community scientist!
BATS NW and Woodland Park Zoo are teaming up to capture bat information at Green Lake in Seattle, WA.
Registration is required for this event.
View this event for more information and how to register!
Carkeek Park Beavers & Bats NW
Beavers Northwest, Bats Northwest, and Woodland Park Zoo are teaming up for a Beavers and Bats event on August 25th at Carkeek Park!
Registration is required to attend.
View event for information on where to register.
Bat Talk at Green Lake
Come learn about our local bat species, and find out how you can help protect bats, and observe bats with us at Green Lake park as the sun goes down. No registration needed. Meet Bats Northwest at the lawn just west of the Seattle Public Theater (formerly known as the Bath house). Bring your own chair!
Skeptipalooza 2026
You’re invited to Skeptipalooza 2026!
As part of a line up of speakers, Niki Desautels will be delivering a presentation — "The Truth About Bats".
View event for more information!
Salmon Day at Lake Washington Ship Canal Ballard Locks, Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden
We will have a table at the Chittenden Locks in Ballard at the Carl S English Jr. Botanical Garden Salmon Day. Come learn about Salmon and your favorite mammal our nw bats!
Community Science for Bats!
Come be a community scientist!
BATS NW and Woodland Park Zoo are teaming up to capture bat information at Green Lake in Seattle, WA.
Registration is required for this event.
View this event for more information and how to register!
Bat Trivia Night at The Good Society Brewery & Public House (Upper Queen Anne)
Join Bats Northwest and Woodland Park Zoo for a fun night of bat trivia.
View event for more information!
Bat Trivia Night at The Good Society Brewery & Public House (West Seattle)
Join Delridge Neighborhood Development Association, Bats Northwest, and Woodland Park Zoo for a fun night of bat trivia.
View event for more information!
B.A.T. night w/ Indigenous Creatives Collective
Come join Bats Northwest and Indigenous Creatives Collective for B.A.T. Night!
View event for more information.
Bat Talk at Green Lake
Come learn about our local bat species, and find out how you can help protect bats, and observe bats with us at Green Lake park as the sun goes down. No registration needed. Meet Bats Northwest at the lawn just west of the Seattle Public Theater (formerly known as the Bath house). Bring your own chair!
Mercer Island Beavers & Bats NW
Beavers Northwest, Bats Northwest, the Woodland Park Zoo, and the City of Mercer Island are teaming up for a Beavers and Bats event on August 6th at Luther Burbank Park in Mercer Island!
Registration is required to attend.
View event for information on where to register.
B.A.T. at Seahurst Park
Join ESC and Bats Northwest at Seahurst Park to be a part of this community science project.
*Registration is required to attend.
View event for information on where to register.
**Currently this event is full; Waitlist is available.
NW Beavers & Bats
Beavers Northwest, Bats Northwest, and the Woodland Park Zoo are teaming up for our first Beavers and Bats event of the year on July 28th at Juanita Bay Park!
Registration is required to attend.
View event for information on where to register.
On The Lookout for Bats
Meet up with us at Timber Music Festival in Carnation’s Tolt-McDonald Park to learn about the world of bats, pick up some myth-busting bat facts, and find out more about these cool and vital mammals of the night! At dusk we will observe our local Washington bats in action as they emerge for the night to feed on all our mosquitoes and other pests and learn all about the new community science program from Woodland Park Zoo. We will show you how you can help scientists learn more about local bats!
Where: Across the Tolt-McDonald Suspension Bridge in the covered picnic area on the left (The Art Barn)
*Open to all Timeber Music Festival attendees (https://timbermusicfest.com/adventures/)
Bat Talk at Green Lake
Come learn about our local bat species, and find out how you can help protect bats, and observe bats with us at Green Lake park as the sun goes down. No registration needed. Meet Bats Northwest at the lawn just west of the Seattle Public Theater (formerly known as the Bath house). Bring your own chair!
On The Lookout for Bats
Meet up with us at Timber Music Festival in Carnation’s Tolt-McDonald Park to learn about the world of bats, pick up some myth-busting bat facts, and find out more about these cool and vital mammals of the night! At dusk we will observe our local Washington bats in action as they emerge for the night to feed on all our mosquitoes and other pests and learn all about the new community science program from Woodland Park Zoo. We will show you how you can help scientists learn more about local bats!
Where: Across the Tolt-McDonald Suspension Bridge in the covered picnic area on the left (The Art Barn)
*Open to all Timber Music Festival attendees (https://timbermusicfest.com/adventures/)
Community Science for Bats!
Come be a community scientist!
BATS NW and Woodland Park Zoo are teaming up to capture bat information at Green Lake in Seattle, WA.
Registration is required for this event.
View this event for more information and how to register!