10/29/2026
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🦇 GET BAT-TY WITH ASHLAND PARKS & RECREATION! 🦇
Bats, art, family fun, and a little Halloween-season discovery! Celebrate Bat Week, October 26–30, with a lineup of special events at North Mountain Park Nature Center. Whether you want to learn something new, get creative, or find a fun activity for the kids, there’s something for you! 🔗 Find your perfect bat activity at ashlandoregon.gov/BatWeek
🎨 Discover & Draw Bats
Monday, Oct. 26 | 6–7:30 p.m. | $30
Learn about bats and create your own bat illustration with local biological illustrator & environmental educator, Christine Elder.
🦇 Going Batty! (Bats for Kids)
Tuesday or Wednesday, Oct. 27 or 28 | 3:30–4:30 p.m. | $5
Enjoy bat-themed games, music, a puppet show, treats, and more!
🎨 Batty Face Painting Party
Thursday, Oct. 29 | 3:30–4:30 p.m. | $10
Kids ages 5–9 can try their hand at face painting with instructor Lorie Deller.
🔬 Bat Talk
Thursday, Oct. 29 | 6–7 p.m. | FREE
Learn about local bats, their amazing adaptations, and how to protect them with local bat biologist Alice MacCoubrey.
🎬 The Invisible Mammal: A Bat Documentary
Friday, Oct. 30 | Doors 6:15 p.m.; film at 6:30 p.m.
Watch this documentary about bats, women scientists, and the fight against white-nose syndrome, followed by a Q&A. At the Varsity Theatre; tickets are $12 plus fees.
🎟️ Documentary tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-invisible-mammal-ashland
📍 All events except the documentary take place at North Mountain Park Nature Center, 620 N. Mountain Ave. Registration is required for all activities.
🔗 Find your perfect bat activity at ashlandoregon.gov/BatWeek Each activity links directly to its registration page, making it easy to sign up.
Questions? Call 541-488-5340.