# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Evening Bat Flight
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 09:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Experience an unforgettable sight! 
Bracken Cave is the summer home of more than 15 million Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis), making it the world’s largest bat colony and one of the largest concentrations of mammals on earth. The emergence of these millions of bats, as they spiral out of the cave at dusk for their nightly insect hunt. During the summer months, guests can expect to experience a tornado of bats emerging from the beautiful Texas hill country setting.

Advanced reservations are required.

Learn more: batcon.org/bracken
Purchase tickets: https://batcon.simpletix.com/ 

BCI Members receive early ticket access and an exclusive discount of 50% for up to 8 people. (Codes are mailed to members in March)

Please note that all tickets state that the event begins at 6pm, but this is just a placeholder. You will receive an email 3 days before your flight with the time that you should arrive. It can range from 6pm to 7:30pm
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bracken/evening-bat-flight/200029978445756
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Bracken
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Bracken Cave Preserve
- **lat**: 29.687297742999
- **long**: -98.352573227677
- **full address**: Bracken Cave Preserve, Bracken, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Evening Bat Flight
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/fac95fa8834ede31a3838432271e8a88be8ddc32db3688de282adf2fd9bafbca-rimg-w1200-h800-dc040403-gmir?v=1776920334

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Evening Bat Flight being held?
  - **A:** Evening Bat Flight takes place on Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 17 May, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Bracken Cave Preserve, Bracken, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Evening Bat Flight?
  - **A:** Evening Bat Flight is organized by Bat Conservation International.

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