BEGIN:VCALENDAR
PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:19700308T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:19701101T020000
RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:2129360:Event:50926
DTSTAMP:20260609T090927Z
SUMMARY:Florida Bat Festival
DESCRIPTION:The 8th Annual Florida Bat Festival offers an opportunity 
 to view giant fruit bats and enjoy the great outdoors while learning a
 bout how beneficial bats are to Florida’s environment and ecosystems
  worldwide. Brian Pope, Director of Lubee Bat Conservancy, explains th
 at the festival provides an opportunity to educate everyone on the imp
 ortance of bats in a unique and exciting atmosphere. According to Bria
 n, “we are the only festival in the southeast that offers a chance t
 o view the diversity of fruit bat species while learning about the imp
 ortance of bats here in Florida and all over the world. People get a c
 hance to see giant fruit bats with a 6' wingspan eating a variety of f
 ruits and vegetables while interacting with numerous enrichment toys, 
 a truly unique sight.\" The festival offers fun opportunities for the 
 whole family. Whether you are viewing live fruit bats, sitting in on a
 n education presentation, or visiting a vendor’s booth, the festival
  offers relaxation and recreation. Each year the festival features fre
 e activities, including bat-themed craft activities and games for kids
 , educational exhibits, bouncy huts provided by Space Walk, presentati
 ons by bat experts, and the unique opportunity to see live fruit bats 
 with 5 ft wingspans on exhibit in our Bat Zone.  The conservancy is n
 ot open to the general public on a regular basis, so this event provid
 es a rare opportunity for wildlife lovers to see bats close-up. All pr
 oceeds of the festival help support bat conservation and education pro
 grams and promote the conservancy’s message to “Save Florida’s N
 ight Life”. The festival will be held on the grounds of the conserva
 ncy, a 110-acre ranch, located at 1309 N.W. 192nd Avenue, Gainesville.
 \nIn 2011 we had the pleasure of presenting 29 exhibitors and vendors,
  including: Florida Bat Conservancy, Alachua Audubon Society, Wild Bir
 ds Unlimited, FL Native Plant Society, Santa Fe College, FL Speleologi
 cal Society, FL Trails Association, UF Bat House, Fun 4 Gator Kids, Al
 ternatives Global Marketplace, Pandion Systems, Occasional Bat, UF Soc
 iety for Conservation Biology, LifeSouth Bloodmobile, and many others.
 \nAdmission is free, although donations are encouraged. For more infor
 mation, please email us at batfest@lubee.org\nMake sure to visit the B
 atZone to see Giant Fruit Bats with 5' wingspans!!!\nThere are plenty 
 of things to do in the KidsZone - crafts, activities, games, and bounc
 y huts provided by Space Walk!!!\n\nFor more information visit https:/
 /www.zoobird.com/events/florida-bat-festival
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20121027T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20121027T160000
CATEGORIES:festival
LOCATION:Lubee Bat Conservancy
WEBSITE:http://www.batconservancy.org/index.php/bat-festival
URL:http://www.batconservancy.org/index.php/bat-festival
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER:Lubee Bat Conservancy
ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/
 file/get/2561886069?profile=original
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR