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Bat Fest

Austin shuts down the Congress Avenue Bridge for an afternoon and evening built around the nightly emergence of the world's largest urban bat colony. Live music on multiple stages, food and craft vendors, children's activities and a bat costume contest, all timed so the crowd is on the bridge when 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats stream out at dusk.

Usually held
August or September, every year
Where
Congress Avenue Bridge, Austin

This year's event: Bat Fest →

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