The Brief
- Austin’s annual Bat Fest took place over the weekend, celebrating the world’s largest urban bat colony.
- The festival highlighted the Mexican Free-Tailed bats, which reside under the Congress Avenue Bridge from late spring to late fall.
- The event featured live music from a range of artists and showcased local Central Texas vendors.
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin’s beloved annual Bat Fest returned to downtown this weekend, highlighting the world’s largest urban bat colony right here in Central Texas.
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Austin Bat Fest
These bats have served as an emblematic staple of Austin culture for decades, bringing an estimated 140,000 visitors from across the world hoping to get a glimpse of the bats in flight, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Summer is the prime time to watch the estimated 1.5 million Mexican Free-Tailed bats take flight into the city.…