Lubee is an amazing place to visit these incredible creatures! I absolutely love bats and was able to get up close and personal to see their cute little faces and behaviors. Everyone was very knowledgeable and helpful and the work they are doing to protect bats and other animals is phenomenal! If you love bats or just want to learn more about them and their important role in our world, this is a must stop!

This is our second year attending the Florida Bat Festival at the Lubee Bat Conservancy. We definitely look forward to attending again! There were even more vendors this year and there was great attention to detail taken in decorating for this event. They offered informative workshops as well. Dee is a joy to interact with and shows great passion in educating us all about these often misunderstood, beneficial fuzzy flying mammals! In fact, for Christmas, I am asking for a bat house.

Great place to see and learn about bats. We all learned so much. The tour was great and the staff was great!

Love this Festival. We come every year. They do a great job educating on bats!

Awesome experience! It was so much fun and educational! Our guide “Dee” was very charismatic and excellent at her craft.

They take care and rescue soooo many bats!!! The place is clean and staff are friendly and informative. I love bats!!!

There is not much to do here. Were hoping there were some fun interactive activities for the kids. They need to add educational activities for families or kids on field trips related to bats. A seek and find or fact sheet so its interactive, fun and also encourages learning. The walk through was short for the bats and there wasnt much for us to do.

Great place...the kids had a blast. My daughter was not sure if she would like it but a quarter of the way through all she could keep saying was Mommy I really love this place

If you like animals and/or being educated about them in general or bats in particular YOU MUST VISIT! My wife and I did a private 2 hour tour as a Valentines present to each other and had an amazing time. Alex was our guide and she was fantastic! The two hours flew by. We learned so much. We were able to get up close and personal with a variety of bat species. The enclosures are kept very clean; no visible droppings and no smell at all.Every bat was very chill. Some are curious and crawl in your direction, but not with an intimidating demeanor and slowly enough for you to back away. Others will crawl away if you get to close. (I say crawl but theyre all hanging upside-down and traverse across the ceiling in a crawling manner.) We didnt see any fly. The environment is very calm and the bats just hand around unless theres food. They are all super adorable and are basically fuzzy puppies with wings.Its easy to tell this facility is managed by and staffed with knowledgeable people who are passionate about proper care of the bats and educating people about them. The entire facility is in good shape; you can tell it is meticulously maintained. I intend to become an annual donor, I had no idea how important bats are for the environment or how important it is to have places like Lubee to insure that bats can continue to be prolific. I hope to go back again soon.

Wonderful space for the bats with caring staff willing to share their knowledge during public events. The bats are well tended with enrichment and varied natural food choices. If you can, you must attend an open house!

I couldnt have had a better time! Dee, one of the keepers, gave us the best tour! We learned about the history of Lubee and all the fun stories. Then of course the animals! They have many honorary bats there, however I was there for those sky puppies We got to feed them fruit and scratch them with little brushes. Id volunteer here daily if I lived closer! Id highly recommend a tour and if you can donate some money or time there, Im sure theyd be grateful!

Wow! Very interesting place to visit...always been scared of bats, so cool to see them up close.

This review is for the once-per-year Lubee Bat festival. Wide assortment of vendors who did not seem vastly overpriced as you might expect; plus many info booths on environment and wildlife. The Gainesville Area Bee Club table with live bees was really cool - the kids loved it. Coincidentally next to a fellow selling raw local honey (Valhalla Spa Organics).

Wonderful and inciteville tour w the lovely and knowledgeable Dee. The facility has an interesting history and deserves local support.Mike

Lubee Bat Festival was a great mix of vendors, info booths, and, of course, a chance to see & learn about the varieties of bats at the conservatory. Small enough young kids can walk around without collapsing.

A very beautiful area. Great guides, totally cute bats! So much fun!

Did a private tour, and they were very friendly and informative, and the bats are super cute and have a lot of different personalities.

This place is a great place to bring the kids. We all learned so much.

The private tour, which is open to the public by arrangement, is fantastic. You can get up and close to huge fruit bars and flying foxes, but no touching!

Absolutely adore these guys. Such a treat when they open up for a open house. Its must do

Attended my first Bat Festival this year. Cant wait to go back!

The bats were the COOLEST THING EVER

Boring not enought activities or food there. Im not returning. The only thing i like was watchin the bat. Theres no signal or wifi there

Lots of bats and quiet area and very nice staff !

My kids love this place. There is always something new to learn here. Once a year they organize big bat festival about two weeks before haloween. As far as I know this is the only bat conservatory of its kind perhaps in the whole world. Make sure you donate and bring your friends too. The producers of Avatar movie came here to film 3D shots of bats to study how they fly in order to animate the dragons. very cool. :)

The bats seem to be well cared for in a Happy environment

I absolutely love visiting the Conservancy. The bats seem to be very well taken care of. The people that run it are extremely knowledgeable on all things bat and has amazing patience when listening to childrens questions. I love that every time I visit they seem to be adding more things to learn and see. I cant wait to go back to visit again!

So exciting to learn about the bats and enjoy the community.

They save animals and educate people.

Educational. Clean exhibits interesting. Friendly knowledge able staff

Simply phenomenal!! Loved the bats along with a great staff filled passion and loving care!

The coolest place to learn about bats!! Really awesome!!!

I learned so much when visiting at the open house! I have a newfound respect for bats and try my best to encourage others to learn more about them! I highly recommend attending the presentations given by the director.

Good time staff very knowledgeable.

The bat festival was a great experience. For those who have never been I highly recommend it. Its educational, entertaining, & a great event for friends & family alike to spend quality time together. The food venders were top notch & this year they also offered an adult beverage cart for those that wish to partake.

Nice family activity!

Loved the Batfest event!

Conservation is at the forefront of the message here, and the bats are not the only animals you will see. They have activities and events for people of all ages, including hands-on animal interactions with their tortoise and skinks. This is a great place for small groups all the way to large school groups. Also a great place for anyone looking to volunteer!

This place is AWESOME. They are only open to the public a few times a year for special events. Theres always an annual event around Halloween, definitely check it out! If you love bats, or sky puppies, this is a must see.

Lovely facility, wonderful workers with tons of knowledge, educational and fun! The bats are tremendous!

My boyfriend took me here a few weeks ago as a surprise. I am totally obsessed with bats, and I highly recommend taking a tour, here! I thought the price for the experience of a lifetime was extremely decent and all the proceeds go directly to the bats, so I was more than willing to pay anything to help. It was very educational, hands on, and just amazing. You get to prepare the food and actually go and feed them and hang out with them. I couldnt believe how up close and personal I was able to get to the most adorable little creatures. They are so smart and curious. I cannot wait to go again!

Bat festival had bats and fake Gene Simmons

Both interesting and educational. Flying Fox and Fruit Bats from all over the world.

You must go see the flying foxes!

Very interesting. Employees friendly and knowledge. Tour of facility and up close look at bats was fantastic.

We LOVE the Bat Festival! It is a MUST on our calendar each year!!! Thank you for holding this event!!!

It was so much fun

Not all heros wear capes.

You must make an appointment so we did not get, they only allow visitors on occasion a couple of times a year.

Great experience.

Very cool experience

Amazing mission, amazing staff, amazing bats! The tours was well worth the money donated and the bats had the best personalities.

Had a lot of fun at Batfest. Worth the drive from Jacksonville, the bats are beautiful and the staff is great.

Informative and a great place place to take the kids. Its only open one day a year for the Bat Festival. Highly recommended!

It was awesome.

I bought a private tour of the Conservancy as a Valentines present for my bat loving girlfriend. We had such a good time! We got to hand feed Ziggy Stardust, their African spurred tortoise. We fed fruit kebabs to the bats. One of the bats, Mork, even painted an original work of art for my girlfriend! We spent 2 hours with our tour guide Alex who was very knowledgeable about all the animals as well as the workings & history of the Conservancy. Over all I would highly recommend stopping by & checking the place out. My girlfriend & I are already looking forward to returning for BATFEST which occurs every October just before Halloween.

Cool bats

Great conservation effort for bats. My family attends all of the various festivals and open houses.

Loved it will go visit these awesome creatures again.

A rare opportunity to see mysterious creatures and an educational experience for the whole family.

Checked out some bats and good entertainment for my 4 year old

Awesome place learned so much!

Great place for kids and adults

So much fun to see the bats and be part of the Bat Fest!

Florida Bat Festival was awesome. Lots of fun.

Lubee bat conservation is a great place to learn about bats

Love the batties!!!!

Great conservation organization with amazing animals!

Love this place!!

Was a short visit but the grandkids loved it.

Great visit, friendly staff and of course amazing bats.

Great place to visit and learn about all bat species

Everything bats, during the annual bat fest its more booths than bats.

Great place, great staff, great animals.

Went to the Bat festival here. Loved it!

Great eco mgmt of our resources

BATS!!

Bats.

Loved the bat festival!!

Such a neat experience

Bat Fest was great!

Amazing experience

They have a public event once or twice a year

Extremely informative about bats!