Bats & Brews Benefit
October 18, 2025
Thank you for supporting the Bats & Brews Benefit!
Held on the wooded grounds of the historic Scully Estate in Islip, Seatuck’s Bats & Brews Benefit features craft beer from Long Island’s best breweries, an expert conservation lecture, live music, wine bar, bonfire, beer-friendly food from local restaurants, mocktails, and more. It’s a one-of-a-kind event that’s not to be missed!
Beginning as a humble bat lecture in 2009, we are now in our 16th year! This favorite fall fundraiser attracts participants and sponsors from all over Long Island. Sponsorship opportunities available now, tickets go on sale in September.
Join us on October 18 for a night to remember, all while supporting LI wildlife!
2025 Sponsors
Lecture Sponsors
Stage Sponsors
Bonfire Sponsors
Supporter Sponsors
The Brews
Bats & Brews features craft beer from Long Island breweries, as well as from breweries based in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Hudson Valley. Seatuck is proud to support and promote these local companies and encourage their use of locally sourced ingredients and sustainable practices. Participating breweries include the following:
THANK YOU to Islip Cold Beer for the generous donation of Ice & Storage!
The Bistro
To complement the dozens of craft beers you’ll be tasting, a variety of restaurants generously provide a large sampling of their delicacies. You will enjoy fresh oysters, warm French raclette, two grazing tables with GF & DF options, and many other delicious beer-friendly foods from local purveyors, including (but not limited to) the following:
If you would like to contribute to our bistro, please contact Claire at [email protected] to inquire.
Live Music
This year, we are excited to present two live music acts! An acoustic set from Paris Ray to enjoy from 7-8, followed by That Sound Band to dance the night away!!!
The Conservation Lecture
Conservation lectures are at the heart of Seatuck’s unique Bats & Brews Benefit – in fact, the fundraiser grew out of a bat presentation that was part of a monthly lecture series in 2009. For 15 years, event-goers have enjoyed wonderfully educational and entertaining presentations on bats, spiders, and other interesting wildlife.
This year we are excited to have Katrina Rokosz, a Ph.D candidate at Stony Brook University, who will introduce us to the amazing and often misunderstood American Eel. Her presentation will detail their mysterious life cycle that takes them thousands of miles from the middle of the North Atlantic to Long Island’s coastal streams … and back! She’ll also highlight how recent research she and her colleagues have done on eels in the Hudson River is helping us better understand these fascinating fish.
