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
Bonfire Sponsors
Supporter Sponsors
The Conservation Lecture
Bat presentations 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 Halloween-themed wildlife.
Our 2024 lecturer, Mr. Joe Arguelles, was a comparative biology Ph.D. student in the American Museum of Natural History’s Richard Gilder Graduate School (where many of our past bat presenters were also studying!).
His research focuses on understanding the molecular drivers of the incredible mechanical properties of spider silks. He also studies the evolution of “prey capture systems” (silk, venom, and vision) in active hunting spiders, and how these genes have changed in response to the loss of web-spinning behavior.
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 Band
Playing your favorite covers all night long – be sure to wear your dancing shoes. Come for the beer, stay for the band!
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.