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Outdoor Adventure Center - Nature at Night: Nighttime Animals

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Outdoor Adventure Center - Nature at Night: Nighttime Animals

2026-08-20T19:00:00 2026-08-20T21:00:00 Outdoor Adventure Center - Nature at Night: Nighttime Animals

Join us at the Belle Isle Nature Center for a series of outdoor evening and nighttime animal explorations! We'll have crafts and activities relating to nighttime animals, take a walk to look for bats, attract moths to observe up close and enjoy an evening bonfire.

Participants should dress for outdoor activities on uneven, natural trails.

Note that this is an offsite program taking place at the Belle Isle Nature Center, located at 176 Lakeside Drive on Belle Isle.

This is a free, offsite event. A Recreation Passport is required to enter Belle Isle Park.

 Belle Isle Nature Center 176 Lakeside Drive Detroit, MI 48207
Location
Belle Isle Nature Center
176 Lakeside Drive
Detroit, MI 48207
Event Date

Start: August 20, 2026 7:00 PM

End: August 20, 2026 9:00 PM

Contact Information
Outdoor Adventure Center

Join us at the Belle Isle Nature Center for a series of outdoor evening and nighttime animal explorations! We'll have crafts and activities relating to nighttime animals, take a walk to look for bats, attract moths to observe up close and enjoy an evening bonfire.

Participants should dress for outdoor activities on uneven, natural trails.

Note that this is an offsite program taking place at the Belle Isle Nature Center, located at 176 Lakeside Drive on Belle Isle.

This is a free, offsite event. A Recreation Passport is required to enter Belle Isle Park.

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