Meet live bats at the Michigan Science Center this Saturday at Great Lakes Bat Festival

(WJBK) - The Michigan Science Center is giving visitors a chance to get up close and personal with bats on Saturday.

From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., you can meet some furry friends from the Organization for Bat Conservation, including the world's largest species of bat and bats native to Michigan.

The Great Lakes Bat Festival also includes bat house building,

Joining FOX 2 with some bats is Rob Mies from the OBC.

For more information about the festival please visit www.batconservation.org or www.mi-sci.org.