The annual Athens Water Festival is set for Saturday, underway at 10 and lasting til 2 at Sandy Creek Park. It’s organized by the Athens-Clarke County Water Conservation Office.
From the Athens-Clarke Co government website…
One of the best family-friendly events in Athens is right around the corner! Join us for the annual Athens Water Festival on Saturday, September 9, from 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM at Sandy Creek Park. Park entry is $2.00 per person; the event activities are free. This year’s theme is Elemental - a new Disney and Pixar movie about fire, water, air, and earth! Get fired up as we make a splash learning about these elements in our lives. Bring a bathing suit to run through the spray of the water trucks and swim in Lake Chapman. Be wowed by a magic show, play with bubbles, and make a work of art with the art truck. We have over twenty interactive games, displays, and activities waiting for you, check out the list of presenting organizations below!
ACC Water Conservation: Complete Wade’s Water Scavenger Hunt; Participate in a sponge relay race; and dig for gems with the water conservation office!
Keep Athens-Clarke County Beautiful: Make Athens bloom with beauty and not stink with trash!
ACC Cooperative Extension & Master Gardeners: Make a pot out of newspaper & plant a seed inside. Remember to water!
State Botanical Gardens of GA: Dissect a pitcher plant to see what they have been eating!
Public Utilities & Transportation and Public Works: Splash in the spray and explore the trucks needed to take care of our water in ACC.
UGA Marine Sciences: Get up close & personal with creatures from the Georgia coast. Use plaster to make your own fossil!
UGA Water Resource Team: To flush or not to flush, that is the question. Test your flushing knowledge.
Art Truck: Use watercolors to bring Elemental characters to life!
ACC Extension SNAP Ed: Stay hydrated with tasty fruit-infused H20!
EcoReach: Learn about the animals living in water habitats.
UGA Strauss Lab: Get an up-close view of zooplankton from Lake Chapman.
Little Athens: Learning and playing for little tadpoles!
ACC Recycling: See how landfills prevent hard to water and air.
Upper Oconee Watershed Network: Where’s My Creek? Discover which creek you live near in Athens.
Sandy Creek Nature Center: Learn how water moves through a river and its watershed
Bear Hollow: Meet local wildlife and get crafty.
ACC Fire Department: Learn fire safety and see a fire truck!
Brown Scientific: Using water and paper towels you’ll see how colors mix.
Bubble Bo: Play & create bubbles of all shapes and sizes.
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