Athens Water Festival

Elemental Water Festival

Thank you to the presenters, volunteers, and attendees for making the Athens Water Festival such a fun day. We had a splash playing and learning with each and every one of you! We can't wait to see you in 2024. For more pictures, visit Lily Anne Phibian's Facebook Page.


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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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