Athens Water Festival

Thank You!

Thank you to our 1,300+ community members for joining us this year for one of our biggest celebrations ever! Whether you were a part of our 51 volunteers, 29 partner organizations, or a family enjoying the festivities, we're thankful to you for making Athens Water Festival 2025 one for the record books! 

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2025 Partners

ACC Library - Dive into Reading - From buttons to games, explore everything the library has to offer

Sandy Creek Nature Center - Transform Mario into Super Animals -Super Mario transforms into different animals to help him adapt to different challenges. 

Upper Oconee Watershed Network - Water Cycle - Build a bracelet by tossing dice for each reservoir in the water cycle and adding a bead for each toss. 

Keep ACC Beautiful -Help keep your city clean by picking up dangerous pollutants 

UGA Extension SNAP Ed Drink Water, Georgia - Stay Hydrated with tasty fruit-infused water 

ACC Public Utilities - Filtration Station, H2O To Go - See how your water is cleaned, then grab an ice-cold glass


ACC Recycling Level Up with Luigi - Luigi’s tired of all the throwaway junk! Help him power up by matching trashy disposables with their super reusable upgrades. Let’s-a go green!

State Botanical Garden of Georgia - Fantastical Plants - Discover the magical plants in your own backyard that inspire the plants of the games you love!

UGA Water Resources - Disposable Wipes, Flushable vs. Nonflushable, Water and Wastewater Enviroscape, How Does a Septic Tank Work? - How and what materials break down when flushed and Drawing with soil!

Strauss Lab - Who lives in your lake? - Catch and observe zooplankton under a microscope.

UGA Marine Science - Critters of the Coast - Meet and touch creatures who live under the sea! 


EcoReach - Super Zooper Scooper - Do you want to be a plankton? Help clean our water and play a fun game!

Northeast Georgia Section ACS - Muddy Water Purification - Test your hand at water filter building 

ACC Stormwater -Raindrop Relay - Turn into a raindrop moving from streets to streams

Brella Studio - Art Truck - Use colors to bring Legos to life 

Keith The Magic Man - The Magic of Clean and Plentiful Water 

ACC Fire Department : Fire Truck Visits

Bubble Bo - Play and create bubbles of all sizes


Contact Us

  1. Water Conservation Office

    Email the Water Conservation Office

    Physical Address
    124 E. Hancock Ave.
    Athens, GA 30606

    Phone: 706-613-3729

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