The third annual Water Festival at Jeffers Bend returns Saturday after a COVID-related hiatus. The event is designed for families to learn and experience the importance of water, especially drinking water in their community.
Charles Turner, whose career spanned decades with the Pennyrile Area Development District’s Resource, Conservation, and Development Coordinator, said pre-COVID events had large turnouts.
click to download audioThe events will include water obstacle courses, rain barrel construction, rain gardens, and races among others.
click to download audioTurner says the festival was created to show the importance of water and has been embraced by local officials.
click to download audioTurner says the water festival is part of the environmental mission of Jeffers Bend, a 40-acre grassland on Metcalfe Lane with a one-acre lake and nearly three miles of walking trails.
click to download audioThe annual festival will be from 1 to 5 Saturday. Admission is free with food vendors on site.
