Make some tracks and join the Flint RiverQuarium Saturday, September 24 from 10 am-4 pm, for an annual celebration of all creatures great and small at the Water, Wings and Wildlife Festival.

Water, Wings & Wildlife Schedule
Festival admission is included in the cost of regular Flint RiverQuarium admission rates. Discover SCUBA does have an additional fee as noted below.

9:00 am-3:00 pm (on the hour every hour) – Discover SCUBA (see complete description below)
10:30 am – Native Plant Society Talk
11:30 am – Birds of Prey Show
12:30 pm – Reptile Presentation by the Rattlesnake Conservancy
1:30 pm – Fly Fishing Talk & Demonstration by Mack Bryson
2:30 pm – Birds of Prey Show
3:30 pm – Reptile Presentation by the Rattlesnake Conservancy

Additional presenters in the Flint RiverQuarium Plaza all day:
· Butterfly House – Feed the hundreds of native butterflies
· Flint RiverKeepers – Educational activities
· Quail Forever – Live quail and conservation education activities
· Georgia Reptile Society – Live reptile interactions; learn about adopting rescue reptiles
· Native Plant Society – Native plants for sale & information
· Monarchs Across Georgia – Butterfly education activities
· Albany Audubon Society – Birding information
· Georgia DNR – Native animal conservation activities
· Albany Recreation and Parks – Crafts
· Mack Bryson – Fly fishing demonstrations and children’s activities
· Indoor Archery (Imagination Theater Lobby) – Blow-up archery
SOWEGA Beekeepers – Beekeeping information
· Artesian Alliance Booth – Crafts & games
And more!

Food Trucks
Street Treats
Mi Casa

Discover SCUBA
Participants will be able to get their fins wet in the Flint RiverQuarium Blue Hole and gain firsthand experience with everything SCUBA in an introductory class taught by staff from Adventure Dive Center. By the end of the lesson they will be swimming with the gentle giants of the RiverQuarium collection, the striped bass and Atlantic sturgeons.

Participants must be over the age of 12 and those under 18 must have a parent/guardian present. No previous experience with SCUBA diving or equipment is needed. Participants must bring their own bathing suits, towels and change of clothes. All SCUBA diving gear, wet suits and flippers are provided. Water, Wings & Wildlife Festival admission is included with cost of Discover SCUBA lesson. Space is limited and pre-paid advance ticketing is required. Tickets are $40 and may be purchased online at https://flintriverquarium.regfox.com/discover-scuba-water-wings-and-wildlife-2021.


The Flint RiverQuarium is southwest Georgia’s premier aquarium, featuring more than 1,000 animals that call the Flint River watershed home. The Flint RiverQuarium is located at 101 Pine Avenue in downtown Albany, Georgia. Regular operating hours are Monday-Sunday 10 am-5 pm.