25th Autauga County Water Festival Teaches Fourth-Graders at Prattville Church

Fourth-grade students from across Autauga County filled Prattville First Baptist Church for the Autauga County Extension's 25th Water Festival on Feb. 24, 2026, a long-running county event designed to teach water science through interactive activities.

The Autauga County Extension said the day brought students to Prattville First Baptist Church for "hands-on learning stations about water as a vital natural reso" as part of the county festival's curriculum. Classrooms rotated through stations intended to explain the water cycle and other water topics in a hands-on format.

Local coverage noted the county festival concluded with a magic show. Elmoreautauganews described the event this way: "The annual festival concludes with a magic show and continues to blend fun with meaningful lessons about the water cycle and the importance of" which captures the event's mix of entertainment and instruction for fourth-graders at the Prattville venue.

A social post promoting the event summed up the county celebration on Facebook with the headline text: "Autauga County Water Festival makes splash with 25+ years of hands-on learning Sharpe shared, "I truly hope the students enjoy learning about the water cycle," —" The post attributes a partial remark to "Sharpe"; the research materials do not provide a first name or title for Sharpe or the remainder of the comment.

Statewide context for the Autauga event comes from the Alabama Coastal Foundation, which states it "has been organizing water festivals for fourth graders for 25 years." The ACF page describes the program's purpose: "to provide students an opportunity to have fun while learning about the importance of our watersheds, conservation, and the environment through hands-on activities."

The Alabama Coastal Foundation also lists the funding partners that make its water-festival program free at the statewide level, stating "This program is free because of the financial support of the Gulf Coast Resource Conservation and Development Council, the Alabama Coastal Foundation, Mobile County, the Baldwin County Soil and Water Conservation District, the City of Daphne, the City of Fairhope, Riviera Utilities, Daphne Utilities, Wolf Bay Watershed Watch, Baldwin County Sewer Service, Mobile County Soil and Water Conservation District, Alabama Power, and the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System."

For parents and teachers, the Alabama Coastal Foundation page highlights downloadable classroom takeaways labeled "Click here to Download the In-Home Water Filtration Instructions for Parents!" and "Click here to Download the In-Home Water Conservation Instructions for Parents!" as companion materials to the festivals.

By hosting the county program at Prattville First Baptist Church on Feb. 24, the Autauga County Extension marked the 25th year of the local Water Festival while continuing the event format that pairs hands-on stations with a final performance, aiming to make water-cycle lessons memorable for fourth-grade students across the county.