The Jeffers Bend Nature Fest will be held this Saturday with organizers hoping to quadruple last year's rain-hampered attendance.
The annual event provides more than 40 events and topics for kids and their families to learn and enjoy, including canoeing, storytelling, outdoor survivor skills, recycling, archery, Native American heritage, birding, insects, forestry and wildlife.
Event coordinator Charles Turner said the events remain popular with the addition of some animals this year.
Turner said those who attend will have a chance to win door prizes given out at the end of the day's programs.
Diane Croney-Turner says admission to the event depends on the type of vehicle your drive.
Last year, rainy weather kept attendance around 200 people. Turner is hoping to see that total near 800 this year.
Jeffers Bend is located on Metcalf Lane and consists of a 40 acre grassland, a one-acre lake, nearly three miles of walking trails and six buildings that once housed the old Hopkinsville Water Treatment Plant.
Saturday's Nature Fest runs from 1 to 5pm.
