Annual DuPont Forest Festival scheduled for Sept. 24

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On National Public Lands Day, Saturday Sept. 24, Friends of DuPont Forest will host the 5th annual DuPont Forest Festival, an event celebrating the adventure and beauty of DuPont State Recreational Forest.

The festival is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Guion Access Area of DuPont.

The DuPont Forest Festival is a free, family friendly event open to the public. It is hosted by Friends of DuPont Forest and sponsored by Henderson County Tourism Development Authority and Cognative MTB.

“The DuPont Forest Festival is a celebration of all the adventure and history found in DuPont State Forest,” says Sara Landry, Friends of DuPont executive director.

“We’ll have a mix of drop-in activities, demonstrations, group tours, and hikes, all perfect for outdoor enthusiasts of all ages,” says Landry. “Our number one goal for the Forest Festival is to teach people to love the Forest. Along with having fun, the activities will weave in education about reducing impacts to the Forest, waterfall safety, trails that serve multiple types of recreationalists and Forest conservation. Each event will be led by an expert volunteer and representative from our partner organizations.”

Forest Festival activities include:

· Family nature walks

· Kids and community yoga

· Kids bike clinic and ride

· Group rides

· Orienteering event

· Face painting

· Smokey Bear

· History tours

· Fly fishing demonstration

Food trucks, including Usual Suspects and Dolly’s Ice Cream, will be on site.

For more information, go to www.dupontforest.com/9999-2

This article originally appeared on Hendersonville Times-News: Annual DuPont Forest Festival scheduled for Sept. 24