Every year, The Kelly holds our “Art Gone Wild” art exhibition, showcasing the truly beautiful wildlife art of our region. The Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival is an annual one-day festival celebrating wildlife art as well as the natural beauty of Alabama. Art appreciators and outdoor enthusiasts alike gather together for this festival. We strive every year to pack this festival full of educational presentations, art exhibits and classes, vendors, food, children’s activities, and expert demonstrations.
The Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival is held on a Saturday every fall in the Historic Downtown Wetumpka.
This 2025 year, join us for entertaining activities and workshops all throughout the beautiful downtown Wetumpka. Explore the upcoming offerings, celebrating our Southeastern wildlife and the great outdoors.
DockDogs is the fastest growing sport on 4 legs. DockDogs is a organization created in 2000, and their open competitions allow “anyone with a dog and toy” to participate in the sport and have a chance at national recognition. DockDogs will be competing throughout the festival in three categories:
Watch Sea Island Forge demonstrate their infamous forge kettles with a cooking demonstration that is sure to make your mouth water! Dinner tastes better when it’s cooked over the flames.
The hallmark of Sea Island Forge is thoughtfully designed, beautifully executed metalwork—proudly “crafted, not assembled.”
Join Troops 111 and 311 for a cast iron cooking demonstration. In the morning, learn how to make dutch oven cornbread, and come back in the afternoon to learn how to make cast iron cobblers. Delicious knowledge for all ages!
Visit with Randy the box turtle and learn about the amazing wildlife around us with skins, skulls, tracks, and more! Legacy will also have Jabebo earrings and snake shed necklaces that you’ll definitely want to check out.
Who wouldn’t want to own a bunch of cute chicks? Fortunately for everyone, Solo Farm will be holding a talk “Birds of a Feather”, where he will explain how to raise and care for backyard chicks and chickens!
Love art? Love puppies? Then your heart will absolutely melt watching puppies play on canvases with animal-safe paints! Come watch—and maybe even take home a puppy painting or even a puppy.
Learn the basics of how to build selfbows, fascinating for anyone interested in archery. They will have bows in process and the finished project, so you can see all the steps from start to finish.
Art is beauty for the eyes.
Music is beauty for the ears.
Both nourish the soul.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama playing the banjo first (the precursor to a wide variety of other stringed and percussion instruments that he can pick up and melt with his hands), River Dan has always embraced the warm comfort of southern appeal in his personality and most importantly in his music. He writes about the trials and tribulations of the life of a simple man, blondes, and being a rambler.
Local musician, Joe Hare, will paint the air with six strings and his soulful voice. He’s sure to lift your spirit and tap your foot with his feel-good tunes!
Join in on these special events and workshops leading up to and during the WEWA Festivities!
October 25th
1:00pm – 4:00pm
October 25th
10:00am- 1:00pm
September 25th
1:00pm – 3:00pm
September 27th
2:00pm- 4:00pm
October 10th
10:00am – 4:00pm
October 11th
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Rescheduled
Date TBD
Contact us at [email protected] or (334) 478-3366.
The mission of the Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival is to engage, inspire, and educate the art and outdoor communities with a public festival celebrating Alabama’s wildlife, landscapes, and field sport traditions through the visual arts while also financially supporting the mission of The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts.
