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Visit Thunderbird Atlatl in Vermont for the World Atlatl Association meeting and workshops, contests!

Thunderbird Atlatl is looking forward to visiting Chimney Point Historic site for our annual workshop and contest September 19 and 20. This year is a special year with the World Atlatl Association holding its annual meeting from Thursday, September 18 to Sunday, September 21. There will be International Standard Accuracy Contests (ISACs) held every day.

Stop by and visit Thunderbird Atlatl at Chimney Point. Workshop on Friday, September 19.

The main event will be Saturday, September 20, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Food and snacks available for purchase, while they last.
Admission: COMPETITORS: $12 * VISITORS: $6 ADULT, FREE UNDER 15
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On Friday, sign up for workshop to build an atlatl and darts. Call the museum at (802) 759-2412 for more information. The cost of the workshop is $70.
On Saturday, participate in or watch this annual atlatl championship testing skills in accuracy and distance. The sport of using the atlatl to throw darts is based on the ancient hunting technique. Newcomers to experts welcome. Flint-knapping demonstrations and lessons throughout the day. Pre-registration for competitors required. Call (802) 759-2412 to register. Vermont Archaeology Month event.

Long Distance throw at Chimney Point contest
Workshop Participants try their newly made atlatls and darts

Visit the Coshocton Flint Festival and Knapin with Thunderbird Atlatl Labor Day Weekend

Thunderbird Atlatl will be at the annual Flint Festival and Knapin at the Coshocton County Fairgrounds in Coshocton, Ohio. We will be on-site all day Saturday.

The knap-in is a three day event. There will be a variety of vendors and demonstrations. The Ohio Atlatl Association will be hosting atlatl demonstrations and contests throughout the weekend.

There will be an auction on Saturday and a raffle featuring these points knapped by Roy Miller and Don Roberts. Come and enjoy!

Visit Silver Springs State Park with Thunderbird Atlatl February 15 to 16

Thunderbird Atlatl will be at the Silver Springs, Florida Primitive Arts Festival in Silver Springs, Florida this weekend, Saturday, February 15 and Sunday, February 16.

There will be lots of activities and opportunities to try the atlatl. International Standard Accuracy Contests are planned for both days. Saturday’s contest will be at 4 p.m. and Sunday’s contest at 9 a.m.

Stop by. For questions, send an email to contact@thunderbirdatlatl.com

2025 Knap In Flier

Silver River Knapin Cancelled!

The Silver River Knapin has been cancelled for 2024. We will try to set up an atlatl contest in the Gainesville, Florida area. Watch for updates.

Silver River sent out the following annoucement:

,”After a lot of consideration, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the Silver River Knap-In and Prehistoric Arts festival this weekend due to the persistent rainy weather forecast on Saturday and Sunday. We know from experience this will result in a very low attendance. We rely on gate admission income to cover event expenses.
The event will not be rescheduled but we do plan to hold it as normal in 2025. We apologize for this but we wanted to notify everyone in advance so that plans could be changed.
There is another knap-in the following weekend near the Flint River in Georgia. For more information about that event please contact John Lane at flintriverknapin@gmail.com.
If you are from out of state and are in need of camping accommodations this weekend, please call me here at the museum so that we can discuss options with you (352) 236-5401.
Thank you all and we are sorry for any problems this causes.”
Ph. (352) 236-5401
www.SilverRiverMuseum.comThunderbird Atlatl will be at the Silver River Knapin at Silver River State Park February 17 & 18.