Wild Georgia Events

Homeschool Events


Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Read with a Ranger
Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Read with a Ranger Young children will enjoy getting out for this hour of interactive reading. Listen to nature stories perfect for children with a love of the outdoors. Meet in the Interpretive Center. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Pioneer Skills: Plant Tinctures
Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Friday, August 29, 2025

Home School Day : Fire Safety
Friday, Aug 29, 2025 10 AM to 12 PM
Chattahoochee Bend State Park - Newnan, GA
Do you know what to do if a fire gets out of hand? Join our Naturalist around the fire ring to learn the importance of fire safety in the wilderness: learn about different fire structures, how to properly light a fire and safely put it out. $3 per student $5 parking. 770-254-7271.
Wild Georgia Event 
View Event Details
Only You and Homeschool- Smokey Bear Back to School Celebration
Friday, Aug 29, 2025 11 AM to 12 PM
Providence Canyon State Park - Lumpkin, GA
Join us to celebrate Smokey and going back to school. We will have a presentation on prescribed fire, fire safety, and we will learn the Smokey Bear Pledge before our take home craft. $5 plus $5 parking. 229-838-6202.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Wiregrass Quilt Show
Saturday, Aug 30, 2025 10 AM to 4 PM
General Coffee State Park - Nicholls, GA
Join us for a unique exposition of antique and contemporary quilts and coverlets from around South Georgia! Pieces will be on temporary display for a limited time, and awards will be given for best in show, oldest piece, and rattiest in show! The show will take place in the group shelter across from the archery range. Public admission is $2 for adults, children 12 and under are free. $5 parking. 912-384-7082.
View Event Details
Pioneer Skills: Plant Tinctures
Saturday, Aug 30, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Tree to Meet You
Sunday, Aug 31, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us for a hike along the Sweet Gum Trail where we will explore various tree species that inhabit the park. Learn about the characteristics of each and discuss their role in the environment. Additionally, we will address some endangered species in Georgia and events that led to their decline. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
View Event Details

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Read with a Ranger
Tuesday, Sep 2, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Read with a Ranger Young children will enjoy getting out for this hour of interactive reading. Listen to nature stories perfect for children with a love of the outdoors. Meet in the Interpretive Center. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Pioneer Skills: Plant Tinctures
Wednesday, Sep 3, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Friday, September 5, 2025

Tree to Meet You
Friday, Sep 5, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us for a hike along the Sweet Gum Trail where we will explore various tree species that inhabit the park. Learn about the characteristics of each and discuss their role in the environment. Additionally, we will address some endangered species in Georgia and events that led to their decline. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
View Event Details

Saturday, September 13, 2025

Girl Scouts Love State Parks: Red Top Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Calling all Girl Scouts.. Come join us at Red Top for Girl Scouts Love State Parks Day! Scavenging for something fun and healthy to do? Let's go out to explore and see what we can find! Finish your Scavenger Hunt first and pick a prize. All items can be found around the park this time of year. Meet at the Picnic Tables behind the Visitors Center. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
View Event Details
Operation Avian: What Makes a Bird a Bird?
Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 10:30 AM to 11:30 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Come and explore what it takes to be a bird! Together we will drive into the interesting anatomy of our feathered friends. Learning what makes birds different from all other creatures and how unique each bird really is! $9.50-$15.00 706-655-5870.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details
Operation Avian: What Makes a Bird a Bird?
Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
Come and explore what it takes to be a bird! Together we will drive into the interesting anatomy of our feathered friends. Learning what makes birds different from all other creatures and how unique each bird really is! $9.50-$15.00 706-655-5870.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details
GLSPD Tallulah Tea
Saturday, Sep 13, 2025 3 PM to 4 PM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Girl Scouts are cordially invited to share tea with Mr. Hunnicutt, the famous Victorian photographer, and learn of the town of Tallulah Falls and its historic residents. After, they will have the opportunity to dress and sit for their portrait. $15 plus $5 parking. 706-754-7981.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Sunday, September 14, 2025

Girl Scouts Love State Parks Survival Fire Building
Sunday, Sep 14, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Calling all Girls Scouts for Girl Scouts Love State Park Day! Do you have the skills to effectively build and maintain a fire without the use of lighter or matches? Knowing how to construct a viable fire is probably the most essential survival skill. Come get properly educated. Meet at the Picnic Tables behind the Visitors Center. $5 plus $5 parking. 770-975-4226.
View Event Details
Waterfalls and Watercolors - Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites Art Contest Creation
Sunday, Sep 14, 2025 3 PM to 5 PM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Georgia State Parks Highschooler Art Contest. Paint a landscape scene from our park and earn a chance to have your work featured in the state capital! If you love art and the outdoors and you're currently a Georgia high school student, you are eligible to participate. Must RSVP by 10/17 for art supplies to be provided! $5 parking. 706-752-7981.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Homeschool Day
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 9 AM to 11 AM
Crooked River State Park - St. Marys, GA
*!Pre-registration is required at least 24 hours before the scheduled time!* Each month we will focus, discover, and enjoy a different nature related topic with hands-on activities. Pre-registration required. $10.00 plus $5 parking. 912-882-5256.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details
Read with a Ranger
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Read with a Ranger Young children will enjoy getting out for this hour of interactive reading. Listen to nature stories perfect for children with a love of the outdoors. Meet in the Interpretive Center. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Friday, September 19, 2025

Homeschool Friday-Bats and Habitats
Friday, Sep 19, 2025 10 AM to 11:30 AM
A.H. Stephens State Park - Crawfordville, GA
Join us the third Friday of each month for Homeschool Day! September's theme is bats! We will learn about bats in Georgia, build bat houses, and play bat games! $5 plus $5 parking. 706-456-2602.
Wild Georgia Event 
View Event Details

Saturday, September 20, 2025

Heritage Day at Hamburg Mill
Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 10 AM to 2 PM
Hamburg State Park - Mitchell, GA
The Friends of Hamburg State Park will fire up the 1920's gristmill to demonstrate how corn is processed into Con Meal and Grits. $5.00 per person to enter the mill, $5.00 paking fee per vehicle. We will have regional crafts for the kids, and other activities planned! $5 plus $5 parking. 478-552-2393.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Pioneer Skills: Plant Tinctures
Sunday, Sep 21, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Red Top Mountain State Park - Acworth, GA
Join us in exploring the ancient art of making tinctures with herbs and other beneficial plants. We will cover the steps involved in creating tinctures, discuss various methods used in their preparation, and delve into the history of tinctures. If you are curious about this fascinating practice, call us today to register! $8 plus $5 parking. 770-975-0055.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Read with a Ranger
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Skidaway Island State Park - Savannah, GA
Read with a Ranger Young children will enjoy getting out for this hour of interactive reading. Listen to nature stories perfect for children with a love of the outdoors. Meet in the Interpretive Center. $5 parking. 912-598-2300.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Friday, September 26, 2025

Trash Talk: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Friday, Sep 26, 2025 11 AM to 12 PM
Providence Canyon State Park - Lumpkin, GA
Join us to learn the 3 R's, how pollution impacts our park, and get creative with how to re-use plastic containers. Everyone will create their own take home sand bottle with Providence Canyon Sand we collect from the canyons! $5 plus $5 parking. 229-838-6202.
View Event Details

Saturday, October 4, 2025

FDR and The Spirit of Warm Springs
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 11 AM to 12 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
FDR and The Spirit of Warm Springs To commemorate the 101th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first visit and swim, Ranger Ashley Aultman will be conducting a presentation covering the historical, geological, and therapeutic value of the warm springs. Presentations 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM $9.50-$15.00 706-655-5870.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details
FDR and The Spirit of Warm Springs
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 1 PM to 2 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
FDR and The Spirit of Warm Springs To commemorate the 101th anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt's first visit and swim, Ranger Ashley Aultman will be conducting a presentation covering the historical, geological, and therapeutic value of the warm springs. Presentations 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM $9.50-$15.00 706-655-5870.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Monday, October 13, 2025

Kids Old-Fashioned Cooking Experience
Monday, Oct 13, 2025 11 AM to 2 PM
Hardman Farm Historic Site - Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Learn how people cooked about 100 years ago using a historic wood stove. Lunch will be provided in part from your own cooking efforts. This program is for children ages 7-12. One adult must stay with their children. Advance Reservations are required. Limit of 20 participants. $15 + tax/fees. 706-878-1077.
View Event Details

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Have Compass, Will Travel! Homeschool Day.
Thursday, Oct 16, 2025 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
Join us for an event on use of a compass and learn how to use that compass to set a course from a map or 'orienteer.' We'll have compasses, maps, and a simple course set up. This program is recommended for kids 8+. Weather permitting, call to reserve your spot. $5.25 - $6.50 706-695-2598.
View Event Details

Friday, October 24, 2025

Waterfalls and Watercolors - Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites Art Contest Creation
Friday, Oct 24, 2025 5 PM to 7 PM
Tallulah Gorge State Park - Tallulah Falls, GA
Georgia State Parks Highschooler Art Contest. Paint a landscape scene from our park and earn a chance to have your work featured in the state capital! If you love art and the outdoors and you're currently a Georgia high school student, you are eligible to participate. Must RSVP by 10/17 for art supplies to be provided! $5 parking. 706-752-7981.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Saturday, November 1, 2025

Syrup Makin' Time - 36th Annual Event
Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Jarrell Plantation Historic Site - Juliette, GA
Experience sugar cane syrup making the old-fashioned way as we cook cane juice in the original kettles and press sugar cane on the steam powered press. We will also have live bluegrass music, spinning, weaving, blacksmithing, and woodstove cooking and a Civil War encampment commemorating the arrival of General Sherman's federal troops. Admission is $3.50-$9 478-986-5172.
View Event Details

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Home School Event: Prescribed Fire
Wednesday, Nov 5, 2025 10 AM to 11 AM
Mistletoe State Park - Appling, GA
This homeschool event discusses the application of prescribed fire to manage vegetation, reduce wildfire risks, and improve ecosystem health. A park ranger will demonstrate the technique and equipment used to perform this function. $5 plus $5 parking. 706-541-0321.
Wild Georgia Event 
View Event Details

Saturday, November 15, 2025

46th Annual Pioneer Harvest Festival
Saturday, Nov 15, 2025 9:30 AM to 3 PM
General Coffee State Park - Nicholls, GA
Join us for our 46th anniversary of the Pioneer Harvest Festival as we celebrate the culture and history of the Wiregrass region of South Georgia. Enjoy historical demonstrations and presentations from the Wiregrass Ecological & Cultural Project as well as other living history groups. $5 per adult, children 12 and under $3, standard parking fee required $5 parking. 912-384-7082.
View Event Details

Saturday, December 6, 2025

Remembering Pearl Harbor
Saturday, Dec 6, 2025 11 AM to 2 PM
Roosevelt's Little White House Historic Site - Warm Springs, GA
FDR portrayer James Fowler will recite the "Day of Infamy" speech declaring that a state of war exists sending the United States into WWII. Performances at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. $9.50-$15 706-655-5870.
Accessible Event 
View Event Details

Thursday, December 18, 2025

How the Homeschoolers Stole Christmas
Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Chief Vann House Historic Site - Chatsworth, GA
Bring your homeschool family to tour the house decorated in the manner of a 19th century Moravian Lovefeast, and enjoy a Christmas themed craft. Call to pre-register, spaces limited. $6.50 - $5.25 706-695-2598.
View Event Details