The following holidays will be observed on the dates noted:
New Year’s Day will be observed on Monday, January 2
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday will be observed on Monday, January 16
A state holiday will be observed on Friday, April 7
Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 29
Juneteenth will be observed on Monday, June 19
Independence Day will be observed on Tuesday, July 4
Labor Day will be observed on Monday, September 4
Columbus Day will be observed on Monday, October 9
Veterans Day will be observed on Friday, November 10
Thanksgiving will be observed on Thursday, November 23
A state holiday will be observed on Friday, November 24
Christmas will be observed on Monday, December 25
Washington’s Birthday will be observed on Tuesday, December 26
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced these dates in official an official memo. Please refer to this holiday schedule for dates when the Capitol and state agencies will be closed in 2023.
This year’s programming theme is all about birds, bats and pollinators. Rangers invite you to join evening bat walks, backyard bird counts, pollinator habitat restoration projects, butterfly hikes and more “Take Flight” programs. You’ll learn the importance of pollination for our food, migration patterns, how to identify birds and much more. Regular programs like Junior Ranger camps, archery classes, guided kayak tours are also scheduled throughout the year. Check the Events tab on GaStateParks.org.
Below is a sample of “Take Flight” Programs in 2023
Extinction is Forever: Red-cockaded Woodpeckers – Sundays in Spring, Jarrell Plantation Historic Site, Juliette
Bird Bingo – March 10, F.D. Roosevelt State Park, Pine Mountain
Butterfly Craft – March 11, Chattahoochee Bend State Park, Newnan
Take Flight Hike – First Saturdays, April – October, New Echota Cherokee Capital, Calhoun
Bats Along the Etowah River – April 17, Etowah Mounds Historic Site, Cartersville
World Migration Bird Day Hike – May 13, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Okefenokee Swamp
World Bee Day – May 20, Kolomoki Mounds Historic Site, Blakely
Dragonflies Along the Etowah – June 10, Etowah Mounds Historic Site, Cartersville
Build a Bee Hotel – June 17, Magnolia Springs State Park, Millen
Acting on a recommendation from Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) officials, Gov. Brian P. Kemp issued a State of Emergency order on September 27, 2022 for affected Georgia coastal counties in preparation for Hurricane Ian. As the storm moves through the state beginning on Friday, heavy rainfall and damaging winds will be possible throughout Georgia. The State of Emergency goes into effect at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 29, 2022 and will expire at midnight on Friday, October 28, 2022. You can read executive order 09.27.22.01 here.
Due to inclement weather and potential unsafe road conditions, agencies with offices located in Georgia’s coastal counties are authorized to close such offices as necessary in response to Hurricane Ian. Closures are to be determined by agency heads based on their evaluation of individual agency personnel and their missions. Employees should direct any questions to their agencies. Please be safe and alert if traveling in the area.
