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This is the running record of our fact checks: which published figures we rechecked, on what date, against which source, and whether anything changed. Prices, dates and rules change. We would rather show you when we last looked than let a “last updated” date do the talking.

Admission prices, parking fees and festival dates are rechecked every quarter against the operator’s own page. Hours and seasonal opening dates are rechecked twice a year, and pet and accessibility rules once a year. Errors we find in our own pages go on the corrections page.

October 10, 2026

  • Fall Arts in the Park (Blue Ridge): the organizer’s own page says the festival is cancelled for Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, and goes ahead on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Source: brmaa.org/event-item/arts-in-the-park/ (read Oct. 10, 2026, 8:00 a.m. Eastern). Changed: our fall festivals guide and events calendar now show Oct. 11 only for Fall Arts in the Park, and the weather update says so.

October 9, 2026

  • Chalktoberfest: the Oct. 10–11, 2026 festival in Marietta is cancelled for inclement weather. Source: chalktoberfest.com (the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art’s announcement). Changed: marked cancelled on our fall festivals list, event calendar and this weekend list, and in the calendar dataset (status EventCancelled).
  • Lilburn Daze: the Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 festival is cancelled. Source: lilburndaze.org. Changed: the same pages and dataset as Chalktoberfest.
  • Georgia Apple Festival: Oct. 10–11 and 17–18, 2026; the festival says it is going ahead rain or shine and will post updates if conditions change. Source: georgiaapplefestival.org. No change.
  • UGA home football, Athens: Auburn on Oct. 17 kicks off at 3:30 p.m.; Missouri (Nov. 14) and Georgia Tech (Nov. 28) are still TBA; Georgia–Florida is Oct. 31 in Atlanta at 3:30 p.m. Source: UGA Athletics’ 2026 schedule. Changed: the kickoff table and FAQ in our Athens guide.
  • 30-year mortgage rate: 7.40% for the week of Oct. 8, 2026 (7.28% the week before). Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Changed: our Atlanta cost of living guide now uses 7.40%: principal and interest on the median-priced home about $2,368 a month (was $2,340) and the full ownership line about $2,943 (was $2,915); the family-of-four subtotal still rounds to about $4,400.
  • College Football Hall of Fame: adults $38; children 7–12 $27; 6 and under free; seniors 65+ and students $33. Source: the Hall’s ticket page. Changed: our things to do in Atlanta table said the $27 child price covered ages 3–12.
  • Georgia Aquarium: dated tickets from $54.99; Anytime ticket $69.99. Source: the aquarium’s tickets page. No change.
  • Georgia Forestry Commission Leaf Watch: no new report since October 7, 2026. No change.
  • Atlanta Pride Festival: Oct. 10–11, 2026, Piedmont Park; free. Source: Atlanta Pride’s FAQ. No change.
  • Sorghum in the Mountains, Prater’s Mill Country Fair, Mule Camp Market, Tybee Island Pirate Festival: organizers still list Oct. 10–11 and 17–18 (Blairsville), Oct. 10–11 (near Dalton), Oct. 9–11 (Gainesville) and Oct. 8–11 (Tybee Island). Sources: each organizer’s site. No change.
  • Georgia Peanut Festival, Andersonville Encampment, Sandy Springs OktoberFEAST, Mountain Moonshine Festival: Oct. 16–17 (Sylvester, free), Oct. 17–18 (10 a.m.–5 p.m.), Oct. 17–18 (3–7 p.m., free) and Oct. 23–25 (Dawsonville). Sources: each organizer’s site. No change.
  • Georgia Mountain Fall Festival: the Oct. 8 preview night has passed. Changed: wording on our Blairsville and Hiawassee guide.
  • Atlanta Pride Festival: all Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026 programming at Piedmont Park is cancelled for severe weather; the Sunday, Oct. 11 festival and parade are expected to proceed, weather permitting. Source: atlantapride.org news post of October 9, 2026 (“The cancellation applies to Saturday, October 10, ONLY”). Changed: our fall festivals list now shows Oct. 11 only for Atlanta Pride and says so in the weather update.

October 8, 2026

  • Georgia National Fair: Oct. 8–18, 2026. The advance online sale ended Oct. 7; during the fair adults (11 and up) pay $15 by card or $20 cash at the gate, or $16 online with fees included; children 3–10 $5; seniors 60+ $10 at the gate. The $41 Mega Pass is no longer sold; ride armbands are sold on site for $30 or $35 plus a $2 fee on set days. Source: the fair’s ticket, pricing and armband pages. Changed: our Georgia National Fair guide, fall festivals list and Macon guide no longer describe the advance prices as current.
  • Cumming Country Fair & Festival: Oct. 8–18, 2026; $10 at the gate, 10 and under free (the $7 advance price ended Oct. 7). Source: the City of Cumming’s ticket page. Changed: the advance price is gone from our fall festivals list.
  • Georgia Forestry Commission Leaf Watch: the October 7 report puts leaf change at 6% above 3,000 feet and 3% below in north-central Georgia, and 3% above and 5% below in northeast Georgia; northeast peak expected around the end of October to the first of November. Source: the Commission’s October 7, 2026 report. Changed: our fall color timing page, North Georgia foliage guide and Fall in Georgia.
  • Chattahoochee Nature Center Halloween Hikes: Oct. 23–25, 2026; public ticket sales opened Oct. 8; $25 advance, $30 day-of. Source: the Center’s event page. Changed: wording on our Halloween for kids guide and Fall in Georgia.
  • Thanksgiving Day Half Marathon, 5K, Mile & Dash: Thursday, Nov. 26, 2026, 7:45 a.m., Center Parc Stadium, Atlanta; half marathon $135 and 5K $50 through Nov. 20. Source: Atlanta Track Club. Changed: added to our event calendar.
  • Helen’s Annual Lighting of the Village: Friday, Nov. 27, 2026, 5–7 p.m., Riverside Park. Source: Alpine Helen/White County CVB. Changed: our event calendar now lists it once, with the venue and the bureau’s event page.
  • SEC Championship Game: Dec. 5, 2026, Mercedes-Benz Stadium; gates and start time TBA on the stadium’s page. Source: Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Changed: added to our event calendar.
  • Tybee Island Pirate Festival: Oct. 8–11, 2026. Source: the festival’s site. No change.
  • Georgia Mountain Fall Festival: Oct. 9–11 and 15–17, 2026, Hiawassee; $10, 12 and under free. Source: Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. No change.
  • Gold Rush Days: Oct. 17–18, 2026, Dahlonega. Source: the festival’s site. No change.
  • Stone Mountain Highland Games: Oct. 16–18, 2026 (Friday at the host hotel, games Saturday and Sunday in Stone Mountain Park). Source: smhg.org. No change.

October 5, 2026

  • Stone Mountain Park parking: $25 for a daily vehicle pass, $40 for an annual pass. Source: Stone Mountain Park’s parking page. Changed: five of our pages still said $20 a day; see the corrections page.
  • UGA home football: the Oct. 3 Vanderbilt game has been played; remaining home games Oct. 17 (Auburn), Nov. 14 (Missouri) and Nov. 28 (Georgia Tech), kickoffs TBA; Georgia–Florida Oct. 31 in Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. Source: UGA Athletics schedule. Changed: our Athens guide now lists three home games left.
  • Georgia Apple Festival: Oct. 10–11 and 17–18, 2026, at the Ellijay Lions Club Fairgrounds; $10, 12 and under free. Source: the festival’s FAQ. Changed: the second weekend now shows the fairgrounds as its venue in our event calendar.
  • Cotton Pickin’ Fair: the fall 2026 edition ran Oct. 3–4; 2027 dates are not posted yet. Source: the fair’s own site. Changed: our Cotton Pickin’ Fair guide now describes the fall fair as past.
  • Georgia National Fair: Oct. 8–18, 2026; online advance prices through Oct. 7 are $15 adults (11 and up), $5 children 3–10, $27 two-day pass, $97 season pass, $41 Mega Pass. Source: the fair’s ticket page. No change.
  • Capturing the Spirit of Oakland: Oct. 15–18 and 22–25, 2026; $45 adults 13+, $30 children 3–12. Source: Oakland Cemetery. No change.
  • Helen Oktoberfest: nightly Oct. 1–Nov. 1, 2026; $10 Monday–Thursday, $15 Friday or Saturday, $25 Friday/Saturday pass, Sundays free, under 6 free. Source: Helen Chamber of Commerce. No change.
  • Jekyll Island Shrimp & Grits Festival: Oct. 23–24, 2026, Historic District. Source: Jekyll Island Authority. No change.
  • Georgia Forestry Commission Leaf Watch: the October 1 report is still the only 2026 report posted. Source: the Commission’s Leaf Watch page. No change.
  • Past dates: the Cotton Pickin’ Fair, Candler Park Fall Fest, North Georgia State Fair and Maysville Autumn Leaf Festival weekend (Oct. 2–5), the St. Marys Seafood Festival (Oct. 3) and Augusta’s Sept. 26 Harvest Moon cruise and hike are now described as past on our fall festivals list, Cumberland Island guide and Augusta guide.

October 2, 2026

  • Athens parking, dogs and museum days: Visit Athens’s press office reviewed our Athens page by email. It confirmed that the first-hour-free parking rate applies to the College Avenue and Washington Street decks ($2 an hour after that), told us leashed dogs are welcome on UGA’s campus though they may not be permitted inside campus buildings, and pointed out that some museums and attractions are open on Sundays, including the Georgia Museum of Art and the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. Changed: our Athens page now names the two decks, adds the campus dog rule and no longer says museums are “Tuesday through Saturday”; the campus dog rule is also in our Athens guide and weekend getaways from Atlanta.
  • Georgia Forestry Commission Leaf Watch: the first 2026 report (Oct. 1) puts leaf change at 2% above 3,000 feet and 1% below in north-central Georgia, 1% in northeast Georgia, canopy still mostly green; peak usually late October to early November, no dated forecast. Source: the Commission’s Leaf Watch report for October 1, 2026. Changed: our North Georgia foliage guide, fall in Georgia and the foliage timing data page now cite the first report instead of saying Leaf Watch had not begun.
  • Garden Lights, Holiday Nights: Nov. 14, 2026–Jan. 10, 2027; tickets on sale to everyone now; member premiere Nov. 12; nightly until midnight, last entry 11 p.m. Source: Atlanta Botanical Garden. Changed: our Garden Lights guide and fall festivals list no longer describe the Oct. 1 public sale as upcoming.
  • Chattahoochee Nature Center Halloween Hikes: member presale opened Oct. 1, public sales open Oct. 8; $25 advance, $20 member presale, $30 day-of. Source: the Center’s event page. Changed: wording on our Halloween events for kids and fall in Georgia pages.
  • 30-year mortgage rate: 7.28% for the week of Oct. 1, 2026 (it was 6.76% the week of Sept. 10, the figure we used). Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Changed: our Atlanta cost of living guide now uses 7.28%: principal and interest on the median-priced home about $2,340 a month (was $2,221), the full ownership line about $2,915 (was $2,796), and the family-of-four subtotal about $4,400 (was $4,280).
  • Cotton Pickin’ Fair: Oct. 3–4, 2026; $15 general, $10 seniors 65+ and military, 10 and under free, $10 after 3 p.m.; free parking. Source: the fair’s own site. No change.
  • Candler Park Fall Fest: Oct. 3–4, 11 a.m.–7 p.m., free. Source: the festival’s own site. No change.
  • Stone Mountain Pumpkin Festival: Fridays–Sundays, Sept. 19–Nov. 1, 2026; attractions from 2 p.m. Source: Stone Mountain Park. No change.
  • Tybee Island Pirate Festival: Oct. 8–11, 2026. Source: the festival’s own site. No change.
  • Cumming Country Fair & Festival: Oct. 8–18, 2026. Source: the fair’s ticket page. No change.
  • Georgia Mountain Fall Festival: Oct. 9–11 and 15–17, 2026; $10, 12 and under free, free parking. Source: Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds. No change.
  • Mule Camp Market: Oct. 9–11, 2026. Source: Gainesville Jaycees. No change.
  • Prater’s Mill Country Fair: Oct. 10–11, 2026. Source: the Prater’s Mill Foundation. No change.
  • Chalktoberfest: Oct. 10–11, 2026, Marietta Square, free. Source: Marietta Cobb Museum of Art. No change.

October 1, 2026

  • Atlanta Dogwood Festival 2027 admission: the festival’s press office (Launch Atlanta) told us by email that general admission will be free in 2027, with a requested donation. In recent years the festival charged $5 to $15 for ages 13 and up. The festival’s ticket page still showed those older prices when we checked the same day. Changed: our Dogwood Festival guide, the event calendar and its CSV, and our Georgia travel questions page now say admission is free, with a donation requested. The Family Day-Out Cost Index and the Day-Out Cost Calculator count a place as free only when the operator’s own page says so, so they will change once the festival updates its site.

September 30, 2026

  • Georgia Aquarium September offer: “Buy one general admission, get one kid (ages 3–12) free” is listed for all of September, online only. Source: Georgia Aquarium. Changed: our Atlanta guide now says the offer ran through Sept. 30.
  • National Center for Civil and Human Rights kids-free offer: the September offer (12 and under free with an adult) is no longer promoted on the Center’s home page. Source: the Center’s own site. Changed: our Atlanta guide now says it ran through Sept. 30.
  • T.R.R. Cobb House, Athens: tours by appointment, Tue–Fri 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; no tours Sept. 14–30, 2026, and no pause listed after that. Source: the Cobb House’s own visit page. Changed: our Athens guide now describes the pause as Sept. 14–30 only.
  • UGA home football, Athens: remaining home games Oct. 3 (Vanderbilt, 12:45 p.m.), Oct. 17 (Auburn), Nov. 14 (Missouri) and Nov. 28 (Georgia Tech), those three kickoffs still TBA; Georgia vs. Florida is Oct. 31 at 3:30 p.m. in Atlanta. Source: UGA Athletics’ 2026 schedule. Changed: our Athens guide no longer lists the past Sept. 26 game and gives the Oct. 3 kickoff.
  • Callaway Gardens Blue Morpho and Butterfly Festival: Sept. 1–30, 2026. Changed: our Pine Mountain and Warm Springs guide now says it ran through Sept. 30, and drops the past Sept. 25–27 Pumpkins at Callaway price.
  • Fox Theatre tours, Atlanta: the Haunted History Tour dates (Sept. 21–28) have passed; Ghost Tours are listed from Oct. 4. Changed: our Atlanta guide leads with the Ghost Tours.
  • Georgia State Parks Leaf Watch: the Leaf Watch 2026 page is live. Source: Georgia State Parks. No change to our fall foliage page yet.
  • Georgia National Fair: Oct. 8–18, 2026. Source: the fair’s own site. No change.
  • Stone Mountain Highland Games: Oct. 16–18, 2026 (Friday events at the host hotel, Saturday and Sunday in Stone Mountain Park). Source: the Games’ own site. No change.
  • Helen Oktoberfest: Sept. 10–Nov. 1, 2026, nightly from Oct. 1. Source: Helen Chamber of Commerce. No change.

September 28, 2026

  • Georgia Apple Festival admission: the festival’s FAQ says admission is $10 per person and children 12 and under are free; dates Oct. 10–11 and 17–18, 2026. Source: the Georgia Apple Festival’s own FAQ page. Changed: our Apple Festival guide, Fall in Georgia month-by-month guide, fall festivals guide and events calendar said the price was not published; our two Ellijay pages said “under 12” instead of “12 and under.” All now match the festival (see Corrections).
  • Georgia National Fair: Oct. 8–18, 2026; adults $20 cash at the gate, children 3–10 $5, 2 and under free. Source: the fair’s own pricing page. No change.
  • Stone Mountain Highland Games: Oct. 16–18, 2026; Saturday and Sunday adult gate $25, $22.50 in advance, children 12 and under free. Source: the Games’ ticketing page. No change.
  • Helen Oktoberfest: Sept. 10–Nov. 1, 2026, nightly from Oct. 1; adults $10 Monday–Thursday, $15 Friday or Saturday, $25 Friday+Saturday pass, free Sundays, under 6 free. Source: Helen Chamber of Commerce. No change.
  • Dahlonega Gold Rush Days: Oct. 17–18, 2026. Source: the festival’s official site. No change.
  • Anna Ruby Falls admission: $6 for ages 16 and up, 15 and under free. Source: FIND Outdoors, which runs the site for the U.S. Forest Service. No change. The Sept. 26 National Public Lands Day fee-free day has passed, so our Helen and Blairsville–Hiawassee guides no longer mention it.
  • Cumberland Island: NPS entrance pass $15; the ferry’s fall schedule (Oct. 1–Nov. 30) returns from the island at 10:15 a.m. and 4:45 p.m.; the remaining 2026–27 managed hunts are Nov. 3–5, Dec. 1–3, Dec. 19–20, Jan. 5–7 and Jan. 26–28. Sources: the National Park Service and Cumberland Island Ferry. Changed: our Cumberland Island guide’s “next hunt” note and a line about last week’s hunt were updated.
  • Tallulah Gorge water releases: remaining 2026 aesthetic releases Oct. 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23 and 31, then Nov. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21 and 22; whitewater weekends Nov. 7–8, 14–15 and 21–22. Source: Georgia State Parks. Changed: our Tallulah Gorge and stroller-friendly waterfalls guides no longer list the past Sept. 26–27 dates.
  • State Botanical Garden of Georgia: open daily 7 a.m.–7 p.m. except UGA holidays, free admission; the Sept. 21–23 construction closure is over. Source: the garden’s own site. Changed: our Athens guide now describes the closure as past.
  • Savannah St. Patrick’s Day 2027: the city still lists only the March 17, 2026 parade; no 2027 date announced. Source: City of Savannah. No change.

September 25, 2026

  • Jimmy Carter National Historical Park hours: the National Park Service now publishes a specific schedule for the park — the Plains High School visitor center and museum, Carter Gardens, the Boyhood Farm and Plains Depot are all open daily 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. Source: the National Park Service. Changed: our Andersonville, Plains and Providence Canyon guide previously said Plains building hours “change seasonally — check before you go”; it now gives the published schedule.
  • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area parking fee: $5 per vehicle per day, $40 a year, cashless (America the Beautiful passes accepted). Source: the National Park Service. No change.
  • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area pets: leashed on a leash no longer than six feet at all times, including in the water; owners must clean up after their dogs, and dogs may not be left unattended. Source: the National Park Service. No change.
  • New Georgia resident driver’s license deadline: 30 days to apply for a Georgia driver’s license after becoming a Georgia resident. Source: the Georgia Department of Driver Services. No change.
  • New Georgia resident vehicle registration deadline: vehicles must be registered with the state within 30 days of the date you moved to Georgia. Source: the Georgia Department of Revenue. No change.
  • Event calendar: re-harvested from all event guides and organizer pages; the confirmed list is unchanged at 43 events, 13 free, 15 with no admission price published. No newly announced dates found for the festivals this task tracks.

September 23, 2026

  • State Botanical Garden of Georgia: closed for construction September 21–23, 2026, reopening Thursday, September 24. The grounds are otherwise open daily 7 a.m.–7 p.m. except UGA holidays. Source: the garden’s own site. Changed: our Athens guide now gives the reopening date instead of describing the closure as current.
  • Cool River Tubing, Helen: the daily season ended September 21, 2026; tubing now runs Friday to Monday “until it’s too cold,” with no closing date published. Prices are unchanged at $14 Monday–Friday and $16 weekends and holidays. The operator also warns that low water means walking on the long ride. Source: Cool River Tubing. Changed: our Helen guide no longer describes the daily season as still running.
  • Georgia Aquarium: 9 a.m.–6 p.m. on September 23, 2026. The aquarium says hours vary daily and that it is open 365 days a year. Source: Georgia Aquarium. Changed: our Atlanta guide now carries the current date and notes that hours vary.
  • Georgia State Parks pet rules: pets are welcome if leashed on a leash no longer than six feet, and are not allowed in park buildings, lodges, yurts, group camps, swimming areas, beaches or some trails. Source: Georgia State Parks. No change.
  • Cumberland Island pets: the ferry does not carry pets, so dogs must come by private boat; pets may visit for the day only, are not allowed in campgrounds, and are barred from the wilderness area covering most of the north half of the island. Source: the National Park Service. No change.
  • Golden Isles beaches: animals are prohibited on the St. Simons beach from Memorial Day through Labor Day between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Jekyll Island requires a leash no longer than 16 feet. Source: the Golden Isles beach FAQ. No change.
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: still publishes no fares. Its FAQ says pricing varies by ride and coach and sends visitors to the booking step. Source: Blue Ridge Scenic Railway. No change to our “not published” note.
  • Cotton Pickin’ Fair, Gay: October 3–4, 2026, gates 9 a.m.–5 p.m. No admission price is published. Source: the fair’s own site. No change.
  • Dahlonega Gold Rush Days: October 17–18, 2026. No admission price is published. Source: the festival’s own site. No change.
  • Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade: the city still lists only the March 17, 2026 parade. No 2027 date has been announced. Source: the City of Savannah. No change.

September 21, 2026

  • Georgia State Parks ParkPass: $10 per vehicle per day, $70 a year (50% off for seniors 62+, 25% off for active military and veterans). Source: Georgia State Parks. No change.
  • Jekyll Island parking fee: $10 a day ($15 over 8 feet), $100 a year, plus $5 on special-event days such as the Shrimp & Grits Festival. Source: Jekyll Island Authority. No change.
  • Tybee Island parking: $4 an hour, or a $25 day pass, enforced 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. year-round. Source: City of Tybee Island. No change.
  • Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area: $5 a day, $40 annual pass. Source: National Park Service. No change.
  • Dahlonega Gold Museum: $10 adults, $7.50 seniors, $7 ages 6–17, $3.50 children; Monday–Saturday 9 a.m.–4:45 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Source: Georgia State Parks. No change.
  • Savannah St. Patrick’s Day 2027: the city’s parade page still lists only the 2026 parade. The 2027 date is not announced yet. Source: City of Savannah.
  • Southern Belle Farm hours: the farm’s fall page now lists the market and pumpkin patch as open Wednesday–Friday 9–5, Saturday 10–7 and Sunday 1–7, with public activities on weekends only. It also still shows an older “Fall 2025” block. Updated on our pumpkin patch guide.
  • Maysville Autumn Leaf Festival: the city’s festival page lists no dates in its text, so the vendor application’s “October 2nd–5th” (October 5 is a Monday) is still unconfirmed. Our fall festivals guide still says so.
  • New data page: Georgia weather by month, read unchanged from NOAA’s 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals for 13 stations.
  • Event calendar: 26 festivals added from our fall festivals guide (dates and prices checked on organizers’ pages September 19, 2026). The calendar now lists 43 events.
  • Seven new guides, every figure checked today on official pages: Atlanta, Helen, Dahlonega, Jekyll Island, Cumberland Island, the Okefenokee Swamp and Pine Mountain and Warm Springs.
  • Name change applied: Stephen C. Foster State Park became Okefenokee State Park on September 1, 2026 (per gastateparks.org). Updated on eight guides and data pages.
  • Four more guides, every figure checked today on official pages, with anything we couldn’t confirm disclosed on the page: Blairsville and Hiawassee, Tybee Island, Augusta and Columbus.
  • Fantasy In Lights prices: our Pine Mountain guide now marks the $15.99–$39.99 per-person prices as not confirmed by a second check.

September 19, 2026

September 18, 2026

  • Free all-terrain wheelchairs at Georgia State Parks: 17 locations (14 state parks and 3 historic sites) on the Georgia State Parks TrackChairs page. Matches our guide. No change. Some news coverage still gives older counts from earlier phases of the program.
  • Georgia State Parks pet rule: pets on a leash no longer than six feet, and not allowed in buildings, lodges, yurts, group camps, swimming areas or beaches (Georgia State Parks park rules). No change.
  • Tybee Island beach dog ban: no dogs or other pets on the beach or its structures; certified service animals excepted; $300 fine (City of Tybee Island). No change.
  • Golden Isles beach dog rules: Jekyll Island allows leashed dogs on a leash up to 16 feet; on St. Simons Island dogs are not allowed on the beach from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. between Memorial Day and Labor Day (Golden Isles beach FAQ). No change.
  • Cumberland Island pets: the ferry does not carry pets; leashed pets may visit for the day by private boat, but not in campgrounds or the wilderness area (National Park Service). No change.
  • Andersonville National Historic Site hours: grounds 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; National Prisoner of War Museum 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (National Park Service). No change.
  • Blue Ridge Scenic Railway: no pets except certified service animals, and strollers allowed if folded at boarding (railway FAQ). No change to those rules. We added the railway’s fall 2026 fares from its booking page to our Blue Ridge guide: coach seats cost $61.99 (13 and up) and $49.99 (ages 2–12) on the 2-hour ride, and $76.99 and $59.99 on the 4-hour ride. See the corrections page.
  • Fantasy In Lights at Callaway: November 13, 2026 to January 3, 2027; adult tickets $15.99 to $39.99 depending on the date; children 3 and under free (Callaway Resort & Gardens). Added to the event calendar.
  • Savannah St. Patrick’s Day 2027: the date is still not announced (City of Savannah). No change.
  • Broken source links: the Blue Ridge Scenic Railway’s old web address and a Blue Ridge restaurant’s old address no longer work, so we replaced them with the current official sites. Coker Tree Farm’s website no longer loads, so in our Christmas tree farm guide we removed the details that only that site supported and kept its Georgia Christmas Tree Association listing. The Georgia School Grades site moved; see the corrections page.

September 17, 2026

Prices and fees rechecked, no changes

  • Georgia State Parks ParkPass: $10 a day, $70 a year (gastateparks.org ParkPass page).
  • Tybee Island parking: $4.00 an hour; $25 day pass; $175 for 7 days (City of Tybee Island). Matches our beach parking table.
  • Jekyll Island parking: $10 a day, $15 oversize, $100 a year (Jekyll Island Authority).
  • Cumberland Island National Seashore: $15 per person for a 7-day pass, $45 a year (National Park Service).
  • Dahlonega Gold Museum: $10 adult, $7.50 senior, $7 youth, $3.50 child (Georgia State Parks).

Event dates rechecked

  • Stone Mountain Christmas: November 7, 2026 to January 3, 2027, confirmed on Stone Mountain Park’s event page. Added to the event calendar. Admission is not published.
  • Stone Mountain Highland Games: the organizer (smhg.org) lists October 16–18, 2026. Stone Mountain Park lists October 17–18 because the Friday events are at the host hotel. We follow the organizer. No change.
  • Garden Lights, Holiday Nights: November 14, 2026 to January 10, 2027, confirmed. Public tickets go on sale October 1; prices are not yet published.
  • Savannah St. Patrick’s Day 2027: not yet announced.
  • Callaway Gardens Fantasy In Lights: could not be checked (the official site blocked the request). Not added to the calendar until it can be.

Date sweep

Every date across all guides was scanned for events that have already happened. Every past date is written as history, so nothing was out of date.

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