The Georgia Historical Society’s Georgia History Festival continues in February with a weekend of educational events for students and families. In recognition of the founding of Georgia on February 12, 1733, this year’s festivities begin on Friday, February 9, 2024, with the inaugural Georgia Day Expo at the Savannah Civic Center from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. More than 1,200 students from local public, private, and home school groups have registered for the event.

Complementing the Georgia History Festival theme, “Governing Georgia Across Three Centuries,” the Expo will allow registered students to learn about Georgia history, government, and civics through demonstrations, performances, and hands-on activity booths. Experiences are provided by local, state, and national organizations including the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, the Bill of Rights Institute, the Atlanta Center for Puppetry Arts, Jimmy Carter National Historical Park, local elected officials, the Chatham County Board of Elections, the Savannah Police Department, and the Third Infantry Division Museum. The Georgia Day Expo is sponsored by Georgia Power.

The Festival continues with the Colonial Faire and Muster on Saturday, February 10, 2024, and Sunday, February 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Wormsloe State Historic Site in Savannah. This popular living-history program is open to the public and features costumed interpreters and vendors offering children and adults a taste of the excitement and adversity of life for the first settlers of early Georgia. Highlights include cannon and musket firing; blacksmithing, craft, and cooking demonstrations; Native-American life interpretations; storytelling; and period music and dance. The event is free on Sunday, due to generous sponsorships from the Georgia Ports Authority and Jepson Associates, with additional support from the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Georgia. Entrance fees apply on Saturday. For more information about Saturday admission, please visit the Wormsloe State Historic Site website.

Sunday, February 11, 2024, is also the date of the Georgia History Festival’s annual Super Museum Sunday, when more than 125 sites across the State of Georgia are open free of charge to all visitors. Attendees can experience our state’s rich history and cultural life as historic sites, house museums, art museums, and other points of interest across Georgia open to the public, providing an exceptional opportunity to experience history in our own backyard. Super Museum Sunday is sponsored by Delta Air Lines.

On Monday, February 12, 2024, the Georgia Historical Society will premiere its Georgia Day video in recognition of the anniversary of Georgia’s founding. This short online program is a visual exploration of the 13th colony’s founding and early development. Featuring greetings from friends and leaders across the state, this presentation is aligned with the Georgia Standards of Excellence and includes classroom resources for guided listening for middle and high school students.

The video, presented by Chick-fil-A, will premiere on February 12, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. on WTOC.com and will be available online at georgiahistoryfestival.org/georgiaday.

The Georgia History Festival is the signature K-12 educational program of the Georgia Historical Society, reaching hundreds of thousands of students statewide. Beginning with the new school year in September, a variety of public programs, exhibits, events, and educational resources bring history to life for students of all ages and encourage Georgians to explore the richness and of our state’s past. In addition to new online and in-person programming like the inaugural Georgia Day Expo, the Festival includes popular annual events such as the Colonial Faire and Muster living-history program held at Wormsloe State Historic Site, Super Museum Sunday, and the elegant Trustees Gala.

A complete listing of Georgia History Festival events and opportunities can be found at georgiahistoryfestival.org.