Georgia Day
The Georgia Historical Society marks Georgia Day on 12 February in recognition of the founding of the Georgia colony at Savannah on 12 February 1733.
Date and recurrence
12 February; Georgia Day 2026 was 12 February
The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is U.S. state-history commemoration centered on Georgia’s colonial founding. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- Georgia Historical Society — Georgia Day 2026State History Institution
- Georgia Historical Society — Georgia Day ExpoState History Institution
Frequently asked questions
When is Georgia Day?
12 February; Georgia Day 2026 was 12 February The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 12 February; Georgia Day 2026 was 12 February.
Does Georgia Day fall on the same date every year?
No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.
Is Georgia Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: U.S. state-history commemoration centered on Georgia’s colonial founding. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Georgia Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Georgia Historical Society marks Georgia Day on 12 February in recognition of the founding of the Georgia colony at Savannah on 12 February 1733.. Supporting provenance includes Georgia Historical Society — Georgia Day 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Georgia Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: U.S. state-history commemoration centered on Georgia’s colonial founding.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.