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Georgia Conservation Banquets and Chapter Dinners
Georgia banquets in 46 counties: 62 upcoming dates.
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Georgia banquets at a glance
This page tracks 62 banquets in Georgia: 62 still ahead and 0 already decided. Hosts include NWTF, Ducks Unlimited and RMEF.
Clarke County, Muscogee County and Thomas County come up most often. Across the six WRD regions: Region 1 (Armuchee) (15), Region 5 (Albany) (14), Region 2 (Gainesville) (12), Region 3 (Thomson) (10), Region 4 (Fitzgerald) (7) and Region 6 (Brunswick) (4). The next one is Cartersville 51st Annual Conservation Dinner, Oct 21–22, 2026.
Georgia banquets still ahead
Event names open the host’s page; the button goes straight to registration or tickets.
Calendar: Oct 2026 · Nov 2026 · Dec 2026 · Jan 2027 · Feb 2027 · Mar 2027 · Apr 2027 · Aug 2027
October 2026 · 7 dates
| Day | Event | Run by | Place | Hours and cost | Entry or tickets | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21–22, 2026 | Cartersville 51st Annual Conservation Dinner · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Cartersville Elks Lodge, Cartersville, Bartow Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Georgia Southern University Banquet · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | The Foxhall, Statesboro, Bulloch Co. | starts 6:30 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Northwest GA 5th Annual Sportsman's Banquet · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Cross Creek Farm, Ringgold, Catoosa Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Oct 22, 2026 | Walton County Annual Conservation Dinner presented by Walton County Farm Bureau · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | The Engine Room, Monroe, Walton Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Oct 28, 2026 | The Dawg Chapter Sportsmen's Night Out @ UGA LIVESTOCK ARENA · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | UGA Livestock Arena, Athens, Clarke Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Dahlonega Sportsman Night Out · DU Sportsman's Night Out | Ducks Unlimited | Blue Mountain Vineyards, Dahlonega, Lumpkin Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Oct 29, 2026 | Milledgeville Banquet · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | The Club at Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, Baldwin Co. | starts 5:30 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
November 2026 · 10 dates
| Day | Event | Run by | Place | Hours and cost | Entry or tickets | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | Atlanta Conservation Banquet presented by Hennessy Family Automotive Group · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | The Carlyle, Atlanta, Fulton Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Chattahoochee River Gun Bash · RMEF gun bash | RMEF | Scofflaw Brewing, Columbus, Muscogee Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Colquitt County Banquet · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Colquitt County Arts Center, Moultrie, Colquitt Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 5, 2026 | Fayette County Banquet · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Tyrone Depot, Tyrone, Fayette Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 12, 2026 | Athens Annual Conservation Dinner · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Flinchum's Phoenix, Athens, Clarke Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 12, 2026 | Newton/Covington Dinner · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Standridge Color Conference Building, Social Circle, Walton Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 13, 2026 | Central Georgia Banquet · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | DuBose Porter Center, Dublin, Laurens Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 19, 2026 | Columbus Annual Banquet · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Warehouse 9, Columbus, Muscogee Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 19, 2026 | Four Rivers Banquet (Vidalia, GA) · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Vidalia Community Center, Vidalia, Toombs Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Nov 19, 2026 | Thomasville Dinner · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Thomasville Exchange Club Fairgrounds, Thomasville, Thomas Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
December 2026 · 3 dates
| Day | Event | Run by | Place | Hours and cost | Entry or tickets | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2026 | Okefenokee Banquet (Waycross, GA) · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Exchange Club Fairground Building, Waycross, Ware Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Dec 4, 2026 | Southwest GA Banquet (Andersonville) · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Providence Springs Plantation, Andersonville, Sumter Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Dec 12, 2026 | Southeastern RMEF Rendezvous · RMEF rendezvous | RMEF | Griffin, Spalding Co. | starts 5:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
January 2027 · 6 dates
| Day | Event | Run by | Place | Hours and cost | Entry or tickets | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2027 | Georgia State Chapter Awards Banquet · NWTF banquet | NWTF | Forsyth, Monroe Co. | Buy tickets | Source | |
| Jan 16, 2027 | Hancock County NWTF Banquet · NWTF banquet | NWTF | Sparta, Hancock Co. | Buy tickets | Source | |
| Jan 22, 2027 | Lake Oconee Longbeards · NWTF banquet | NWTF | Eatonton, Putnam Co. | Buy tickets | Source | |
| Jan 23, 2027 | Atlanta Chapter · NWTF split event | NWTF | Marietta, Cobb Co. | Buy tickets | Source | |
| Jan 23, 2027 | Middle Flint Gobblers,GA · NWTF banquet | NWTF | Montezuma, Macon Co. | Buy tickets | Source | |
| Jan 30, 2027 | Decatur County Strutters Banquet · NWTF banquet | NWTF | Bainbridge, Decatur Co. | Buy tickets | Source |
February 2027 · 16 dates
March 2027 · 15 dates
April 2027 · 4 dates
| Day | Event | Run by | Place | Hours and cost | Entry or tickets | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2027 | Appalachian Longbeards · NWTF banquet | NWTF | Calhoun, Gordon Co. | Buy tickets | Source | |
| Apr 3, 2027 | Kinchafoonee Longspurs, GA · NWTF banquet | NWTF | Richland, Stewart Co. | Buy tickets | Source | |
| Apr 14, 2027 | Chattahoochee River Conservation Banquet · DU dinner | Ducks Unlimited | Wills Park American Legion, Alpharetta, Fulton Co. | starts 6:00 PM | Buy tickets | Source |
| Apr 23, 2027 | Wiregrass Longbeards Banquet · NWTF banquet | NWTF | Ochlocknee, Thomas Co. | Buy tickets | Source |
August 2027 · 1 date
| Day | Event | Run by | Place | Hours and cost | Entry or tickets | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2027 | GWF Sportsman's Dinner & Auction 2027 · GWF fundraiser | Georgia Wildlife Federation | Alcovy Conservation Center, Covington, Newton Co. | Source |
Sources linked row by row; everything retrieved October 13, 2026.
Georgia’s banquet circuit, host by host
How the dates ahead divide among the national groups with Georgia chapters.
| Organization | Dates ahead | Earliest | Latest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWTF | 38 | Jan 9, 2027 | Apr 23, 2027 | Baldwin, Butts, Carroll, Clarke, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Decatur, Douglas, Early, Elbert, Fayette |
| Ducks Unlimited | 19 | Oct 21, 2026 | Apr 14, 2027 | Baldwin, Bartow, Bulloch, Catoosa, Clarke, Colquitt, Fayette, Fulton, Laurens, Lumpkin, Muscogee, Sumter |
| RMEF | 3 | Nov 5, 2026 | Feb 13, 2027 | Muscogee, Peach, Spalding |
| Georgia Wildlife Federation | 2 | Mar 13, 2027 | Aug 26, 2027 | Cobb, Newton |
| Season | Area | From and to |
|---|---|---|
| Regular duck season | Statewide | Nov 21–29, 2026 |
| Regular duck season | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026–Jan 31, 2027 |
| Spring gobbler | Private lands | Mar 27–May 15, 2027 |
| Spring gobbler | WMAs, VPAs and National Forest | Apr 3–May 15, 2027 |
Duck and spring gobbler dates from the 2026-27 Georgia hunting regulations. Georgia seasons and migratory bird seasons
Georgia banquets closest to you
Sorted by distance after one location check in your browser.
Straight-line miles to the venue, the town, or the county center when that is all the host gave.
When Georgia banquets happen
The Georgia calendar is fullest in October, March and February.
The bars count all 149 dated Georgia banquets found, past and future.
Georgia banquet venues, mapped
Venues are grouped, so a hall or plantation used several times shows once with its count.
| Site | Town | County | Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 S West St | Bainbridge | Decatur | 1 |
| 1005 Cobb Place Blvd NW | Kennesaw | Cobb | 1 |
| 1008 Country Manor Lane | Elbert | Elbert | 1 |
| 1048 GA-54 | Fayetteville | Fayette | 1 |
| 107 Old Airport Rd | Vidalia | Toombs | 1 |
| 10916 GA Hwy 188 | Ochlocknee | Thomas | 1 |
| 1158 Athens Road | Crawford | Oglethorpe | 1 |
| 117 Ross St | Gray | Jones | 1 |
| 1205 US-301 | Jesup | Wayne | 1 |
| 12560 Augusta Hwy E | Sparta | Hancock | 1 |
| 13141 Veterans Memorial Hwy | Douglasville | Douglas | 1 |
| 135 Forte Dr NW | Milledgeville | Baldwin | 1 |
| 1575 Woodrow Williams Rd | Cobbtown | Tattnall | 1 |
| 1625 Bankhead Hwy | Carrollton | Carroll | 1 |
| 1827 HWY 19 South | Dublin | Laurens | 1 |
| 184 Turkey Hill | Dahlonedga | Lumpkin | 1 |
| 188 Mcmillen Rd | Eatonton | Putnam | 1 |
| 2211 Tony Ingle Parkway | Dalton | Whitfield | 1 |
| 2600 S Milledge Ave | Athens | Clarke | 1 |
| 3 S. Macon St. | Reynolds | Taylor | 1 |
| 32 Lower River Rd | Blakely | Early | 1 |
| 325 Curtis Parkway | Calhoun | Gordon | 1 |
| 332 Broad Street | Richland | Stewart | 1 |
| 3410 Ronald Reagan Blvd | Cumming | Forsyth | 1 |
| 3955 Darien Highway | Brunswick | Glynn | 1 |
| 434 South Main Street | Madison | Morgan | 1 |
| 442 Elton D Brooks Blvd S | Douglas | Coffee | 1 |
| 475 Holiday Cir | Forsyth | Monroe | 1 |
| 4959 Olde Towne Parkway | Marietta | Cobb | 1 |
| 520 Railroad St. | Shady Dale | Jasper | 1 |
| 564 Liberty Hill Rd | Meigs | Thomas | 1 |
| 6404 Garrett Rd | Midland | Muscogee | 1 |
| 678 Lake Clark Road | Flovilla | Butts | 1 |
| 6825 Hwy 129 North | Cleveland | White | 1 |
| 700 Vienna Rd | Montezuma | Macon | 1 |
| 8163 Miller RD | Hahira | Lowndes | 1 |
| 8428 Greenville St | Gay | Meriwether | 1 |
| Alcovy Conservation Center | Covington | Newton | 1 |
| Blue Mountain Vineyards | Dahlonega | Lumpkin | 1 |
| Cartersville Elks Lodge | Cartersville | Bartow | 1 |
| Colquitt County Arts Center | Moultrie | Colquitt | 1 |
| Cross Creek Farm | Ringgold | Catoosa | 1 |
| DuBose Porter Center | Dublin | Laurens | 1 |
| Exchange Club Fairground Building | Waycross | Ware | 1 |
| Family Life Building | Moultrie | Colquitt | 1 |
| Flinchum's Phoenix | Athens | Clarke | 1 |
| Fort Valley | Fort Valley | Peach | 1 |
| Governors Gun Club | Kennesaw | Cobb | 1 |
| Griffin | Griffin | Spalding | 1 |
| Providence Springs Plantation | Andersonville | Sumter | 1 |
| Scofflaw Brewing | Columbus | Muscogee | 1 |
| Standridge Color Conference Building | Social Circle | Walton | 1 |
| The Carlyle | Atlanta | Fulton | 1 |
| The Club at Lake Sinclair | Milledgeville | Baldwin | 1 |
| The Engine Room | Monroe | Walton | 1 |
| The Foxhall | Statesboro | Bulloch | 1 |
| Thomasville Exchange Club Fairgrounds | Thomasville | Thomas | 1 |
| Tyrone Depot | Tyrone | Fayette | 1 |
| UGA Livestock Arena | Athens | Clarke | 1 |
| Vidalia Community Center | Vidalia | Toombs | 1 |
| Warehouse 9 | Columbus | Muscogee | 1 |
| Wills Park American Legion | Alpharetta | Fulton | 1 |
| Organizer | Listed | Counties |
|---|---|---|
| NWTF | 38 | Baldwin, Butts, Carroll, Clarke, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Decatur, Douglas, Early, Elbert, Fayette, Forsyth, Glynn, Gordon, Hancock, Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Macon, Meriwether, Monroe, Morgan, Muscogee, Oglethorpe, Putnam, Stewart, Tattnall, Taylor, Thomas, Toombs, Wayne, White, Whitfield |
| Ducks Unlimited | 19 | Baldwin, Bartow, Bulloch, Catoosa, Clarke, Colquitt, Fayette, Fulton, Laurens, Lumpkin, Muscogee, Sumter, Thomas, Toombs, Walton, Ware |
| RMEF | 3 | Muscogee, Peach, Spalding |
| Georgia Wildlife Federation | 2 | Cobb, Newton |
Georgia banquets, what to bring
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Box call
Raffle tables at NWTF chapter dinners usually carry one, and it carries well across a piedmont hardwood bottom in April.
Wood duck call
For the beaver ponds and river swamps a DU chapter raises money to restore.
Blaze pink vest
Georgia accepts fluorescent blaze pink as well as orange during the gun seasons; the raffle rifle needs one.
Hosting one of the Georgia banquets? Add it
Send the name, the date and the Georgia town, plus a link to the flyer or the chapter post. If the link backs it up, it appears here and on the county page straight away; otherwise it goes into a short manual review.
Linked from Georgia banquets
Follow these links to the rest of the calendar and the Georgia rules that sit behind it.
Georgia banquets, questions
What did the last Georgia banquet produce?
No results; nobody is ranked.
Where is the sign-up for a Georgia banquet?
Registration happens on the host’s own site, linked from every row.
Is a license needed for a Georgia banquet?
No. A dinner, raffle or auction has nothing to do with a hunting license.
How fresh is this Georgia list?
October 13, 2026. Finished banquets without results come off.
How many Georgia banquets does this page track?
All told 62.
When does the next Georgia banquet happen?
Cartersville 51st Annual Conservation Dinner, Oct 21–22, 2026, Cartersville Elks Lodge, Cartersville, Bartow Co.
Which clubs put on Georgia banquets?
NWTF, Ducks Unlimited, RMEF and Georgia Wildlife Federation, most dates first.
Which counties host the most Georgia banquets?
Clarke County (3), Muscogee County (3), Thomas County (3), Cobb County (3) and Walton County (2). By WRD region: Region 1 (Armuchee) (15), Region 5 (Albany) (14), Region 2 (Gainesville) (12), Region 3 (Thomson) (10), Region 4 (Fitzgerald) (7) and Region 6 (Brunswick) (4).
Which month has the most Georgia banquets?
October, going by every dated Georgia listing we found.