Fort Pulaski National Monument

While the park is closed today, we wanted to take a moment and thank all of our visitors and friends for the tremendous amount of love and support over the past year. While we grapple with the pandemic and navigate a flurry of much needed project work, the staff is grateful that so many care for our National Monument. We look forward to bringing you more stories and a better visitor experience in 2021! We're Thankful for ALL of YOU! From our families to yours, Happy Thanksgiving! (JC)

Are you ready for this month’s Backyard Observatory? Then mark your calendars and let us know what you’re able to see! November 11th, 12th: Northern Taurids Meteor Shower (five to ten per hour) November 16th, 17th: Leonids Meteor Shower (fifteen per hour... November 30th: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Image: Healy (A Backyard Observatory poster of a brilliant star-lit sky with a cartoon telescope in the bottom corner and the text stated above.)

It’s Halloween, witches! I hope these Halloween puns don’t drive you batty, but we here at Fort Pulaski are so excited for today! We have our costumes ready, the fort all decorated, and the candy bags are ready to go! Are you planning to come as you aren’t and join us on this spook-tacular day? Ghouls just wanna have fun, and we hope you have carved out some time to get in your favorite Halloween attire and have a gourd time today at Fort Pulaski! Enjoy goblin up all your H...alloween candy (while supplies last) while wandering the historic fort! So what are you waiting for? Grab your favorite costume and let’s give ‘em pumpkin to howl about this Halloween! Park grounds are open from 9:00 to 5:00, with the historic fort open from 9:30 to 4:30. There is plenty of time to come out and have a fang-tastic Halloween in a safe, open space here at Fort Pulaski. From all of us here at Fort Pulaski National Monument, we witch you a Happy Halloween! Image: NPS (A black-and-white image of motion-blurred visitors passing through the darkened casemates of Fort Pulaski.)

Oh my gourdness, it’s almost Halloween! Have your Halloween plans fallen through? Are you looking for somewhere to dress up in your favorite costume and enjoy this spooky time of the year? Then come out to Fort Pulaski tomorrow, October 31, and carve out some Halloween time of your own! We want to provide an open, outdoor space for the whole family to go out and enjoy this boo-tiful weather in your Halloween attire. We encourage all kids and adults to come visit the fort in... costume! We even have candy bags for kids (for as long as supplies last.) The fort has been fang-tasticly decorated and our staff have their costumes all prepared and are eager to lift your spirits this Halloween. So let’s pumpkin spice things up this Halloween, and join us in your favorite costumes here at Fort Pulaski National Monument for a fa-boo-lous day! Park grounds are open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The historic fort is open from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The Visitor Center and shoreline remain closed for the time being. Park entrance is $10 per adult, children 15 and under are free. Image: NPS (A lone cannon peers out into the dark night, a single light source casting shadows around the cannon and into the blackness of the casemate around it.)

Come have a SPOOKTACULAR Halloween at Fort Pulaski! If you’re looking for a fun and safe way to spend some time on Halloween, then Fort Pulaski is the place for you! We know the pandemic has been rough for so many people and activities have been limited for quite some time. We want to provide you a safe, open, outdoor space to go out in your Halloween attire. The fort will be decorated and ready for you to come have some Halloween fun with us on Saturday. We encourage all kids AND adults to come in costume. We have candy bags for kids (for as long as supplies last). Our staff will be in costumes and ready to share a little fun with you. The park is open 9-5 and the historic fort from 9:30-4:30. See you on Halloween!