Tobacco Tours take place annually during the month of June in Georgia and Florida. Tobacco Tours take place in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia in July. Links to these will be added to this page as they are available. Tours provide participants the opportunity to visit tobacco farms, view demonstrations and learn about the latest research on tobacco varieties, insect control and current tobacco topics.
2026 Georgia-Florida Tour: June 15–17
The tour will begin with a Kick-Off Supper in Live Oak, FL, on Monday, June 15, and end with lunch near Metter, Georgia on Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
Additional details of the schedule and driving directions will be added the week before the tour. We look forward to having you join us for the 2026 Georgia-Florida Tobacco Tour!
Monday, June 15, 2026
7:00 p.m.: Kick-Off Supper at the Brown Lantern (417 E Howard St, Live Oak, FL 32064).
Holiday Inn Express and Suites (Live Oak, FL)
- Address: 6694 US 129 North, Live Oak, FL 32060
- Phone: 386-362-2600
You must call all to reserve. Please dentify yourself as part of the GA-FL Tobacco Tour - There are currently 17 rooms in the block and more can be added if necessary.
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Tuesday morning, the tour will leave the Holiday Inn Express and Suites at Live Oak at 7:30 a.m. to visit Florida and Georgia tobacco farms, on-farm demonstrations and producers.
Lunch will be in Georgia.
In the afternoon, we will visit several additional on-farm demonstration sites in Georgia and finish the day in Tifton, GA., for the evening.
Tuesday evening, the Georgia Tobacco Tour headquarters will be:
Holiday Inn Express, Tifton, GA
- Address: 814 7th St W, Tifton, GA 31794
- Phone: 229-382-3300
Please identify yourself as part of the UGA-2026 Tobacco Tour - Make your reservation by June 6, 2026.
Additional Tifton hotel:
Hampton Inn-Tifton
- Address: 720 U.S. Hwy 319 South Tifton, Georgia 31794
- Phone: 229-382-8800
Please identify yourself as part of the UGA Tobacco Tour - Includes complimentary breakfast. Directions for sumpper available at check-in.
- Make your reservation by June 1, 2026.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Wednesday morning, the tour will leave the Applebee’s parking lot in Tifton at 7:30 a.m. and visit on-farm demonstrations, tobacco farms and tobacco growers in Georgia.
Lunch will be served on H & H Farms near Cobbtown, GA.