Feral Cat Program of Georgia My Calendar Cat: How Voting Works & How to Win

What My Calendar Cat is and who runs it

My Calendar Cat is a photo vote run by the Feral Cat Program of Georgia. It is hosted on the GoGo Photo Contest site at gogophotocontest.com/fcpgacalendar, and the program describes itself as a grass-roots effort run primarily by volunteers that was founded in 2004. The contest is a public popularity vote on cat photographs rather than a judged competition.

The organizer's purpose ties the vote to a printed calendar. The photograph that gathers the most votes is set to be the cover image of the 2027 FCPGA calendar, which is the prize the page names. The vote therefore has a concrete outcome beyond the close date.

The dated facts: the August 19, 2026 close and the editions

The vote closes Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at 9:00 PM Eastern, which is the only day-level date the page gives for the current vote. The month of August 2026 is the period in which the vote runs, but the day the vote opened is not printed on the page, so that opening day is unknown to a reader.

Two seasons appear on the platform. The 2025 vote ran on a separate GoGo address, while the 2026 vote is the one that closes on August 19. The open date for the current season is not published, so confirm on the live ballot each cycle before planning a submission.

How a supporter casts a vote for a cat photograph

A supporter opens the calendar page on GoGo Photo Contest, browses the cat photographs on offer, and submits a vote for the one they back. The vote is placed on the GoGo page, so the prompts that appear there govern each submission and the Feral Cat Program of Georgia does not run a separate form.

No rule on repeat votes and no per-device limit appears on the voting screen, so a careful supporter votes deliberately and reads each prompt before submitting. Bulk submissions are not described as allowed, so repeated votes for one photograph are not a method worth pursuing.

How My Calendar Cat sits beside the Georgia best-of and photo ballots

Georgia has several pet and best-of ballots in the same catalogue, including Atlanta Magazine Cutest Pets Contest, Cutest Pets Contest Atlanta Magazine and Picture Your Pet Photo Contest. Those share the pet theme, but the My Calendar Cat vote is tied to a printed calendar cover rather than a magazine readers' title.

A reader comparing the cat vote with the other Georgia listings should check each organizer's own dates, since the August 19, 2026 close belongs to this program alone. The sports and civic titles in the same state, such as AJC Falcons Girls Flag Football Coach of the Week, Athens Community's Choice Awards and Augusta Magazine Best of Augusta, use different organizers and schedules.

Ways to support a favorite cat photograph before the close

A supporter who wants a favorite cat photograph to reach the cover should begin by sharing the calendar link with people who already care about cats and rescue work. Because the vote closes on August 19, 2026, at 9:00 PM Eastern, the outreach has to be finished before that moment, and the best supporters are people who vote from their own devices.

Repeat submissions for one photograph are not described as allowed, so a wide base of separate voters is the sound approach. The guide on getting more votes online covers that method. A reader who wants the legal background on paid help can read whether buying votes is legal, and the buy votes online page describes paid support without promising any cover placement.