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Travel reviews point to Savannah GA in Fall! Travel + Leisure’s “America's Best Cities for Fall Travel” names Savannah #1! “Savannah gets the best of both seasons as summer turns to fall: temperatures stay mild and the coming Halloween season shifts into high gear.” In 2011 Best Fall Getaways, U.S. News and World Report ranks Savannah #9 in the 10 best fall getaways worldwide! “Fall-time jazz and film festivals,” plus “beautiful architecture, amazing comfort food and a distinct sense of Southern hospitality are Savannah's major draws”. “You'll also find a few vacancies in the city's romantic bed and breakfasts and historical inns.”
Fall in Savannah is the season for giving thanks. Described as a living museum, every day at The Presidents’ Quarters Inn we celebrate Savannah’s true southern hospitality and mannerly people - helping to tell its captivating stories, and showcasing its history, architecture, politics and artful living to leisure and business visitors. Click here for things to do in Savannah during September, October, November and December.
A Little Known Fact: The William Washington Gordon II family entertained William H. Taft, America’s 27th President, twice (1909 and 1912) in their Savannah home, the Wayne-Gordon House. Low’s father built one of The Presidents’ Quarters Inn townhouses around 1855 and was President of the Central of Georgia Railroad. See: President William Howard Taft arrived in Savannah -- November 4-6, 1909.
- September 23: First Day of Fall.
- September 18 – 25: 30th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival*
- September 23: Painting the Nocturne en Plein Air, Telfair’s Jepson Center: One Day (Night) Workshop for Adults. Instructor: Carl Fougerousse. 3-8 p.m.
- September 23-25: 'OH SAY CAN YOU SEA SAVANNAH', children’s exhibit, Tybee Post Theatre
- September 24: Gray’s Reef Ocean Film Festival (films), SCAD Trustees Theatre, 12-4 p.m.
- September 24: Savannah Ocean Exchange Family Ocean Experience, Lazaretto Creek docks, Tybee Island, 10:00 a.m.
- September 24: Bob Zentz folk music & storyteller, Ships of the Sea Museum, 7 p.m.
- September 24: Fee FREE Day at Fort Pulaski National Monument
- October 1-31: In Memoriam: Death and Mourning in the Victorian Era, Owens-Thomas House Museum
- October 1-2: 27th Annual Oktoberfest on the River
- October 1: Savannah Wiener Dog races
- October 1: Supper Messy painting and shaped surfaces, Family Program at Telfair’s Jepson Center, 10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon
- October 1: Beth McKee Trio bluegrass music, Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor, 8 p.m.
- October 2 : Country Inn, Bed-and-Breakfast Day. Beautiful time to get away in Savannah!
- October 2: “Rock and Run”: Picnic in the Park, Forsyth Park, FREE. Presented by City of Savannah
- October 4: "Why History Matters" by Dr. Todd Groce, President, Georgia Historical Society, National Arts & Humanities Month Lunch Lecture Series, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry St.
- October 4: Revolutionary War Perspectives Lecture series, Savannah History Museum, 6:30 p.m. Free
- October 6-9: 7th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Festival
- October 7-8: DOCOMOMO Savannah Modern Tour, by DOCOMOMO/US, Georgia Chapter, Inc. and the Historic Savannah Foundation.
- October 7-9: 22nd Annual Savannah Folk Music Festival (Oct. 7, Folkfest in Ellis Square; Oct. 8 Notre Dame Academy; Oct. 8 Youth Songwriting Competition, Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church; Oct. 9 Forsyth Park)
- October 7: Rockin Acoustic Circus bluegrass music, 8 p.m.
- October 7: SCAD Art reception for Trenton Doyle Hancock: "We Done All We Could And None Of Its Good". 6-7:30 p.m. Gutstein Gallery. Free.
- October 7-10: The Hash House Harriers “drink / run”
- October 9: Annual Memorial of the American Revolutionary War Battle of Savannah in 1779, Battlefield Memorial Park. 7 a.m. Free.
- October 10: 2011 SCAD Bees Classic Golf Tournament, Wilmington Golf Club. Open to public.
- October 10: (Holiday) Columbus Day
- October 11: Revolutionary War Perspectives Lecture series: "Glory of Ireland: The Dillon Regiment at the Siege of Savannah" by Ruairi James Regan, Savannah History Museum, 6:30 p.m.
- October 13-15: 60TH Annual Savannah Greek Festival
- October 13-15: Slavery and Freedom in Savannah Symposium, Telfair Museums. Free. Pre-registration is required.
- October 15: Forsyth Park Dog Wash! In Forsyth Park, benefits Humane Society. 3 p.m.
- October 18: Revolutionary War Perspectives Lecture series: "Naval Power during the American Revolution" by Scott Smith, Savannah History Museum, 6:30 p.m. Free
- October 20: Extra Big Brush Abstractions, Toddler Third Thursday at Jepson Center ArtZeum, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- October 20: Poetry Reading Series: Richard Newman, Presented by the Poetry Society, Jepson Center, 7 p.m.
- October 21: Brahms: A German Requiem, Presented by the Savannah Philharmonic, 7:30 p.m., Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
- October 21: Mike Epps & Friends, Savannah Civic Center, Johnny Mercer Theatre
- October 22: 20th Anniversary Historic Savannah Foundation Gala, Warren Square.
- October 22: Wag-O-Ween, Saturday, 12 – 5 p.m. Starts at Canine Palace - Abercorn and Hall streets. On Wag-O-Ween afternoon, most tourists downtown keep busy taking photos of trick-or-treating dogs in costume! Over 80 businesses on the map.
- October 22: Betsy Cain: Paint it up and Cut it Out, Jepson Center. 1 day art education workshop. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- October 22: Tony Williamson & Friends bluegrass music, Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor, 7:30 p.m.
- October 22: Terrance Simien & Zydeco Experience (LIVE)
- October 23: Telfair’s Jepson Center, Gospel Brunch
- October 27: “Mourning Practices”, 6 p.m., Jepson Center, Neises Auditorium. Lecture by Owens-Thomas House Interpreter Corrie Hand.
- October 27 5 p.m.– October 28 2 a.m.: Downtown Savannah PUP Crawl. Several bars participating in Humane Society fundraiser.
- October 28-29: Living History Tours, 6 & 7 p.m., “Mourning Practices” presented by Telfair Museums. Reservations required.
- October 29 - November 5: Savannah Film Festival, (14th year) presented by Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
- October 29: Family Happenings (Halloween themed), Georgia State Railroad Museum, 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. $10/per. RSVP required.
- October 29: New OPENING event SCAD Museum of Art expansion with Walter O. Evans Center for African American Studies
- October 30: Shalom, Y’all Festival, Forsyth Park, a Jewish food festival presented by Congregation Mickve Israel, America’s third oldest Jewish Synagogue congregation.
- October 31: Halloween … and Juliette Gordon Low’s birthday (founder of Girl Scouts).
- November 4-5: First Friday Fireworks and Saturday on the River
- November 4-6: Noritake China once a year warehouse sale, Port Wentworth, GA
- November 5-6: Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon (@RunRocknRoll)
- November 5: Darren Beachley & Heart Town bluegrass music, Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor, 8 p.m.
- November 6: Daylight Saving Time ends
- November 7: The Art of Great Fashion, Telfair Museum Guild, DeSoto Hilton, 6 p.m.
- November 8: New lecture series commemorating War of 1812, Savannah History Museum. 6:30 p.m.
- November 9-12: Southeastern College Art Conference. Contact Sandra Reed.
- November 9: Audra McDonald (LIVE)
- November 11-13: Fee FREE Days at Fort Pulaski National Monument
- November 10-12: GeekEnd 2011. Presidents’ Quarters Inn is a signature sponsor.
- November 11: (Holiday) Veterans Day. Savannah Veteran’s Day Parade
- November 11: Museum in the Moonlight at Ships of the Sea Museum, 7- 9 p.m. pm. Free Admission. Music.
- November 11-13: Savannah Land, Sea & Air; Savannah Riverfront
- November 11: Arty Party (17th Annual Telfair Air Fair preview)
- November 12: Saturday Pottery and Poems, Telfair’s Jepson Center, 10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon
- November 12-13: 17th Annual Telfair Art Fair
- November 17: A Jug with a Face, Toddler Third Thursday at Jepson Center ArtZeum, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- November 19: 8th Annual Savannah Children’s Book Festival, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., Forsyth Park
- November 19: Tchaikovsky and Beethoven, Presented by the Savannah Philharmonic. 7:30 p.m., Lucas Theatre for the Arts
- November 19: Doyle Dykes in concert bluegrass music, Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor, 7:30 p.m.
- November 20: Telfair’s Jepson Center, Gospel Brunch
- November 24: (Holiday, Thursday) Thanksgiving Day
- November 24, 2011 – January 1, 2012: Savannah Holly Days
- November 25: Savannah Harbor Lighted Boat Parade, 5-10 p.m.
- December 2: Friday Fireworks on the River, 9 p.m.
- December 2 - 18: "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", Savannah Children's Theatre (family entertainment)
- December 3: The Ruth Moody Band, Lucas Theatre
- December 3: The Collage Family, Family Program at Telfair’s Jepson Center, 10:30 a.m. – 12 Noon
- December 3: 6th Annual Ardsley Park Holiday Tour of Homes, 2-5 p.m.
- December 3: Christmas on the River (9 a.m) + Savannah's Lighted Christmas Parade (5 p.m.)
- December 3: Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run
- December 3: Clawgrass Mark Johnson & Emery Lester, Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor, 7:30 p.m.
- December 3: R Kelly with Marsha Ambrosius, Civic Center
- December 4: Savannah Children’s Choir, Telfair’s Jepson Center Gospel Brunch
- December 4 (9am-8pm) – December 5, 2011 (10am-6pm): Christmas on the River and Lighted Holiday Parade
- December 8: Broughton Street 4th Annual Open House. Downtown stores open to 9 p.m.
- December 8: CATS, Broadway in Savannah, Civic Center
- December 9-10: 150th anniversary of Fort Pulaski's Civil War, Confederate "Nog Party"
- December 9, 2011 – January 8, 2012: Skatefest, Savannah Civic Center
- December 9: Little Roy Lewis & Lizzy Long bluegrass music, Randy’s Pickin’ Parlor, 7:30 p.m.
- December 9: City Market Holiday Open House, extended hours 6 - 9 p.m.
- December 10: City Market Christmas for Kids Celebration, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- December 10-11: Holiday Tour of Homes and Historic Inns
- December 11: Amy Grant & Vince Gill: 12 Days of Christmas, Civic Center
- December 11: An Isle of Hope Christmas Tour of Homes, 4 - 6 p.m.
- December 15: The Me, Myself , and I Collage, Toddler Third Thursday at Jepson Center ArtZeum, 10 – 11:30 a.m.
- December 15: Blackwater Paddle with Wilderness Southeast naturalist guides, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
- December 16-17: Holiday Pops: The Festive Season, Presented by the Savannah Philharmonic, 7:30 p.m., Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
- December 16-January 3: Christmas Castaways at Ships of the Sea Museum, Free admission for up to two children when accompanied by one paying adult. Museum opens at 10:00 am. Last admission: 4:15 pm.
- December 17: 2nd Annual Savannah Reindeer Run/Walk 8k, plus Kids Run (Hutchison Island)
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