Savannah Event Calendar

Top Events

Year around there are good friends, good food, good music, great flowers, and comfortable chairs for nightlife, relaxing weekday or weekend in Savannah. 

High Season Months are March, April, May, and October, the week of St. Patrick’s Day (March), Thanksgiving (November), Christmas (December), New Years (January), Spring Tour of Homes (April) and Savannah Music Festival (mid-March-early April).  The Christmas Tour of homes (2nd weekend in December) is also a busy weekend.

SPRING EVENTS IN SAVANNAH 2008

April 21: Tour de Georgia
April 21-27: Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
April  21-28:  Free Week at Telfair Museum
April 24: Evenings at the Telfair. Film Screening: Frida with Selma Hayek.
April 25-26: Savannah River Spring Classic (Bass Fishing)
April 26: SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival & Films, 11 am -5 pm, Forsyth Park
April 26: Savannah Sinfonietta. 8 pm, Trustees Theater.
April 26: Blackwater Paddle, Wilderness Southeast.
April 27: Duke Ellington Birthday Concert, Coastal Jazz Association, 5 pm, Armstrong-Atlantic State Center. *Free
April 30: Forever Tango, Johnny Mercer Theater, 7:30 pm
Through May: Tea in the Davenport's Garden, Davenport House Museum, Thursdays, 4:30 pm
May 2: First Friday Fireworks on the River, 9:30 pm
May 2-4: Fine Arts on the River, Savannah Riverfront
May 3: Savannah Scottish Games at the Bethesda Home for Boys

SPRING EVENTS IN SAVANNAH 2008 (Continued)

May 3: Kirk'n of the Tartans, Independent Presbyterian Church, 11:00 am
May 5: Cinco de Mayo
May 6: Workshop: Johnny Mercer, Friends of Johnny Mercer; May 6, 1 pm, Savannah Arts Academy
May 9: Jepson Live, Telfair Museum of Art, 6–9 pm, Jepson Center for the Arts
May 10-11:  Tybee Island, Spring Art in the Park
May 11: Mother's Day
May 11: Wild Island and Estuary naturalist journey, Wilderness Southeast.
May 14: Stories Behind the Music Workshop: Johnny Mercer, Friends of Johnny Mercer; noon at Habersham House
May 16: Tybee Beach Bum Parade
May 17: Savannah Shakespeare Festival, Forsyth Park
May 17: SCAD Fashion Show 2008, 8 pm, Trustees Theater
May 18: International Groove Conspiracy, Coastal Jazz Association, 5 pm, Four Points by Sheraton/MLK
May 26: Memorial Day

SPRING EVENTS IN SAVANNAH 2008 (Continued)

May 24: Memorial Day Weekend at Fort Pulaski
May 24: Rookery and Tree Tales, Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge 
May 31: Blackwater Paddle, Wilderness Southeast
June 6: First Friday Fireworks on the River, 9:30 pm
June 7: Annual Savannah Asian Festival
June 13: Blessing of Fleet and Seafood Harvest Festival, Darien, 11 am - 3 pm
June 15: Father's Day
June 19-25: Juneteenth Week, Telfair Museum of Arts (Music)
June 20: 1st Day of Summer

SAVANNAH SUMMER FUN 2008

June 20: 1st Day of Summer
July 4: Independence Day
July 4: Concert: Savannah Swings! Presented by the Friends of Johnny Mercer
6 p.m., Lucas Theater for the Arts
July 4: Fantastic Fourth of July on the River, 9:20 pm
July 4: Fireworks on the Beach @ Tybee Island
August 1: First Friday Fireworks on the River, 9:30 pm
September 1: Labor Day
September 5: First Friday Fireworks on the River, 9:30 pm
September 21-28: 27th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz Association, 7 – 11 p.m. in Forsyth Park

SAVANNAH FALL GETAWAY 2008

September 22: First Day of Fall
Through September 28: 27th Annual Savannah Jazz Festival, Coastal Jazz Association, 7 – 11 p.m. in Forsyth Park
October 3: First Friday Fireworks on the River, 9:30 pm
October 3-5: Oktoberfest on the River
October: Savannah Greek Festival
October 5: Picnic in the Park, Savannah Sinfonietta & City of Savannah, 4 to 9 p.m. in Forsyth Park
October 10-12: Festival: 19th Annual Savannah Folk Music Festival
October 25 - Nov 1: SCAD 11th Annual Savannah Film Festival
October 27: Jewish Food Festival
October 31 - Halloween
November 10-16: Savannah Children's Book Festival, 10 am-4 pm, Forsyth Park
November 27: Thanksgiving
November 27 - December 31: Southern Lights, a Savannah Holiday Celebration
December 6: Enmark Savannah River Bridge Run
December: Holiday Tour of Homes

SAVANNAH WINTER HOLIDAY 2008

Through December 31: Southern Lights, a Savannah Holiday Celebration
December: Festival of Trees and Lights
December 21: First Day of Winter
December 25: Christmas Day
December 31: Tybee Island's New Year’s Eve Fireworks

2009 Spring in Savannah Top Events

March 19 - April 4: Savannah Music Festival
March 26-29: Savannah Tour of Homes and Gardens
April 4: First Friday Fireworks on the River, 9:30pm
TBA: Savannah College of Art and Design International Festival
April 12: Easter Sunday
TBA: SCAD Art History Symposium; Walking Tours & Museum Hop
TBA: Savannah Garden & Antiques Exposition
TBA: Friends of Johnny Mercer Music & Stories
TBA: Jepson Live, Presented by the Telfair Museum of Art, 6–9 pm, Jepson Center for the Arts
TBA: Music & Stories Workshop: Johnny Mercer, Friends of Johnny Mercer in downtown Savannah

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