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Oct. 3 - 3 Light The Night Walk
The Light The Night Walk - An evening to celebrate and commemorate those lives that have been touched by blood cancer. As we walk two miles through the Savannah squares, a sea of illuminated balloons provides an inspiring message of hope. Location: Forsyth Park
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Oct. 5 Picnic in the Park
Savannah’s most beloved outdoor affair! Pack your basket and join us for a memorable afternoon with fine music, food and friends. May the most lavish picnic win! Free courtesy of the City of Savannah.Location: Forsyth Park
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Oct. 6 - 31 Marcia Nesbitt: Portraits
Location: Gallery S.P.A.C.E., 9 W. Henry Street
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Oct. 7 Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture
Co-sponsored by the Coastal Heritage Society and the Savannah Morning News, this annual four-part lecture series focuses on different perspectives on the conflict that created America. Speakers and topics TBA.Location: Sav. Histrory Museum (same bldg as Visitors Ctr), 303 MLK
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Oct. 9 Battlefield March and Breakfast
Join us as we honor the thousands of soldiers who fought in Savannah on October 9, 1779. Meet in the Visitors Center parking lot (303 MLK) and march to Battlefield Memorial Park next door. Light breakfast afterwards at WhistleStop Cafe.
Location: Visitor Ctr parking lot (303 MLK) and Battlefield Park
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Oct. 10 - 11 4th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest-South Beach
AHOY MATES! Swashbucklers of all ages participate in the Tybee Island Pirate Fest! Featuring a pirate innvasion, pirate victory parade, costume contest, children's events and the Thieves Market with treasures, grog and grub.
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Oct. 10 - 11 Botanical Garden Fall Plant Sale and Demonstrations
Two Day Plant sale.
Two Day Plant sale.
Second day will feature workshops /demostrations, such as bee keeping, earth worm farms, roses, herbs and many more topics. "Artistic" junk for planting in the garden will be for sale.Location: 1388 Eisenhower Drive, Savannah, Ga.
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Oct. 10 - 12 Savannah Folk Music Festival
A weekend festival devoted to the enjoyment, preservation and continuation of the living art of folk music. Featuring local, regional and national talents. Sponsored by the City of Savannah. Location: Varies
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Oct. 11 - 12 Tybee Pirate Festival
AHOY MATES! Swashbucklers of all ages will be converging on Tybee Island to participate in the 4th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest! Featuring a pirate invasion, pirate victory parade, free live entertainment, costume contest, children’s events, and the Thieves Market filled with treasures, grog and grub!Location: Tybee Island Pier and Pavillion
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Oct. 11 - 12 Tybee Rod Run
Show for all hot rods, muscle cars, trucks, classic cars and street rods. More than 150 entries are expected this year. Registration will be on Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Show hours are Saturday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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Oct. 11 - 12 3rd Annual Tybee Rod Run
Show for all hot rods, muscle cars, trucks, classic cars and street rods. More than 150 entries are expected this year. Registration is Friday Oct. 10 from 12 to 6 p.m and Saturday Oct. 11 fron 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Oct. 18 - 19 Annual Tybee Festival of the Arts
Join us on the Tybee Pier and Pavilion. The event will include painters jewelers, potters, woodworkers, photographers and weavers from throughout the Southeast. The event is free to the public and includes free parking and live entertainment.
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Oct. 19 - 19 Mozart Requiem
The mysterious "Requiem's" commission, and that it was left incomplete by a dying Mozart, have insured a continuing fascination with his last composition. Also on the program, Beethoven "Choral Fantasy" a tour-de-force for piano and chorus. Location: Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
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Oct. 25 - Nov. 1 Savannah Film Festival
Premier eight-day event featuring over 50 films selected from more than 600 international entries. Festival includes screenings...
Location: Varies
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Oct. 26 - 26 The Shalom Y'All Jewish Food Festival
This free fun-filled day includes ethnic Jewish cuisine and family entertainment. (Tickets required for food items.)
Location: Forsyth Park, Savannah, GA
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Oct. 30 - Nov. 2 Hilton Head Island Concours d’Elegance & Motoring Festival
Four Glorious Events. One Incredible Destination.
Home to one of the top four Concours d’Elegance events in the nation, this event is the only one of its kind on the East Coast. With four distinct events, the Motoring Festival offers something for everyone with everything from a vintage track event to a Centennial celebration of the Great Savannah Races of 1908, 1910 and 1911 to a handful of select regional car clubs competing for awards to vintage motorcycles, Pre-WWII trucks and a number of cars from the personal collection of Nicola Bulgari, 2008’s Honorary Chairman, this event is a not to miss! The weekend culminates with the Concours d’Elegance, the centerpiece of the Motoring Festival, with over 150 of the world’s finest vintage automobiles competing for the coveted title of ‘Best of Show.’
Location: Westin Savannah Harbor -Th/Fri Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn-Sat/Sun
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