1.
Tara Feis Irish Festival
Featuring the Cathie Ryan Band in Emmet Park, downtown Savannah. An outdoor, family-friendly celebration of Irish culture with live stage performances, music, dancing, crafts, food and more.
11 AM-5 PM Sat. March 13
Free!
(912) 651-6410
2. Storytime at The Roundhouse Railroad Museum, 601 W. Harris St., Savannah
10-11 AM March 10
The monthly family-friendly event features fun crafts and stories for kids with a theme related to the season.
912-651-6823
Please register to ensure enough supplies and refreshments for each child who attends.
Tickets/Cost: $4.00 per child with regular adult admission
To register, call 912.651.6823 or email childrensevents@chsgeorgia.org
3. Coastal Kids Market @ The Shops at Godley Station, Pooler Parkway
A seasonal, upscale children’s consignment sale in Pooler just outside Savannah featuring designer brands, local venders, new overstocks from designers and local boutiques.
The spring sale is March 11-13. Credit cards accepted.
The first 200 customers will receive goody bags filled with promotions and coupons from 20-plus local businesses. SPRING 2010 Sale Dates:
Thurs., March 11 6-8 PM
Fri., March 12, 9 AM – 5 PM
Sat., March 13, 9 AM– noon
*Select items will be half price on Saturday
912.312.5800 or email contact@coastalkidsmarket.com
4. The Spring Little Lambs Sale, a fund-raising sale at First Presbyterian Church, 520 Washington Ave. on the corner of Washington and Paulsen
9 AM- 2 PM Fri. March 12
9 AM-noon Sat. March 13, with many items one-half off
912-351-0609
Proceeds benefit First Presbyterian Preschool and the Ferst Foundation, which supports childhood literacy
5. Toddler Tuesdays @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center
10:30-11:15 AM Tuesdays
This week’s theme: Wooly Friends: Sheep! Come to Oatland and visit resident sheep Cloud, Storm and Dottie. See what they look like before getting their annual “hair cuts” at Oatland’s Sheep Shearing Day Sat. March 13 .
Tues. March 9
Free with Oatland Island admission.
912.395.1212
6. Mommy and Me program Tuesdays and Thursdays @ UGA’s Marine Education Center and Aquarium, 30 Ocean Science Circle, Skidaway Island.
Every Tuesday & Thursday from 9-9:45 AM for children between the ages of 1 and 4. Hands-on experiences with different animals, arts and crafts, a story time, and a game.
Maximum of 15 participants. Cost: $6/child for non-member; $4/child for members. Adults get in free with a paid child. To register, call 912-598-2496, email fish@uga.edu or click here.
7. FREE storytimes at Live Oak library branches. Click here.
8. Tea at Mrs. Davenport’s
Learn about tea traditions and experience an early 19th century tea at the historic Davenport House Museum, 324 E. State Street, downtown Savannah.
5 PM Thursday, Friday and one Wednesday afternoon in March (March 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25)
The one-hour program includes tours of areas of the home and costumed interpreters.
Cost: $18 per adult, $14 for students ages 8 to 17. There is a 14 person maximum per program.
For information or reservations, call 912.236.8097 or email jcredle@savbusiness.net. Reservations must be received 24 hours in advance.
9. Sizzlin’ Bacon - The Story of the Three Little Pigs @ The Savannah Children’s Theatre Dance for Musical Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr.
8 PM Fri & Sat. March 12 & 13
(912) 238-9015
10. Greening of the Fountain
Annual Savannah St. Patrick’s Day “Greening of the Fountain” in Forsyth Park,
Noon, Fri. March 12
(912) 233-4804
11. Tybee Island Irish Heritage Celebration Parade
Featuring Irish families, bands, bagpipers, floats and the Alee Temple Shriners,
3 PM Sat. March 13.
The parade begins at Memorial Park, proceeds down Butler Avenue to Tybrisa Street and ends on the Strand.
(912) 786-5444
12. Sheep Shearing Day at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center
10 AM-3 PM Sat. March 13
Watch as the sheep get their annual haircuts with crafts and activities for the kids and demonstrations by the Fiber Guild of Savannah.
711 Sandtown Rd.
(912) 395-1212.
Hilton Head Is/Bluffton area
13. Imagination Hour @ The Sandbox, an Interactive Children’s Museum, HHI
10:30-11:30 AM every Thursday starting March 4
Featuring a story time followed by a related arts and crafts or science project, with a different theme each week. For ages 5 and younger; older siblings and guests are welcome as well. Classes are designed for parents and caregivers to interact and assist their child with each project and they are encouraged to stay and play in the museum following the program.
Cost is included in the regular admission or annual membership fee.
18-A Pope Avenue, next to St. Andrew’s by the Sea United Methodist Church.
843.842.7645 or email cpfeffer@thesandbox.org
14. The 12th Annual Kid’s Shamrock Hunt at The Salty Dog Café in South Beach Marina Village, Sea Pines Resort, Hilton Head Is.
10 AM Sat. March 13.
Children ages 12 and under are welcome to find four-leaf clovers redeemable for Salty Dog T-shirts, in addition to prizes, treats, children’s entertainment, free photos with Jake the Salty Dog and a special Irish lunch for the whole family.
(843) 671-2233
15. The 27th Annual Hilton Head Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade
3 PM March 14 at Coligny Circle
More than 100 floats, marching units, bands, local dignitaries and animal contingencies will make their way down Pope Avenue, turn onto Office Park Road and finish at Park Plaza.
(843) 384-4035 or 304-4956.