Looking for the perfect summer outing with your little one? Join Sea Love Savannah on Mondays in August for a special Mom & Mini Candle-Making Experience filled with creativity, quality time, and sweet memories!
How it works: When Mom pays full price for her candle, her Mini gets 50% off their candle-making experience! Perfect for moms, grandmas, aunts, and all the amazing caregivers who want to share something fun and meaningful with the little ones they love. All materials provided Kid-friendly options Great photo ops Fun for all ages! Let your creativity shine and make something beautiful together.
These programs teach self-confidence, poise, character, and ethical behavior to youth in grades 1-9 in the Greater Savannah area. The goal is to act and learn to treat others with honor, dignity, and respect for better relationships with family, friends, and business associates later in life and to learn to practice ballroom dance.
Please visit the About tab to learn more about the Pre-Cotillion and Junior Cotillion programs. Class schedules may be found on the Classes tab. Visit the registration tab to register.
Online registration for the 2025-2026 Junior Cotillion and 2025 Pre-Cotillion is now open!
Junior Cotillion $400 Pre-Cotillion – $300
There are two payment options for Junior Cotillion and Pre-Cotillion registration. Either paid in full at the time of registration or 1/2 may be paid at the time of registration, with the balance due a week before classes start. Please note that all registrations are non-refundable.
Payments accepted through the Zelle account savannah.gachapter@nljc.com
Please contact savannah.gachapter@nljc.com or 704-616-3450 to request an invitation packet for any of our programs.
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Looking for a fun and safe way to let your little one burn off some energy?
Tumble Time @ Rise Gymnastics is an open play session just for ages 5 and younger.
Bring your kids to explore, climb, jump, and tumble in our kid-friendly gym space—perfect for building coordination, burning energy, and making new friends (for them and you!).
A new term of arts classes at the Otis S. Johnson Cultural Arts Center (formerly Savannah Cultural Arts Center) start back August 18, 2025! Choose from offerings in drawing, painting, acting and more for kids and teens ages 2-18.
In honor of America 250, Coastal Heritage Society in Savannah is giving away 25 FREE field trips to local schools and co-ops!
Teachers from surrounding counties are invited to enter our raffle for a chance to explore the American Revolution at Savannah History Museum with their students.
Don’t miss the chance to make history come alive! Enter today here.
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Free Family Event: Splash on the High Seas at Ships of the Sea! Make a splash this summer at Splash on the High Seas—a free family day of water fun, hands-on activities, and important safety education at Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum!
In partnership with Safe Kids Savannah, this event features splashy outdoor games, grab bags for kids, and safety stations focused on lifejacket use and boat safety. Don’t miss the regatta race with water blasters, the water bucket relay, and more fun throughout the museum’s beautiful gardens.
Cool off with sweet treats from King of Pops (available for purchase), and enjoy a day of play, learning, and community.
Admission to both the event and the museum is free, including the current exhibition: Sea of Ink: Savannah Maritime Tattoos—a fascinating look at the art, history, and culture of local maritime tattooing.
Come dressed to get wet and bring a towel! Great for all ages Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, Savannah Details + RSVP: shipsofthesea.org/splash-high-seas
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UPDATE: We heard your requests and have added more Saturday morning classes to the Fall session schedule. Now it’s even easier to find a class that fits your family’s busy life!
ENROLL NOW & ENJOY 20% if you sign up for the entire Fall Session
Two ways to register:
* August session 08/04/25 – 08/30/25 – 4 weeks session
* Fall session 08/04-12/202-/25 – Enjoy 20% off tuition if they enroll for the fall session.
New classes: more morning classes available, and as always Tiny Jam for little ones on Wednesdays 9am-11am and Open Jams on Saturdays 10am-12pm.
Look what is opening this August in Savannah: Public Health 4 Kidz Production Science Center @ 2204 Skidaway Rd., Savannah.
2 Grand Opening Events in 2 Days. 3 Sessions each Day!
August 1st Homeschoolers. August 2nd Open to Everyone!
Public Health 4 Kidz Production LLC promotes careers in public health and provides opportunities for kids to learn and engage in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Environmental Health, Health Education, and Health Administration.
Join Savannah VOICE Festival for their 2025 Summer Festival Once Upon a Time, in celebration of the VOICE Programs’ 25 years of educating aspiring singers. All Savannah VOICE Festival Season 13 events are held in venues in or near historic Savannah.
You are invited on a fairy tale journey that includes My Simple Wish, a concert of family favorite Disney and Broadway tunes from famed composer and arranger David Friedman.
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You are invited on a fairy tale journey that includes the world premier of Cinderella’s Royal Feast by Michael Ching, an opera written and presented in collaboration with students from Esther F. Garrision School for the Arts, that we know your whole family will enjoy.
The STEAM Center will be located inside the 1925 historic Storehouse of the Central of Georgia Railway campus, between Savannah Children’s Museum and Georgia State Railroad Museum in Savannah.
The indoor expansion will debut Numbers in Nature, an interactive STEAM-focused exhibit that will allow visitors to step into a captivating maze of mirrors designed to challenge perceptions and spark curiosity.
Malcolm and Julia Butler have generously committed to match donations dollar-for-dollar up to $150,000 for the STEAM Center. Funds raised from this matching campaign will be used to finalize preparations to welcome guests into the new museum space.
Nora Lee, CEO of Coastal Heritage Society, expressed gratitude to all donors who share and support the vision for this new cultural and educational resource for the local community — the Butlers; City of Savannah Government for their partnership; Colonial Group, Inc., the Lesher Family Foundation, and other donors for their vision and support to help get this project off the ground.
Learn more or contribute to the STEAM Center matching campaign here.
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Use discount code SOMAMA25 at checkout during June 2025 to receive 25% off a $125 Coastal Heritage Society Family Membership
Coastal Heritage Society operates six local sites: Savannah History Museum, Savannah’s Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Pin Point Heritage Museum, and Harper Fowlkes House.
Get your family membership with a 25% discount online here. Please use the code SOMAMA25 to receive the 25% discount.
This discount is only available during June 2025 and expires July 1st 2025. (Discount for family memberships only)
Coastal Heritage Society Family Membership includes: unlimited admission to all six Coastal Heritage sites – Savannah Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Savannah History Museum, Pin Point Heritage Museum, Harper Fowlkes House – for one family (up to 2 primary cardholders).
Every member receives:
*Unlimited admission to all Coastal Heritage Society museums and historic sites!
*Discounts for special events like Savannah Santa Train; free admission to certain events like Bug Fest and Seuss Fest
*10% discount in all museum gift shops
*Free Site Tours by Train at Georgia State Railroad Museum
*e-Newsletter subscription
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Come to Savannah Children’s Museum on Thursday, July 17th, 10-11am for a special visit with NOAA’s Gray’s Reef Ocean Discovery Center in Savannah.
This special program – part of Savannah Children’s Museum “Under the Sea” theme – is included with general admission. Free for Coastal Heritage Society members. Become a member here.
Savannah Children’s Museum – Georgia’s only entirely outdoor children’s museum – is open during summer Monday-Saturday, 9am-2pm.
Parents and children together will engage with instruments, singing, moving, dancing, story time, and more musical activities in this exciting one-time Kindermusik class. Limited spaces!
Every enrolled child will get…
*40-minute class packed with learning, love, and laughter
*Kindermusik instrument/prop to take home
*$5 coupon for our weekly studio classes
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Join Savannah’s The Jam Urban Athletic Club for Kids for Special Parkour Night! Ages: 6+ $30 per child Popcorn, snacks & drinks included Supervised by 2 awesome coaches Obstacle courses, running & flipping drills and tons of fun!
1. Free admission for active military & their families through Labor Day 2025. Details here.
2. Mini Masters Mornings – introducing children ages 1-4 to art: 11AM-Noon on Monday June 23 & Monday. July 2. Details here.
3. Free Monthly Artful Afternoon Workshop for Homeschool Families: Wednesday, June 18 and July 9, 1-4pm. Details here.
4. Summer Teen/Pre-Teen Nights. $10 Admission. All skill levels welcome. Supplies & dinner provided. 4:30-6:30PM Thursdays June 12, June 26, July 10, July 17, July 24. Go to one or all! Details here.
5. Free admission for local residents on the second Sunday of each month. Details here.
Learn the fundamentals of photography with SCAD alum Robin Maaya (B.F.A., photography, 2021) as she guides students on how to adjust their cell phone camera settings to take self-portraits like the images seen in SCAD deFINE ART honoree Zanele Muholi’s eponymous exhibition.
Admission to the workshop is $10. All skill levels welcome. Supplies and dinner are provided.
To sign up, email Hannah Thompson, manager of museum visitation and programming, at hthompso@scad.edu.
Teen Night: Threads of expression
Thursday, July 10
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Explore the impact of fiber arts with SCAD alum Ivy Anderson (B.F.A., fibers, 2024) through the lens of artist Diedrick Brackens and his current exhibition the shape of survival. Practice the process of designing custom textiles with fellow artists in this immersive, tactile workshop.
Admission to the workshop is $10. All skill levels welcome. Supplies and dinner are provided.
To sign up, email Hannah Thompson, manager of museum visitation and programming, at hthompso@scad.edu.
Teen Night: Building character
Thursday, July 17
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Appreciate the ambient art of watercolors and architectural illustration with SCAD alum and artist Derek Larson (M.F.A., sequential art, 2011). While you engage in live portrayal, hear more about the SCAD Museum of Art’s structural history as you bring its walls to life through pigment.
Admission to the workshop is $10. All skill levels welcome. Supplies and dinner are provided.
To sign up, email Hannah Thompson, manager of museum visitation and programming, at hthompso@scad.edu.
Teen Night: Timeless techniques
Thursday, July 24
4:30–6:30 p.m.
Collaborate with SCAD graduate student Joanna Paige Silver (M.F.A. painting) to practice the Japanese art of chine collé! Garner inspiration from the works showcased in the museum collection and lobby exhibition Vera & Friends: Artist Scarves by Vera Neumann and Massif Central — which features designs made using the same technique — while creating your own prints using this special transfer process.
Admission to the workshop is $10. All skill levels welcome. Supplies and dinner are provided.
To sign up, email Hannah Thompson, manager of museum visitation and programming, at hthompso@scad.edu.
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Coastal Heritage Society operates six local sites: Savannah History Museum, Savannah’s Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Pin Point Heritage Museum, and Harper Fowlkes House.
Get your family membership with a 25% discount online here. Please use the code SOMAMA25 to receive the 25% discount.
This discount is only available during June 2025 and expires July 1st 2025. (Discount for family memberships only)
Coastal Heritage Society Family Membership includes: unlimited admission to all six Coastal Heritage sites – Savannah Children’s Museum, Georgia State Railroad Museum, Old Fort Jackson, Savannah History Museum, Pin Point Heritage Museum, Harper Fowlkes House – for one family (up to 2 primary cardholders).
Every member receives:
*Unlimited admission to all Coastal Heritage Society museums and historic sites!
*Discounts for special events like Savannah Santa Train; free admission to certain events like Bug Fest and Seuss Fest
*10% discount in all museum gift shops
*Free Site Tours by Train at Georgia State Railroad Museum
*e-Newsletter subscription
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