Free Family Fun Nights
5:30-7:30PM Fri. Nov. 1 2019
Family Friday Nights for families. Held the first Friday of each month. Designed to bring families together, for a cost free evening of fun activities. Depending on the weather let the kids take a bounce in our Bounce House, build big with the Big Blue Blocks or get creative and crafty. Light refreshments available. The Nov. 1 Family Fun Night will honor military, first responders, law enforcement. Light supper, bounce house, fire engine and access to all the exhibits. Kids can create a paper lantern for the HH Lantern Parade. Details here.

Awe-STEM Saturdays! (Supported by NISE Network)
3-4PM Sat. Nov. 9 2019
First Come First Serve, Free with Admission/Free for Members
Roll up your sleeves, put on your safety goggles, and get ready to explore the world of science, technology, engineering, and math at The Sandbox on the second Saturday of each month. These hands-on, facilitator-led STEM experiments will introduce concepts of chemistry, biology, and physics as we learn about the world around us. Details here. 

“Spookalicious”
10AM-5PM Sat. Oct. 26 2019
Bring your ghosts & goblins dressed in their costumes to play. Themed crafts & activities. Decorate a special Halloween cookie. Scavenger hunt for a bag of treats.
Special Saturday Admission is $6 per person age 1 & older. Up to 12 mths is free
(Sorry, coupons not valid for this event). Details here.

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The Sandbox
18A Pope Ave
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
(843) 842-7645

The Sandbox Children’s Museum is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Savannah Fall Fun Guide 2019

Pumpkin-spice latte-fueled Fall Fun in Savannah & the Lowcountry.

Here are 50 things to do this fall – festivals, pumpkin patches, hayrides, corn mazes, Halloween fun, seafood fests, county fairs, pig races, free kids’ happenings & more.

See the Savannah-area 2019 Fall Fun list here. 

Enjoy!

UPDATE: Saturday’s Halloween Hike is cancelled due to inclement weather. However, it is rescheduled for a shorter version for 5-7PM this. Sun. Oct. 20.

One of our favorite Savannah kids’ Halloween events –  the Halloween Hike @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center – is scheduled for Fri & Sat. Oct. 18 & 19 2019.

If you’ve never taken your little trick-or-treaters to this non-scary Halloween event, make sure this is the year you do so!

Halloween Hike
Oct. 18 & 19, 2019
5PM-8PM (last hike leaves at 8PM)

CASH ONLY

Adults: $5
Children: $10

This is a fun, safe, not-so-scary fundraiser for your little trick or treaters! Walk with your trickster down our friendly forest trail to meet and gather goodies from friendly animal characters. There will be face painting, spooky crafts, and many more activities. Comfortable walking shoes and costumes are encouraged.

Concessions will be available before or after the hike.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

This year, Oatland is going green and won’t be handing out plastic bags, so BYO bag!

For more information call 912-395-1500.

Oatland Island Wildlife Center Wildlife, 711 Sandtown Rd. Savannah, GA, 31410 (912) 395-1212 Driving directions here.

Halloween is coming up fast! Savannah Police Department is recommending trick or treating occur on Halloween Oct. 31, 5-8PM. More safety on Halloween details here. 

Halloween-related local events

(Near Jesup, Ga) Poppell Family Farms pumpkin patch, hayrides, maze, farm activities will be open Saturday & Sundays through Oct. 27.  Details here. 

(Ridgeland SC) Holiday Farms pumpkin patch, hayrides, pig races, farm fun. Open daily through October Oct. 4-Nov. 3. Details here. 

(Savannah) Hollywood Hills, a Halloween haunted house @ Savannah Technical College. G-rated family-friendly version as well as a PG-13-rated version. Fridays & Saturdays Oct. 18-Nov. 2. Details here. 

Pooler) Pumpkin Patch that’s open to the public @ Risen Savior Christian Academy. Oct. 12-31. Fall Festival Oct. 26-27. Details here. 

(Savannah) Yellow Fever living history program @ Davenport House Museum, 7PM on Friday & Saturday nights during October. Halloween-like event with dose of history. Details here. 

(Savannah) Cure Me or Kill Me Civil War, Family-friendly program @ Old Fort Jackson, 10AM-4PM Saturdays & Sundays during October. Details here.

(Savannah) Boo Bash @ St. Peter the Apostle School, Costume parade, rock wall, meet & greet stars of Frozen (Elsa, Ana), bouncy houses.  Open to the public. Kids entrance fee of $10. Adults are FREE. 11AM-3PM Sat. Oct. 26.  Details here. 

(Hilton Head Is) “Spookalicious” @ Sandbox Children’s Museum. Bring your ghosts & goblins dressed in their costumes to play. Themed crafts & activities. Decorate a special Halloween cookie. Scavenger hunt for a bag of treats. 10AM-5PM Sat. Oct. 26. Details here. 

(Savannah) Wag-O-Ween 2019 trick or treating for dogs at participating businesses in Historic Savannah, Sat. Oct. 26. Details here. 

(Savannah) Trick or Treat on River Street, 2-5PM Sat. Oct. 26. Details here. 

(Savannah) Wormsloe’s Colonial Haunted Trail @ Wormsloe State Historic Site, Sat. Oct. 26. Details here. 

(Savannah) FREE Trunk or Treat @ Calvary Baptist Temple, 4-7PM, Sun. Oct. 27. Open to the public. Details here. 

(Savannah) Scary in the Dairy @ Pegasus Riding Academy @ The Old Dairy, 4-8PM. Haunted Hay Rides, horse rides, pumpkin carving, cake walk, bubble factory, games. Plus a pumpkin carving contest at 6PM.  Sun. Oct. 27. Details here. .

(Savannah) Savannah Haunted Houses: Alee Shriners’ Terror Plantation. Friday & Saturday nights starting in October. Exact start time TBA . Details here. 

(Hilton Head Is.) FREE Trunk-o-ween at Shelter Cove Towne Centre, Hilton Head Is., Thurs. Oct. 31. Details here.  

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See the complete list of Fall 2019 family-friendly events in the Savannah & Lowcountry Fall Family Fun Guide 2019 here. 

Experience Fort McAllister in Richmond Hill in a whole new light with a guided candlelit tour – an annual tradition since 1988. Living history programs include soldiers performing their evening duties and civilian life during the Civil War. Tours include stops at the blacksmith’s shop, hot shot furnace, hospital, powder magazine, jail and more. The barracks will be open with refreshments and music by the Minick Family. Visitors will also get to see an exclusive nighttime cannon firing.

This is one of Fort McAllister’s best events of the year- so don’t miss it. Rangers mix in a lot of history, some surprises (no jump scares), period music, a little humor, and an overall experience you won’t soon forget.

Cost: $15 per person (ages 2 & younger are free).

Guests are encouraged to leave their flashlights at home in favor of an authentic candlelight setting.

Note: Pre-registration is required for this event by calling the park office at 912-727-2339.

Annual Lantern Tour
Sat. Oct. 12, 2019, 7-10PM
Fort McAllister State Historic Park
3894 Fort McAllister Rd.
Richmond Hill, GA 3132

FREE Trunk-o-ween at Shelter Cove Towne Centre, Hilton Head Is.

Thurs. Oct. 31 2019, 5-7PM
Shelter Cove Towne Centre
40 Shelter Cove Lane, Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

FREE & open to the public. 

This special evening provides a safe environment for families, ghouls, goblins and ghosts of all ages. This year’s “spooktacular” highlights include:

•Trick-or-Treating in car trunks and shops
•Bounce Houses
•Cappy the Clown
•Plenty of treats to fill your bag

More details here. 

Rangers @ Wormsloe State Historic Site in Savannah will guide you into the past to site of colonist Nobel Jones. Keep close together as you explore the trail and hopefully you will be safe from the zombies, ghosts and ghouls drifting under the looming oak tree and Spanish moss. Who knows what ghouls have been disturbed!

Tours will depart from the Visitors Center every 15 minutes beginning at 7:00 pm. Tours will continue until 10:00 pm as needed, and space availability. Tour lasts approximately 45 minutes.

Pre-sale tickets for tour will begin Oct. 1, 2019. Advance reservations are strongly encouraged as tours times sell out in advance. Call the Park office for additional information and details: 912-353-3023

Admission: $9.50 – $15

Not recommended for children under the age of 6.

Wormsloe Haunted Trail
Sat. Oct. 26, 2019, 7-10PM
Wormsloe State Historic Site
7601 Skidaway Rd.
Savannah, GA 31406

Take Rover trick-or-treating during Savannah’s  Annual Wag-O-Ween 2019 event, which will be Sat. Oct. 26 2019, noon to 5PM

Participants will receive a map indicating the more than 100 businesses where they may Trick or Treat with their canine companion. There will also be a costume contest and a raffle for some great prizes.

The Davenport House in Historic Savannah will host a dramatic recreation of the Yellow Fever outbreak in Savannah in the early 19th century at 7PM on Friday and Saturday nights throughout October 2019.

Costumed interpreters portray residents coping with the realities of life during a catastrophe with an exploration of death and funeral customs, medical treatments as well as how various sectors of the population dealt with events. A highlight is moving though the candlelit rooms witnessing enactments. In an area seldom seen by visitors, the fate and experiences of the uncounted half of the city’s population, both free and enslaved African Americans, are revealed.

Not appropriate for children younger than 8.

Living history program: Yellow Fever in Savannah
7PM on Friday & Saturday nights in October 2019: DATES: October 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26.
The show is 45 minutes long.
@ Davenport House Museum
324 E. State Street, Savannah, GA 31401
Cost:  $16 in advance; $19 at the door. Space is limited and patrons are encouraged to get their tickets in advance.
CONTACT: 912-236-8097; info@davenporthousemuseum.org; www.davenporthousemuseum.org

If you go, please note:
· The performance requires that guests be able to walk up and down stairs and maneuver in low light.
· Guests are encouraged to arrive on time to enjoy the full experience.
· Because of the subject matter, the program is not suitable for children under eight years of age.
· The Davenport House Museum is a property of Historic Savannah Foundation.

New this year:
· While the story focuses on Yellow Fever in 1820 as a summation, the story will continue to the present day.
· There is a new scene depicting the household duties that come into play when there has been a death in the house including preparation of the body for burial.
· A scene is adapted from a Conrad Akin story that attempts to answer “What is it like to be dead?”
· Patrons will hear a portion of a sermon which explains not how yellow fever happens but why.

Returning this year:
· Jamal Toure and his interpretation of illness and treatment of the African and African American population of Savannah.
· Patrons will meet two doctors Mary Lavindar and William Coffee Daniell who discuss their treatments for the illness.

Alee Shriners Presents the 14th Annual  Annual Terror Plantation Haunted House in Savannah

100 Eisenburg Drive off Skidaway Road
912.355.2443 or 912.429.3059

Halloween 2019 dates for the Haunted House TBA but are typically every Friday & Saturday night in October.  For older kids & adults.

Hours: 7:30PM-11 PM
Cost: $10 adults; $6 kids 12 & younger. Debit/Credit

Military Discounts
Group Discounts for 6 or more
Concessions

Details here.