Take Rover trick-or-treating during Savannah’s 10th Annual Wag-O-Ween 2015 event, which will be Saturday Oct. 24 from noon to 5PM

Registration will be at the Armstrong House located at 447 Bull Street.

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.

Assistant Toddler Teacher needed for wonderful preschool program in Midtown Savannah.

Experience with young children a must.

Please email cover letter and resume to preschool@savj.org.

Ready for Halloween?

Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah can help with Halloween decorations, OctoberFest cutouts, fall leaf cutouts, pumpkin patch wall mural, Halloween clings & more.

Shop local. Shop Barnett. Barnett is celebrating 70 years of serving the Coastal Empire.

Store Hours:
M-F 9am – 7pm
Sat 10am – 5pm
Sun 1-5pm (Closed Sundays in the months of April, May and June)

Please like Barnett on Facebook here to stay updated on their sales.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Let FOHTY (From Our House To Yours) in Savannah simplify your Friday this week.

Enjoy fresh food that is flavorful and cooked to perfection from Bon Appetit Cafe in Savannah with dinner for four for the low price of only $21.

Order by emailing heather.carbone@cafebonappetit.com by 2PM Thurs. Oct. 22.  Remember to include your name and the number of dinners you would like to order in your email. Please put FOHTY in the subject line & let them know that you were referred by SouthernMamas.com.

This fresh, pick-up meal service is open to the public.

Meal pickup

Meals will be available for payment and pick up on Friday between 3-6pm at JO’s Cafe, 201 W. Oglethorpe Avenue, Savannah, GA 31401.

All orders are complete meals that serve 4 and cost $21 or 5 meal swipes. Each meal is prepared and properly cooled in our kitchen and will be provided with proper reheating instructions.

Methods of payment include: credit card, cash, dining dollars or SCAD cash.

Tell a friend. After five referrals, you will receive a FREE meal.

Celebrate Halloween with the Savannah Bazaar @ Jelinek Creative Spaces, 101 North Fahm St. one block north of Bay Street in downtown Savannah

Safe Trick or Treating
Costume Contests
“Cork Maze”
Artsy Horror Picture Show Exhibition
Shopping
Food Trucks
Live Entertainment and more!

There is plenty of space available.
Free Parking. Close to River Street.

At the Savannah Bazaar, you’ll find everything from jewelry, to homemade health and beauty products, new and vintage clothing as well as:
*open Studios and Art Demos inside Jelinek Creative Spaces
*Mind / Body Workshops from 3:30 – 6pm
*Live Music
*Food Trucks

Cost: Admission is $1 includes 2 Bazaar Bucks to be applied towards purchases over $5 – one per vendor.

Location:  Jelinek Creative Spaces, 101 North Fahm St. one block north of Bay Street

Savannah Bazaar happens Rain or Shine.
For more information visit SavannahBazaar.com & Follow Savannah Bazaar on Facebook here.

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

One of our favorite Savannah kids Halloween events –  the Halloween Hike @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center , will be Oct. 23 & 24 2015.

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 2015, 5-8 PM Oct. 23 & 24.

Walk with your trickster down Oatland’s friendly forest trail to meet and gather goodies from our friendly animal characters.

Let Mother Earth show you the way and sit with Mother Goose as she tells her favorite rhymes. Face painting, spooky crafts, and many more monstrous activities await your arrival. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Details here.

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

Got those Halloween 2015 costumes yet? Our area’s children’s fall consignment sales are a good place to find costumes & save some bucks. Click here to find the local Fall 2015 consignment sales.

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Perfect Halloween treat!

This week, we’re giving away a Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah Halloween BOO Box assorted mini box (12 cupcakes).

To enter to win, visit Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah by clicking here. Then answer this question on their wall: Please share your favorite Fall family tradition. (Hint: visit our Fall Fun Guide 2015 here for ideas) Please to say that SouthernMamas.com sent you!

Deadline to enter 10 PM Tues. Oct. 13 2015. We’ll announce the winner here & on our SouthernMamas.com Facebook page and on our Instagram here. 

The winner can redeem the 12 mini box anytime before Halloween & after Oct. 16.

Gigi’s has these oh-so tricky-treaty Halloween BOO BOXES available to order now – 12 for $18.

You can order cupcakes online at www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/orderahead

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is at 5521 Abercorn St., next to Petite Feet and across from the Publix Twelve Oaks Shopping Center.

Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah, 5521 Abercorn St, Suite 100,  912.349.2778 or email savannahga@gigiscupcakesusa.com , www.gigiscupcakesusa.com/savannahgeorgia. On Facebook here. Gigi’s Cupcakes of Savannah is a SouthernMamas advertiser. 

Register online for the Midnight Garden Ride, a family-friendly bicycling event on Saturday, Oct. 10.

Ellis Square, Downtown Savannah
Presented by Chatham Orthopaedic Associates and the Good and Evil Party.

After a casually-paced, police-escorted ride through Savannah’s most beautiful neighborhoods, the riders return to Ellis Square for live music and fun.

Proceeds benefit the non-profit Savannah Bicycle Campaign.

Registration information here.

Event Schedule for Oct. 10
5-6:30 p.m. Onsite registration and check-in for preregistered riders.
5-6 p.m. Costume Contest Registration
6:15 p.m. Costume Contest Judging
7 p.m. Ride departs from Ellis Square
8 p.m. Ride returns to Ellis Square for Good and Evil Party

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Beaufort’s beloved Shark Tooth Fairy Mike Harris is teaming up with Tybee promoters to bring the first Tybee Island Kids’ Shark Tooth & Fossil Hunt to Tybee Is.’s North Beach, 10AM Sun. Oct. 18 2015.

Kids will be able to find prehistoric Mako, Bull, Sand, Great White, Snaggletooth, and coveted Megalodon sharks teeth. The “Shark Tooth Fairy” Mike Harris is donating many large Megalodon teeth and will be in attendance to help identify the sharks’ teeth found.

There will be two designated zones to search: one for kids ages 2-6, and one for kids ages 7-12. Accompanying adults are encouraged to enter the designated zone for the 2-6 year olds but not the designated zone for the 7-12 year olds. Parents can watch from outside the designated zone. If you are registering multiple kids from 2-6 and 7-12, your designated zone will be with the 7-12 year olds.

Cost: $20 per child
Ages: 2-12 (no exceptions, please))

Tickets go on sale Wed. Sept. 9 at 8AM. Details here. 
1000 tickets available.

Adults are prohibited from assisting kids with hunting teeth.

20,000 teeth will be planted between the two designated zones. Parents are strongly encouraged to only allow your kid to take 20 sharks teeth from the beach. They can keep searching and if they find a larger tooth, they should throw their smallest back.

For more info, email Brian@StaffordPromotions.com.

No rain checks or refunds.

More info about tickets here. 

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Get Up Close and Personal with a Life-Size Dinosaur at Savannah Mall.

Meet Rexie the T-Rex at Center Court on Saturday, October 3.

This anatomically perfect puppet stands over 8’ tall and 12’ long, providing kids and their families the opportunity to learn about this “king” of the dinosaurs that roamed what is now the U.S. and Canada during the Cretaceous Period, about 65 million years ago and to take some photos.

Rexie the T-Rex’s show times are 11AM, 1PM and 3PM. There is no cost to participate.

The Savannah Mall has a double-decker carousel in the Food Court and soft play area on the lower level for children.

Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn Street, (912) 927-7467, www.savannahmall.com, Savannah Mall is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah is the headquarters for materials your student needs for science projects & fairs.

Find products by Trend for presentation boards, borders, ready letters, bulletin board sets, learning charts & more.

Shop local. Shop Barnett. Barnett is celebrating 70 years of serving the Coastal Empire.

Store Hours:
M-F 9am – 7pm
Sat 10am – 5pm
Sun 1-5pm (Closed Sundays in the months of April, May and June)

Please like Barnett on Facebook here to stay updated on their sales.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

Where will you ride a Ferris wheel this Fall?

Tybee Island Pirate Fest? Coastal Empire Fair in Savannah? Effingham County Fair? Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair in Statesboro? Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival in Richmond Hill ?

Check out our Savannah-Area Fall Fun List 2015 for details on fall festivals, county fairs, pumpkin patches, hayrides & more.

2015 Effingham Oktoberfest

Friday & Saturday
September 25 & 26

Friday: Noon to 11:00pm
Saturday: 9:00am to 11:00pm

6755 Prosperity Drive, Rincon, GA 31326
(Immediately south of Lowe’s)

The 6th Annual Effingham Oktoberfest will include arts and crafts vendors, food, beverage, children’s activities and non stop entertainment, bull ride, hairy-face contest & more. Enjoy a bratwurst while browsing among the handcrafted arts and crafts on display from area artists and craftsmen. Pull out your leiderhosen and do the Chicken Dance with the kids. Stay for the evening concerts on the main stage. Bring your chairs or blankets and enjoy the evening with the family.

Learn more here.

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Kids are invited to bring their stuffed animal & to wear their PJs to the Savannah Mall Food Court, 6-8PM Fri. Sept. 18 2015

Chick-fil-A Savannah Mall will have activities and the cow. At 8pm, they will take the last of our furry guests as they embark on a night of adventure for this first ever Stuffed Animal Sleepover.

Saturday morning Chick-fil-A Savannah Mall will have have your favorite friends ready for pickup at 8:45AM.

Learn more here.

Chick-fil-A Savannah Mall, 14045 Abercorn St, Savannah, Georgia 31419

The replica of the 16th century Spanish galleon, now renamed the Galeon San Pelayo, will visit Savannah again this year and open her decks to visitors.

These ships were the primary merchant vessels around the world for 300 years, and manned by brave sailors, adventurers and merchants they were able to connect the continents creating the first global trading routes in history. They were an essential tool for the colonization of the New World and what maintained the economy of the Spanish Empire.

This 170ft long, 500 tones vessel will be docked at Rousakis Riverfront Plaza, across from 115 East River Street and will be open for visitors from September 23 2015 to October 4 2015 with the following opening hours:

September 23rd – October 1st from 10am to 6pm; the ship will be featured on Savannah’s 32nd Annual Oktoberfest from October 2nd to October 4th when it will be open from 10am to 10pm

Ticket prices: $10 Adults; $5 Children (5-12 years old); Free for ages 5 & younger. Tickets can be purchased at the pier and through www.elgaleonshop.org.

For more information about the El Galeón San Pelayo visit www.fundacionnaovictoria.org or www.riverstreetsavannah.com

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Beaufort’s beloved Shark Tooth Fairy Mike Harris is teaming up with Tybee promoters to bring the first Tybee Island Kids’ Shark Tooth & Fossil Hunt to Tybee Is.’s North Beach, 10AM Sun. Oct. 18 2015.

Kids will be able to find prehistoric Mako, Bull, Sand, Great White, Snaggletooth, and coveted Megalodon sharks teeth. The “Shark Tooth Fairy” Mike Harris is donating many large Megalodon teeth and will be in attendance to help identify the sharks’ teeth found.

There will be two designated zones to search: one for kids ages 2-6, and one for kids ages 7-12. Accompanying adults are encouraged to enter the designated zone for the 2-6 year olds but not the designated zone for the 7-12 year olds. Parents can watch from outside the designated zone. If you are registering multiple kids from 2-6 and 7-12, your designated zone will be with the 7-12 year olds.

Cost: $20 per child
Ages: 2-12 (no exceptions, please))

Tickets go on sale Wed. Sept. 9 at 8AM. Details here. 
1000 tickets available.

Adults are prohibited from assisting kids with hunting teeth.

20,000 teeth will be planted between the two designated zones. Parents are strongly encouraged to only allow your kid to take 20 sharks teeth from the beach. They can keep searching and if they find a larger tooth, they should throw their smallest back.

For more info, email Brian@StaffordPromotions.com.

No rain checks or refunds.

More info about tickets here. 

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

SEGA SORBA (Southeast Georgia Southern Off-Road Bicycling Association) will host Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day at Whitemarsh Island Nature Preserve in Savannah Sat. Oct 3, 2015 @ 9 AM.

The event will be held in the grassy area in the middle of the park. The group will be taking kids out on the loop.

Parking is being arranged (parking arrangements are in the works, updates to come) with the Islands High School.

Participants are allowed to cross the YMCA property on their trail. This will take you to the paved trail on Whitemarsh Preserve. The two track in the middle of the preserve takes you up to the grassy area where the event will be held.

9 AM Saturday Oct 3 2015 ‪#‎TKMBD‬

Please pre-register here for this free event.

Questions? Click here.

On Talk Like A Pirate Day Saturday, September 19, any buccaneer to enter a participating Krispy Kreme and talk like a pirate gets one FREE Original Glazed® doughnut.

To the landlubber who dares to wear full pirate attire goes a bounty of one FREE dozen Original Glazed doughnuts. Offer good on International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19 2015 only.  Details here. 

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Tybee Island Historical Society will host its “Annual Fall Festival” on Saturday Sept. 26 2015 from noon to 5:00pm in the back field located behind the Light House, 30 Meddin Drive on Tybee Island.

Family-friendly activities including games, prizes, bounce ballroom, obstacle course, cakewalk, hotdogs, popcorn and drinks.

Admission to the festival is free and open to all ages. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Tybee Island Lighthouse. More details here. 

FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Barnett Educational Supplies in Savannah is your go-to spot for Halloween costumes & Fall decorations.

Shop local. Shop Barnett. Barnett is celebrating 70 years of serving the Coastal Empire.

Store Hours:
M-F 9am – 7pm
Sat 10am – 5pm
Sun 1-5pm (Closed Sundays in the months of April, May and June)

Please like Barnett on Facebook here to stay updated on their sales.

Barnett Educational Supplies, 38 W De Renne Ave., Savannah, 31405-6742, tel: 912-356-1878, email barneduc@bellsouth.net www.barnetteducationalsupplies.com , Barnett Educational Supplies is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser.

FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

It’s a Wiener Dog Racing, Bratwurst Tasting, Oompah Dancing celebration at Savannah’s 32st Annual Oktoberfest on Historic River Street!

Enjoy a bit of Germany…Savannah style with a beer garden offering a variety of beers, food booths featuring German cuisine, and of course the famous Wiener Dog Races hosted by Savannah Morning News. There will be regional arts & crafts exhibitors, live entertainment on the Arbor Stage, and all weekend long.

WHEN: Oct. 2-Oct. 4, 2015 all-day
WHERE: Rousakis Riverfront Plaza, 115 East River St. Rousakis Riverfront Plaza, Savannah, 31401

COST: Free & Open to the Public
CONTACT: Savannah Waterfront Association, 912.234.0295

Festival Hours
Friday, October 2 from 4-10pm,
Saturday, October 3 from 10am-10pm
Sunday, October 4 from 10am-5pm.

First Fridays & Saturdays on the River take place each month from March-December.

Spanish tall ship El Galeon San Pelayo will be @ Savannah River Street, Sept. 23-Oct. 3. Open for tours. Hours & details here.

Reminder: you can take the free ferry ride from the Westin on Hutchinson Is. across the Savannah River to River Street  & then take it back. Kids love the boat ride.

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FALL EVENTS, VISIT OUR SAVANNAH FALL FUN GUIDE 2015 HERE. 

Bring your kids to the FREE Gage Ochsner Kids Fishing & Coastal Water Safety event 8:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept. 26 2015 at the Tybee Pier & Pavilion on Tybee Island.

The day of FREE fun for kids ages 5 to 12 is being held in conjunction with Georgia’s free fishing day & is sponsored by Safe Kids Savannah, the Chatham County Aquatic Center, & the Georgia Department of Natural Resources to promote fishing as a family activity & water safety.

This is the sixth consecutive year for the event which is named in memory of Gage Ochsner, M.D., a long-time supporter of Safe Kids Savannah and specifically the Kids Fishing and Coastal Water Safety event.

Pre-registration is required.

Entry is limited and pre-registration is required. No registration will be allowed on the day of the event.

Registration forms can be picked up at the Chatham County Aquatic Center on Sallie Mood Drive in Savannah or downloaded from http://aquatic.chathamcounty.org/

All participants will receive a rod and reel, bait, and tackle box.

For more information on the event please call 652-6793.

FOR MORE SAVANNAH-AREA KIDS’ ACTIVITIES, VISIT OUR EVENTS CALENDAR HERE. 

ReptiDay Savannah Show by Repticon will be Sun. Sept 6, 2015  at the Alee Shrine at 100 Eisenberg Drive (off Skidaway Road) Savannah 31406.

The one-day reptile show and sale is organized by same team that has produced Repticon reptile Savannah expos at the Georgia Army National Guard Armory in the past.

ReptiDay will feature everything that you’ve come to love the most about Repticon all packed into a single day. See live animals from around the world, purchase pets and pet products direct from the experts at amazing prices you won’t find anywhere else, and learn more about reptiles and exotic animals at live seminars and demonstrations.

ReptiDay Savannah
September 6, 2015
Location: Alee Shrine
100 Eisenberg Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
Click here for map

Hours: Sunday: 10AM-5PM (Early Entry at 9:30 am)

Presentations: (Events & Times Subject to Change)
Sunday
11AM- Georgia Reptile Society – Live Animal Presentation
12PM – Cold Blood Creations – Reptiles as pets
1PM- Georgia Reptile Society – Live Animal Presentation
2PM – Southern Charm Rabbitry – Rabbits 101
3PM – Cold Blood Creations – Reptiles as pets
4PM – Georgia Reptile Society – Live Animal Presentation

Tickets

General Admission Tickets are sold at the door from 10:00am-5:00pm.
$10 (Adult), $5 (Ages 5-12), ages 4 and younger are free.
Online Tickets: Good for All Day.
Pre-Sale/Early Admission from 9:30-10:00am.
$12 (Adult), $5 (Ages 5-12), ages 4 and under are free.
Early Admission Tickets may be purchased at the door from 9:30-10:00am.

Online ticket details here. 

BACON FEST 2015 at Savannah’s Historic River Street

The 2nd annual event will be Sept. 4 & 5 2015. Get ready because select local restaurants will be serving up their mouthwatering bacon creations which will be available for purchase.

Items available include: candied bacon, bacon popcorn, bacon brownies, bacon wrapped shrimp, bacon wrapped hot dogs, bacon cream soda ice cream float, bacon chips with peach jelly dip, pulled pork stuffed bacon poppers, and bacon super chicken bombs. You can find these items and more served up from these local favorites: Ampersand, Andaz Savannah, Bayou Café, Cheesecake Market, Chocolat by Adam Turoni, Feather & Freight, Leopold’s Ice Cream, Savannah Rae’s Popcorn, The Naked Dog, Tondee’s Tavern, Treylor Park, and Wet Willies.

Bacon Fest will kick-off on Fri. Sept. 4 from 4-10PM. September First Friday Fireworks presented by Wet Willie’s begin at 9:30PM. The festivities will continue on Sat. Sept. 5 from 10AM-10PM.

Regional artisans will be set up along Rousakis Plaza displaying a variety of handmade works for festival goers to browse through.

Reminder: you can take the free ferry ride from the Westin on Hutchinson Is. across the Savannah River to River Street  & then take it back. Kids love the boat ride.

First Fridays & Saturdays on the River take place each month from March-December.

FOR MORE FREE FAMILY EVENTS, VISIT OUR FREEBIES PAGE BY CLICKING HERE.