FREE Flannery O’Connor Parade & Street Fair, April 10
You’re invited to a free lively annual celebration of acclaimed author and Savannah native Flannery O’Connor’s birthday, Sun. 1-4PM April 10 2016 in LaFayette Square in Savannah’s Historic District.
Free family fun, live music and more near the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton St.
The parade starts at 3PM.
Attendees are invited to walk in the parade, bring handmade signs and sing along. Live music throughout the event will be provided by a cavalcade of singer-songwriters and musicians from some of Savannah’s finest local bands. Music for the parade will be played by an all-star line up of the Sweet Thunder Strolling Band.
Costumes inspired by Flannery O’Connor characters, settings or the author’s life are encouraged but optional.
The parade is free and open to the public.
Learn more here.
ABOUT THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME:
The Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home, located at 207 E. Charlton Street in the heart of Savannah, Georgia, is dedicated to preserving the legacy of one of the South’s greatest writers. An established 501 3(C) nonprofit organization, the Flannery O’Connor Childhood Home has been meticulously restored to reflect the authentic period furnishings of a Depression-Era Savannah rowhouse and to offer insight into the years that O’Connor lived in Savannah, from 1925 to 1938. The Home proudly presents a series of free lectures each spring and fall as well as other events throughout the year. For more information, please visit www.flanneryoconnorhome.org or call 912.233.6014.