Report Card Day @ UGA Aquarium on Skidaway Is. Free admission for students who receive an A or B in science on your most recent report card, 9AM-4PM Thurs. May 25 2023. Details here.
Memorial Day. Free admission for military @ Oatland Island Wildlife Center. 10AM-4PM Mon. May 29 2023. Details here.
Memorial Day Weekend Celebration May 26-May 29 2023 @ Plant Riverside District in Savannah. Details here.
Juneteenth Free Family Day @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center, 10AM-5PM Sat. June 10 2023. Details here.
Telfair Museums presents its observation of Juneteenth with two major programs celebrating freedom and African American history and heritage. The museum’s Juneteenth Kickoff Free Family Day Sat. June 10 will feature performances and activities including a libation ceremony followed by story-telling, artist demonstrations, and a musical performance. On Thursday June 15, Telfair will host a Juneteenth lecture presented by Queen Quet.
On Armed Forces Day Sat. May 20 & Memorial Day Mon. May 29 2023, Oatland Island Wildlife Center in Savannah is honoring those who have served, and those who currently serve in our country’s military by offering a day of FREE admission for those with a military ID or DD214.
Come out and enjoy the day exploring the beautiful grounds and watching the animals enjoy spring. All visitors are welcome to bring a picnic lunch.
Please visit www.oatlandisland.org to plan your visit or call (912) 395-1500 for more information.
Oatland is open daily from 10AM-4PM.
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This patriotic four-day event will include a special Memorial Day presentation by the Veterans of Foreign Wars on the Montgomery Park Stage on Mon. May 29 at 5P as well as free live music and food and drink options for all ages throughout the holiday weekend.
Featured performers include the Parris Island Marine Band on Sat. May 27 at 1PM.; the Eric Culberson Blues Band on Sun. May 28 at 1PM.; Hollifield on Sun. May 28 at 6PM.; and Laiken Love and The Fellowship of Love on Mon. May 29 at 1PM
Additional highlights include a Savannah Ghost Pirates Slapshot Booth on Sat. May 27 and Sun. May 28 2-6PM as well as nightly fountain shows in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park at 9PM featuring patriotic music and a tribute to the U.S. Armed Forces.
Plant Riverside District’s smokestacks and fountains will be illuminated with red, white and blue lights after dark.
Back to School Block Rock, Saturday July 29 2023, Savannah
The annual “Back to School BLOCK ROCK” returns but this time with even more school supplies, uniforms, special guests, food, and giveaways for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Back to School Block Rock will be Sat. July 29, 4-6PM @ Martin Luther King Jr Arena @ 301 W. Oglethorpe, Savannah.
The Front Porch is the host and will be joined by community partners like Healthy Savannah, Combat Boots 2 The Boardroom, TIP, and Performance Initiatives. Local familiar faces like Davy the Ghost Pirate will also be there, as well as a special performance by the Fabulous Equinox Orchestra.
Free & open to the public
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Add this to your Summer 2023 bucket list: sign up for Kids Bowl Free program, so you kids can bowl for free all summer at the following Savannah-Lowcountry area participating bowling centers:
*Frames N Games in Pooler.
*Premier Bowl & Bistro in Pooler.
*Station 300 in Bluffon SC.
The Kids Bowl Free program begins May 1 2023 @ Premier Bowl & Bistro in Pooler & @ Station 300 Bluffton. The program begins June 1 2023 @ Frames N Games in Pooler.
Registered kids receive two free games of bowling each day of the Kids Bowl Free program all summer long at the bowling center with which you register. Age limits are set by the individual bowling centers.
There’s also a family pass option that allows adults, older siblings and babysitters to bowl along with the registered kids. The family pass is a one time payment, that is set by participating bowling centers.
Frames N Games, June 1-July 31 2023, Mon-Fri. 11:30AM-4PM. Age requirement 2-12. Register here.
Premier Bowl & Bistro, May 1-Aug. 15 2023, Mon-Thurs, 5-8PM. Age requirement 2-16. Register here.
Station 300 Bluffton, May 1-Sept. 4 2023, 7 days a week: noon-9PM Mon, Tues, Thurs.; noon-5PM Wed. & Fri; 10AM-noon Sat & Sun. Age requirement 2-17. Register here.
$2 Summer kids’ weekday movies will be back Tuesdays & Thursdays this Summer 2023 @ both Pooler movie theaters. In Bluffton SC, Cinemark will have $1.50 movies on Wednesdays for Summer 2023.
AMC Classics Savannah 11 will have discounted family movies on Wednesdays & Saturdays during summer.
Here are the 2023 Savannah-area summer kids’ movies schedules:
Savannah
Discounted family movies @ noon on Wednesdays & Saturdays @ AMC Classic Savannah11
The Boss Baby-Family Business: 7/29 & 8/2 @ noon. Get tickets here.
There will be a kids film @ 10AM every Tuesday and Thursday in June and July 2023 @ GTC Pooler Stadium Cinemas. Sensory Friendly shows will be available for all films.
Tickets will be $1.50 +tax and there will be no service fee if they are purchased online at Cinemark.com. Tickets will also be available at the box office.
Neighborhood Comics invites Savannah-area comic book lovers to participate in Free Comic Book Day 2023. The event will be held at 1205 Bull St from 10AM-6PM on MAY 6, 2023.
This will be the store’s largest Free Comic Book Day event ever, with 10 professional comic artists on hand signing books and meeting readers. There will also be a food truck, costumed characters, and giveaways.
Thousands of free comic books will be available spanning multiple genres and age levels. This year’s selection of comics includes beloved characters and franchises such as Spider-man, Archie, Umbrella Academy, Star Wars and more.
Scheduled guests include Sonic the Hedgehog illustrator Tracy Yardley, long-time GI Joe artist Robert Atkins, DC Comics cover artist Edwin Galmon and more.
Free admission for local residents from 10AM-5PM, Activities from 1-4PM Sat. April 29 Jepson Center, Savannah
Jepson Center’s next FREE Family Day for locals and activities celebrating the Bold Expressions exhibition is set for Sat. April 29 2023 @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.
Inspired by prints in the exhibition and turned wooden bowls by Ed and Phillip Moulthrop, afternoon activities from 1-4PM will include a scavenger hunt, screen-printed t-shirts, and wood turning demonstrations by the Low Country Turners who will make wooden tops for participants.
The Low Country Turners are the Savannah / Hilton Head area chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, and their mission is to provide education, information and a meeting place to those interested in the art and craft of woodworking and woodturning.
10AM April 20 2023 Jepson Center, Savannah $5 per child | Adults: members free / non-members $12
Start your day with art with this combined program: Jepson Center’s Art Start Stroller & Toddler Tour. Once a month, Telfair Museums’ youngest patrons are invited to the Jepson Center for story time, a special tour, and an art activity. Strollers, crying babies, toddlers, and older siblings are all welcome here.
Come play and learn as you explore this month’s featured exhibition, Bold Expressions!
SCAD students, alumni, and local high school students transform Savannah’s Forsyth Park into a technicolor landscape of chalk compositions for the chance to win coveted prizes @ SCAD Sidewalk Arts Festival. Community members can walk through the outdoor gallery. Free & open to the public.
Join the Town of Thunderbolt to celebrate this year’s Earth Day theme, “Invest in our Planet”. Little J’s Farm host GOAT YOGA from 11AM to Noon. Purchase Goat Yoga tickets here.
The Town of Thunderbolt presents the 2023 Thunderbolt Blessing of the Fleet, a festival that pays tribute to Thunderbolt’s local shrimping and fishing industry, offering a fleet blessing, live music, vendors, food trucks, a beer garden, and free activities along the Wilmington River riverfront. Find more info here.
The Savannah Scottish Games is a grand celebration of Scottish heritage complete with music, dancing, athletic games, children’s activities, food and fun. With more than 3,000 people participating in this special event each year, Savannah’s Scottish Games is one of the largest and fourth oldest Games in the Southeast.
The Savannah Scottish Games welcomes the return of athletes, pipe bands, highland dancers, border collies, historic reenactors, Scottish vendors, Celtic musicians, and clans back to Bethesda Academy @ 9570 Ferguson Ave.
Savannah Cultural Arts Center will stream the sing-along Encanto for free at noon on Sat. April 29 2023 with arts activities before the movie.
“How Far Can I Rise? Through The Roof, To The Skies, Let’s Go!” Step into the theater at the Savannah Cultural Arts Center and get swept up in the magic during an interactive sing-along screening of Disney’s Encanto!
All ages welcome, costumes/dress up encouraged. Free & open to the public.
Doors at 11:30AM. Come for an interactive art activity before you grab your seat.
Movie at 12PM.
Please reserve one free ticket per seat in your party here.
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Free Saturday music & performances for all ages on lawn of Savannah Cultural Arts Center
This Saturday April 22 @ the Savannah Cultural Arts Center, bring your blankets and chairs and find a spot on the Savannah Cultural Arts Center lawn for free music and performances for all ages.
Host Jacob Evans will lead a series of musical and spoken performances for a variety show of Savannah artistic talent. Spend Earth Day outside with a show.
FREE, all ages
12-2PM Sat. April 22 2023
Bring chair or blanket as desired
Artists include: Jacob Evans, Marquice Williams, Jarrod White, and Markeya Relaford.
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Spring Break Sailors @ Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, Savannah
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum in Savannah will offer free admission April 7-16 2023 to two children when accompanied by one paying adult. Prices for adults range from $8 (for military, seniors, and AAA holders) and $10 (general adult admission).
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The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) new Explorer Pass provides free admission to world-class concerts for Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) students throughout the 2023 Savannah Music Festival, which runs from March 23 through April 8.
With the new Explorer Pass, current Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) students can get free entry for themselves and a parent, guardian or chaperone to any of the SMF’s impressive lineup of general admission shows. The 2023 Savannah Music Festival offers a diverse range of genres, including jazz, blues, world music, bluegrass, Americana and classical. The 2023 festival includes more than 30 general admission performances in historic venues across Savannah.
“We are so excited about the new Explorer Pass,” said Savannah-Chatham County Public School System Superintendent Dr. Ann Levett. “Giving our young scholars and their families access to first-class musical experiences is one of the things we love most about the Savannah Music Festival. We hope the exposure to all types of music inspires our students and gives them new windows on the world.”
To get free tickets through the new Explorer Pass program, SCCPSS students can report to the venue Box Office an hour prior to the listed showtime to show an active school-issued ID, report card or other communication from SCCPSS indicating that child is an enrolled student. The student and a parent, guardian, or chaperone can then enter the venue and choose their seats.
Explorer Pass Tips
Look at the start time of the concert. You want to make sure you are at the venue one hour before the concert starts. That’s when the on-site box office opens, and that’s where you will pick up your explorer passes.
Have your student show their SCCPSS student ID to the friendly box office staff at the venue beginning one hour before the start of the show. The box office staff will print you two tickets – one for the SCCPSS student, and one for their adult family member or chaperone. Make sure your student brings their student ID! That’s the only way SMF can issue the Explorer Pass tickets.
When the doors open, go inside and pick your seats and enjoy the show.
For more information about the new SMF Explorer Pass or to search 2023 Savannah Music Festival general admission shows, please visit www.savannahmusicfestival.org online.
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There’s no cost for admission and activities, and there will be food available for sale.
To partner with teachers who will get to know your child as a unique and special individual and help him/her grow in God’s plan, check out Savannah Adventist Christian School, now accepting applications from motivated students Preschool to 9th grade.
To schedule a tour of the campus, please contact the school: 912-748-5977 or info@sacssda.org
The school is at 50 Godley Way, Pooler, GA 31322.
Savannah Adventist Christian School — which offers preschool starting at age 3 through 9th grade — is a small, private school with a family feel and Christian curriculum.
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An afternoon of clay exploration on the lawn of the Savannah Cultural Arts Center this Mon. April 3 2023! Artists and instructors from the SCAC and the Savannah community will have stations introducing you to projects and techniques in clay including handbuilding, surface design techniques, wheel, clay recycling, and Raku firing.
This FREE event is for all ages and all levels of clay experience to create, learn, and be inspired. This is an interactive event so be prepared to get your hands a little messy! Select projects can be left at the SCAC to be kiln fired and picked up at a later date.
Parents/guardians must accompany children ages 14 and younger at all times. Stop by any time between 1 and 4PM, no pre-registration required.
Participating artists include: Cameron Frost, Antonia Gorham, Rebecca Ball, Carol Miller, Dave Peterson, and more!
PS – Interested in youth classes or summer camp? This also a great day to learn more and sign up on the spot! Learn more and get updates by following the Facebook event here.
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Plant Riverside District will offer free live music by more than 30 bands on two riverfront stages, family-friendly activities and photos with Lucky the Leprechaun as well as festive food and drink options for all ages and St. Patrick’s Day-themed merchandise.
All events are open to the public.
Highlights include:
St. Patrick’s Day Cookie Decorating, Sat. March 18. Please click HERE for more info. Reservations are required. Space is limited. The cookie decorating class in Turbine Cafe offers the opportunity for kids of all ages to decorate and take home fresh-baked cookies as well as a chef’s hat and apron. Tickets are $20 and are available online here.
Live Musical Entertainment: Click HERE to check out the schedule of upcoming artists at District Live.
The Celtic Tenors performances on Wed. March 15 and Thurs. March 16 will be family-friendly. Tickets available here.
Shamrock the Riverwalk Lighting Ceremony on Sat. March 11 featuring:
*the official lighting ceremony taking place at 7PM when Plant Riverside District’s iconic smokestacks, fountains and other landmarks will be illuminated with green lighting, followed by a live performance by the Irish Pipe and Drums Corps and the Nick Poulin Band.
*photos with Lucky the Leprechaun 7:30-9PM
See all the Shamocks and Shenanigans activities here.
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All Savannah-Chatham County Public School students can now get free admission for themselves and an adult chaperone to any general admission concert at the 2023 Savannah Music Festival, March 23 through April 8 2023.
See the general admission concert schedule above.
Thanks to Savannah Music Festival’s new Explorer Pass, young people in our community, along with their adult chaperones, will be able to attend SMF general admission performances for free.
To get free tickets through the new Explorer Pass program, SCCPSS students can report to the venue Box Office an hour prior to the listed showtime to show an active school-issued ID, report card or other communication from SCCPSS indicating that child is an enrolled student. The student and a parent, guardian, or chaperone can then enter the venue and choose their seats.
For more information about the new SMF Explorer Pass or to search 2023 Savannah Music Festival general admission shows, please visit www.savannahmusicfestival.org online.
TheSavannah Music Festival (SMF) is gearing up for a stellar 2023 season, which runs from March 23 through April 8, 2023.
Tickets start at $31 and can be purchased online atsavannahmusicfestival.org, by phone at 912.525.5050 or in person at the Savannah Box Office, located at 216 E. Broughton St.
This year, the expansive outdoor venue Trustees’ Garden will accommodate nearly 2,500 patrons, featuring multiple artists on the main stage each day along with family activities and local food truck vendors in an open, field-like atmosphere.
On Saturday, March 25 and Sunday, March 26, living legend and blues pioneer Buddy Guy will perform live on his “Damn Right Farewell” tour with special guests Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Eric Gales, King Solomon Hicks and Jontavious Willis. The Tedeschi Trucks Band will play the venue on Wednesday, March 29after a four-year hiatus from the festival, while New Orleans jam favorites Galactic teams up with funk maestro Cory Wong and the jazz, R&B and pop fusion of Nate Smith + KINFOLK for a special live performance on Sunday, April 2.
Called “one of the Southeast’s most creative cross-cultural musical events” by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Savannah Music Festival is known for its captivating multi-genre offerings and unique collaborations. Classical highlights include the Philip Dukes & Friends chamber music series, led by the world-renowned viola player and Savannah Music Festival Associate Artistic Director Dukes, a stop of the final tour of the celebrated Emerson String Quartet, Zurich Chamber Orchestra with Daniel Hope & Philip Dukes, Alexander Malofeev, and the Dover String Quartet with Joseph Conyers.
World music fuses with Americana when Malian master of the ngoni (precursor to the banjo) Bassekou Kouyate shares a bill with Jake Blount, scholar/performer of the Black string band tradition, appearing with Nic Gareiss and Laurel Premo. Jazz is always prominent at the Savannah Music Festival and this year acclaimed jazz violinist Regina Carter offers “Gone in a Phrase of Air,” an original music and multimedia performance that explores the effects of the urban renewal of the 1950s and 1960s, Terence Blanchard & E-Collective featuring the Turtle Island Quartet, Kenny Barron & Dave Holland with Johnathan Blake and many others.
Discovery is also a key part of the Savannah Music Festival as rising and renowned musicians perform at the event for the first time. Festival debuts in 2023 include Terence Blanchard, Patty Griffin, St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Leo Kottke, Regina Carter, Sona Jobarteh, Natu Camara, Stanton Moore Trio, Los Lobos, The Alt with Oisin McAuley, Téada, S.G. Goodman, Harold Lopez-Nussa’s “Timba a la Americana” and more. Additional highlights include a Zydeco Dance Party featuring Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, a Latin Dance Party with Eddie Palmieri’s Latin Jazz Band, as well as a Cajun Dance Party featuring The Lost Bayou Ramblers.
In addition to excellence in musical presentations, Savannah Music Festival is also committed to supporting music education in the Savannah community, with programs inside and outside of the classroom. Musical Explorers, now in its ninth year, is a year-round education program for K-2 students which reaches over 10,000 children locally. SMF Jazz Academy is a free after-school program for students in grades 5-12, offering instruments, private lessons, public performances and more for in-depth, immersive learning experiences.
For more information or to view the complete 2023 Savannah Music Festival schedule, please visit www.savannahmusicfestival.org
The Greening of the Forsyth Park Fountain, parades on Hilton Head Is., Tybee Is. & in Savannah – all are part of the special month of March in Savannah.
(No Tara Feis Irish Celebration this year. This beloved family-friendly event was cancelled under Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach in 2018 along with the Savannah Children’s Book Festival.)
Shamrocks & Shenanigans St. Patrick’s festivities @ Plant Riverside District, Savannah include 7PM Shamrock the Riverwalk Lighting Ceremony Sat. March 11 + photos with Lucky Leprechaun 7:30-9PM & live music starting at 1PM. Details here.
Celtic Heritage Festival Savannah, @ Forsyth Park, 11am-11pm. FREE event. Live music all day, Gaelic games demonstrations, and activities for children and adults, including a tug-of-war competition and mini golf. Details here.
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Tybee Irish Heritage Celebration Parade 2023
Sat. March 11 2023, 3PM Tybee Is.’s Butler Avenue to Tybrisa Street. Family-friendly float fest. Details here.
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Hilton Head St. Patrick’s Parade 2023
Sun. March 12 2023, 3PM on Pope Avenue. Details here.
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The Celtic Tenors concert @ Plant Riverside District
The Celtic Tenors performances @ 8PM Wed. March 15 & Thurs. March 16 @ District Live Music Venue @ Savannah’s Plant Riverside District will be family-friendly. Tickets available here.
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Sgt. William Jasper Green Parade 2023
Thurs. March 16, 2023 – 4PM
Parade Route on Bull to Madison Square. Details here. Parade with Grand Marshal and military bands leading to ceremony site in Madison Square. Learn more here.
Sun. March 18, 5-6PM @ Plant Riverside District, Savannah.
Please click HERE for more info. Reservations are required. Space is limited. The cookie decorating class in Turbine Cafe offers the opportunity for kids of all ages to decorate and take home fresh-baked cookies as well as a chef’s hat and apron. Tickets are $20 and are available online here.
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