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. 

Free Family Days Fall 2019 @ Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in Savannah.

Telfair Museums’ Free Family Days for Chatham County residents are offered throughout the year.

Enjoy music, artist demonstrations, and hands-on art-making, and more — free of charge!

November 2019 Free Family Day @ Jepson Center
Summon the Sea! with free family activities celebrating the sea in celebration of the exhibit: Summon the Sea! Contemporary Artists and Moby Dick.
1-4PM Sat. Nov. 9 2019
Details here.

Participants in this free event will explore ocean ecology and whale-themed crafts. Experience contemporary artists’ take on Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby-Dick. The museum will offer a fun-filled afternoon day of informal learning, music, activities, and presentations related to life under the sea.

Summon the Sea! Free Family Day for Savannah/Chatham County offers a fun-filled afternoon of informal learning, music, hands on activities, and presentations on marine ecology. Experience contemporary artists’ take on Herman Melville’s classic novel Moby-Dick in the exhibition Summon the Sea! Contemporary Artists and Moby Dick. Children’s activities include a nautical photo booth, origami whales and paper scrimshaw.

Presenters include Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary with STEAM activities presented by Marine Science students from Savannah State University. Don’t miss the opportunity to see Righty, the 21-foot long inflatable replica of a female North Atlantic right whale. Performance by the Around the Globe Sea Chantey Singers at 3pm: Join us for a rare Savannah appearance by this Athens-based group led by Georgia music and art legend Art Rosenbaum.

The program will include authentic sea chanties, nautical instrumentals and audience participation. Free to City of Savannah and Chatham County residents!

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The National Park Service offers FREE admission to ALL parks, monuments and historic sites including Fort Pulaski National Monument in Savannah that normally charge an admission fee on the following dates during 2019:
—Aug. 25 2019- National Park Service Anniversary
—Sept. 28 2019 – National Public Lands Day
—Nov. 11 2019 – Veterans Day

These FREE admission days include Fort Pulaski National Monument near Savannah.  (Admission to Chickamauga National Military Park, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park and Andersonville National Historic Site is always free) 912-786-5787, www.nps.gov/fopu/index.htm

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Your kids can become a Junior Ranger 

Your kids can become a junior ranger at Fort Pulaski.

Junior Ranger booklets have activities about the national parks for ages 5-12. Junior ranger books are free to any visitor and usually are available at the visitors’ centers. Often, similar programs with more advanced activities are also available for older kids. Just ask at the site’s visitor center.

While doing the activities, children enjoy earning a badge and a certificate.

Nearby national parks/monuments that have Junior Ranger programs include:
*Fort Pulaski National Monument, on U.S. 80 en route to Tybee Island. Info on the Fort Pulaski Junior Program here.
*Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie national monuments, Charleston, S.C. Info on these forts Junior Ranger program here.
*Cumberland Island National Seashore, Ga. More info here. 
*Fort Frederica National Monument on St. Simons Island. Info on the Fort Frederica National Monument Junior Ranger Program here. 
*Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon. Info on Ocmulgee’s National Monument Junior Ranger Program here.
* Congaree National Park near Columbia. Info on Junior Ranger Program here. 

Fort Pulaski, Hwy 80 East Savannah, 31410-0757 tel: (912) 786-5787. Details here. 

FREE Preschool Young Explorers Club

Tues. Nov.  5, 2019, 10-11AM. Theme: Butterflies

The Savannah National Wildlife Refuge hosts free monthly preschool program, Young Explorers Club, featuring story time, crafts, snacks, and take-home activities. Different theme each month. Call 843-784-2468 to sign up.

The monthly programs are one hour long and on the first Tuesday of every month, except if a date falls on a federal holiday, at 10AM at the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (694 Beech Hill Lane Hardeeville, SC 29927).

FREE Preschool Young Explorers Club
10-11AM on the first Tuesday of the month
@ Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
694 Beech Hill Lane
Hardeeville SC 29927
Call 843-784-2468 to sign up.
November theme: Turkeys
December theme: Ducks

For more information call 843-784-2468.

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge
694 Beech Hill Ln.
Savannah, GA 29927

School is out, creativity is in!

Fun-filled activities abound at the SCAD Museum of Art in Savannah. Free for children 14 and younger.

Learn more here.

Legacy Irish Dance Classes in Savannah
Fall 2019 Savannah

Your child can learn Irish Dance this fall @ Legacy Irish Dance Academy in Savannah.

Receive one FREE month of Irish dance classes when you mention you saw this flyer above on SouthernMamas.com.

Cost is $60 per month & 20% discount for siblings.  No purchase needed for class attendance. Savannah classes are held @ Legacy studio off Harry Truman Parkway on Skidaway Road every Tuesday. BOYS DANCE FOR FREE.

Register online here. 

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FREE Leopold’s Ice Cream 100th Birthday Block Party on Savannah’s Broughton Street with Birthday Cake ice cream, face painting & a Kids’ Zone stocked with free fun.

Chatham Emergency Services and Savannah Fire will bring an ambulance and a ladder truck for the kids to explore and will hang an American Flag for a big I Pledge for Ice Cream event. All participating kids will receive a free scoop of ice cream.

This year’s Kids’ Zone will feature free crafts, games and face painting by Glitterboxx Studios & Oatland Island Wildlife Center will be back with some of their amazing animals.

Help blow out the candles and cut the birthday cake at 3PM.

The Fabulous Equinox Orchestra will perform 3-7PM.

Leopold’s will offer $1 single scoops all day.

Free and fun for the entire (including furry members) family.

Sat. Aug. 17, 2019, 11AM-7PM
212 E Broughton St.
Savannah, GA 31401-3402

Fourth of July 2019 is almost here.

Are you ready? Click here to find out where & when to watch Independence Day Fireworks this year in Savannah, Tybee Is., Richmond Hill & Hilton Head Is.

We also have lots of family programs to enjoy throughout the day including free bike parades on Wednesday July 4th here.

Come one, come all. Come celebrate the 4th of July, Tybee style, by decorating your bicycles with your favorite red, white and blue.

Show your patriotic pride by biking three miles throughout Tybee on your tricked out bicycles with flag inspired frills.

Meet at the flags at Tybee Memorial Park on Butler Avenue on Tybee Is.. Family Friendly Fun.

Thurs. July 4 2019, 10AM
Tybee Memorial Park

FIND MORE SAVANNAH-AREA JULY 4th FESTIVITIES HERE. 

Almost time for I Pledge season @ Leopold’s Ice Cream in downtown Savannah.

The I Pledge for Ice Cream Project 2019 kicks off  July 1 2019 from 4-7PM @ Leopold’s Ice Cream. During that time, any child (age 12 and under, accompanied by an adult) who can recite the Pledge of Allegiance gets a free child’s scoop in a cake cone, cup or sugar cone.

Come to Leopold’s @ 212 East Broughton St. on July 1 2019 from 4-7PM for the I Pledge for Ice Cream kick-off event.

After the kick-off, Leopold’s Ice Cream on Broughton Street will hold additional I Pledge for Ice Cream events each Monday in July from 4-7PM. The 2019 dates are: July 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29.

Find other participating stores nationwide by clicking here. Don’t see your favorite ice-cream store on this list? Nominate them by clicking here.

Leopold’s Ice Cream, 212 East Broughton St., www.leopoldsicecream.com, 912-234-4442

Summer in Savannah means time for free spray pools in some Savannah parks.

Kids can enjoy a cool water experience at the park under adult supervision.

Locations include: Avondale, Hull Park, Forrest Hills,  Paulsen 38th Street Park, Savannah Gardens, and Victory Heights Parks.

Learn more here. 

For the 2019 Summer Season, spray pools at the parks listed above will open May 28 through July 19 2019, Monday-Friday, 10 AM-3 PM

Forsyth Park spray pool hours during Summer 2019: Monday-Friday, 10AM-6PM;
Saturday, 10AM-6PM; Sunday, 10AM-6PM  (UPDATE: Please call 311 for status of Forsyth Park spray pool as it was temporarily closed Tues & Wed. May 27-28 for repairs.)

Hull Park (55th Street & Atlantic Avenue in Ardsley Park) spray pool Saturday hours: 10AM-3PM; Monday-Friday 10AM-3PM. Often this spray pool may on at other times, too.

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Ellis Square fountain

Ellis Square @ Barnard and West Congress streets next to City Market in downtown Savannah also has an interactive fountain where kids can play in the water (Ellis Square also has restrooms & a variety of seating options) No set hours for when the fountain is on and there’s no city-provided adult supervision like there is at the fountains listed above.

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH KIDS’ SUMMER ACTIVITIES, CLICK HERE. 

$1, $1.50 & $4 Kids’ Summer 2019 Movies

The schedule is out for most of Summer 2019 weekday morning kids’ movies in Savannah, Pooler & Bluffton. See the movie schedule here.

You’re invited to the biggest free ice cream social Savannah has ever seen…for charity: the 10,000 Scoop Challenge.

Moose Tracks Ice Cream is partnering with Mayfield Creamery to bring 10,000 scoops of FREE Mayfield Creamery Moose Tracks to downtown Savannah at Ellis Square on Thurs. May 23 2019, 11AM-3PM.

For each scoop served, Moose Tracks will donate $1 to The Salvation Army of Savannah in hopes of raising $10,000 in just four hours to help fund ongoing community projects.

The goal is to have 10,000 attendees to reach our $10,000 donation goal.

Free ice cream, mascots, games & local celebrity scoopers. Family & dog-friendly. FREE & open to the public.

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FOR MORE SAVANNAH KIDS’ SUMMER ACTIVITIES, CLICK HERE. 

FREE Summer Reading Program Performers as part of Live Oak Public Library’s Summer 2019 Reading Program.

Take off on an adventure and experience “A Universe of Stories” during Live Oak Public Library Summer Reading Program. Register for the reading program online here. 

Free Summer Performances
Click on the program title for showtimes, dates & branches.

Space Science
June 10 – 14, 2019
Discover what it is like to be an astronaut and travel, work, and live in space. Take a closer look at our Solar System and do a space science experiment. Ages 8 +
Presenter: Professor Ben Roy, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Fiddlin’ Dan
June 17 – 21, 2019
With his fiddle and his mandolin, Fiddlin’ Dan the Mountain Man will have you dancing and clapping along as he shares music, stories, and tall tales! Ages 3 +
Presenter: Reuben Haller

Stories in the Stars
June 24 – 28, 2019
Explore constellations that inspired Greek mythology and learn stories of the wind, seasons, sun, and moon. This play will inspire you to look up! Ages 5 +
Presenter: Hampstead Stage Company

In Search of Galactic Bookworms
July 15 – 19, 2019
Join Mr. Tim and Larry the Duck on a journey into an amazing universe of magic, kooky comedy, and hilarious puppetry. Ages 3 +
Presenter: Tim Sonefelt

Join Kindermusik Savannah‘s Saturday family class.

Meeting every Saturday morning at 11AM for ages 0-7 with their caregivers, this class is exploding with music, movement, family bonding time, and excitement.

Your first class is TOTALLY FREE. Just text SATURDAY to 912-432-5885 or visit kindermusikwith88keys.com to set yours up!

Kindermusik Savannah, kindermusikwith88keys.com,  email music@kindermusikwith88keys.com or info@kindermusikwith88keys.com, 912.988.KEYS (5397) Kindermusik is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

Save the Date
Juneteenth Free Family Day, Sat. June 8 2019, 1-4PM.

Juneteenth is the oldest public celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.

Telfair kicks off its 12th annual Juneteenth observance with a Free Family Day filled with storytelling and demonstrations highlighting African American history and Gullah culture on Sat. June 8 2019.

Included are storytelling programs by longtime presenters Jamal Toure and Queen Quet, hands-on activities for students, demonstrations of traditional crafts, a 3pm musical performance, and more. Join us for a free day of fun and learning!

Telfair’s celebration was founded by local historian and poet Vaughnette Goode-Walker, who remains the event’s creative force.

Details here. 

Jepson Center
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

Free for moms on Mother’s Day 2019 in Savannah 

On Sun. May 12 2019, admission to all Coastal Heritage Society sites in Savannah are FREE for mothers and grandmothers in honor of Mother’s Day! That includes:
*Savannah Children’s Museum. Program schedule here.
*Georgia State Railroad Museum
*Old Fort Jackson
*Pinpoint Heritage Museum

Coastal Heritage Society is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

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FREE Bring Your Mom to Workout @ Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah , 10:15AM Sat. May 11 2019. Kids should be in 1st – 5th grade. Details here.

Hyperformance Athletics, 904 E. 70th St.Savannah, 31405
email crossfithp@gmail.com, tel: 912-335-3615, CrossFit Hyperformance is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

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FREE admission for moms on Mother’s Day @ the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens with purchase.
All moms get FREE general Zoo admission with the purchase of a child or adult ticket on Sun. May 12 2019
Offer not available online, tickets must be purchased at the gate. Details here.

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Kids’ Summer 2019 Movie Schedule in Savannah, Pooler, Bluffton

$1, $1.50 & $4 Kids’ Summer 2019 Movies  in Savannah, Pooler, Bluffton

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Pooler Stadium Cinemas 12
425 Pooler Parkway
(912) 330-0777

Cost: $1.50 Admission for all ages/ $1.50 Drinks/$1.50 Popcorn

Each feature will play on the Tuesday & the Thursday of the week it is scheduled
Movies start promptly at 10AM. Doors open at 9:15AM

Peter Rabbit (PG)
June 11 & June 13 2019

Early Man (PG)
June 18 & June 20 2019

Paddington 2 (PG)
June 25 & June 27 2019

Sherlock Gnomes (PG)
July 2 & July 4 2019

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG)
July 9 & July 11 2019

How to Train a Dragon: The Hidden World (PG)
July 16 & July 18 2019

Wonder Park (PG)
July 23 & July 25 2019

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Royal Cinemas & IMAX, Pooler
5 Towne Center, Pooler

Cost: $1 Admission for all ages, $2 popcorn & $2 drink.

Both movies will play on Tuesday and Thursday of that week.
Movies start 10AM. Doors open at 9:15AM.

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch
June 11 & 13 2019

The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Park
June 18 & 20 2019

Small Foot
June 25 & 27 2019

Paddington 2
July 2 & 4 2019

Missing Link
July 9 & 11 2019

Wonder Park
July 16 & 18

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
July 23 & 25
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AMC Classic 10 (formerly Carmike 10)
511 Stephenson Ave, Savannah 31405
(912) 353-9904

Cost: $4 plus tax includes movie ticket & AMC KidsPack with a popcorn, drink and FrootiTooti fruit snacks.
Wednesdays at 11AM

Rascal Rebel Rabbit (PG)
Wed. June 26 2019

Small Foot (PG)
Wed. July 3 2019

LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG)
Wed. July 10 2019

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (PG)
Wed. July 17 2019

The House With A Clock In It’s Walls (PG)
Wed. July 24 2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG)
Wed. July 31 2019
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AMC Classic 11 
1150 Shawnee St. ( behind Savannah Mall)
Savannah, GA 31419

Cost: $4 plus tax includes movie ticket & AMC KidsPack with a popcorn, drink and FrootiTooti fruit snacks.
Wednesdays at 10AM

Wonder Park (PG)
Wed. June 12 2019

Hotel Transylvania 3 (PG)
Wed. June 19 2019

Rascal Rebel Rabbit (PG)
Wed. June 26 2019

Small Foot (PG)
Wed. July 3 2019

LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (PG)
Wed. July 10 2019

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (PG)
Wed. July 17 2019

The House with a Clock in Its Walls (PG)
Wed. July 24 2019

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG)
Wed. July 31 2019
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Cinemark Bluffton 12
106 Buckwalter Parkway
Bluffton, SC 29910

Cost: $1 per person, per movie, at the theatre box office on day of movie OR see all 10 for $5. Details here.

2019 Summer Schedule

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch
Wed. June 19, 9:30AM

How to Train Your Dragon
Wed. June 26, 9:30AM

Smallfoot
Wed. July 3, 9:30AM

Kung Fu Panda
Wed. July 10, 9:30AM

The LEGO Movie
Wed. July 17, 9:30AM

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water
Wed. July 24, 9:30AM

Sherlock Gnomes
Wed. July 31, 9:30AM

Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
Wed. Aug. 7, 9:30AM

Here’s a free opportunity for Savannah-area teens to see just how fun art museums can really be.

Telfair Teen Arts Council presents Luminous, a free after-hours museum experience exclusively for high school students.

This event kicks off summer with color- and light-themed activities from 6-8PM on Sat. May 18 at Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center in downtown Savannah.

Defined as a shedding light that is bright or shining, especially in the dark, Luminous is an interactive experience in a
colorful, light-infused atmosphere that allows teenagers to immerse themselves in the world of modern art.

Students explore colors and light in a distinct perspective through activities such as photo ops, performances, black light art projects, and a scavenger hunt based on current exhibitions at the Jepson Center. Light refreshments will be served, and the event will hold a raffle with prizes for several winners.

The Telfair Teen Arts Council is a group of 11th- and 12th -grade students who unite through innovative, collaborative
experiences through exposure to the behind-the-scenes operations of an art museum and create greater opportunities
in Savannah’s community for teens.

Students are encouraged to take advantage of free admission and attend this one-of-a-kind event.

Jepson Center
207 W. York St.
Savannah, GA 31401

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Bring the kids to a free Spring Safety Fair @ the Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah on Sat. May 4 2019.

FREE Children’s Spring Safety Fair
Sat. May 4 2019 10AM-NOON
Memorial Health University Medical Center
4700 Waters Ave.
Savannah, GA 31404

Join the team at the Memorial Health Dwaine & Cynthia Willett Children’s Hospital of Savannah for a fun & educational event. Children & parents can get information and watch demonstrations on many health & safety topics.

There will be ambulances & fire trucks for the children to visit as well as games & activities. Light snacks will be served. Food trucks will be available to purchase larger meals.

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

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FREE Bring Your Mom to Workout @ Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah , 10:15AM Sat. May 11 2019.

Kids should be in 1st – 5th grade. Moms are welcome as a way to celebrate Mother’s Day Weekend.

Find more free Mother’s Day events here. 

Hyperformance Athletics, 904 E. 70th St.Savannah, 31405
email crossfithp@gmail.com, tel: 912-335-3615, CrossFit Hyperformance is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

Free for moms on Mother’s Day 2019 in Savannah 

On Sun. May 12 2019, admission to all Coastal Heritage Society sites in Savannah are FREE for mothers and grandmothers in honor of Mother’s Day! That includes:
*Savannah Children’s Museum. Program schedule here.
*Georgia State Railroad Museum
*Old Fort Jackson
*Pinpoint Heritage Museum

Coastal Heritage Society is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser

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FREE Bring Your Mom to Workout @ Hyperformance Athletics in Savannah , 10:15AM Sat. May 11 2019. Kids should be in 1st – 5th grade. Details here.

Hyperformance Athletics, 904 E. 70th St.Savannah, 31405
email crossfithp@gmail.com, tel: 912-335-3615, CrossFit Hyperformance is a SouthernMamas.com advertiser 

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FREE admission for moms on Mother’s Day @ the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens with purchase.
All moms get FREE general Zoo admission with the purchase of a child or adult ticket on Sun. May 12 2019
Offer not available online, tickets must be purchased at the gate. Details here.

The Humane Society for Greater Savannah’s 19th Annual Doggie Carnival is Sun. May 5 2019, noon-4PM in Forsyth Park.

This family & canine friendly festival features fun for all.

Admission to the carnival is free but there is a cost for activities. Proceeds benefit the Humane Society for Greater Savannah.

Enjoy an afternoon of activities including a dunk tank, doggie derby, professional photography and a pet caricature booth, dog-watching.

Food trucks, snack booths and sweet treats around the park available for purchase. There will be beer for the 21 and over crowd.

Doggie Carnival 2019
Sun. May 5, 2019
Noon-4PM
Forsyth Park
621 Drayton St, Savannah, Georgia 31401

33rd ANNUAL BEACH BUM PARADE 2019

Fri. May 17, 2019 6:30-8PM
Come prepared to be soaked at the Annual Tybee Beach Bum Parade! This classic Tybee event is a favorite for the whole family. Equip yourself with waterguns and other water soaking paraphernalia to douse the passing by parade floats.

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FIND MORE SAVANNAH-AREA FAMILY EVENTS HERE.