City: Savannah, GA
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
62. Savannah River Bridge Run
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (912) 355-3527
Description: Participating in the Savannah River Bridge Run will give you a unique view of Savannah—on foot from the Eugene Talmadge Memorial Bridge, a 1.4-mile span that rises 196 feet above the water. New races have been added to the 5K and 10K runs—Double Pump, Kid Race, and Team Challenge. Check out the website for additional information and schedules, registration, and packet pickup dates. You can register ahead of time and save money or enter on the day before the race. Nearly 2,000 people compete in these races. The race is particularly popular as it offers runners a safe way to see the sights from the towering bridge that is normally closed to foot traffic. Savannah’s terrain is flat, so the steep slope of the bridge is another novelty for local runners.
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Address: 15 East Liberty St.
64. New Year’S Eve At City Market
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (912) 525-2489
Description: A live band creates a party atmosphere at City Market during the hours leading up to midnight on New Year’s Eve. It’s an outdoor party and filled with all the color Savannah can muster. For Savannahians, this is as close as it gets to being in Times Square. The event is free, and the partying starts about 7 p.m. and lasts until 1 or 2 a.m.
65. Colonial Christmas At Wormsloe
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (912) 353-3023
Address: 7601 Skidaway Rd.
Description: A Christmas celebration, 18th-century-style, complete with caroling and dancing, and the burning of the Yule log, is one of the highlights of the Savannah holiday special events. This holiday program on the second Sunday in December runs from 2 to 5 p.m., and admission is $5 for adults, $3.50 for senior citizens, and $2.50 for those ages 6 to 18. Children younger than age 6 are admitted free.
66. Christmas At Bethesda
City: Savannah, GA
Category: Annual Events & Festivals
Telephone: (912) 351-2040
Address: 9250 Ferguson Ave.
Description: The boys of Bethesda present a reenactment of the Magi’s visit to the baby Jesus and sing Christmas carols during a program at their chapel. The boys and their guests then move to the gymnasium for an Old English Christmas celebration featuring the bringing in of a Yule log and visits from the Switch Man, who gives switches to kids who’ve been bad; the Cookie Lady, who gives cookies to kids who’ve been good; and Santa Claus, who has gifts for all the residents of the home. This observance occurs on an evening two weeks before Christmas and gets started about 6 p.m. The event is free and open to the public; donations are accepted.