Concourse d’Elegance Amelia Island, Fl 2010
The world’s finest vintage motor cars will again visit Amelia Island, on March 12 – 14, 2010, for the highly anticipated annual event, The 15th Annual Amelia Island Concourse d’Elegance.
The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance is a vintage auto event featuring over 250 rare classics from seldom-seen private collections nationwide. The show takes place at The [...]
St Patrick’s Day Celebration in Savannah 2010
The city of Savannah is known for its rich history and for its many festival. This time of year festival season is in full swing. Savannah hosts the largest St. Patrick’s Day party in the South over several days, with a St Patrick’s Day parade, green fountain and lots of beer on this Irish [...]
The Sack of St Augustine 2010
This is a great opportunity to relive history in St Augustine when the Historic Florida Militia re-enacts the Sack of St. Augustine, March 6th, 2010. The sack happened back in the year of 1668. Captain Robert Searle and his privateers left Jamaica and set course for St Augustine to loot the silver ingots held in [...]
Scottish Games & Festival 2010 Jacksonville, Florida
This popular festival promises to bring a “wee bit o’ Scotland” to the coast, with bagpipes, music, dancing and more.
The Northeast Florida Scottish Games & Festival include Kilted Golf Tournaments, Pub Crawls, Kirkin‘ o‘ the Tartans, Whiskey Tasting, Parades of Tartans & Ceilidh (Scottish Musical Evenings).
There’s also live entertainment with a variety of groups such [...]
Savannah Irish Festival 2010
The 18th annual Savannah Irish Festival takes place February 12-14, 2010 at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. The festival begins Friday night in the Civic Center Ballroom from 6:30pm – 9:00pm when it’s time for Ceili. Participants will be taught Irish folk dance in large groups. Then on Saturday, February 13, the [...]
Black History Month at Brookgreen Gardens, South Carolina
Brookgreen Celebrates Black History Month
Murrells Inlet, SC- In observance of Black History Month, Brookgreen Gardens will present two program opportunities that are free with garden admission.
On Saturday, February 13, at 1:00 p.m., The Healing Force, a four-member performance troupe from Winston-Salem, NC, offers a lively celebration of Africa with stories and songs, in the Wall [...]
Colonial Faire and Muster at Wormsloe Plantation, Georgia
This is one of the great living history events on the coast of Georgia that returns every year. On Saturday and Sunday, February 6-7, 2010, from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., it’s time again for the annual Georgia Days Colonial Faire and Muster. Here you can take a giant step back into history on the [...]
Georgia Days 2010
Georgia Days is the signature educational program of the Georgia Historical Society held every year. The events take place around the anniversary of the founding of the colony of Georgia on February 12, 1733. The event tries to bring history to life through a variety of programs including a series of school events and curriculum, [...]
Savannah Black Heritage Festival 2010
The 20th Annual Savannah Black Heritage Festival takes place on February 6 – 21, 2010.
The 2010 festival will explore Our Journey From a Glorious Past. The Savannah Black Heritage Festival is presented by The City of Savannah and Savannah State University, and all events and activities are free and open to the public.
The festival [...]
American Beach on Amelia Island, Florida, celebrates 75
On January 31, 2010, American Beach, located on northeast Florida’s Amelia Island, will celebrate its 75th anniversary. Located on the southern end of the island, the 200-acre American Beach was once a glorious oceanfront haven for African Americans during the Jim Crow-era of segregation. Like so much of the island’s 13 miles of [...]
Crazy Quilts – Charleston, South Carolina
As part of an ongoing rotation of quilts from its permanent textile collection, The Charleston Museum will showcase the “craziest” quilts in the collection. From December 5, 2009 to March 28, 2010, visitors will have the chance to view twelve “crazy quilts,” a style popular during the last three decades of the 19th century.
Crazy quilts [...]
British Nightwatch and Grande Illumination – St Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine’s British heritage will be celebrated in grand style on December 4 and 5 when British Night Watch and Grande Illumination return to the Oldest City. One of the most colorful and exciting events of the holiday season, the 35th annual presentation of Grande Illumination and British Night Watch will feature an entertaining and [...]
The Battle of Secessionville – Charleston, SC
The Re-enactment of The Battle of Secessionville is the focal point of Living History Weekend every November at Boone Hall Plantation. Hundreds of re-enactors help bring the battle alive that occurred 145 years ago — on June 16, 1862. Confederate soldiers at Fort Lamar on James Island kept Charleston from being seized by Union [...]
St. Paul’s Greek Festival 2009 – Savannah, GA
St. Paul’s Greek Festival is Savannah’s Greek Festival!
Celebrate all things Greek in Savannah October 15 – 17, 2009 at the three-day St. Paul’s annual festival. If you love Greek food like baklava and spanakopita, you want to visit this festival. This is the 58th year for this popular Savannah festival.
For more information call 912.236.8256
St. [...]
History of Savannah’s Eastside
Dust Off Your Memories for the World to See
City asks citizens to lend images for planned history of Savannah’s Eastside
An interest in preserving the voices and the sights of the past have prompted the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA) to put together a pictorial history of the Savannah’s Eastside.
A March 2011 release [...]
Taste of Charleston, 2009
The 29th annual Taste of Charleston is scheduled for October 9-11, 2009.
The three-day celebration of Lowcountry cuisine features some of Charleston’s best chefs. There are three special events leading up to the main event at Boone Hall Plantation.
• Taste – Iron Chef Competition takes place on Friday, October 9, at the Culinary Institute of Charleston’s [...]
St Vincent’s Tour & Tea in Savannah 2009
St. Vincent’s Academy will once again host the popular St Vincent’s Tour & Tea in Savannah on Saturday October 17, 2009. This is a popular self-guided tour of the original 1845 Convent building and eight private homes in the historic district.
This year’s tour of homes promises to be a look inside nine beautiful homes in [...]
Scottish Games and Highland Gathering – Charleston 2009
Charleston celebrates Scottish Heritage at the 38th annual Scottish Games and Highland Gathering. This festival has it all from athletics, to music and of course dancing.
Scottish heritage is something many Americans celebrate, which might be one of the reasons why this festival is so popular in South Carolina. The number of Americans of Scottish descent [...]
City of St. Augustine Celebrating 444 Years of Age
You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake. When it comes to the city of St Augustine the saying rings true, because on Labor Day Weekend the old city is celebrating its 444th Birthday.
This celebration starts already on Thursday, September 3 and continues through Saturday, September 5. This is [...]
Free Weekend at National Parks on the Coast
Visit one of our national parks on Saturday July 17th or Sunday July 18th without paying admission. The National Park Service offers a couple of free weekends every year, and one of those weekends is coming up in July.
It’s the perfect opportunity to take family and friends out to a state park for a visit. [...]
Living History Event at Horton House – Jekyll Island, GA
On Saturday July 11th, colonial history comes alive at the Horton House on Jekyll Island. At this historic site you’ll be able to hear re-enactors tell the story of the 1742 Spanish attack on Horton House following the Battle of Bloody Marsh.
You can also sample Major William Horton’s ginger ‘ale’ or root ‘beer’ in honor [...]
