Enjoy a family carnival complete with hayrides, carnival games, candy, food, costumes and more!
From 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm, the Haloween Carnival will take place at The Spa & Shops at Amelia Island Plantation. For more information, call (904) 491-4646.
27th Annual Savannah Seafood Festival
The best time to visit Savannah is during the Seafood Festival. The festival includes a vintage boat show, ski demonstrations, tons of fresh seafood, games, fun, regional arts and crafts and much more. The festival is free and open to the public.There will be live entertainment featuring headlining zydeco bands. The festival takes place October 31 – November 2 on Historic River Street, downtown Savannah.
Call 912.234.0295 for more information.
Shalom Y’All Jewish Festival in Savannah, Georgia
This is a unique festival in Savannah and has enjoyed almost twenty years of success!
It is held in Savannah’s largest and one of the most charming public areas, Forsyth Park.
Held the last Sunday of each October from 11 am until 4 pm, the festival draws about 10,000 people and provides attendees with a taste of ethnic Jewish cuisine as well as family entertainment ranging from music, dance, magic and puppet shows.
There is not an admission for this event, but once you have smelled the aroma of all the wonderful cuisine, you will want to purchase tickets for food. The tickets are only $1.00 each and there are two ticket booths on the festival grounds. You can use the above ticket special for advanced tickets. Not only will you receive a discount, but you can pick up your tickets before the festival so you won’t have to stand in the ticket line.
Below is an small sampling of our extensive menu of delicious Jewish delicacies to be found at the Shalom Y’all Jewish Food Festival
- Deli Sandwiches (corned beef, pastrami or tongue)
Bagels & Cream Cheese with Lox
Noodle Kugel
Potato Latkes
Fresh Blintzes
Apple Strudel
Fresh Challah
Ah Mein Lo Mein
Hummas & Pita
Kosher Hot Dogs
Sodas including Dr. Brown’s
Sweets from our Sisterhood
Visit the website for more information.
Savannah Film Festival, Georgia
A premier eight-day cultural event in beautiful historic downtown Savannah, the festival features more than 50 films selected from more than 600 entries submitted from all over the world. Categories include feature, short, animation, documentary and student film. The screenings represent a variety of independent filmmakers, while an array of workshops, lectures, receptions and special events gives the festival participants an opportunity to meet colleagues active in all areas of film production. Educational benefits for students are provided through the Savannah Film Festival”s student competition as well as the festival student workshops. Films will be shown at other venues as well as the Lucas Theatre. For more information, call 912.525.5050 or visit www.scad.edu/filmfest.
Students Vie for Scholarship in Sustainable Seafood Recipe – Charleston, SC
9 High School Students will compete for $48,000 in renewable scholarships
to Johnson & Wales University
Charleston, S.C. – October 15, 2008 – Catch the most thrilling competition in town as South Carolina’s own top high-school chefs are crowned at the High School Recipe Contest at the South Carolina Aquarium’s Fifth Annual Sustainable Seafood Festival on Sunday, October 26 from 12 noon to 6:00 p.m. at the Charleston Maritime Center. Back again for a fourth year, the thrilling High School Recipe Contest will feature nine junior and senior high school students from throughout the state, vying for $48,000 in scholarships to Johnson & Wales University. The selected students will prepare their own, original, sustainable seafood recipe using ingredients from Earth Fare including a selection of local, sustainable seafood items.
The 2008 Fourth Annual High School Recipe Contest contestants are:
High School Juniors
* Michael Friedrich of Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant preparing “Pan-fried flounder with a remoulade sauce”
* John Fusco of Clover High School, Clover preparing “Shrimp and tomato risotto a la Florentine”
* Sullivan Johnston of Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant preparing “Seared mahi-mahi over sweet roasted silver queen corn, smoked chipotle and blue crab has and tomato-butter sauce with an endive tomatillo slaw”
* Lydia Surrett of Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant preparing “Balsamic sautéed swordfish with creamy mango-pineapple butter served with decadent three-cheese garlic grits and spinach salad with red onion”
High School Seniors
* Aaron Davidson of South Pointe High School, Rock Hill preparing “A Taste of the South”
* Daniel De Leon of Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant preparing “Shrimp filled tamales with sweet and spicy chipotle sauce”
* Matthew Prater of Northwestern High School, Rock Hill preparing “Seafood Lasagna Rollups”
* Akeem Roseboro of Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill preparing “Honey glazed mahi-mahi over Asian lo mien noodles”
* David Russell of Rock Hill High School, Rock Hill preparing “Tilapia, yellow rice and vegetables with pesto”
The students will face off in front of a panel of experts in hopes of being one of the lucky six to win a scholarship. Johnson & Wales will offer scholarships to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each class in the denominations of $3,000, $2,000, and $1,000 respectively. Scholarships are for any Johnson & Wales campus and major, renewable for four years and are contingent upon acceptance to Johnson & Wales. The High School Recipe Contest will run throughout the Festival, with the scholarships award ceremony taking place at 6:00 p.m. The 2008 judging panel consists of culinary instructors Amy Felder and Paul Malcolm of Johnson & Wales University and Doug Beard, Food and Beverage Director of Middleton Place and Johnson & Wales alumnus and Mary Alice Monroe, local best-selling author.
The Fifth Annual Sustainable Seafood Festival will feature local shrimp, locally farmed striped bass from Meggett and the Catch of the Day from local snapper and grouper fisherman Captain Mark Marhefka prepared by chefs from some of the region’s finest restaurants. Festival attendees may join in the excitement by purchasing judging cards for the Chef Cooking Competition to sample the chef’s offerings and select their favorites. The Festival will kick off with the Striped Bass competition at 12 noon, followed by the Shrimp Competition at 2:00 p.m., and wrapping up with the Catch of the Day Competition at 4:00 p.m. Judging cards are available for purchase at $12 per competition or a reduced total rate of $30 for all three competitions.
The Fifth Annual Sustainable Seafood Festival and High School Recipe Contest is hosted by the South Carolina Aquarium and the Sustainable Seafood Initiative and sponsored in part by, AdNaps, Bonterra Vineyards, The Bridge 105.5, Earth Fare, Green Drinks Charleston, Karson Photography, Johnson & Wales University, MY TV Charleston, Palmetto Brewing Company, Pepsi, St. Johns Yacht Harbor and Snyder Event Rentals & Staffing.
What: South Carolina Aquarium’s Fifth Annual Sustainable Seafood Festival
When: Sunday, October 26, 2008 12 noon – 6:00 p.m.
Where: Charleston Maritime Center, 10 Wharfside Street, Charleston, SC
Contact: For more information visit scaquarium.org or call (843) 577-FISH.