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).
The Northeast Florida Scottish Games & Festival 2008 will be held Saturday, February 23, 2008. Gates open at 9:00 a.m. The location for these Games is Clay County Fair Grounds on State Road 16, 2497 SR16 W Green Cove Springs. Tickets prices are $10 per person in advance or $12 at the gate. Call 904.725.5744 for more information or visit the Northeast Florida Scottish Games and Festival website.
Mardi Gras Celebration – St Marys, Georgia
A family-oriented festival in downtown historic St. Marys. Experience a little bit of New Orleans in Georgia complete with parade, street dance, arts & crafts. The festival also includes a 5K run. For more information, please call 912-882-4000
Tara Feis Irish Celebration – Savannah, GA
An outdoor, “family-friendly†celebration of Irish culture featuring live stage performances, music, dancing, crafts, food and more. Featuring the acclaimed folk music group Altan.
Free admission courtesy of the City of Savannah’s Department of Cultural Affairs. March 8th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Emmet Park in downtown Savannah
(912) 651-6417 or visit www.savannahga.gov/arts
Presented by the Tara Feis Irish Celebration Committee
Low Country Oyster Festival – Mount Pleasant, SC
The World’s Largest Oyster Roast is coming to Boone Hall Plantation. Two tractor-trailers packed with 65,000 pounds of oysters will arrive at Boone Hall Plantation on Sunday, January 27, 2008 when we’ll kick off the 25th Annual Lowcountry Oyster Festival. This giant oyster roast has been named one of the “top 20 events in the southeast” by the Southeastern Tourism Society.
The gates to “Oyster Fest” open at 10:30 am with free parking available.
Oysters are sold by the bucket (approximately 3-4 dozen) for market value and served with cocktail sauce and crackers. You can BYO knife and glove or you can purchase them at the event. Beer, soft drinks and other beverages will be sold.Besides fresh oysters , other food will be available from some of the area’s popular restaurants.
Activities include: the “Oyster Shucking Contest”, the “Oyster Eating Contest” and local live entertainment. Also, the winner of the “Oyster Recipe Contest” will be announced.Proceeds benefit the Ronald McDonald House, Hollings Cancer Center, Travel Council and Charleston County Science Materials Resource Center.
Advance tickets for the 25th Annual Oyster Festival will sell for $10.00 and will be available at all Charleston area Applebee’s Restaurants and through the Association Office. Tickets can also be purchased at the event for $12.00 (kids 10 and younger are admitted free when accompanied with an adult).
Call Boone Hall Plantation (843) 577-4030 or visit the Low Country Oyster Festival website
Highlights of 2008 Savannah Music Festival – Savannah, Georgia
Stewart Copeland, Blind Boys of Alabama, Audra McDonald, Wycliffe Gordon, Porter Wagoner & Marty Stuart, Angelique Kidjo, Emerson String Quartet, Cherryholmes, Derek Trucks Band, Beaux Arts Trio, Béla Fleck, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Garrick Ohlsson, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby and others contribute to Georgia’s largest musical arts event
Savannah, Georgia – The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) unveiled its ambitious 2008 program, a 17-day musical arts marathon featuring nearly 100 events that comprise Georgia’s largest music festival. The not-for-profit organization announced that between March 20 and April 5, 2008, its expansion will continue with an array of premieres, one-time-only productions, singular U.S. appearances by international artists and a wealth of educational initiatives. The 19th annual festival will be spread throughout theatres, auditoriums, clubs, open-air thoroughfares and historic places of worship in the old seaport city at the start of its 275th anniversary year.