Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival ★ 4.5
The Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival runs two days in late October on Jekyll Island, chefs and home cooks competing across variations with live music.
Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival is a food festival in Islands, Savannah.
The Great Ogeechee Seafood Festival runs three days in mid-October at J.F. Gregory Park in Richmond Hill, 25 minutes south. Coastal Georgia seafood and music.
Address: J.F. Gregory Park, Richmond Hill, GA, Savannah
The Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival runs two days in late October on Jekyll Island, chefs and home cooks competing across variations with live music.
Savannah Food and Wine Festival runs five days each November with grand tastings, paired dinners, chef collaborations and wine seminars across Historic D.
The Pin Point Seafood Festival runs at the Pin Point Heritage Museum on Moon River in late September, the Gullah Geechee coastal Georgia seafood tradition.
Forsyth Farmers' Market runs year-round on Saturdays from 09:00 to 13:00 at the south end of Forsyth Park, with 65-plus growers from within 150 miles.
Savannah's St. Patrick's Day is one of the world's largest celebrations, drawing 500,000-plus to the Historic District. Green fountains, pub food, a parade.
River Street Seafood Festival runs the first weekend of May along the Savannah River boardwalk, with local chefs serving shrimp, oysters, crab and crawfish.