Week of October 1, 2023

Spooky Season, Greek Fest, and First Friday

Tiffany Dunagan

and

Nichelle Stephens

Oct 01, 2023

Happening this week

Thursday, October 5

Halloween @ Lucas Theatre・7pm・$8
John Carpenter’s slasher classic on the big screen
72nd Annual Greek Fest @ St. Paul’s Hellenic Center
The annual Greek food and culture festival starts today and runs until Saturday. Online pre-orders start as early as Monday, October 2nd.

Friday, October 6

First Friday @ Starland District・5-9pm・FREE
Monthly community support of local art & businesses mostly running along Bull St between Duffy & Victory. Also, check out Sulfur Street Fair at Bull & 39th

Saturday, October 7

Fall Botanical Bash @ Victory Gardens・9am-1pm
Native plants, veggie & herbs, local vendors, food trucks, and classes
9th Anniversary Party @ Service Brewing・12-10pm
Slow Fire BBQ, DJ’s, and beer!
Tree Huggers & Beer Chuggers @ Re:Purpose Savannah・2-5pm・$25 adults/$10 children
Celebrate tree planting season with BBQ, local beer, and community
Phil the Park @ Forsyth Park・5pm・FREE
A favorite annual event, Savannah Philharmonic orchestra & chorus “Celebrating the Global Rhythms of Savannah.” Themed picnic competition: Around the World

Savannah Bits and Bites

Hi! I want to introduce a new monthly feature where we talk about food and drink here in Savannah. First, I want to share some history. Savannah is home to the first place in the country that serves chicken fingers. Spanky’s on River Street started selling chicken fingers in 1976.

Desposito’s has reopened in Thunderbolt. It is a welcome addition since Savannah can always use another good place for seafood. Saint Bibiana is now open at 700 Drayton St under the management of the Left Lane Hospitality Group. The cuisine is coastal Italian.

Janet Yellen and George Clinton were in town last week. Secretary of Treasury Janet Yellen had lunch at Mrs. Wilkes and funk pioneer George Clinton was spotted at Dottie’s Market and at Brochu’s.

SCAD Film Festival

The 26th SCAD Film Festival (the largest university-run film fest) is back October 21-28. Tickets go on sale 10 am Friday, October 6. Week long passes are available for showtimes before 6pm as well as individual movie tickets (the latter tend to sell out quickly). Each year there are wide variety of screenings from current blockbusters to indie documentaries, from student films to cult classics, and several panels featuring cast and crew of the films.

Celebrate Our Anniversary on October 10th

Check out our Instagram Highlights for more events and our Instagram Guides. If you have an event you would like to let us know about it.

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