APRIL

Music & Memories

April 13, 2023

2ndAnnual Memory Matters

A.W. Jones Heritage Center - 610 Beach View Drive St. Simons Island, GA 31522

4:00 PM –8:00 PM

This Fundraiser is a celebration of music and the memories it brings. From classical to classic rock, we love music! Enjoy delicious food, raffles, silent auction, live music and lots of fun!Help us support those in Glynn County dealing with Alzheimer's and other types of dementia. Tickets: $150 www.eventbrite.com

Coastfest April 22, 2023 Georgia Department of Natural Resources

Mary Ross Waterfront Park

Bay Street at Gloucester St., Brunswick, GA 31520

(912) 262-3140

10:00 AM To 4:00 PM

Free CoastFest is hosted by the Coastal Resources Divisionof the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. This free, family-friendly event features educational programs, touch tanks, wildlife viewing opportunities, and exhibitors from partner agencies and nonprofit organizations.Whether you're interested in fishing, sea turtles, birds of prey, or Coastal Georgia history, we have something for you! Bring your family, curiosity, and sense of adventure when you "Catch the Excitement" at CoastFest on Earth Daywww.goldenisles.com

Turtle Crawl

April 29, 2023

Georgia Sea Turtle Center

100 James Rd., Jekyll Island, GA 31527

7:25 AM To 11:00 AM

Race Tiers & Registration

IN-PERSON 10K RACE $35| 5K RACE $25| 1K FUN RUN $20 Virtual Ghost Crawler $35

Turtle Crawl was created in 2003 as a fundraiser for the Georgia Sea Turtle Center to support its mission of sea turtle research, rehabilitation, and education. Inmore than a decade of operation, the Georgia Sea Turtle Center has provided care for more than 3,000 patients, including a variety of sea turtle species and other coastal wildlife.www.goldenisles.com

16th Annual Tabby & Tillandsia Garden Walk

Saturday, April 30, 2022, 10:00am-4:00pm

Hosted by Cassina Garden Club

Historic Tabby Cabins 1195 Arthur J. Moore Drive, Saint Simons Island

Self guided tour of 8 private gardens•

Tour gardens: $30 in advance & $35 event day

• Free Activities at the Cabins

> Member Cultivated Plant Sale

> Tours of the Cabins conducted by Cassina members

> Jefecitas Mobile Kitchen

> Garden Party with Annie Akins performing from 3:30-5:30pm

Tickets available: ACE Garden Center, GJ Ford Bookshop, St. Simons Drug Company and Righton Books.

MAY

85th Annual Mayfair

May 13, 2023

This colorful Portuguese tradition, each Mother's Day in historic downtown Brunswick, blesses the brightly decorated shrimp boats prior to the start of the shrimping season each year. The 85th Annual Mayfair, formerly known as the Brunswick Blessing of the Fleet, will take place at Mary Ross Park on Saturday, May 13. This one-day celebration is one of the best that Coastal Georgia has to offer with fresh seafood, local culture, boating, water sports, the shrimping industry, arts, crafts, and a variety of leisure activities. The festival will feature fun and games for the kids, fabulous food, music, great family entertainment, and a variety of artists and displays.

Taps at Twilight

May 29, 2023

Neptune Park

110 Mallery Street, St. Simons Island, GA 31522

The St. Simons Rotary Club invites the community to join them in Neptune Park for the annual Taps at Twilight program on Memorial Day, May 29. Patriotic music will be performed by The Golden Isles Community Band. The event is free and open to the public; guests areencouraged to bring chairs or blankets as seating is not provided.

JUNE/JULY

4th of July Celebrations

St. Simons Island 4th of July Celebration

For more than 60 years, the annual St. Simons Island Sunshine Festival takes place in the Pier Village with a spectacular fireworks display that begins around 9:00 pm as the day turns to night. Live music plays as well as an arts and crafts show, a 5K and 1-mile run, and family-friendly fun to be had all around.

Brunswick's Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration

Historic Downtown Brunswick celebrates each year at Mary Ross Waterfront Park, with a fireworks display, games for kids and adults like sack races, horseshoes, tug-of-war, hula-hoop contests and more. And of course free watermelon! Courtesy of the City of Brunswick.

Jekyll Island Independence Day Celebration

Jekyll celebrates the 4th of July with an old-fashioned parade through the Historic District starting at 9am, with local residents and visitors invited to decorate their bikes, golf carts, strollers, pets or themselves. The fun continues from 12pm to 6pm with the Red, White & Bounce held at the Jekyll Island Beach Village, with water slides, bounce houses, live music and local crafts and vendors on hand. A fireworks display takes place at 9pm.

Sea Island 4th of July Celebration

Guests and residents of Sea Island celebrate the holiday at The Cloister and Beach Club with family fun activities at a fireworks display at 9pm.