All that stuff about Southern hospitality? There’s actually a lot of truth to it, especially here in Savannah. Ironically, much of Savannah’s public hospitality simply disappears over St. Patrick’s Day, one of the city’s biggest festivals. We’ve worked so hard…
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Savannah St. Patrick’s Day info: road closures, bands, parade updates, etc.
This is going to be a big post with all sorts of info regarding Savannah St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. I’ll update here or in new posts as necessary. First off, the city is implementing a wristband policy ($5) for drinking…
79,238 wristbands for St. Patrick’s Day festival in Savannah: how should we judge the number?
For a variety of reasons, I oppose the sale of $5 wristbands to allow wearers to drink in certain parts of downtown Savannah during the St. Patrick’s Day holiday. My main objection is that charging to do something that is…
Savannah St. Patrick’s Day photos — the parade and the aftermath
I’m fortunate to have a friend on the 2nd floor on Abercorn near Huntingdon. It’s a great place to watch the annual Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade, even with the rather unattractive backdrop of the Chatham Apartments, one of the…
Irish Deputy Prime Minister skips Savannah St Patrick’s Day celebrations because of Hibernians’ all-male dinner
The times they are a-changin’. From the Irish Central’s Irish deputy leader snubs Savannah St Patrick’s Day celebrations over ‘men only’ dinner: Ireland’s Deputy Prime Minister has skipped a St Patrick’s Day trip to Savannah to avoid a Hibernian Order…
Live cam shots of Savannah “crowds” on the Friday before St. Patrick’s Day parade
Listen, I’m sure things are going to pick up dramatically later tonight downtown — as they do on every Friday night when the weather is warm. The crowds tonight will be more intense than normal — maybe a lot more.…
Savannah St. Patrick’s Day info: parade route, road closures, portable toilet map, wristband faq, festival zone map, stage locations, band lineup
High hotel rates, empty rooms for Savannah St. Patrick’s Day
It’s hard to know what to make of this news right now, but quite a number of downtown Savannah hotels have vacancies for the St. Patrick’s Day weekend — which in effect begins tonight. The Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Facebook…
Savannah Saint Patrick’s Day: let’s just call it a “drinking zone”
Festival zone? Entertainment zone? Control zone? Party central? New expanded controlled entertainment zone?
Savannah police plan to jail more out-of-towners over St. Patrick’s Day, and other misadventures
The ongoing story of inexplicable changes to St. Patrick’s Day has gotten a little creepier. Check out this excerpt from Marcus Howard’s Savannah calls truce with rogue taxis for St. Patrick’s Day in yesterday’s Savannah Morning News: The Chatham County…
City of Savannah schedules meeting with downtown business owners regarding St. Patrick’s Day
I’d say this meeting should have at least been scheduled — and probably actually held — well before now. None of the business owners that I talked to had any idea that the city was expanding this year’s “festival zone”…
Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade route, road closure info, and festival zone map
As I’ve noted recently, you’ll need a $5 wristband to drink out of to-go cups (unless you’re a smoker outside a particular establishment) in the designated festival area anytime on Friday, March 15 or after 5 p.m. on Saturday, March…
Bigger Savannah St Patrick’s Day festival zone and mandatory wristbands inviting trouble
From the Savannah Morning News’ Savannah council OKs bigger St. Patricks festival zone: The city has authorized creating a festival zone from River Street south to Broughton between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East Broad Street. Adults who pay…
St. Patrick’s Day, wristbands, and public space in Savannah
The return of wristbands to an expanded entertainment zone is going to be bad for business, bad for law enforcement, and bad for the city’s image.