City hall opens hurricane season with two asks of residents
The Clydesdales clop into town, Squad Five-O says goodbye on the riverfront, and city hall wants five minutes of your time before June 19.
City hall opens hurricane season with two asks of residents
Savannah greeted the first week of June with civic homework: get on the emergency alert list before the first storm forms, then help name the newest city playground.
The setup: Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, and the City of Savannah marked day one with a push urging residents to enroll in RAVE alerts, the emergency notification system the city leans on when storms threaten. City hall's message is blunt — stay updated, stay prepared — and enrollment is handled online through the city's RAVE sign-up page.
The stake: Alert enrollment is the classic task residents postpone until a storm already has a name. Signing up now means city emergency updates reach your phone ahead of the first threat of the season instead of after it. The window matters: the season just opened and runs nearly six months.
Zoom in: The second ask is lighter. The Let's Play, Savannah! naming campaign has residents voting online for the name of a new ADA-compliant playground, part of the broader Recreation Reimagined Initiative upgrading parks and recreational spaces across the city. The contest was built to pull in community participation, especially from local youth, and the winning name and contest winner will be announced at an upcoming ribbon cutting. Voting runs through Friday, June 19, on the city's Let's Play, Savannah landing page and city social channels.
The Budweiser Clydesdales hit Savannah June 4-6
The world-famous horses come to town for an Anheuser-Busch anniversary parade and a greet-the-Clydesdales stop tied to the citywide America 250 commemoration.
Zoom in: The Budweiser Clydesdales are in Savannah June 4 through 6 for an Anheuser-Busch anniversary parade and a greet-the-Clydesdales event, billed under the America 250 in Savannah commemoration, according to Visit Savannah. A draft-horse parade is rare programming for downtown Savannah, and the three-day window gives families more than one chance to catch the team up close. It is the marquee out-of-town draw on a stretch when the riverfront calendar is already full.
Squad Five-O plays its final show Friday at Plant Riverside
The farewell set lands on the riverfront at the front end of a stacked first-weekend-of-June calendar downtown.
The setup: Squad Five-O takes the stage at 6:30 p.m. Friday for what Plant Riverside District bills as The Final Show. A farewell set is a different night out than a routine booking: it pulls the longtime fans, the curious, and everyone who kept meaning to catch the band one more time. With the Clydesdales downtown the same stretch and a Juneteenth slate already booked for later in the month, the riverfront is doing the heaviest lifting on Savannah's June calendar.
Mickve Israel opens a religious-freedom exhibit running into 2027
Forging Our Sacred Liberty pairs the Declaration of Independence with the story of religious freedom in early Savannah, on view alongside the congregation's regular tours.
Backstory: Congregation Mickve Israel is the third oldest Jewish congregation in America, organized just months after Savannah's founding in 1733. The congregation opened Forging Our Sacred Liberty: the Declaration of Independence and Religious Freedom in Savannah, 1733-1790 in May, and the exhibit runs to January 2027 alongside its tours, according to Visit Savannah. That long runway makes it an easy add for visiting family this summer rather than a this-weekend scramble.
A money class for new business owners at the Entrepreneurial Center
City hall's small-business school is in session, with seats in the room and online.
Tonight: The Entrepreneur's Academy meets from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Savannah Entrepreneurial Center, 801 East Gwinnett Street, with an online option, per the City of Savannah calendar. The series rotates through key areas of business practice for people who recently started or are preparing to start a small business; this installment covers capital needs, cost analysis and pricing.
Plant Riverside books a Juneteenth Saturday doubleheader
A vendor market by day and a Soul Sessions celebration by night give the riverfront a full Juneteenth weekend anchor.
On June 20: Plant Riverside District opens a Spring Market of local vendors, artisans and food producers at 10 a.m., then follows with Soul Sessions: Juneteenth All White Experience at 8 p.m., an evening of music and celebration honoring Juneteenth with a dress code built into the name.
A Global Beatles Day sing-along with a tie-dye warm-up
The Unitarian Universalist Church hosts a family-friendly Fab Four afternoon later this month.
On June 27: The Unitarian Universalist Church of Savannah, 311 Harris St., hosts a family-friendly Global Beatles Day sing-along from 2 to 3:30 p.m., with costumes encouraged and concessions available before the show, per the Savannah Master Calendar. A tie-dye workshop ahead of the concert lets participants make a t-shirt, pillowcase or socks to wear home.