Celebrating Irish Heritage in Savannah and Tybee Island

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The history of the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade can be traced back to 1824. This year the parade organizers are expecting an even bigger crowd than usual with the parade celebrating it’s 200th anniversary. The festivities begin well before the March 17 parade each year. Today, the Savannah parade is one of the largest in the world. Marching in the parade will be groups of families, Irish societies, floats, marching bands, pipe and drum bands, military units, and even the Budweiser Clydesdales.

People start wearing their green in early March. Green is every where you look around Savannah. The header image features the Forsyth Fountain dyed green. There will be green beer, green grits, even beards and dogs dyed green.

It’s been several years since we’ve gone to the Savannah parade. We always enjoy the festivities on nearby Tybee Island. The Tybee Island Irish Heritage usually has a parade on the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day. Sadly, the parade was cancelled this year because the area was under a tornado watch.

This college includes highlights from past Tybee parades.

One of the highlights of the week is the Bahamian Junkanoo group Barabbas and the Tribe who create special costumes for the week and march in the both the Savannah and Tybee parades playing their Junkanoo music. They also perform at the Crab Shack on Tybee Island every night before the Savannah Parade.

This year’s Tybee celebration began on Friday night, March 8 with a Junkanoo parade through the Crab Shack on Tybee Island. On Saturday they will march in the 200th Savannah St. Patrick’s Day parade.

There was more green fun Tuesday night when Pipe and Drum bands from Savannah and Limerick, Ireland got together to practice on the Tybee Island Pier and Pavilion.

On Saturday, March 16, 2024 the streets of Savannah will be filled with thousands of spectators dressed in green as the 200th edition of the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day takes place.

Luck of the Irish to you!

Shared with Terri’s Sunday Stills Photo Challenge Saving Daylight with Green

20 thoughts on “Celebrating Irish Heritage in Savannah and Tybee Island”

  1. How extraordinary you can be a part of this huge tradition, Beth! Love that green fountain and how many city centers decorate for upcoming cultural and sporting events.💚

    Great shots of all the St Patrick’s day festivities, no lack of green in these! 200 years, wow! So many were canceled in the last few years due to the pandemic. Cheers to the green fun this weekend! ☘️🍀

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  6. What fun and how exciting! So colorful! I love a great Pipe and Drum Band, don’t you?
    You had lots of green to share! Well done!
    Have a fun St. Patrick’s Day weekend!

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    1. I love the Pipe and Drum bands. It’s so much fun to see the ones that come here from Ireland for the Savannah parade and festivities before the parade. There are 19 from Limerick. Happy St. Patrick’s weekend!

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    1. Suzanne, it’s been a fun week. Yes, there are lots of Irish families here. Many of them have been marching in the parade for generations. We watched the 5 hour Savannah parade on tv. They estimated 500,000 people were here.

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