Tybee Island Events - 2010

 

Check out the calendar of events on Tybee... Be sure and rent a bike from Tim's

for your transportation to and from the events!

 

It's the ONLY way to get around the island!

 

January 30th - Island-Wide Sidewalk Sale - 8:00am
Tybee's largest garage sale! Come to the Strand parking lot for "junking" fun!

February 6th - Critz Tybee Run Half Marathon & 5k - 8:00am
Run or walk the plank! Half marathon begins at Butler & 15th. 5k begins at the Historic Tybee Lighthouse. Visit www.critztybeerun.com for details, course and registration.

February 7th - St. Michael's Super Bowl Roast - 12:00pm - 3:00pm
This annual tradition of "all you can eat" oysters is open to all. Memorial Park. Sponsored by St. Michael's Men's Club.
Benefiting St. Michael's School.

February 12-13th - Mardi Gras Celebration
Join in the fun for Tybee’s 2nd annual Mardi Gras celebration! Festivities include a Mardi Gras Parade, Masquerade Ball, Live Entertainment & more! Visit www.mardigrastybee.com for information.

February 14th - Tie the Knot on Tybee - 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
A Valentine's Day like no other... Group Wedding, Vow Renewal and more! There will be food, drinks, music, photographers and (of course) CAKE! Location this year is the Tybee American Legion. Visit www.tietheknotontybee.com for all the details.

February 18th - Musical Third Thursdays on Tybee - 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Join us at the Tybrisa/Strand roundabout in downtown Tybee for musical fun!

March 13th - Tybee Island Irish Heritage Celebration Parade - 3pm
Celebrate like your Irish... Tybee style! Parade begins at Memorial Park, proceeds down Butler Avenue, left on Tybrisa Street, and ends on the Strand.

March 18th - Musical Third Thursdays on Tybee - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Join us at the North End (location TBD) for musical fun!

March 31st - THE LAST SONG "Flip Flop" Red Carpet Party! - 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Join Tybee Island in celebrating our premiere on the big screen! The festivities begin at 5pm at Seaside Sisters! Visit www.seasidesisters.com for all the details!

April 8-11th - 1st Annual 37th Tybee Seafood Festival  - 10:00am - 8:00pm daily
Tybee’s premiere annual carnival and down home “culinary” festival! Wrapped in old-fashioned, beach-side atmosphere, this family-friendly weekend features exciting live entertainment with special guest performers, carnival rides and attractions, and mouth-watering seafood! Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion. Visit http://tybeeseafoodfest.com/ for more information.

April 15th - Musical Third Thursdays on Tybee - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Join us at the Tybrisa/Strand roundabout in downtown Tybee for musical fun!

April 17th - Tybee Wine Festival - 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Bring your beach chairs and friends and enjoy a beautiful Spring afternoon on the Tybee Lighthouse grounds tasting 100+ wines from around the world! Benefitting The Tybee Post Theater. Visit www.tybeeposttheater.org for more information.

April 24th - 6th Annual Turtle Trot 5k Tybee Beach Run - 8:30am
Fundraiser for the Tybee Island Sea turtle Project and kick-off for Coastal Georgia's Sea Turtle Nesting Season! Race begins at the Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion. Visit http://tybeemarinescience.org/turtle-trot for more information.

 

April 30th - SCAD Sand Arts Festival
10am - 4pm - North Beach area-The festival features competitions in sand castle design, sand sculpture, sand relief and wind sculpture. The event is free and open to the public. Judging is from 3-4pm. Visit http://www.scad.edu/experience/events/index.cfm or call (912) 786-5444.

 

May 21st - Annual Beach Bum Parade
6PM on Butler Avenue. Join us for the world famous Beach Bum Parade, a wet & wild adventure like no other. Bring your water guns!!!

 

May 22nd - EVP Tour Pro-Am Beach Volleyball
7:00am - 7:00pm - South of the Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion. Visit www.evptour.com for more information.

 

June 5th - Tybee Tour of Homes - 10:00am-4:00pm

Benefitting the Hope House of Savannah. This year's homes feature a wide variety of large and small, old and new - but each completely unique in both character and design. Luncheon (provided by Sundae Cafe) is included in the ticket price. $30 in advance | $35 day of the tour. Any additional questions, please contact 912-786-7704; to charge tickets by phone, call 912-786-7979.

 

July 3rd - Fireworks at The Pier

Join us on the beach for a spectacular fireworks show starting at dark.

 

September 5th - Labor Day Beach Bash at The Pier
Enjoy the ocean breezes, while live music fills the air from the Tybee Island Pier & Pavilion. Come to the 3rd Annual Labor Day Beach Bash featuring free live entertainment & fireworks on the beach. For more details, visit www.tybeefest.com

October 8-10th - The 5th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest
AHOY MATES! Swashbucklers of all ages will be converging on Tybee Island to participate in the 6th Annual Tybee Island Pirate Fest! Don your most colorful pirate’s costume, and gather your Krewe of marauding buccaneers, because Tybee will be overrun and invaded by pirates. For more details, visit www.tybeefest.com

December 31st - New Year’s Eve Fireworks
Bring in the New Year with a bang! Enjoy the show launched from the Tybee Pier a the stroke of midnight at one of Tybee’s many restaurants and bars, or watch it from the beach. It promises to be spectacular! 

January 1, 2011 - Polar Bear Plunge
The annual polar bear plunge on new year's day at noon. Wash away all of 2010 by jumping in the ocean, or just come watch the fun!