Savannah Association of Local Tours
Spirits of the South Festival
A civic celebration of Savannah’s autumn season — welcoming residents, visitors, and local partners into a festival shaped by history, hospitality, culture, and community pride.
A New Savannah Tradition
Each autumn, Savannah enters one of its most memorable and visually distinctive seasons. The weather softens, the evenings deepen, and the city’s streets, squares, and historic landscape take on an atmosphere unlike anywhere else in the South.
Spirits of the South Festival is being developed to embrace that moment as a civic occasion — a seasonal festival that celebrates Savannah not only as a place people visit, but as a community with identity, character, and pride.
The vision is to build an event that feels welcoming to residents, attractive to regional visitors, and worthy of Savannah’s reputation as one of America’s most storied cities.
Why October Matters in Savannah
Few cities are as naturally suited to the spirit of October as Savannah. Its layered history, walkable public spaces, and long tradition of storytelling create a setting that already feels seasonal, immersive, and memorable.
The festival is meant to channel that atmosphere into something organized, celebratory, and community-minded.
A Festival Built for Community
The vision reaches beyond any single attraction or audience. Spirits of the South is being shaped as a civic-minded event that can invite participation from local businesses, cultural groups, community partners, and families.
In time, it can become a platform for collaboration across hospitality, arts, culture, education, and public life.
What It Can Include
- Seasonal public programming and special events
- Family-friendly activities and community participation
- Historic and cultural storytelling experiences
- Collaborative promotions from SALT members and partners
- Celebrations of Savannah’s autumn identity in a welcoming, civic-minded way
Built to Grow Thoughtfully
Spirits of the South is intended to develop with care — something durable, inclusive, and distinctive rather than noise for its own sake.
SALT’s aim is to shape an event with enough substance to grow into a meaningful annual tradition.
Follow the Festival as It Takes Shape
As plans, programming, and partnerships continue to develop, this page will serve as the public home for updates and future announcements.