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Travel Tuesday: Why you should go to Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Fab Fam!
 
We love Savannah.  It is such a cool city, and is also the home of one of our favorite families: Sarah, Lenny, and their adorable boys.  We decided to visit them during our Southern US road trip last spring break, which just so happened to be around St. Paddy’s Day.  St. Patrick’s Day is a big deal in Savannah – in fact, they have one of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day parades in the US!   Today I am sharing about our experience in Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day specifically, and why you need to add Savannah St. Patrick’s Day celebrations to your travel bucket list.  For more recommendations for visiting Savannah, check out these posts:

Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Our boys were especially excited about St. Paddy’s Day this year, because they were going to be in the famous Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade with our friends and their family!  Bonus – they were reunited with one of their little buddies from LA (before we moved to Texas and they moved to Georgia)! To learn more about the parade, including info and a route map, visit the official Savannah St. Patrick’s Day website here.

family friendly fun in savannah, ga for the st. patricks day parade
These little hams!
 

Get to the parade early, and grab breakfast at the DeSoto

 
On parade day, we started off with an early buffet breakfast at the Hilton (now called the DeSoto Hotel), for green grits and other festive food, so that we could get our spot before the roads were blocked off.  Then Sarah and I found a spot to watch the parade while the boys queued up.
 
why you need to add savannah for st. patrick's day to your travel bucket list
I miss this girl so much!
 
Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade
The four boys with Lenny and his father
 
Getting queued up
 
Fun for the whole family at Savannah's St. Patrick's Day Parade
G’s beautiful green eyes coordinate nicely with St. Paddy’s Day!
 

Find a spot to “tailgate” and watch the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade

The parade goes on for hours, going through the streets and around Savannah’s beautiful, Spanish moss-draped squares.  Sarah and I were waiting to see our boys (including the adult ones), then we were going to our “tailgate” spot in one of the squares to relax.

Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade travel tips
Too much fun!  Too much cuteness!
 
S got a little tired, and convinced Daddy to give him a ride…
 
… little faker!  Also, I have no idea where his scratches were from, but he was a rough-and-tumble three-year-old and always had some scratch or bruise somewhere. 
 
why to go to Savannah for St. Patrick's Day Parade
These kids are naturals
 
Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade family travel tips
what to do in savannah, ga for st. patrick's day: the epic Savannah St. Patrick's Day Parade
Hello, Officers
 

The crowds were huge along the parade route!

S convinced Lenny to give him a ride next!
 
Playing to the crowd!
 
Once they were done, the boys found a spot near where Sarah and I were staked out to watch more of the parade themselves.
 
Too much blonde, curly cuteness!  Seriously, these boys look like they could be related!
 

Savannah St. Patrick’s Day traditions

One fun tradition of the parade in Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day is that women wear bright lipstick and leave kiss marks on the men of their choice who are walking in the parade. The soldiers and kids always end up with the most lipstick on them!  Our boys acted like kisses were “gross,” but secretly wanted all the kisses!

This kid is too much!  Now you see why he gets along so well with my boys.
 

Kid-friendly fun

At our “tailgate” spot in the square, the kids ran around and had a lot of good, clean fun for the rest of the parade.

 
family fun in savannah, ga for St. Patrick's Day

… and the adults had some (less clean) fun, too!

Savannah St. Patrick's Day traditions
I made sure my G was sufficiently covered in lipstick kisses!
 

More than just the parade – more things to do in Savannah for St. Patrick’s Day

 
After things calm down from the parade, the party is just beginning in Savannah.  All of the bars and pubs throughout town and on the river are hopping for St. Patrick’s Day!
 
Savannah is such a fun destination any time, but especially for St. Patrick’s Day.  If you have a chance to visit during this time of year, do yourself a favor and go!  And don’t forget to check out my other tips and recommendations for Savannah in this post here, and the others linked above.
 
What’s your favorite destination for St. Paddy’s Day?  What other cities throw an epic celebration?
 

More Savannah travel tips:

More St. Patrick’s Day ideas:

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