Savannah today
A partly sunny Saturday with a high near 76 (north wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable). Big local day: Savannah Porchfest in Baldwin Park, the Davenport House Fall Arts Festival on Broughton, Fort Pulaski's Immortal 600 living history, the Tybee Island Kite Festival at North Beach, Mosh for Tots at District Live, Pooler's Tanger tree lighting tonight, and the final day of Mamma Mia at the Savannah Theatre. No NWS alerts this morning. Next Ghost Pirates home game is Sunday at 3 PM.
Weather — partly sunny, near 76
- NWS Savannah forecast: Today partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Tonight partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Sunday sunny, with a high near 72. East wind 3 to 7 mph.
- No NWS alerts are posted for coastal Chatham this morning.
- No NWS marine advisories are posted this morning for the coastal waters off Savannah.
- Tides, Fort Pulaski (NOAA 8670870, ft MLLW, predicted, EST): Sat Nov 7 — low 12:08 AM (0.34), high 6:26 AM (8.16), low 12:46 PM (0.43), high 6:34 PM (7.43); Sun Nov 8 — low 12:50 AM (0.32), high 7:07 AM (8.24), low 1:31 PM (0.43), high 7:16 PM (7.32).
- Sources: NWS Savannah point forecast · NWS active alerts, coastal Chatham · NWS marine alerts, Savannah coastal waters · NOAA tides, Fort Pulaski.
Events today (Sat Nov 7)
- Closures and traffic: the City of Savannah upcoming-events page lists the Veterans Day Parade street closures for Wed Nov 11 (6 AM–3 PM), not today. No City special-event closures for Saturday Nov 7 were found on that page this morning. Traffic: 511ga.org · City list: City of Savannah upcoming events
- Parking downtown and on River Street: use the ParkSavannah app and check posted signs. For Porchfest in Baldwin Park and the Davenport festival on East Broughton, expect neighborhood street parking to fill early; check posted signs.
- Skip this if you want a quiet Saturday with no overlapping festivals; Porchfest, Davenport, Fort Pulaski living history, Tybee kites, and the Tanger tree lighting all land today.
- Savannah Porchfest, today, Baldwin Park (midtown). Free porch-to-porch music festival; the official site lists Nov 7 in Baldwin Park. WTOC (Nov 6) reports 11:30 AM to 8 PM with a Second Line parade after the Kanola Band set — confirm set times on the map and schedule page before you go. Official: savannahporchfest.com · Map/schedule: 2026 map and schedule
- Davenport House Museum Fall Arts Festival, today 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Historic Savannah Foundation campus (Davenport House Museum, Historic Kennedy Pharmacy at 323 E. Broughton St., gardens, and outdoor vendor fair). Free and family-friendly; artisan vendors, hands-on art, live music, and food. Official: Davenport House Museum
- Forsyth Farmers' Market, today 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Forsyth Park (year-round Saturdays). Official: forsythfarmersmarket.com
- Mamma Mia, Savannah Theatre, 222 Bull St. Run dates are listed through today (Sept 23–Nov 7, 2026). Check showtimes and ticket status on the theatre page. Official: savannahtheatre.com
- Mosh for Tots 2026, today, doors 2:00 PM, District Live at Plant Riverside District, 400 W River St. All-ages metal/hardcore benefit for Toys for Tots; attendees are encouraged to bring a new toy donation. Check ticket status on the listing. Official: Plant Riverside listing
- Hamptons Whodunit Savannah, festival continues today (Nov 6–8) at The Alida and Hotel Orielle. Panels need a day or weekend pass; some pieces (book signings; mock crime-scene signup; Whodunit & True Crime Happy Hours) are listed as free or open to the public. Schedule subject to change — confirm on the organizer schedule before you go. Official: hamptonswhodunit.org schedule
- Pooler / Tanger Outlets — Veterans Day Celebration & Touch-a-Truck, today at Tanger Outlets Savannah, 200 Tanger Outlets Blvd., Pooler. Listed on Visit Pooler with no start time on the event page; confirm hours before you go. Visit Pooler Touch-a-Truck
- Tanger Savannah Tree Lighting Celebration, today 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM, same Tanger Outlets address. Santa lights the tree at 7:30 PM; Santa, reindeer, Anna & Elsa, cookie decorating, and face painting noted on the Tanger page. Official: Tanger Savannah tree lighting
Enmarket Arena
- Nothing new today. No arena events are listed for Saturday Nov 7.
- Next: Ghost Pirates vs. Orlando Solar Bears, Sun Nov 8 at 3:00 PM, Enmarket Arena, 620 Stiles Ave. Check ticket status on the arena page. enmarketarena.com event page
- Events list: Enmarket Arena events
History / heritage
- Fort Pulaski — “Vigilance Was Exacted: The 157th New York Infantry and the Immortal 600,” today 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM inside the fort. Living history with battalion drill (10 AM), ranger talks (11 AM and 2 PM), Immortal 600 prisoners program (1 PM), and an 1864-style baseball game (3 PM). Standard park entry fees apply. Official: NPS Fort Pulaski event
- Old Fort Jackson daily programming and cannon firings, today 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM (CHS). Check the CHS page for admission. CHS Old Fort Jackson Nov 7
- Savannah History Museum guided programming, listed for today 10:30 AM to 2:00 PM, is marked Canceled on the CHS event page. CHS SHM guided programming
- Pin Point Heritage Museum, today 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (open Thursday through Saturday), per CHS. CHS Pin Point Nov 7
- CHS “Loyalists and Liberty: Savannah in the American Revolution”, Savannah History Museum, through Dec 31 (listings checked Oct 19; confirm before you go). Check the museum page for hours and admission. CHS hours and admission
- Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum, “Drawn to the Sea: Maritime Stories from Savannah,” through Jan 31, 2027, 41 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Museum hours listed Monday–Sunday 10–5 (listings checked Nov 7; confirm before you go). Check the museum page for admission. shipsofthesea.org
Nearby
- Tybee Island Kite Festival for Parkinson's Disease, today at North Beach, Tybee Island. Visit Savannah (host: City of Tybee Island) lists registration 11 AM–12 PM and festival 12–3 PM. Partner Tybee Island Marine Science Center lists 11 AM–3 PM at the North Beach parking lot, with a suggested donation (gumbo and a kite while supplies last; free TIMSC admission with wristband). The two listings give different times; confirm before you go. tybeemarinescience.org events · tybeeisland.com kite festival
- Tybee beach: no NWS beach alerts are posted for coastal Chatham this morning. NWS’s daily Surf Zone Forecast is off for the season (resumes April 1, 2027), so there is no rip current rating today.
- Pooler: see Tanger Touch-a-Truck and tree lighting under Events. Visit Pooler list: visitpooler.com
- Skip this if you need guaranteed North Beach lot parking through midday; the kite festival is staged at the North Beach parking lot. Check posted signs.
- Richmond Hill, Bluffton, Hilton Head, Beaufort city calendars: nothing else verified for today beyond the Pooler and Tybee items above.
Shopping
Quick answers
Q: What free festivals are on today?
A: Savannah Porchfest in Baldwin Park, midtown (free; confirm set times on the official map), and the Davenport House Fall Arts Festival on East Broughton downtown, 10 AM to 4 PM (free).
Q: Any living history today?
A: Yes. Fort Pulaski hosts the Immortal 600 / 157th New York Infantry living history from 9 AM to 4 PM inside the fort; Old Fort Jackson lists cannon firings 11 AM to 2 PM.
Q: Hockey tonight?
A: No. The next Ghost Pirates home game is Sunday Nov 8 at 3:00 PM vs. Orlando Solar Bears.
Q: Loud all-ages show today?
A: Mosh for Tots at District Live, doors 2 PM; check tickets on the Plant Riverside page.
Q: Tree lighting in Pooler?
A: Yes. Tanger Savannah Tree Lighting Celebration, 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM tonight; Santa lights the tree at 7:30 PM.
Q: Will it rain?
A: NWS does not list a rain chance in today’s detailed forecast: partly sunny, high near 76.
Sources
As of Sat Nov 7, 2026, 4:34 AM ET. Every dated claim above carries its official or listed URL in the bullet.