The Isles are buzzing this weekend, y’all — and whether you’re lacing up for the Fur-K Wag, hunting for handcrafted holiday treasures, or strolling through a cozy pop-up market with a warm drink in hand, there’s something special on every corner. From oyster roasts to wellness nights, craft bazaars to classic cinema, this is one of those weekends where you’ll wish you could clone yourself just to catch it all. Let’s dive in and map out the fun.

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What’s Happening This Weekend

Thursday, November 13

Women & Wellness Night @ Sea Palms
🕰️ 6–8 PM
📍Sea Palms Clubhouse, SSI
An evening of rejuvenation featuring Dr. Sage Campione speaking on Vitamin D and hydration, followed by your choice of a sound bath & yoga session or discounted IV hydration therapy. 🌿 Shop local wellness vendors, sip, and recharge.

Cinema Gourmet: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
🕰️ 6:30–9 PM
📍Historic Ritz Theatre, Brunswick
Humphrey Bogart and gold fever—what more could you ask for? This Oscar-winning classic takes you deep into the mountains of Mexico with greed, grit, and great storytelling. 🎥
Tickets: https://www.goldenislesarts.org/events

Trivia Night at Side Pokkets
🕰️ 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
🎯 360 Mall Blvd., Brunswick
Every five questions has a winner! Grab a drink and get competitive.

Friday, November 14

Brunswick Scrabble Club
🕰️ 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🎯 Brunswick Library, Brunswick
Words, wits, and maybe a 50-point bingo if you’re lucky.

Storytime at the Library
🕰️ 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
🎯 St. Simons Casino Building, Room 108
Stories, songs, crafts — Friday magic for little ones.

Mahjong & Mimosas (Fundraiser)
🕰️ 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
🎯 Uptown Tap & Cigar, SSI
A bubbly fundraiser for Operation Bed Spread. Your first mimosa is included — your luck is up to you.
Tickets: https://donorbox.org/events/819977

Homeschool Sewing Class – Makers BWK
🕰️ 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
🎯 1214 Newcastle St., Brunswick
A fun, focused sewing session for homeschool students.
💵 $30

Fall Festival – Addington Place
🕰️ 3:00 PM
🎯 Addington Place of Brunswick
Carnival games, snacks, and big autumn energy for the whole family.

An Afternoon with the Aikens
🕰️ 5:00 PM
🎯 King City Kitchen, SSI
Island legends sharing stories of SSI history, culture, characters, and lore. Light bites + wine specials.

Sip & Paint: Thanksgiving Plates
🕰️ 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
🎯 Makers BWK
Create your own festive Thanksgiving plate with a drink in hand.

Late Nights at Downtown Cooter Brown’s
🕰️ 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM
🎯 1326 Newcastle St., Brunswick
Karaoke at 10 PM and late-night bites.

Saturday, November 15

3rd Annual Cast on the Coast Fishing Tourney
🕰️ 7:00 AM
🎯 6222 Charlie Smith Sr Hwy, St. Marys
Cast early, cast often! A Camden County favorite — family-friendly and competitive.

Beautification Day at the Golden Isles Y
🕰️ 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
🎯 Golden Isles YMCA, Brunswick
Refresh the nature preserve with a morning of community service.

Gullah Geechee Culture Black History Hike
🕰️ 9:00 AM
🎯 St. Andrews Beach Park, Jekyll
A powerful heritage tour + 3-mile hike exploring African American history, Igbo Landing, the Middle Passage, and the cultural strength of Gullah Geechee people.

Toys-For-Tots Motorcycle Ride & Toy Drive
🕰️ Registration 9:00 AM; KSU 10:30 AM
🎯 Toucan’s Ale House, Brunswick
Big engines + big hearts = big Christmas for local kids.

St. Francis Xavier Crafters’ Fall Bazaar
🕰️ 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
🎯 1120 Newcastle St., Brunswick
A packed indoor bazaar with handmade goods, raffles, Del Sur Food Truck, and holiday shopping joy.

Portman’s REALLY, REALLY, REALLY Big Sale
🕰️ 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
🎯 5615 Altama Ave., Brunswick
Up to 50% off across the entire store — instruments, gear, and more.

Pop-Up Market – Golden Isles Olive Oil
🕰️ 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
🎯 1609 Frederica Rd., SSI
Sip, sample, shop!

Jekyll Island Lions Club Tailgate Cornhole Tourney
🕰️ Check-in 9:00 AM; Games at 11:00 AM
🎯 Morgan Center, Jekyll
Friendly competition + great prizes.
Register: https://e-clubhouse.org/sites/jekyll/

Fur-K Wag, Walk & Run
🕰️ 1:00 PM
🎯 Silver Bluff Brewing Co., Brunswick
A 4k walk/run for humans + dogs — complete with race tees and fundraising for GCAS.
Tickets: https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Brunswick/FurKWagWalkRun

Coastal WildScapes & Friends of Sapelo Oyster Roast
🕰️ 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
🎯 Sapelo Island Visitors Center
Oysters, clams, wine, beer, marsh breezes — a coastal culinary celebration.
Tickets/info: https://www.coastalwildscapes.org/EVENTS

Golden Isles Veterans Village Fundraiser Dinner
🕰️ 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
🎯 The Elks Lodge, 1509 Union Street, Brunswick
A heartfelt evening supporting the Golden Isles Veterans Village, complete with a prime rib dinner, vegetables, salad, dessert, and tea — plus a cash bar for those who’d like to toast to a great cause. Enjoy both live and silent auctions, music, and plenty of good company as the community comes together to help local veterans move forward into brighter, more stable futures.
💵 $65 donation per person

Ramble Tamble (CCR Tribute) — “Cosmo’s Factory” LIVE
🕰️ 7:30 PM
🎯 Ritz Theatre, Brunswick
Get ready to roll through the swamp rock soundtrack of your soul as Ramble Tamble tears into Cosmo’s Factory front to back — “Run Through the Jungle,” “Travelin’ Band,” “Up Around the Bend,” all of it. It’s a high-octane night of denim-jacket nostalgia, gritty guitar twang, and every CCR anthem you belt out in the car. The Ritz is gonna shake.
Tickets: https://www.freshtix.com/events/ramble-brunswick

Sunday, November 16

Sea Palms Resort Holiday Market
🕰️ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎯 Sea Palms Courtyard
Artisans, boutique vendors, festive treats, gifts — a perfect holiday shopping day.

Clay Impressions Workshop – Sea Palms Market
🕰️ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
🎯 Sea Palms Golf Resort
Create kiln-fired keepsake ornaments from your little one's handprints.
Info: https://www.firedflow.com/event-details/clay-impressions-at-the-sea-palms-holiday-market

Joe Gransden’s “The Good Life: Happy 100th, Tony!”
🕰️ 3:00–5:00 PM
🎯 Historic Ritz Theatre, Brunswick
Joe Gransden and his band return to the Ritz for a swingin’, unforgettable stroll through the life and legacy of Tony Bennett. From velvet-smooth ballads to big-band sparkle, this tribute captures the magic, charm, and timeless class of a true American icon — all delivered with Joe’s exceptional warmth and style. A perfect Sunday afternoon for anyone who loves jazz, nostalgia, or a little golden-age glamour.

Recital Benefit Concert – Golden Isles Youth Orchestra
🕰️ 4:00 PM
🎯 Forbes Farm
An elegant afternoon of music with the talented young musicians of GIYO — and a chance to directly support the programs that keep symphonic music thriving in the Golden Isles. Donations and ticket proceeds help fund everything from private lessons and classroom instruction to instrument rentals, sectionals, the Symphonette beginner orchestra, the advanced Philharmonia, and even GIYO’s summer intensives and camps.
Tickets: https://goldenislesyouthorchestra.org/donations-or-fees

THURSDAY • November 13

🎤 Songbird Open Mic Night @ Hootenanny’s BBQ (Bwk) – 6–8pm
🎤 Cody Marlowe @ Fish Tales Pub & Grill (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎤 Roy Gentry @ Ocean Lodge Resort (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎻 Acoustic Open Mic Jam w/ Gypsy Joe @ The Jerk Shack (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎸 The Pine Box Dwellers @ Reed’s Ponderosa (Tarboro) – 6–9pm
🎸 Crawford & Co @ The Tipsy Zone @ Tipsy McSway’s (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎤 Rob Willis @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 6–9pm
🎸 The Vibe @ The Wharf (JI) – 6–9pm
🎸 Josh Kirkland Trio @ ECHO / King & Prince (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎹 Jerry Gowen @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6:30–9:30pm
🎷 Jazz Night w/ Phil Morrison Trio @ The Studio (Darien) – 7–9pm
🎸 WharfRatz @ Wee Pub Beach (JI) – 7–10pm
🎤 Tony Adams @ Bennie’s Red Barn / Tree Bar (SSI) – 7:30pm
🎤 Gabe Spell @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 8pm
🎸 Last Call @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎤 Street Sinatra @ Rafters (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎷 Hot Banana Coffee @ The Study / Reid’s Apothecary (Bwk) – 9pm

FRIDAY • November 14

🎤 Brody Williams @ Founders Social (JI) – 5–8pm
🎸 The Vibe @ Tribuzio’s Grille (JI) – 5:30–8:30pm
🎤 Live Music @ Eighty Ocean (JI) – 6–9pm
🎤 Josh Nunn @ Shore / Residence Inn (JI) – 6–9pm
🎸 Last Call @ The Wharf (JI) – 6–9pm
🎸 Live Music @ Sago at Sea Palms (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎤 Joey Thigpen & Keith Dean @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 6–9pm
🎸 Josh Kirkland Trio @ Captain Stan’s Smokehouse (Woodbine) – 6:30pm
🎹 Jerry Gowen @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6:30–9:30pm
🎻 Acoustic Bluegrass/Gospel Jam @ Woodbine Opry – 7pm
🎸 South of Athens @ Fish Tales Pub & Grill (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎤 Dexter Jones @ Ember / Mas Lounge (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎸 Squirt Gun @ Gnat’s Landing (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎤 Brent Browning @ Toucans Ale House (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎤 Cody Marlowe @ Rafters (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎷 Fire Lounge ft. Rastar @ Wine Alley (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎸 Blossomin’ Bone @ The Tipsy Zone @ Tipsy McSway’s (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎸 Rider @ Green Turtle Tavern (Fernandina) – 7:30–11pm
🎸 Frost Bros Band @ Bennie’s Red Barn / Tree Bar (SSI) – 9pm
🎤 Lauren Marie @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎤 Austin Lane @ Strand Bistro / Chophouse (Jesup) – 8–11pm
🎸 Thunderbird Blues Band @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 8pm
🎸 Live Music @ The Study / Reid’s Apothecary (Bwk) – 9pm
🎸 The Pine Box Dwellers @ Rafters (SSI) – 11pm–2am

SATURDAY • November 15

🎸 Owl Ride Benefit ft. 3 Day Weekend @ Captain Stan’s (Woodbine) – 1–3pm
🎤 Lanie Mae @ Founders Social (JI) – 1–4pm
🎸 Touch of Grey @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 1–4pm
🎤 Little Gracie @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 3:30–6:30pm
🎸 Backbeat Boulevard @ The Wharf (JI) – 6–9pm
🎤 Josh Nunn @ Driftwood Wine & Cocktails (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎷 Hot Banana Coffee @ Bubba’s at Mary Ross Park (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎤 Cliff Bragdon @ Mellow Mushroom (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎸 The Pine Box Dwellers @ Tribuzio’s Grille (JI) – 6–9pm
🎸 JayBone & Friends @ Captain Stan’s (Woodbine) – 6:30pm
🎹 Jerry Gowen @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6:30–9:30pm
🎸 Ramble Tamble – CCR Experience @ The Ritz Theatre (Bwk) – 7–9:30pm
🎸 Troubadour South @ Rafters (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎸 Brent Browning @ Toucans Ale House (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎸 Live Music @ The Hangout (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎸 Live Music @ Boondox Tavern (Bwk) – 7–10:30pm
🎸 Frost Bros Band @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 8pm
🎸 Rider @ Flashback (Richmond Hill) – 8–11pm
🎸 Blossimin’ Bone @ Bar at Mallery (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎸 Bluff 5 Band @ Bennie’s Red Barn / Tree Bar (SSI) – 9pm
🎸 Live Music @ The Study / Reid’s Apothecary (Bwk) – 9pm
🎸 Sidetone @ Murphy’s Tavern (SSI) – 10:30pm

SUNDAY • November 16

🎤 Josh Nunn @ Bubba Garcia’s (SSI) – 12–3pm
🎤 Cody Marlowe @ Bubba’s at Mary Ross Park (Bwk) – 12–3pm
🎸 Rider Duo @ Coastal Kitchen (SSI) – 12–3pm
🎸 Blossomin’ Bone @ Hootenanny’s (Bwk) – 12–3pm
🎸 Backbeat Boulevard @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 1–4pm
🎤 Sean Clark @ Captain Stan’s Smokehouse (Woodbine) – 3pm
🎷 Joe Gransden – Tony Bennett Tribute @ Ritz Theatre (Bwk) – 3–5pm
🎸 Squirt Gun @ Uptown Tap & Cigar (SSI) – 3–6pm
🎤 Rob Willis @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 4–7pm
🎤 Cody Marlowe @ Beachcomber BBQ (SSI) – 5–8pm
🎤 CJ @ The Hangout Bar & Grill (Bwk) – 5–8pm
🎤 Tim Akins @ JI Beach House – 5–8pm
🎤 Tony Adams @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 7–10pm

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