Oktoberfest meets Old Town this weekend in the Golden Isles! 🍻 Silver Bluff Brewing is breaking out the steins, bratwurst, and German tunes for their biggest bash of the year, while just down the road Brunswick’s Historic District transforms into a giant multi-home yard sale full of treasures waiting under the oaks. Throw in art festivals, live music, and family fun, and you’ve got a weekend that’s equal parts schnitzel, shopping, and small-town magic.

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🎉 What’s Happening This Weekend

Thursday, September 25

2025 Chautauqua Lecture Series: John F. Ross on Eddie Rickenbacker
🕰️ 6 PM
🎯 St. Simons Presbyterian Church, SSI
Historian John F. Ross brings to life the story of WWI flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker and his surprising ties to the Golden Isles. Part of the Chautauqua Lecture Series, this talk explores how legends of the past shaped both our coast and the nation.
🎟️ Tickets: $30

Friday, September 26

🎨 Mastering Monet Workshop
🕰️ 10 AM – 5 PM
🎯 Glynn Visual Arts, SSI
Paint like Monet! This all-day workshop with Jennifer Broadus will guide you through the brush strokes, light, and color of impressionism. Includes lunch, a wine & cheese hour, and a friendly group critique. You’ll head home with a masterpiece of your own.
🎟️ $195 GVA Members / $220 Non-Members

🩸 Blood Drive @ The Hangout
🕰️ 4 PM – 8 PM
🎯 The Hangout Bar & Grill, Brunswick
Give a pint, save a life! The Blood Connection bus is back—sign up ahead to lock in your slot and do some good while you’re at it.
Register:https://donate.thebloodconnection.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/294230

🥩 Supper Club | Prime Chophouse
🕰️ 5 PM – 8:30 PM
🎯 Jekyll Island Club Resort, Jekyll
An elevated dining experience featuring chophouse classics, premium cuts, and refined sides served in the Grand Dining Room. Reservations required.
Tickets: https://www.jekyllclub.com/local-experiences

🎮 Pinball Tournament
🕰️ 7 PM – 10 PM (Practice play at 6 PM)
🎯 The Pinball Palace, Brunswick
Flippers at the ready! Open to all—$20 entry fee, prizes, and bragging rights on the line.

🌙 Naturalist 101: Beach Night Hike
🕰️ 7 PM
🎯 SSI Beach
Explore the shoreline after dark with naturalists Eric and Stephanie—bioluminescence, nocturnal critters, and maybe even sea turtles if you’re lucky.
Tickets: https://donate.onehundredmiles.org/event/naturalist-101-field-trip-beach-night-hike/e721842

Golden Isles Live: The Bronx Wanderers
🕰️ 7:30 PM
🎯 Strickland Auditorium, Epworth by the Sea, SSI
Direct from Las Vegas, The Bronx Wanderers bring six decades of rock and roll, hilarious family stories, and contagious energy. This father-and-sons act has wowed audiences nationwide and now they’re ready to light up St. Simons.
🎟️ Adults $40, Students/Child $20

🎭 The 1940s Radio Hour
🕰️ 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
🎯 Island Players Theatre, SSI
Step back into WWII-era radio drama and big band chaos as Clifton A. Feddington scrambles to keep the “Mutual Manhattan Variety Cavalcade” broadcast on track. Expect jitterbugging, live sound effects, and plenty of nostalgia.
Tickets: https://www.theislandplayers.com

Late Night Fridays + Karaoke
🕰️ 9 PM – Midnight
🎯 Downtown Cooter Brown’s, Brunswick
Keep the fun going after hours with food, drinks, and karaoke at Cooter Brown’s. Grab a mic from 10 PM–midnight and show off your chops — or just cheer on your brave friends. Perfect way to end a Friday in downtown Brunswick.

Saturday, September 27

👟 Wellness Walk 2025
🕰️ 8 AM – 12 PM
🎯 Harold E. Jennings Wellness Park, Brunswick
Two miles of paved path, one morning of healthy community vibes. Register online to join this annual celebration of wellness.
Tickets: https://brushfire.com/discoverbrunswick/wellnesswalk/608991

🛍️ Historic Brunswick Yard Sale
🕰️ 8 AM – 1 PM
🎯 Downtown Historic District, Brunswick
Treasure hunters, this is your day. Wander the shaded streets and find deals galore at the neighborhood-wide yard sale.

🛍️ Darien Lions Yard Sale
🕰️ 8 AM – 1 PM
🎯 905 E. Broad St., Darien
Declutterers unite! The Lions Club hosts this community sale where you just might score your next big find.

🏓 Golden Isles Pickleball Classic
🕰️ 8 AM – 8 PM (Day 1 of 2)
🎯 North Glynn Recreation Complex, Brunswick
Fast rallies, sharp volleys, and plenty of pickleball camaraderie in this weekend tournament.
Register: https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/golden-isles-pickleball-classic

🏀 Coach Theresa Adams Street Dedication
🕰️ 10 AM
🎯 Corner of Mansfield & Egmont St., Brunswick
Celebrate the incredible career and community impact of Coach Theresa Adams as Mansfield St. is dedicated in her honor.

🔥 Big Green Egg Grilling Event
🕰️ 10 AM
🎯 Harris ACE Hardware, Brunswick
Live demos on the Big Green Egg, delicious samples, and backyard cooking inspiration.

🎉 Grand Reopening Beverly Villas
🕰️ 10 AM – 2 PM
🎯 500 Beverly Villas Dr., Brunswick
The red carpet’s rolled out with live music, snacks, guided tours of updated units, and community celebration.

🎨 Art Under the Oaks (Day 1 of 2)
🕰️ 10 AM – 5 PM
🎯 Postell Park, SSI
The 56th annual art festival brings juried artists, artisans, and plenty of coastal charm under the live oaks.

🦅 Bobcat Bootcamp (Cub Scouts)
🕰️ 10 AM – 7 PM
🎯 133 Ashley Marsh, Brunswick
A full-day adventure for scouts—shooting sports, fishing, climbing, Earth Tribe conservation classes, and Bobcat classes by grade level. Lunch included!

🍻 Silver Bluff Oktoberfest 2025
🕰️ 12 PM – 10 PM
🎯 Silver Bluff Brewing, Brunswick
Beer steins, bratwurst, schnitzel, live German music, and games like stein-holding contests and yodeling. Prost to 6 years of Oktoberfest!
Schedule highlights: 1 PM music, 5 PM games, 6–9 PM HeiBer Bananenkaffee performance.

🎃 Fall Festival
🕰️ 3 PM
🎯 5140 Blythe Island Hwy, Brunswick
Family fun with food, games, hayrides, and all the autumn vibes.

🍔 Tailgate Party @ Mullet Bay
🕰️ 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
🎯 Mullet Bay, SSI
Cheer on the Dawgs (and hope they take down Bama) with live music from 3 Day Weekend and pre-game fun.

😂 Bob Lauver Comedy Hypnosis Show
🕰️ 5 PM
🎯 Breezy’s Bistro, Brunswick
An 18+ night of laughs and hypnosis antics—tickets $20 with a 2-item minimum.

🎶 Heavy Metal Concert @ The Encore
🕰️ Doors 6:30 PM
🎯 335 Mall Blvd, Brunswick Mall
All-ages heavy show with multiple bands, $10 entry.

🎭 The 1940s Radio Hour
🕰️ 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM
🎯 Island Players Theatre, SSI
Big band, live effects, and a trip back to wartime radio nostalgia.
Tickets: https://www.theislandplayers.com

Sunday, September 28

🧘 Kundalini Yoga & Meditation
🕰️ 3 PM – 4:15 PM
🎯 Golden Isles Belly Dance, Brunswick
A guided journey through chakras, mindfulness, and solar plexis alignment to wrap your weekend with calm.
Tickets: https://www.lenamikado.com/service-page/good-goddess-vibes-1

🎷 Legends Live – Phil Morrison/Ken Trimmins Jazz Collective
🕰️ 3 PM
🎯 Ritz Theatre, Brunswick
An evening of jazz with legends Phil Morrison, Ken Trimmins, and drummer Jason Wampler.

🎭 The 1940s Radio Hour (Matinee)
🕰️ 3 PM – 6 PM
🎯 Island Players Theatre, SSI
The matinee edition of the nostalgic WWII radio musical.
Tickets: https://www.theislandplayers.com

🥏 Kickball & Cookout
🕰️ 5 PM – 8 PM
🎯 Ballard Ball Park, Brunswick
Old-school playground fun meets church cookout—Christian Renewal invites everyone to play, eat, and enjoy fellowship.

🎵 Live Music This Week

Thursday, September 25

🎸 Rob Willis @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 5–8pm
🎶 Crawford & Jim @ The Tipsy Zone at Tipsy McSway’s (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎹 Jerry Gowen (piano) @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6:30–9:30pm
🎤 Roy Gentry @ Rooftop at Ocean Lodge (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Common Ground @ The Wharf (JI) – 6–9pm
🎤 Song Bird Open Mic @ Hootenanny’s BBQ (Bwk) – 6–8pm
🎷 WharfRatz @ Wee Pub Beach (JI) – 7–10pm
🎹 Tony Adams & Tim Akins @ Bennie’s Red Barn/Tree Bar (SSI) – 8pm
🎶 Joey Thigpen & Keith Dean @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎶 Phil King @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎤 Dakota Allyn Undercut Album Release Show w/ Ashton Rowland, The Beriberi & Anthony Stubelek @ Reid’s Apothecary/The Study (Bwk – 912.289.2679 for password) – 9pm

Friday, September 26

🎸 Hollerin' Bob @ Hootenanny’s BBQ (Bwk) – 12–3pm
🎶 Randall Dowling (Oktoberfest) @ Southern Soul BBQ (SSI) – 4pm
🎶 The Pine Box Dwellers @ Hootenanny’s BBQ (Bwk) – 5–8pm
🎶 The Tide Kings @ Founder’s Social (JI) – 5–8pm
🎹 Jerry Gowen (piano) @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6:30–9:30pm
🎶 Mark Dennison @ Eighty Ocean Kitchen & Bar (JI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Josh Nunn @ Shore/Residence Inn (JI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Live Music @ Sea Palms Resort/Sago (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎸 Frost Bros Band @ The Wharf (JI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Gabe Spell @ Union Station Brewing (Jesup) – 7–10pm
🎶 Brent Browning @ Toucans Ale House (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎶 Live Music @ Brogen’s South (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎶 Sidetone @ Gnat’s Landing (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎶 Dallas Rodgers @ The Hangout Bar & Grill (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎶 Silent & Listen, Alyce Inversion Project, debut of Blaine Laurent @ The Tipsy Zone at Tipsy McSway’s (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎶 Fire Lounge with Rastar @ Wine Alley/Wine, Body & Soul (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎸 3 Day Weekend @ River’s Edge Bar & Grill (Darien) – 7–10pm
🎶 Live Music @ Fish Dock Bar & Grill (Townsend) – 7–10pm
🎶 Live Music @ Rafters (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎶 Taylor Martin & Josh Kirkland @ Bar at Mallery (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎶 Backbeat Boulevard @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎶 Rider @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎶 SaltWater Gypseas @ Bennie’s Red Barn/Tree Bar (SSI) – 9pm ($5 cover)
🎶 The Bronx Wanderers (Golden Isles Live) @ Epworth by the Sea – Strickland Auditorium (SSI) – 7:30pm
🎶 Acoustic Bluegrass/Gospel Jam @ Woodbine Opry – 7pm (Free; dining room opens 5pm)
🎸 Coastal Chaos All-Ages Show ft. Lord Carrion, Endbringer, Corrupted Empire, Necromorphic, Urban Reverie @ The Stage Door at Encore (Bwk) – Doors 6:30pm ($10)
🎶 Annie Akins @ Ember/Mas Lounge (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎸 Tim Akins @ V Pizza (SSI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Last Call @ Captain Stan’s Smokehouse (Woodbine) – 6:30pm

Saturday, September 27

🎶 Live Music @ Hootenanny’s BBQ (Bwk) – 12–3pm
🎶 Chad Evors @ King City Kitchen (SSI) – 12–4pm
🎸 Rider @ Gnat’s Landing (SSI) – 3:30–6:30pm
🎶 3 Day Weekend @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 3:30–6:30pm
🎶 Josh Nunn @ Driftwood Wine & Cocktails (Bwk) – 6–9pm
🎶 Jerry Gowen (piano) @ Georgia Sea Grill (SSI) – 6:30–9:30pm
🎸 The Pine Box Dwellers @ Captain Stan’s Smokehouse (Woodbine) – 6:30pm
🎶 Last Call @ Tortuga Jack’s (JI) – 6–9pm
🎸 The Vibe @ V Pizza (SSI) – 6–8pm
🎶 Backbeat Boulevard @ The Wharf (JI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Squirt Gun @ Tribuzio’s Grille (JI) – 6–9pm
🎶 Rider @ Toucans Ale House (Bwk) – 7–10pm
🎶 Live Music @ Fish Dock Bar & Grill (Townsend) – 7–10pm
🎶 SoulFULL Saturday with Rastar @ Wine Alley/Wine, Body & Soul (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎶 Frost Bros Band @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 8–11pm
🎶 3 Day Weekend @ Bennie’s Red Barn/Tree Bar (SSI) – 9pm ($5 cover)
🎶 Live Music @ Reid’s Apothecary/The Study (Bwk – 912.289.2679 for password) – 9pm
🎸 Sidetone @ Murphy’s Tavern (SSI) – 10:30pm
🎶 Maple Street Band @ Rafters (SSI) – 11pm
🎶 Roy Gentry & Hired Guns + Saucy Young Lads @ Boondox Tavern (Bwk) – 7–11pm
🎶 Hot Banana Coffee @ The Tipsy Zone at Tipsy McSway’s (Bwk) – 2–5pm
🎶 Oktoberfest Live Music (German band + Hot Banana Coffee 6–9pm) @ Silver Bluff Brewing (Bwk) – Noon–10pm
🎶 Electric Dance Band Show @ Woodbine Opry – 7pm (Free; dining room opens 5pm)

Sunday, September 28

🎶 Live Music @ Bubba’s at Mary Ross Park (Bwk) – 12–3pm
🎶 Josh Nunn @ Bubba Garcia’s (SSI) – 12–3pm
🎶 Brody Williams & Emma Mac @ V Pizza (SSI) – 12–3pm
🎶 Live Music @ The Wharf (JI) – 12–3pm
🎸 Soulful Dave @ Uptown Tap & Cigar (SSI) – 3–6pm
🎶 Joe King @ Captain Stan’s Smokehouse (Woodbine) – 3pm
🎶 The Phil Morrison-Ken Trimmins Jazz Collective @ The Ritz Theatre (Bwk) – 3pm (Tickets: https://goldenislesarts.org)
🎶 Rider @ Green Turtle Tavern (Fernandina) – 4–7:30pm
🎶 Rob Willis @ Beachcomber BBQ (SSI) – 5–8pm
🎶 Rob Willis @ Brogen’s North (SSI) – 5–8pm
🎶 CJ @ The Hangout Bar & Grill (Bwk) – 5–8pm
🎶 Ashton Rowland @ Mullet Bay (SSI) – 4–7pm
🎶 Rockin’ for Rebecca Fundraiser & Memorial Event @ Darien Waterfront Park – Peyton Chambless & The Backshift 4–5pm; 3 Day Weekend 5:30–6:30pm; South of Athens 7–8pm ($5 entry, $10 cooler fee)
🎶 Les Oiseaux Trois @ Rafters (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎶 Tim Akins @ Village Inn & Pub (SSI) – 7–10pm
🎶 Soulful Sunday with The Vault & special guest @ Reid’s Apothecary/The Study (Bwk – 912.289.2679 for password) – 7pm
🎶 Kellie Parr @ Beachcomber BBQ (SSI) – 5–8pm
🎶 Uncle Dave’s Waycross Stagecoach Sunday Service ft. Uncle Dave Griffin, Ty Manning, The Page Brothers, The Pine Box Dwellers @ Ty’s Double-Wide (Patterson) – 5pm
🎶 Backbeat Boulevard @ Gnat’s Landing (SSI) – 6–9pm

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