The calendar
Events
The Authority runs its booking calendar through its own event management system, not through this page. Here is the honest version: how to find out what is happening, and what that means for whether you can walk in.
Find out what's booked
The Calendar Lives in the Authority's Booking System
Room holds and event dates sit in the same system the Authority's sales and event management teams use to schedule the building. This site does not have a copy of it to publish, so rather than fake a calendar, here is the scale of what the building actually hosts, and the real ways to see what is active right now.
135 Events held in fiscal year 2024, ending that June, the Authority's most recently published full year
198,420 Attendees across those events
254,129 Room nights generated for the island's hotels
From the Authority's own annual report. Fiscal year 2025 is published as well; its event and attendance totals appear in two forms, so the figures here come from the most recent year that reports a single set.
For a specific date, ask directly: call (912) 447-4000, or start on the contact page.
The six most recent, from the Authority's own news feed, in date order.
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8 October 2025
Savannah Convention Center Breaks Ground on Signia by Hilton Hotel, Expected to Open in 2028
SAVANNAH, Ga. – October 8, 2025 – Today, Savannah Georgia Convention Center Authority (SGCCA) and global hospitality leader Hilton (NYSE: HLT) broke ground on the 444-room Signia by Hilton Savannah, expected to debut in mid-2028. The companies also announced the signing of a management agreement for the property, which
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1 July 2025
The Savannah Convention Center Announces Key Staff Promotions Effective July 1
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3 June 2025
Savannah Convention Center Welcomes Fredia Brady as New Senior Director of Sales & Marketing
Savannah, GA - The Savannah Convention Center is proud to announce the appointment of industry veteran Fredia M. Brady as Senior Director of Sales & Marketing. A familiar face in the region, Brady returns to the facility she helped open and previously led in the same capacity until 2017. Brady brings more than 30 years
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17 February 2025
A New Era for Meetings: Savannah Convention Center's Expansion Now Open for Business
Savannah, GA—Since opening in 2000, the Savannah Convention Center has been a premier venue for various events and clients. However, growing demand highlighted the need for expansion. Completing the $276 million expansion this February has enhanced the facility's capabilities, solidifying Savannah's position as a leadi
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10 February 2025
The Savannah Convention Center Opens its Doors to Media for Expansion Tour
The Savannah Convention Center's (SCC) Senior Vice President and General Manager Kelvin Moore and his team invite local media on Friday, February 14, for an exclusive first look at the fully completed expansion of the SCC. SCC is set to host its first event in the newly expanded facility with the highly anticipated NIK
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24 January 2025
URGENT WEATHER UPDATE: Animazing Con 2025 Event Rescheduled to February 22 23
Dear Vendors, Artists, and Attendees, It is with a heavy heart that we must inform you of the rescheduling of our event due to severe weather conditions. Your safety is and always will be our top priority. For this reason, the event has been rescheduled to February 22-23, 2025. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL TO [ ]
Public or private
What's Open to the Public, and What Isn't
A convention center's calendar is mostly private business. Here is the real split.
Private, Licensed Events
Most of what fills the building is booked under a license between the Authority and the group holding the event: a convention, a trade show, a meeting, a banquet. The Event Planner Guide requires every one of them to arrange its own security coverage with SCC Public Safety and to carry liability insurance naming the Authority as an additional insured before it moves in. A trade show floor may sell its own public tickets, but that is the organizer's decision, not something the building publishes on its own.
Open to the Public
A smaller number of dates are the Authority's own, and those are free and open to everyone. The Fourth of July Riverfront Celebration is the clearest example: a free annual party with fireworks over the river, staged on the Esplanade and the Riverwalk. Even then, the building itself stays closed. The event runs on the grounds, not the exhibit floor, so "open to the public" and "you can walk into the Center" are not always the same claim.