Get set for Savannah Music Festival 2022, scheduled for March 24th through April 9th! The upcoming, three-week event brings a diverse collection of award-winning acts to Savannah every year. This year’s highlights include Mavis Staples, Bruce Hornsby, Béla Fleck, the Vijay Iyer Trio, Drive-By Truckers, and many, many others!
Savannah Music Festival has been bringing world-class, cross genre performers to Savannah from around the globe for over 30 years. This year’s festival continues that tradition with more than 50 performances in 17-days. The cross-genre lineup includes classical, country, folk, jazz, rock, and plenty in between. This diverse schedule provides a little something for everyone’s tastes, plus the opportunity to warm to something new.
Several different venues will host the festival performances. These include the Metal Building at the Trustees’ Garden, the Trustees Theater, Savannah Cultural Arts Center, the Lucas Theatre, Trinity United Methodist Church, the Ships of the Sea Museum and the Johnny Mercer Theatre.
Our Savannah bed and breakfast, McMillan Inn, is within 5 minutes or less of every one of these locations. Enjoy your concert knowing the quiet comfort of your room at McMillan Inn is mere minutes away. Our location in Savannah’s downtown historic district surrounds you with some of the very best of city. Top rated shops, galleries, museums, dining, tours, and more, all just steps away.
Savannah Music Festival 2022 Highlights
This year’s festival features more than 50 different performances across 17 days.
Highlights include Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Memphis Soulphony on March 25th and Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers on March 26th. Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) is scheduled to perform March 30th.
The Philip Dukes & Friends Chamber Music Series includes four different concerts: Saint-Säens & Fauré (3/27), Tales of the Unexpected (3/29), Brahms & Schumann (3/31), and All Beethoven (4/1).
Béla Fleck brings “My Bluegrass Heart” to the Lucas Theatre stage March 31st. The legendary Mavis Staples also appears at the Lucas Theatre, scheduled for April 1st.
April 3rd sees the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with mandolinist Avi Avital, Robert Spano conducting, at the Johnny Mercer Theatre. Both the Drive-By Truckers and the Vijay Iyer Trio perform April 5th, at the Lucas Theatre and Trustees’ Garden, respectively.
The appearance of Mike Marshall’s Stringband Spectacular on April 7th includes Allison de Groot, Tatiana Hargreaves, and Mile Twelve progressive string band from Boston. Voices of Mississippi, featuring William Ferris, Cedric Burnside, Sharde Thomas, plus Luther and Cody Dickinson of the North Mississippi Allstars, play the Lucas Theatre April 8th.
Attend the concerts of your choice, enjoy a day or night out on the town, then head back to the incomparable comforts of McMillan Inn. Let us help to make your Savannah getaway the very best it can possibly be!
Visit the festival website for a full schedule, tickets, and other information. You can also find the festival on Facebook.