If you can’t make the trip to Ireland, visit two of Georgia’s cities in March, Savannah and Dublin, for their annual St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. Savannah’s River Street, famous for their Irish pubs and flowing green beer provides a rendition to remember.  Please note: The 184th St. Patrick’s Day Celebration will be held on Friday, March 14, 2008 instead of the nationally recognized date of March 17.

Dublin’s annual celebration is a perfect fit given its authentic Irish name.  Enjoy the traditional corned beef and cabbage or stand along the parade route as bag pipers serenade the crowds.  Special entertainment and street fairs make Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Festival a must see.

From March 28th through April 6th festival-lovers will be treated to an extravagant display of springtime beauty in Macon. More than 300,000 Yoshino Cherry trees and hundreds of unparalleled events and attractions await you.

Delight in the splendor of hot-air balloons, air shows, colorful parades, historic tours, fireworks displays, and amusement rides for all ages. Concerts feature top recording artists from every musical genre. The Cherry Blossom Festival features fun and adventure!

Seven days, 120 world-class athletes, more than 650 miles…cycling in Georgia is at the top with Tour de Georgia, North America’s premier, professional cycling event and rolling festival. Witness energized speed on flat road to determined strength on mountain climbs at elevations towering over 4700ft.

Whether you get up close and personal with your favorite athletes at Autograph Alley or cheer them on to victory at the finish, enjoy the race to take place April 21st through 27th. Just don’t look away too long – these guys are fast! For more information, please visit www.tourdegeorgia.com.

The Summer Redneck Games started in East Dublin as a laughable spoof of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games and have grown into a national phenomenon.

The Summer Redneck Games take place in July and feature side-splitting entertainment like Redneck Idol, Battle of the Bands in Redneck Land, Bobbin’ for Pig’s Feet, Redneck Toilet Seat Horseshoes, and a crowd favorite, the Mud Pit Belly Flop.

Another great South Georgia festival is the Annual Rattlesnake Roundup which takes place in March in Claxton. Enjoy parades, art, crafts, good food and learn how to avoid and treat snake bites. Plus, you won’t want to miss the live snake milking.

Antiquing is a unique shopping experience that is all about the thrill of the find. Georgia is full of antique shopping destinations and festivals daring to defy your expectations.

Thomasville’s Antiques Show and Sale is one of South Georgia’s premier shows featuring antique furniture, paintings, rugs, jewelry, tableware, accessories and Collectibles to suit the taste of the casual and serious collector.

The second weekend of March brings an exciting 212 mile antique sale, Peaches to Beaches, beginning in Culloden and ending in the Golden Isles. A little farther north you’ll find the Trash to Treasures Market in Harlem where over 80 vendors gather under one roof for a show to remember.