Tybee Clean Beach

Mid-July Beach Sweep!
2026-07-19 18:30 - 19:30 UTC
Join us for a mid-summer beach sweep down by the Pier (because that’s where the trash is!). We’ll be set up at 1509 Strand Ave at 6:30 PM, all equipment provided. Bring your friends & family and help keep Tybee trash-free!

Post-July 4th Weekend Beach Clean Up Tonight!
2026-07-05 18:30 - 19:30
Let’s go get any remaining litter – especially from fireworks – that might remain on or near the beach after a long, loud weekend bash! We’ll be set up at the Tybee Pier (use 1509 Strand Ave on GPS) at 6:30 PM after the festivities are over. Bring your posse and let’s clean the beach together!

Let’s Clean Up The Pier Area!
2026-06-21 18:30 - 19:30
Busy June weekends means trash around the most visited stretch of Tybee’s beaches – north and south of the Pier. So we’ll be set up at 1509 Strand Ave at 6:30PM, when the beach is hopefully less crowded. Join us in making that area tidy for everyone- especially our sea creatures! All equipment provided!

World Ocean Day Celebration!
2026-06-07 10:00 - 12:00
OK, technically WOD is Monday June 8th, but we’re celebrating on Sunday June 7th instead (we love Sundays!). Join in the fun at North Beach starting at 10AM, where you can enjoy a beach clean up, Yoga on the beach, surfing lessons, a tour of the Marine Science Center, learn about shorebirds on Tybee, and maybe grab a bite at North Beach Bar & Grill, a Turtle-Friendly Restaurant. Now that’s a fun day!

Post-Memorial Day Clean Up!
2026-05-26 10:30 - 12:00
After the long party is over, we’ll be cleaning the beach today starting at 10:30 AM. Meet down by the Tybee Pier (use 1509 Strand Ave on GPS), all equipment provided. And then go have lunch at a Turtle-Friendly Restaurant!

Beach Clean and Relaunch of Adopt-an-Area!
2026-05-17 18:30 - 19:30
Join us at the Pier at 6:30PM for a beach clean up (1509 Strand Ave) and if you’re interested, find out about the City of Tybee’s re-launch of the Adopt-an-Area clean up program! Tybee’s Sustainability Coordinator will be there to answer any questions about the program, signing up anyone that wants to clean up a neighborhood, park, or stretch of beach on a monthly basis. All equipment provided for the beach clean up, and if you sign up as an Adopter you can go home with your own bucket and grabber!
Hope to see you on the beach on the 17th!

Back River Clean Up!
2026-05-03 18:30 - 19:30
With the end of spring break, it’s time to make sure the entire southern end of the island hasn’t suffered from all that partying. We’ll meet up at 6:30 PM at the Inlet beach entrance (use 1705 Inlet Ave on GPS). Stick around afterwards and watch the sunset over Little Tybee. All equipment provided.

Earth Day Beach Sweep!
2026-04-22 11:00 - 12:30
It’s Earth Day and we are celebrating with a beach sweep at North Beach with a clean up station open from 11AM until 12:30 PM. Bring the family and head to the beach for a clean up, then explore the nearby and always awesome Tybee Marine Science Center, and top it off with a meal at the North Beach Bar & Grill. Now that’s a great Earth Day!

Post-Crush Clean Up
2026-04-19 18:30 - 19:30
After the crush of activity at the beach this past weekend, we’ll be making sure not a scrap of harmful litter remains anywhere near the Pier area. Join us at 6:30 PM for an hour and then go have dinner at a Turtle-Friendly restaurant, or catch the sunset!

CANCELED - Let’s hit the Pier area tonight!
2026-04-05 18:30 - 19:30
*Update – sorry folks this event was canceled due to weather*
We’ll be set up just north of the Tybee Pier for tonight’s clean up, now starting at 6:30PM. All equipment provided. Use 1509 Strand Ave on GPS. Bring some friends!

Back River Clean Up Today!
2026-03-22 18:00 - 19:00
Join us at 6 PM at the Chatham Avenue beach entrance as we fan out across the back River stretch of Tybee’s southern end. All equipment provided! Use 1927 Chatham Ave on GPS to find us!

No clean up today - we’ll be at the Tour de Art!
2026-03-15 12:00 - 17:00
No clean up today as we will be participating at the first Tour de Art of 2026! Come see us and all of our exciting, colorful recycled plastic housewares made from beach trash and #2 & #5 plastics dropped at our Hard-to-Recycle Center! We’ll be a vendor at from noon until 5 PM and will have a full collection of all the favorites, including soap dishes, coasters, planter pots, small trays, light switch plates and electric outlet covers, bic pens, shower hooks, and sea animal pendants, key chains, magnets, and earrings. And all proceeds support our programs!

Meet up @Tybee Pier today
2026-03-01 16:30 - 17:30
Join us at 4:30 PM for a beach sweep, meeting up at the beach entrance just north of the Tybee Pier (1509 Strand Ave on GPS). All equipment provided!

Canceled - Beach Clean Up @Tybee Pier
2026-02-15 16:30 - 17:30
Sorry folks, this event is canceled due to bad weather. See you on March 1st!

We’re hitting mid-island today - note later start time!
2026-02-01 16:30 - 17:30
It’s time to clean up the middle section of Tybee’s beach, meeting up at 6th Street and fanning out north and south for several (beach blocks). Please not we are starting at 4:30 PM, for an hour. We’ll have our extra-long pickers available for anyone that likes to fish for trash from our dune crossovers!

Celebrate MLK Day with a beach sweep!
2026-01-19 10:00 - 11:00
Come honor Dr. King’s legacy of service by joining us in a clean up of Tybee’s Pier beach in the Pier area. Meet up at 10AM this morning at 1509 Strand Avenue starting- all equipment provided!

Happy New Year! Happy Clean Beach!
2026-01-04 16:00 - 17:00
Ring in the New Year with a beach clean up! Join us just north of the Tybee Pier at 1509 Strand Avenue starting at 4 PM. Dress warm!

Last Beach Clean Up of 2025!
2025-12-21 16:00 - 17:00
Join us as we finish up another great year cleaning the beach! Rock your holiday gear at our meet-up location just north of the Pier at 1509 Strand Ave. All equipment provided, except the Santa hat!

We’ll be a vendor at the Tybee Christmas Market today!
2025-12-13 11:00 - 18:00
Come see us at the well-attended and very festive Tybee Christmas Market today down front on Strand Avenue. We’ll have a vendor tent with a wide selection of our colorful and durable household products made from recycled beach and hard-to-recycle plastics! These make great stocking stuffers for all your environment-focused friends and family, and they’re only $5 or $10, all of which goes to supporting our programs. We’ll have lightswitch plates (singles and doubles), outlet covers, outdoor hooks, house or fence letters and numbers, soap dishes, coasters, pens, and sea animal pendants, key chains, and magnets available. Stop by!

CANCELLED- Beach Clean Today - meet up @North Beach
2025-12-07 16:00 - 17:00
SORRY FOLKS, CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER

We’ll be cleaning up at North Beach today starting at 4 PM. Meet up in the beach parking lot across from the dining deck at North Beach Bar & Grill. All equipment provided.

Beach Clean Up at the Tybee Pier
2025-11-16 16:00 - 17:00
Meet us at 1509 Strand Ave, just north of the Tybee Pier, for a beach clean up beginning at 4 PM. All equipment provided.

North Beach Clean Up Today - note 4 PM start!
2025-11-02 16:00 - 17:00
Yes, that’s right, with the end of DST we’ll be starting at 4 PM today so we don’t run out of light! We’ll be meeting up at the middle entrance at North Beach, across from the deck of North Beach Bar & Grill at 4 PM. All equipment provided!

Let’s make sure them Pirates didn’t leave anything behind!
2025-10-19 17:30 - 18:30
For our first clean up after Pirate Fest weekend, we’ll hit the Pier area at 5:30PM and make sure there is no trash left on the beach – pirate booty or otherwise. Meet up at 1509 Strand Ave at 5:30 PM. It’s ok to wear your pirate gear or just an eye patch (and who knows – you may find one!). All equipment provided!

Join us at the Pier - new start time of 5:30PM
2025-10-05 17:30 - 18:30
Ah, October! Cooler weather, less crowds – wait, maybe not! Fall weekends are crazy on Tybee when the weather’s nice, so let’s hit the crowded Pier area and keep it clean after a busy weekend. Meet up at 1509 Strand Ave at 5:30 PM so we have plenty of light to finish the job. All equipment provided!

Meet Up & Clean Up @Inlet Ave!
2025-09-28 18:00 - 19:00
Today we’re setting up at the Inlet Ave beach entrance (use 1705 Inlet Ave on GPS). We’ll fan out and cover the entire Back River area, north to Alley 3 and south to past Chatham Ave. Bring your friends, and stick around afterwards to catch the sunset and last light in one of the Island’s most beautiful spots. All equipment provided (including a parking pass!).

We’re Hosting the Annual International Coastal Cleanup Today!
2025-09-20 10:00 - 13:00
Join us on Saturday, September 20th at the annual International Coastal Clean Up sponsored by the Ocean Conservancy! This event draws hundreds of thousands of volunteers across the globe in cleaning up their local waterways. We’ll be counting every piece of trash we remove from the beach and providing the results to the Ocean Conservancy for inclusion in their annual Marine Debris Report.
We’ll be set up on the Tybee Pier & Pavilion where you’ll get your gear and instructions. Afterwards, visit with local coastal conservation groups such as the Tybee Marine Science Center to learn more about their mission and how to get involved! All equipment provided. If you’d like to help by counting litter, send a note to tybeecleanbeach@gmail.com, and we’ll provide the training and materials!

Join us at our 10th Anniversary Celebration!
2025-09-07 16:00 - 19:00
To celebrate 10 years of cleaning Tybee’s beaches, we’re hosting a party at the iconic Tybee Post Theater on Sunday, September 7th from 4 – 7 PM! We’ll have a cash bar (first drink is on us!), a catered buffet (also on us!), music, and at 5 PM, a special screening of a retrospective short film on our first 10 years. If you’re a regular, come mingle with everyone and swap stories; if you’re new to us, come learn about what we do and how to get involved!
This event is free and open to the public, but you must register on-line at the Tybee Post Theater box office at https://www.tybeeposttheater.org. Check back if the link is not yet active.
Hope to see you there!

Post-Labor Day Weekend Clean Up
2025-09-02 10:00 - 11:30
Help us clean up the Pier area after a busy holiday weekend, including fireworks. Meet up at 1509 Strand Ave near the Tybee Pier. All equipment provided.

Let’s Clean Up the Pier Area
2025-08-17 18:30 - 19:30
Dog days of summer require a clean up of the heavily-used stretch of beach on either side of the Tybee Pier. Meet-up at 1509 Strand Ave, just north of the
Pier at 6:30 PM. Bring your friends!

Beach Clean Up Today - Note 4 PM Start!
2025-08-14 08:00 - 17:00
Yes, you saw that right. Thanks to the end of DST, we’ll be hitting the beach at 4 PM to be sure we, well, have enough light to finish the job and pack up. The meet-up location will be announced as we get closer, based on need, so check back for details! All equipment provided, of course. See you at the beach!
