Join us at the Shorebird Festival!
2025-02-22 11:00 - 13:00 UTC
We’ll have a beach cleaning station set up at the Shorebird Festival being held at the Tybee Marine Science Center at North Beach. Come learn all about these unique visitors to Tybee’s shores from 11 AM until 3 PM. Beach cleaning equipment will be available from 11 until 1 PM to clean up near these bird’s habitats.

Beach Clean Up at the Pier!
2025-03-02 16:00 - 17:00
Join us just north of the Tybee Pier for a beach clean up. All equipment provided. We’ll be set up at 1509 Strand Ave; just sign-in, grab your gear, and hit the beach for an hour. Easy!

Beach Clean Up @Pier: note 5 PM start time!
2025-03-16 17:00 - 18:00
We’ll be cleaning up the Pier area today, starting at 5 PM due to DST. Meet up @1509 Strand Ave, just north of the Tybee Pier. All equipment provided!

Back River Clean Up - new start time of 5:30PM!
2025-03-30 17:30 - 18:30
Let’s meet up at 5:30 PM at the Chatham Ave beach entrance (for GPS, use 1923 Chatham Ave). We’ll fan out north toward the Pier and south toward the Back River to make sure the entire southern end of the Island is free of trash. All equipment provided. See you then!

Let’s Clean the Pier Area! (new start time of 6PM)
2025-04-13 18:00 - 19:00
Join us in a clean up at the Tybee Pier. Please note the new start time of 6PM. All equipment provided!

Earth Day Clean Up at the Pier!
2025-04-22 10:00 - 11:30
Come out on Earth Day to clean up the beach down front by the Tybee Pier. Meet up at 1509 Strand Ave – all equipment provided!

Pints For a Clean Beach!
2025-04-24 16:00 - 20:00
Head over to Farace’s Finest Pizza & Pints this afternoon at 4 PM to be part of the Ribbon Cutting for Tybee’s newest restaurant! We’ll also be awarding the coveted Turtle-Friendly Restaurant designation to the owners to celebrate their commitment to sustainability. Afterwards, enjoy live music and have a pint – all proceeds from pints tonight will be donated to Fight Dirty Tybee! Woo-hoo!

Mothers Day Beach Clean Up at 2 Locations!
2025-05-11 18:00 - 19:30
It won’t be hard to convince Mom to clean the beach (maybe after a nice dinner at a Turtle-Friendly Tybee restaurant on Mothers Day, right?) Join us, the Savannah Riverkeeper, and SCAD SERVE at either the Pier or at North Beach for this multi-location Island clean-up event! How fun for the whole family! All equipment provided!
North Beach location – in the beach parking lot across from the deck at North Beach Bar & Grill
Pier location – across from the City’s Parking Services building at 1509 Strand Ave

Let’s Meet @Chatham Avenue!
2025-05-18 18:00 - 19:00
We’ll be set up at the southern-most tip of the island, at the Chatham Avenue beach entrance, so we can be sure that any remaining beach litter from has been removed from harm’s way after a busy spring break season. All equipment provided. Bring your posse!

Tonight’s Beach Sweep is Sponsored by Corona USA! (note start time of 5 PM)
2025-06-01 17:00 - 19:00
Our friends from Corona Beer are sponsoring the clean up tonight down by the Pier, as part of their Protect Our Beaches Campaign. They’re on track to remove a million pounds of trash from the USA’s beaches, and we’re helping them achieve that goal, along with our partners from Oceanic Global, Clean Coast, and the Savannah Riverkeeper. Head on over to Farace’s Finest Pizza & Pints, Tybee’s newest Turtle-Friendly restaurant, for discounted Coronas afterwards. Be sure to try their pizza – it’s phenomenal!
We’ll be meeting at the Tybee Pier (1509 Strand Ave). All equipment provided!

Clean the Beach on World Ocean Day!
2025-06-08 18:00 - 19:00
Let’s celebrate World Ocean Day with a clean beach! We’ll be set up at the Tybee Pier at 6 PM, so bring the family or your posse and hit the beach for an hour! All equipment provided.

Back River Clean Up Tonight (start time of 6:30PM)
2025-06-22 18:30 - 19:30
We’ll be set up at the Chatham Ave beach sweep tonight, beginning at 6:30 PM, for a beach sweep of the Back River. All equipment provided.

Let’s get that fireworks debris!
2025-07-06 18:30 - 19:30
Time to make sure all the debris – especially fireworks – from the busy weekend is removed from the beach down by the Pier. We’ll be meeting up at 1509 Strand Ave at 6:30 PM. All equipment provided! We appreciate the help!

We’re Cleaning Down by the Pier Tonight
2025-07-20 18:30 - 19:30
Yes, we clean up the Pier area ALOT in the summertime, but that’s where the trash is! So let’s go get it again tonight, beginning at 6:30 PM. Bring your posse! All equipment provided.

Beach Clean Up Today is Cancelled Due to Area Storms
2025-08-03 18:30 - 19:30
We’ll be meeting up across from the Parking Services building at 1509 Strand Ave tonight, since we’ve been rained out a few times recently. Be sure to check Fight Dirty Tybee on Facebook by 3 PM before heading out if the weather looks iffy, as it usually does almost every summer late afternoon! All equipment provided.

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!

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!

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.

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!

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!

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!).

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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!
