Events

Baytowne Beer Fest Oct. 7 and 8 The Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin plans the 14th Annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest Oct. 7-8. American specialty beers from throughout the nation will be available for participants to sample. The main event on Saturday, Oct. 8, will feature more than 200...

By Marta-Rose Thorpe For years, Jimy Thorpe had felt the urge to give back. A veteran, Jimy had served as a young man in the U.S. Army for eight years and had always held the highest regard for the men and women who serve our country and keep us safe....

Now in its 44th year, the three-day Destin Seafood Fest attracts more than 60,000 locals and visitors to our beautiful and historic Destin Harbor and the Harbor Board Walk on Harbor Blvd. during the weekend. With a sampling of Destin’s finest, you’ll find freshly caught local varieties of grouper,...

The Emerald Coast’s official Big Green Egg cooking competition, Eggs on the Beach, is returning to Seascape Resort in Miramar Beach this Oct. 15. Presented by Bay Breeze Patio, the family-friendly event celebrates the delicious results of cooking on the Big Green Egg while benefitting two local charities—the Fisher...

White-Wilson Medical Center will continue its Power Your Parenting series with its next session: Awkward Conversations, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at White-Wilson’s main campus at 1005 Mar Walt Drive in Fort Walton Beach. This class will focus on how parents can prepare for tricky but important, age-appropriate conversations. Pediatrician...

Who’s ready to kick off another exciting Savor the Sound concert fundraiser, but in cooler weather and with an outstanding guest speaker? The Taylor Haugen Foundation has announced that Sammy Lee Davis, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient also known as “The Real Forrest Gump,” will speak at this event....

By Zandra Wolfgram How do you frame up a festive, fall weekend on the Emerald Coast? Come take part in Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation’s 27th annual Festival of the Arts. With dozens of artists taking part, this year’s free event, set for Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30 at the...

By Cali Hlavac For us locals, it’s time to begin getting ready for this year’s Fishing Rodeo season—a Destin tradition since 1948! And each year it gets better and better with several new events in the upcoming lineup. New for 2022: The Extended Voyage Division will get an expansion, adding five...

The Destin Seafood Festival is back and better than ever for 2022! October 7-9 | Friday 4 pm – 10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. One of the locals’ favorite times of year is the Destin Seafood Festival, now in its 44th...