All Things Gumbo!
Pursue the Roux at the 36th Annual Sandestin Gumbo Festival. Known as one of the largest and most popular winter food events along our Emerald Coast, this exciting, Gumbo winter festival is back for its 36th year!
Kick-Off Party at 5 O’clock Somewhere
Friday, February 21st | 5-7 p.m.
Kick off your tasting days, Friday, Feb. 21, with a traditional, Seafood Boil Kick-Off Party at 5’Oclock Somewhere from 5-7 p.m.
Sandestin Gumbo Festival
Saturday, February 22nd | 12-4 p.m.
On Saturday, Feb. 22, Gulf Coast restaurants will feature their top-secret gumbo recipes and compete for your vote at the Sandestin Gumbo Festival. Dark or light roux? Chicken, sausage or seafood? Sample the variety of gumbos and vote for your favorite as the “People’s Choice” winner. Celebrity judges will name the “Area’s Best.” Serving up fun for everyone, listen to live music from Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe and enjoy free kid’s activities while you taste varieties of gumbo from restaurants in our area vying for your coveted vote.
AND—the popular Bloody Mary competition is back again this year, featuring the Best Bloody Marys at the beach. Taste some of the finest local bars’ and restaurants’ Bloody Marys and judge those, too. Vote for your favorite and help contestants win the title of “Best Bloody Mary at The Beach.”
Visit SandestinGumboFestival.com for tickets and details, including a daily schedule of events and entertainment. General admission tickets are $45 before Feb. 22 and allow tastings of all gumbo and Bloody Marys and $55 at the door. If you’re interested in entering the event, visit baytownewharf.com. The event will happen rain or shine.
It’s Almost time for the Annual Mardi Gras Parade!
Sunday, March 2 | 2 p.m. | FREE
Join the Village of Baytowne Wharf as the Village streets are filled with costumed dogs and their humans, along with unique and colorful floats, golf carts, vehicles, pick-up trucks and Mardi Gras cheer for the Baytowne Mardi Gras parade. Let the good times roll with dressed-up marchers in their Mardi Gras best and Mardi Gras music filling the air as four-pawed friends and parade participants shower parade-goers with a barrage of beads, moon pies and other trinkets.
To participate, register by Friday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m. at baytownewharf.com.
Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
Baytowne Beads & Bingo Bash
Tuesday, March 4 | 6-8 p.m. | FREE
Let the good times roll at Baytowne’s FIRST Mardi Gras Merchant Bingo Crawl!
Grab a Bingo Card by the stage and stroll through the Village to discover bead-worthy merchant specials! Check off the square, complete bingo and turn it in for a festive prize. The fun doesn’t stop there–enjoy live music on the main stage from Boukou Groove.
Join in for an evening full of beads, bargains and beats! Costumes and Mardi Gras spirit encouraged!
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