Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler!
All Things GUMBO!
Pursue the Roux at the
33rd Annual Sandestin Gumbo Festival!
Friday, Feb. 18, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 19, 12-4 p.m.
Yum! Yum! Tantalize your taste buds at The Sandestin Gumbo Festival! The Best Gumbo Cook-Off on the Emerald Coast!
Known as one of the largest and most popular winter food events along Florida’s Emerald Coast, this foodie’s favorite Gumbo winter festival is back for its 33rd year!
Kick off your tasting days, Fri., Feb. 18, with a Crawfish Boil Kick-Off Party at Hammerhead’s Bar & Grille serving boiled potatoes and corn on the cob. Only $18 a plate! Also enjoy LIVE music starting at 4 p.m.
Then on Saturday, Feb. 19, Gulf Coast restaurants will be featuring their top-secret gumbo recipes and competing for your vote! Sample the variety of gumbos and vote for your favorite as the “People’s Choice” winner! Dark or light roux? Chicken, sausage or seafood? Celebrity judges will name the “Area’s Best.” This festival’s atmosphere is so fun, with live music from Dikki Du and the Zydeco Krewe while you taste, free kid’s activities, and restaurants from all over our area vying for your coveted vote!
And, the popular Bloody Mary competition is BACK again this year featuring the Best Bloody Mary’s at the beach! Taste some of the finest local bars’ and restaurants’ Bloody Mary’s and you get to judge those, too! Vote for your favorite and help contestants win the title of “Best Bloody Mary at The Beach!” This year’s event is promising to serve up fun for everyone. Visit SandestinGumboFestival.com for tickets and details, including a daily schedule of events and entertainment. General admission tickets are $45 presale ($55 day of the event) and allow tastings of all gumbo and Bloody Marys. If you’re interested in entering the event, visit sandestingumbofestival.com. Event will happen rain or shine.
It’s Mardi Gras Time!
Sunday, Feb. 27th, 2 p.m.
No Cost to Attend
Mardi Gras is BIGGER and BETTER than ever at The Village of Baytowne Wharf ! The Village streets will be filled with costumed dogs and their humans along with unique and colorful floats, golf carts and pick-up trucks. Mardi Gras music will fill the air as four-pawed friends and parade participants shower parade-goers with a barrage of beads, moon pies and other trinkets. To participate in this event, register by Friday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. at baytownewharf.com. Participants who register by Feb. 14 will receive five points added to their score.
Baytowne Mardi Street Pardi
Tuesday, March 1, 6-8 p.m.
No Cost to Attend
“Laissez les bon temps rouler” (let the good times roll)! Prepare to let your hair down on what many call the most festive day of the year, Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Starting at 6 p.m., join folks in the Village for a Village Street party complete with music, street performers, entertainers and more! The post-pardi celebration continues into the night with parties at various Baytowne establishments. So, break out the beads and get ready for a night to remember!
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