Events

On Saturday, August 10, 2019, The Emerald Coast Foundation will be holding the original EMERALD COAST POKER RUN fondly called, "The Big One," it’s one of the largest and most popular charity Poker runs in the U.S. For 25 years, powerboats, fishing boats, pleasure boats, and all in between,...

As the late winter sun starts to warm the Emerald Coast, families who love spending time on the water or just enjoying the coastal lifestyle have an upcoming weekend all their own at Aaron Bessant Park in Panama City Beach. The 4th annual Emerald Coast Boat and Lifestyle Show will...

Rev your engines for Burning Up The Beaches, a fun-filled weekend with gearheads coming in from all over the U.S. Locals and visitors will enjoy three days of events and showing off their cars on our own sugar-white beaches of Destin and Fort Walton Beach. Burning Up The Beaches kicks...

Destin Seafood Festival Oct. 6-8 | Friday 4-10 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. By Cali Hlavac One of the locals’ favorite times of year is the Destin Seafood Festival, back for its 45th year! So popular is this exciting, delicious, delectable event that more than 60,000 locals and...

33rd Annual Holiday on the Harbor Lighted Boat Parade! By Lori Leath Smith In most places, it’s “Deck the Halls,” but for Destin locals, it’s “Deck the Bows” with the Holiday on the Harbor Boat Parade, where we like to light up the holidays a little bit bigger and brighter. Each...

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By Cali Hlavac This year marks the 62nd year for one unique Destin tradition - one that many locals look forward to before the busyness of summer sets in. The Blessing of the Fleet is one of Destin’s longest standing traditions, and it brings out locals and tourists for a...

By Will Estell If you’re a fan of the arts—whether visually, musically or through their power of healing, and if you live anywhere in Okaloosa, Walton or Bay Counties, then you’re likely already familiar with Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF)—the outreach and events this organization has been bringing to Northwest...

  Get ready for an unforgettable evening of conservation, celebration, and coastal fun at Gulfarium’s CARE on the Coast on April 26, 2025, at 3:30 PM! This annual festival brings together delicious food, refreshing drinks, live entertainment, and marine animal encounters for a one-of-a-kind event benefiting the Gulfarium CARE Center’s...

Boathouse Oyster Bar Daily Lunch Specials M-F $9.99 Slacker Sunday Oyster Brunch - 11am JUNE LIVE MUSIC LINE-UP Mondays: Cole Jordan - 5pm | Roshambo - 9pm Tuesdays: Kyle LaMonica - 4pm | Austin Jennings - 8pm Wednesdays: Shane Curle - 4pm | Hayes and Howard - 8pm Thursdays: Rusty Hammerstein - 4pm | Austin Jennings...