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...

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...

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...

As one of Destin’s long-standing traditions, the Blessing of the Fleet brings out locals and tourists each year for a ceremony unlike any other on the Destin Harbor. However, amidst all the uncertainty surrounding our reopening agenda, this year’s tradition will look a bit different. On Ascension Day every year,...

The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation announces the 23rd Annual Sounds of the Season featuring The Alleluia Orchestra and special guest artist, Buddy Mullins. Held on Sun. Dec. 16, there will be two performances, a 4:00 p.m. matinee and a 6:00 p.m. evening concert in the Destin Life Center at...

Sports fans, join the Boys & Girls Clubs 6th Annual Stake & Burger Dinner featuring keynote speaker Derrick Brooks on Thursday, Aug. 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Hilton Sandestin. Pensacola native, Derrick Brooks was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1995...