Events

The Walton County Fair 2023 takes place October 16 – 21 at the Fair Grounds in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Lots of family fun for the week! See Walton County Fair website for schedule of events, rides, pricing, youth activities, contest entries, live entertainment, and more! The fair prides itself on...

The 3rd Annual Wentz Brothers’ Festival of Fears Continues to Become Bigger & Better The Wentz Brothers invite one and all to their third annual Festival of Fears haunted attraction in Fort Walton Beach. This year’s event is bigger and better than the last, opening in a new facility at...

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...

For a decade, Stinky’s has been the host of two fishing tournaments; one in the spring and one in the fall. The Stinky’s Fall Pompano Beach to Bay Grand Slam Fishing Tournament will be held from October 1 through October 28. The tournament has a new name and some of the...

By Anna Fisher, Emerald Coast Theatre Co. My Dad took me to see Camelot when I was around 12 years old. It was my very first experience seeing a live performance, and I remember walking up the steps at the Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium with such excitement that I had...

15th Annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Festival Friday, Oct. 6, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 7, 2-5 p.m. Tickets on sale now at baytownebeerfestival.com. Time to roll out the barrel and discover unique suds and ales. The Village of Baytowne Wharf at Sandestin presents the 15th Annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest Oct. 6-7. American...

••••••••••• 5 ••••••••••• Helping Heroes Gala | 5pm | Destin – Fort Walton Beach Convention Center Karaoke | 8pm | Harry T’s Lighthouse Ladies Night | 10pm | McGuire’s Destin ••••••••••• 6 ••••••••••• Destin Seafood Festival | 4pm-10pm | 1 Mile Stretch along Destin Harbor Lawn Games in Grand Park | 4pm | Grand Boulevard Free...

2023 will mark the 75th Annual Fishing Rodeo in Destin, and each year it gets better and better. Created back in 1948, the Destin Fishing Rodeo had one simple goal: to extend the tourist season another month. Destin has always been a popular tourist spot for fishing, and keeping...

By Anna Fisher, Associate Artistic Director, ECTC Picture it; America–1956. A gallon of gas is 29 cents and a glass bottle of Coca Cola costs you a nickel. Grace Kelly becomes Princess Grace of Monaco and new products on the market include Play Doh, Comet Cleanser and a funny little...

••••••••••• 5 ••••••••••• Music Bingo | 6pm | Fatboy’s Destin Black Fin Tuna Seminar | 6pm | Legendary Marine Fat Tuesday Parade | 6:30pm | HarborWalk Village Trivia | 7pm | World of Beer Movies on the Beach | 8pm | Al’s Burger Bar ••••••••••• 6 ••••••••••• Bonfire on the Beach | 5pm | The Bay Open...