Events

This is definitely not your average classical connections concert. You will laugh, cheer, maybe cry? Join Destin Life for this family-friendly event on March 12, 7:30 p.m. at the Destin High School Auditorium. Sinfonia Assistant Conductor Aaron King Vaughn leads the orchestra in this concert of riveting repertoire including Igor...

By Kenneth Books There is no cure for Autism Spectrum Disorder. And the expenses for families with a member who has autism are steep. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that, in addition to medical costs, intensive behavioral interventions for children with autism cost $40,000 to $60,000 per child per...

NWFSC Receives $2 Million Grant for Collegiate High School In February, Northwest Florida State College (NWFSC) received a $2 million Early College Career and Technical Education grant from Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education, which will allow it to expand the Collegiate High School by introducing the...

Thursday, April 7th - Sunday, April 10th | Friday 5-8 p.m. and Saturday 1-4 p.m. | The Village of Baytowne Wharf Grab your friends and get ready to uncork some wine and fun in the sun in April at The Sandestin Wine Festival! Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Sandestin Wine...

The Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center (ECCAC) is hosting its annual Gala & Golf Weekend presented by Jim & Tammy Pierce, March 12 -13. The Gala features a cocktail hour starting at 5 p.m., with dinner served at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 12, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach...

By Lori Leath Smith Each February, many of the area’s top high school, collegiate, amateur, professional, Special Olympics athletes, and individuals who have fostered youth activities are honored during the annual All Sports Association’s (ASA) Awards Banquet. The ASA is a Northwest Florida non-profit organization whose primary mission is to...

Celebrate Mardi Gras at AJ's AJ’s Destin is encouraging you to let the good times roll on with a special celebration Saturday, February 26th starting at noon. Enjoy giveaways, beads, moonpies, hurricanes, a crawfish boil, jambalya, étouffée and gumbo. Dikki du & the Zydeco Krewe brings the New Orleans funk...

Paradise Promotions of the Emerald Coast presents a Spectacular SPRING BREAK In Paradise Music Festival – March 11, 2022, at the Destin-FWB Convention Center (1250 Miracle Strip Pkwy., Fort Walton Beach). An all-day music event, it will feature three great bands performing five hours of Live Music on the...

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...

••••••••• 5 ••••••••• Zumba on the Tavern Lawn | 8am | The Island Resort The Salty Market | 9am | 211 Main Street Destin Farmer’s Market | 9am-1pm | Grand Boulevard Palate & Palette Wine Dinner | 6pm | Legendary Marine Karaoke | 7pm | Fish House inside The Island Resort Karaoke | 8pm |...