Events

January Events Every Day: Baytowne on Ice | Hours vary daily | Village of Baytowne Wharf •••••••••• 11 •••••••••• Farmers Market | 8am | Village of Baytowne Wharf Farmers Market | 8am | The Landing FWB Farmers Market | 9am-1pm | Grand Boulevard Farmers Market | 9am | Niceville Goat Yoga | 2pm | St Michael’s...

By Will Estell If you consider yourself a fan of great music and the talented songwriters who make the songs you love possible, you will definitely want to make plans to attend the 16th Annual 30A Songwriters Festival—especially since it is now considered the top-rated songwriters’ festival in America—happening along our...

Friday, Feb. 21, 5 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 22, 12-4 p.m. Kick-off the Party at Hammerhead’s Bar & Grille Friday, Feb. 21, 5-7 p.m. Mark your calendar for the official kick-off of the Sandestin Gumbo Festival weekend with a low-country shrimp boil. Then tantalize your taste buds at the Sandestin Gumbo Festival...

Ongoing Holiday Events: Now - Jan. 6 A Victorian Christmas at the Wesley House | Tours 10am - 3pm | Thurs.-Mon. weekly | Eden State Gardens Dec. 6-22 All is Calm: Christmas Truce of 1914 | Emerald Coast Theatre Co. | Miramar Beach Dec. 7-Jan. 6 8th annual Troon Goon Christmas Light Show | 1074...

By Christopher Manson Now–Monday, Jan. 6, 2025 Geek Lights On The Corner Christmas Light Show At the corner of Bluewater Blvd. & Antiqua Way, Bluewater Bay Free performances feature thousands of Christmas lights and other themed display elements, all under computer control and synchronized to music and stories. Shows every 30 minutes starting...

Twinkling lights, skating on ice, magical tunes and streets filled with sparkle, tinsel, holly and jolly beckon your inner child to “believe” in the magic of the holidays all over again. Kids know it and we know it, too! The wonder of Santa and the holiday season jingles in...

By Christopher Manson This year’s big Christmas events commemorate the 40th anniversary of the City of Destin. Those of us who lived through December 1984 will fondly remember movies like “Beverly Hills Cop,” David Lynch’s stab at Frank Herbert’s “Dune” and “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo.” Okay, maybe not that last...

By Will Estell If you’re a fan of world-class live music, and doing good while having fun, then you definitely want to make plans to be a part of Northwest Florida’s newest outdoor music extravaganza: The first annual DwightFest, happening December 7th and 8th right in the heart of world-famous...

30A Songwriters Festival will celebrate its 16th year with performances on the main stage at Grand Boulevard’s Town Center in Miramar Beach with headline performances by renowned artists Melissa Etheridge, Amos Lee, The Jayhawks, The Devon Allman Project, Maggie Rose and Secret Sisters. The festival welcomes for the first time...

By Christopher Manson Friday, Nov. 22 Hometown Holiday Parade And Coastal White Christmas Holiday Celebration Grand Boulevard Town Center, Miramar Beach, 5 p.m. grandboulevard.com Thousands upon thousands of brilliant white lights and an expansive celebratory parade featuring the South Walton High School Marching Band, Emerald Coast Theatre Company, Destin High School, Dog-Harmony, Santa Claus...