ANNUAL EVENTS
JANUARY
30A Songwriters Festival, Beaches of
South Walton
Apalachicola Oyster Cook-Off
Pensacola Beach Run Half Marathon and 10K/5K Stars & Guitars, Panama City
FEBRUARY
Bay Day Shrimp Boil & Open House,
Gulf County
Emerald Coast Parrot Head Annual Chili
Cook-Off, Destin
Mardi Gras, Pensacola
Sandestin Gumbo Festival, South Walton St. Andrews Mardi Gras, Panama City
MARCH
30A Wine Festival at Alys Beach, South Walton Gulf Breeze Celebrates the Arts Festival
Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire and Pirate Festival,
Pensacola
St. George Island Chili Cook-Off and Auction UnWineD, Panama City Beach
APRIL
Apalachicola Antique & Classic Boat &
Car Show
Interstate Mullet Toss and Gulf Coast’s
Greatest Beach Party, Perdido Key Pensacola Crawfish Festival
Sandestin Wine Festival
South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival Tall Ships America, Pensacola
Two Toe Tom Festival, Esto
MAY
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach, South Walton Forgotten Coast En Plein Air Paint-Out,
Franklin County/Gulf County
Marianna Municipal Airport Fly-In
Tupelo Honey Festival, Wewahitchka
JUNE
Big Bend Saltwater Classic, Carrabelle
Bill Bowlegs Pirate Festival and Torchlight
Parade, Fort Walton Beach
Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic, Sandestin Panhandle Watermelon Festival, Chipley
JUNE/JULY
Summer Concerts in the Park, Marianna
JULY
Firecracker Day, Vernon
July 4th Fireworks, Panama City Beach Pensacola Beach Air Show
AUGUST
Paddle at the Porch, Destin
Sandestin Triathlon
Wausau Possum Festival and Miss Funday Pageant
SEPTEMBER
Beach Blast Triathlon, Mexico Beach/Port St. Joe Gulf Coast Summerfest, Pensacola
Lobster Festival & Tournament, Panama City Beach Pensacola Seafood Festival
Taste of the Beach, Pensacola
Vettes at the Beach, Pensacola Beach
OCTOBER
Boggy Bayou Mullet Festival, Niceville Destin Fishing Rodeo
Destin Seafood Festival
Harvest Festival, Graceville
Northwest Florida Championship Rodeo,
Bonifay
Oktoberfest, Panama City
Pensacola Beach Art & Wine Festival Pensacola Greek Festival
OCTOBER–NOVEMBER
Hammack Farms & Corn Maze, Bonifay
NOVEMBER
Blue Angel Homecoming Airshow, Pensacola Creek Indian Celebration Days, Pensacola Emerald Coast Cruizin’, Panama City Beach Florida Seafood Festival, Apalachicola
Foo Foo Festival, Pensacola
Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival, Pensacola Seeing Red Wine Festival, Seaside Thunderbird Tribal PowWow, Destin
DECEMBER
Holiday on the Harbor Lighted Boat Parade,
Destin
Lighted Boat Parades, Destin & Pensacola
New Year’s Eve Ball Drop, Panama City Beach New Year’s Eve Celebration, Destin
Panama City Boat Parade of Lights
NYE Pelican Drop, Pensacola
Winterfest, Pensacola