Get ready to tap your toes and feel the Gulf breeze as Alys Beach is set to burst into a celebration of music and light as Sinfonia Gulf Coast brings back its beloved Memorial Day weekend tradition. Mark your calendars for the annual Sinfonia Salutes pops concert and drone show on Sunday, May 25th, at 7:30 p.m. in the Alys Beach Amphitheatre.
The white walls of Alys Beach's architecture are a pristine canvas, and for a couple of nights each May, they come alive and pulse with vibrant, shifting light and color, creating unique patterns and images. Often pleasing and thought provoking, groups of friends, couples, and families stroll the streets and winding pedestrian paths of our beloved SoWal town, soaking in an experience unlike no other found anywhere else in the world.
Alright, gather 'round, theater lovers! The Emerald Coast Theatre Company (ECTC) is about to drop a musical bomb of pure joy: Legally Blonde The Musical! Get ready to bend and snap your way to their stage from May 2nd to 18th, 2025. They're doing shows Thursday through Saturday nights at 7 pm, and chilling with matinees on Sundays and Wednesdays at 2 pm at Grand Boulevard.
Immerse yourself in creativity at the 37th Annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival, coming to Grand Boulevard Town Center on Saturday, May 3rd (10 am - 7 pm) and Sunday, May 4th (10 am - 5 pm).
Each year in May, the arts take the stage in Walton County!
Art Month Walton County is back for an encore, brought to you by the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) of Walton County and Visit South Walton, and it's always a grayt month. We're talking a packed schedule with over 50 different ways to experience creativity, from engaging fundraisers to captivating festivals and everything in between. Artists, groups, businesses – everyone's coming together to make May 2025 the most creative month ever!
Join the SoWal community for an evening of wonder and discovery in Grand Boulevard Town Center on Wednesday, April 30 from 6 - 9 p.m. for Dine + Dive, a fusion of fine art, food and wine event igniting all of the senses to benefit the nation’s first Underwater Museum of Art.
Sinfonia Gulf Coast will conclude its 2024-2025 season with a unique and innovative performance, Tchaikovsky X Drake, on Saturday, May 17th at 7:30 p.m. at the Destin–Fort Walton Beach Convention Center.
This genre-defying concert fulfills Sinfonia's mission to entertain, educate, and inspire by reimagining Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 through the music of Aubrey “Drake” Graham.
Forget the sugar-white sands for a moment, SoWal beach lovers. There is so much more to Northwest Florida and it is all around us ready to be discovered.
From blues rock to danceable yacht rock, and Def Leppard classics—plus a special performance of Journey’s album Escape from start to finish by Black Jacket Symphony—the 2025 Concerts in the Village presented by the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation offers a dynamic lineup for every music lover.
Join the SoWal community for the inaugural Clay for a Cause: Bowls of Love, a unique visual arts education and fundraising event on Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 4 to 7 p.m. at The Pavilion at Watersound Town Center.
Guests will enjoy a variety of gourmet soups served in handcrafted ceramic bowls, lovingly created by local artisans, to support Caring & Sharing of South Walton and the CAA’s Pottery Studio.
