Events

The Watersound community invites locals and visitors to join them for Sounds Like Summer, an events series on Thursday nights, June 1 - August 10, featuring live music, theater, outdoor movies and more under the shade of The Pavilion at Watersound Town Center.

With ample parking at the covered pavilion, all events are free and open to the public.

2023 Sounds Like Summer Schedule - Thursday | The Pavilion at Watersound Town Center

Celebrate the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Alys Beach at the Sinfonia Goes Pops concert on Sunday, May 28 at 7:30PM.

Sinfonia Gulf Coast orchestra featuring powerhouse vocalist and recording artist Morgan James with guest Ryan Shaw bring the classic sounds of Memphis alive with Symphonic Soul at this FREE family-friendly music spectacular. Bring blankets or low back chairs and grab a spot on the amphitheater lawn. 

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach is an innovative and dynamic event that celebrates the intersection of projection art and architecture.

The 16th annual Digital Graffiti Festival takes place in Alys Beach May 19-20, 2023.

In its 35th year, ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival is planned for May 13th-14th, 2023! Produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County and presented by Grand Boulevard Town Center, ArtsQuest provides an opportunity to view and purchase original art from over 100 artists from around the country.

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) welcomes the one-of-a-kind comedy/music group, The Cleverlys, as headliner for the 5th Annual Under The Sea fundraiser for the Underwater Museum of Art.

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Main Street DeFuniak Springs, in partnership with Visit South Walton, is celebrating National Wine Day in style with its inaugural Wine Walk taking place Thursday, May 25 from 5 – 7 p.m. 

Participants will receive a commemorative tasting glass to be reused at participating merchants and receive a raffle ticket for every $10 spent in merchant shops and restaurants. The raffle tickets will be entered in a drawing for a merchant gift basket valued at more than $500.

30A Foam Fest, presented by Idyll Hound Proper and 30Avenue, will make its debut at 30Avenue on Saturday, May 13 from 2-6 p.m. with proceeds from the inaugural event benefiting Food for Thought Outreach.

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Did someone say crawfish? Let the good times boil as Local Catch Bar & Grill invites locals and visitors alike to a Crawfish Boil on Saturday, May 6th from 4-7PM. Live music with the Forrest Williams Band is from 6-9PM during the Full Moon Party - keep an eye out for future FMPs. 

South Walton's own Forrest Williams Band is an award-winning favorite on stage among locals and visitors to the area.  Forrest and Pherrel Williams, along with drummer Josh Fox, perform a variety of music from southern rock to country and blues. 

Art Month Walton County, an initiative led by the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) of Walton County and sponsored in part by Visit South Walton, will provide a full month of creative offerings in May, including the “Under The Sea” fundraiser for the Underwater Museum of Art, 35th Annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival, Longleaf Writers Conference, Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach, The Sound of Music at Emerald Coast Theatre Company, Open Mic Night with Emerald Coast Storytellers, Sinfonia Goes Pop in Alys Beach, events at The Foster Gallery, and more.

 Named “One of the South’s Standout Food and Beverage Festivals” by USA TODAY and one of the “5 Food and Wine Events Worth Traveling to This Year” by US News & World Report, the 2023 South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival will be held April 27 – 30 throughout the Town Center of Grand Boulevard at Sandestin in idyllic South Walton in Northwest Florida.