Events

Celebrate Easter with Hilton Sandestin! Bring the whole crew on Friday, April 3rd for family fun. Be sure to return on Saturday, April 4th for the complimentary Egg Hunt. Events are open to the public. 

Friday, April 3 | 2-4PM
Hosted in the Lobby, participate in the coloring contest and sweet treat jar guessing. Winners will be announced April 4th.

Saturday, April 4 | 12PM & 12:30PM
Complimentary Egg Hunt at the Veranda.
12PM: Ages 5 & under.
12:30PM: Ages 6-12. 

Join the SoWal community at Alys Beach on Good Friday, April 3rd, for the annual Good Friday Crawfish Boil, featuring a refined take on a Gulf Coast tradition. Enjoy steamed crawfish with all the fixings, thoughtfully crafted cocktails, and turning up the energy with live music at Central Park from 4-7PM.

Purchase tickets TODAY for this family-friendly event: Alys Good Friday Crawfish Boil

Bounce on over to the Village of Baytowne Wharf for an Easter Explosion, Saturday, April 4 from 12 -3PM. Enjoy a day filled with face-painting, arts & crafts, and more. Also, don't forget to get your picture taken with the Easter Bunny.

Get your lines ready—something exciting is coming to SoWal: the first-ever Battle of the Bayou Fishing Tournament, benefiting Point Washington Medical Clinic - it's a brand-new fundraising event benefiting the free, volunteer-driven primary care clinic serving uninsured and underinsured residents across the Florida Panhandle.

Get tickets/register online.

Celebrating the donation of 2,295 acres for the Choctawhatchee River Delta Preserve in Walton County, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, April 9, at 10 a.m.

Hosted by the Northwest Florida Water Management District and The Nature Conservancy, the event will take place at 87 Pitts Bayshore Drive in Freeport. Officials and partners will gather to commemorate the preservation of this significant tract of land along the Choctawhatchee River and Bay.

The tradition continues! Join Red Fish Taco at their annual Good Friday Crawfish Boil on Friday, April 3rd from 4:30 - 9PM. Expect piles of hot, spicy crawfish and live music that keeps the good vibes rollin’. Invite your friends and bring the whole crew — because everyone has a seat at Red Fish Taco.

Live Music
4PM: Kylie Miller
6PM: Black Creek String Band

Join Caring & Sharing of South Walton for the Spring Fashion Show, presented by Emerald Coast Hospice, on Sunday, March 29th, 2026, at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. 

Spring is in the air at Alys Beach, and that means it’s time to gather on the green for an afternoon of music, magic, and memory-making.

Presented by the Merchants of Alys Beach, the annual Spring Fling: Fleetwood + Flowers is set to take center stage at the Amphitheatre on Thursday, March 26 from 4-6 p.m.

Join SoWal music lovers for an evening of tunes & competition from Cultural Arts Alliance Of Walton County on Thursday, March 26 from 6 - 8 p.m. at The Pavilion at Watersound Town Center for the 'Made in Walton County' Songwriters Showdown, where local songwriters take the stage to share their homegrown songs and compete for cash and prizes!