Spring in SoWal welcomes wildflowers, warming beaches, and wine. The 27th annual edition of the Sandestin Wine Festival is scheduled for April 18-21 in the charming Village of Baytowne Wharf. The festival has affectionately been called the “Kentucky Derby of Wine Festivals” because of its popularity and grandeur.
Get out and celebrate the Earth at the Biophilia Center for the Earth Day Festival. The event will feature bluegrass music with Franko and Fiends, food, environmental demos, animal ambassadors, arts and crafts, hikes, and so much more. The Earth Day Festival starts at 10:00 a.m. and goes until 3:00 p.m. Tickets are just $2 and children under six get in free.
Self-guided driving tour sponsored by Walton County Master Gardeners features five distinctive local gardens. Each expresses a unique coastal lifestyle. From formally manicured grounds to whimsical gardens to lush native landscapes, there’s something for everyone!
Lace up your shoes and run for the arts in Sinfonia’s third annual Bravo! Beat 5K run/walk on Saturday, May 11 at 8 a.m., starting and ending at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Sandestin.
Proceeds from the event will benefit Sinfonia Gulf Coast, our region's only fully professional symphony orchestra, and its mission to present the highest caliber live musical events throughout Northwest Florida. Sinfonia also provides music education initiatives and guest artists in the schools of Walton and Okaloosa Counties.
Record Store Day is a national event that is meant to celebrate all types of music, and your local record store, if you're lucky enough to have one. SoWal is extra lucky to have Central Square Records in Seaside as the hub of recorded and live music, and the annual event seems made for them. Each year they get more people involved and rock a little harder.
Do you have a love for the arts and a generous spirit? If so, the Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) would like to enlist you as a volunteer for ArtsQuest Fine Arts & Music Festival in WaterColor, FL. The vitality of ArtsQuest depends on the kindness and generosity of the community we serve.
Volunteers are needed Thursday, May 9 - Sunday, May 12 for all positions such as load in, merchandise tent, artist hospitality, wine booths, and ticket sales. Please let us know if you have a preference and we will be happy to try and accommodate it.
SoWal.com is proud to once again sponsor Digital Graffiti ar Alys Beach. You have just a little bit of time to get your entries in by Aprill 22 to compete for $10,000 in prizes!
• Best of Show ($5,000 Prize)
• Most Innovative ($1,000 Prize)
• Experimental Submission ($1,000 Prize)
• Best in Florida for entries submitted by artists residing full-time in the state of Florida ($1,000 Prize)
• Best Animated Submission ($1,000 Prize)
• Curator’s Choice ($1,000 Prize)
This year over one billion people in 192 countries will participate in various events all over the world to celebrate Earth Day. How and where will you join in and make a difference? Emerald Coast residents, here’s your chance and Topsail Hill Preserve State Park is the place.
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, the University of Florida IFAS Extension, Florida Sea Grant, and Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park invite you to the 5th Annual Walton County Earth Day Festival & 5K Race on April 20, 2013.
Spring is here and we are all ready for a little outdoor live music. Bud and Alley’s Waterfront restaurant in Seaside has quite the lineup and we can’t think of a better place to chill and enjoy some tunes. Enjoy small plates from a special menu while you sip cocktails or have dinner at the Tarpon Club upstairs or the restaurant downstairs.
During the last year local artist Andy Saczynski has gained a lot of traction, winning numerous awards, performing live art demos at events like the 30A Songwriters Festival and opening his own gallery in Grayton Beach.
