Events

Cottages for Kids is a SoWal-sponsored, unique fundraising event that benefits Children's Volunteer Health Network, Inc., a faith based, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization that seeks to enhance the lives of uninsured and under-insured children by facilitating free immediate access to medical, dental and mental health care.

With tremendous imagination and craftsmanship, builder's and architects come together to create, construct and decorate whimsical cottages that look like they have popped out from the pages of a fairytale to modern creations brimming with creativity.

The Annual Seeing Red Wine Festival in Seaside, Florida is always one of the SoWal's best events. Decades of southern tradition in our charming beach town sets the stage for a wonderful weekend of wine, food, and music.

The wine festival offers an extensive array of tasting tents with wines sampled from around the world and a retail wine tent so you can buy your favorites to take home.

Often it's referred to simply as "Noche", and it gets more fun, more creative, and more thrilling every year. It's a SoWal-sponsored Halloween tradition that has to be seen (and felt) to be believed. The setting at Alys Beach's Caliza Pool is world class, and it's an amazing setting for lights, camera, and plenty of ACTION during the annual Noche de los Muertos costume party.

Rosemary Beach Florida was the postcard-perfect scene for the 2nd annual Rosemary Beach Uncorked Festival. During the SoWal-sponsored, sold-out event, the nine fine restaurants in Rosemary Beach laid out food and wines as folks strolled up and down the cobblestone streets on a perfect SoWal day in October.

The Cultural Arts Association of Walton County presents ArtsQuest  Fine Arts Festival in May 2010. The Festival moved to The Town of  Seaside, just two miles down Scenic Hwy. 30A from Grayton Beach, where  in 1989, the event was founded and lived for seven years.
ArtsQuest then  spent seven years in Eden Gardens State Park and another seven years in  the Village of Baytowne Wharf in the Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort.