Events

Songwriters and music lovers headed to South Walton from every direction. The 5th edition of the 30A Songwriters Festival was bigger and better, with more great music from January 17-19, 2014.

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The Seaside Repertory Theater is featuring "Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition: Everglades to Okefenokee" on Thursday January 23 at 7:30 p.m.  The film documents four explorers who travel 1,000 miles from the Everglades to Okefenokee Swamp in 100 days. Tickets: $10 donation suggested. To find out more email info@escape2create.org .

The 2014 Tasting of Champions: Wine Walkabout and Tasting event will be held on January 24 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa’s newly renovated Emerald Ballroom.
 
This Annual Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation (DCWAF) event features more than 600 wines to sample and preview from the 2014 South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival (SoWalWine) entries, including medal winners in over 60 categories and food stations.
 

An idea was formed and a creative collaboration created during a musical moment at last year's 30A Songwriters Festival. Richard Olivarez, Director of Marketing for festival sponsor Ocean Reef Resorts was at the Vue on 30A in Dune Allen listening to a performance by husband and wife duo Chris and Gileah Taylor.

How would you like to spend Super Bowl weekend in Rosemary Beach with just the girls? The 9th Annual Girls Getaway weekend is a fun and event-filled experience! SoWal.com and Rosemary Beach Foundation are giving away two tickets valued at $350. The event is Thursday, Jan. 30 to Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014. We'll choose a random winner on Jan. 20, 2014. Click here to enter to win!  

The Northwest Florida Coast Chapter of the Florida Public Relations Association (FPRA) raised almost $5,000 at its annual holiday fundraising event, Holiday Toast on the Coast: A Taste of Seaside, FL, on Dec. 6, benefiting the local NWFL Coast chapter and Food For Thought Outreach, Inc. 
 

ArtsQuest, a fine arts festival produced by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA), has found its new home in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin. The 26th annual festival is scheduled for May 11-13, 2014.

Looking for something special to do to ring in the new year? Want to say good by to 2013 and have some fun? We've got you covered! The SoWal Events Calendar, Live Music Calendar, and the SoWal Forum always have the scoop! Here's a rundown of parties and more happenings around New Year's Day 2014 in South Walton (Check out spots to watch football in SoWal).
 

Tuesday, Dec 31

Start the New Year by taking a “SPLASH” with your family and friends at the first ever SWFD Polar Bear Splash. Come join us as “Splashers” take to the gulf waters on New Year’s Day. 

This invigorating event will surely get your blood flowing and for those that brave the winter waters, we will also be hosting a beach bonfire to help warm you up. 

Date/Time/Location- January 1, 2014. 11am at Ed Walline Park
$20 donation - All proceeds will benefit the SWFD Department Relations Committee.

Walking on the beach can change your perspective. There's nothing better than being at the beach on the first day of a new year. First Day Hikes offered by Florida State Parks are a great way to get outside, exercise, enjoy nature and welcome the New Year with friends and family - or a solitary sojourn.

There are hundreds of First Day Hikes sponsored at state parks across the country on New Year's Day - but you'll find no better place than our state parks right here in and around South Walton!