Festivals

Fueled by more than 4,000 blue crabs from our local harvesters and craft beer, spirits and wine from across the globe, it's going to be one heck of a good time.

Summer is for beaches, blistering heat and beer. Yes! Beer!

Visiting Eden Gardens State Park is tuning out the rest of the world and tuning in the “Real Florida”.

Trade in your worries and turn on to the splendor of SoWal's great outdoors, with some Florida history to boot. Just a bit north of the beach, Eden Gardens State Park is nestled in the woods of Point Washington, along the shores of Tucker Bayou and the Choctawhatchee Bay. It's the ideal spot to relax and have family fun.

Our favorite graffiti festival returns to Alys Beach for the eleventh annual edition May 18-20, 2018. Purchase tickets online!
 

The 30th annual ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival is a Mother's Day weekend tradition featuring 120+ juried visual artists, live music and entertainment, ImagiNation: where kids rule, food, beverages and more! Held in the Town Center of Grand Boulevard, ArtsQuest will take place May 12th, 10am - 7pm and May 13th, 10am - 5pm.

Art Week South Walton is an initiative of the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County with the purpose to bring communities, organizations and businesses together to present quality arts and entertainment to the community. Spanning at least ten days, Art Week will feature visual, performing and literary arts programming in diverse formats and in various venues throughout South Walton.

The scope is impressive! South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival grows each year and every corner of Grand Boulevard at Sandestin will be full of food, drink and fun.

Celebration is the theme as multi-platinum-selling, Grammy-winning Kool & The Gang and the Commodores join smooth jazz keyboardist Brian Culbertson, top-charting saxophonist Boney James, and legendary band Spyro Gyra for the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Seabreeze Jazz Festival.  

The "Ultimate Weekend of Smooth Jazz" returns to Panama City Beach, Florida  with over 25 stellar performances of top national contemporary jazz artists set for April 18th-22nd.  Presented by ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals.

Bust out your favorite green socks and hats, and practice your jig because everyone is Irish in South Walton for the annual 30A St. Patrick’s Parade & Festival this Saturday, March 17th!

The parade starts on Scenic 30A at 2 pm, just west of County Highway 83 (Blue Mountain Beach Road) and travels west to Gulf Place. The Grand Marshal of the parade this year will be Walton County Commissioner Tony Anderson.

Tickets are on sale now for South Walton Beaches Wine and Food Festival, taking place April 26 – April 29, 2018, in Grand Boulevard at Sandestin. With more than 800 wines to taste over four days, this annual charity event delivers a wine experience unparalleled among Northwest Florida wine festivals.