Stinky's Bait Shack is busy planning for their first annual Stinky's Beach to Bay, Grand Slam Fishing Tournament coming up Oct. 4 through Nov 15, 2014. To kick off the tournament, Stinky's Oyster Festival will be held next door at Stinky's Fish Camp on October 4 from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) continues to celebrate the cultural arts by enhancing the offerings of its 19th Annual Festival of the Arts set for Oct. 25–26 at the scenic MKAF Cultural Arts Village in Destin, FL.
Boshamps Seafood & Oyster House on the Destin Harbor will host the inaugural Choctawhatchee Watershed Music Festival on September 20 from 2pm-10pm. The benefit concert will promote the health and sustainability of local waterways via the mission and objectives of the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance (CBA) of Northwest Florida State College.
Walton Outdoors will host their annual Explore the Outdoors Festival on Saturday, OCT 11 from 10am–3pm along the beautiful lakeyard on Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs. Activities will be held behind the First Presbyterian Church, and the event is free and open to the public.
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Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s annual fundraising weekend returns to New Orleans on November 7 and 8, 2014. Premier chefs from across the nation and New Orleans will descend upon downtown for a two-day culinary celebration, featuring the Louisiana-inspired outdoor festival Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s Boudin, Bourbon & Beer and wine auction and black tie gala dinner Emeril Lagasse Foundation’s Carnivale du Vin.
This fall, the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce, the Panama City Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association (FRLA) invite locals and visitors alike to Aaron Bessant Park to enjoy big-name concerts and fresh Gulf seafood as the Panama City Beach Seafood and Music Festival makes its return.
Welcome the Fall season at The Village of Baytowne Wharf under the moonlight with a weekend good for the art and soul during Baytowne ArtWalk, August 29-31 from 5-10pm. Stroll the streets as you browse a variety of art from regional artists and enjoy live music from local musicians in the Events Plaza. Baytowne ArtWalk is open to the public and free to attend.
Baytowne ArtWalk Entertainment Lineup:
Friday
5-7:30 | Reed Waddle
7:30-10 | Chris Alvarado
Taste of the Beach, Northwest Florida’s premier culinary and wine celebration, is uncorking its 2014 lineup of five unique events with Vine to Wine-A Wine Preview on August 22 from 6-8 p.m. at Seascape Golf, Beach & Tennis Resort.
Vine to Wine will offer tastings of more than 200 wines that will be featured during the Taste of the Beach, October 31-November 2. Guests will also enjoy gourmet food pairings and receive a limited edition Reidel wine glass. Tickets for the event are $55 per person in advance.
Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach gives artists a complex canvas to explore the intersections of art and architecture - projecting digital video creations onto the town's white walls. Once darkness falls, the town is set aglow each June as artists compete for $10,000 in cash prizes. A panel of judges select six award winners including Best of Show; Best in Florida; Curator’s Choice; and three Honorable Mentions.
Art, architecture and technology converges and merges when more than two dozen dynamic digital works by artists from all corners of the globe set Alys Beach aglow in early June. Creative and mesmerizing art covers the walls, courtyards and pedestrian pathways throughout the town every June.
