Festivals

It's not too late to reserve an Artsquest Fine Arts & Music Festival flag to fly in front of your business in celebration of ArtQuest's 25th Anniversary! Thanks to the generous support of our community, ArtsQuest is a highly anticipated event and a nationally renowned fine arts show attracting thousands of people annually to South Walton. The ArtsQuest flag sponsorship is an important source of funding for ArtsQuest, and they look forward to having your support this year.

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.
 

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)

Every year the Seabreeze Jazz Festival gets bigger and better. This year the bar has risen with the addition of a new permanent stage at Aaron Bessant Park, at Pier Park in Panama City Beach.

Click here to enter to win a pair of weekend passes!
We're giving away multiple pairs of passes on April 10th - bonus entries for sharing. Passes are for Thursday through Sunday. Go all 4 days or give some days away to family or friends.

The Sandestin Wine Festival, one of the top wine festivals in the country, will host healthy eating expert Diane Henderiks as a presenting chef at its 2013 Spring event.

Slated for this April 18-21, the Sandestin Wine Festival is known as the “Kentucky Derby of Wine Festivals.” It will be a picture perfect event complete with white tents, the tasting of hundreds of wines, Gulf seafood and other culinary treats, as well as live music.

Bluewater Bay Marina Complex is excited to announce the first annual Bluewater Bay Cultural Arts Festival on April 6, from 11am to 6pm. The arts fest will be a unique event featuring local and regional artists, covering a large spectrum of art mediums including watercolors, glass art, custom skim boards and long boards, folk art, one-of-a-kind jewelry, photography, classical guitar and more.

Stellar weather is a tradition at WaterColor's annual Art in the Park Festival and it looks like the 2013 edition on Saturday, March 16 will be another perfect Spring day in SoWal.

The Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County (CAA) unveils the 25th Annual ArtsQuest Arts & Music Festival poster image, designed by South Walton artist Justin Lyons. Lyons was voted "Best in Mixed Media" at the 2012 ArtsQuest Festival and has created a poster image that complements the festival's fun-loving atmosphere and quest for art with a quest for heart.  The annual event will be held over Mother's Day Weekend, May 10-12, and features activities for the entire family.

Come celebrate Earth Day in Walton County on April 20, 2013 at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park!! This festival is free to the public and will feature environmental education exhibits and hands-on activities, children’s programs, cooking demos and MORE! Organizations are invited to participate in this fun-filled event, now in its fifth year, attracting over 600 visitors yearly.