Kids & Family

The Telluride MountainFilm on Tour returns to WaterColor’s Marina Park Amphitheater on Nov. 7 and 8. Celebrating its 14th year, the outdoor film festival is dedicated to educating, inspiring, and motivating audiences about issues that matter. The films selected for the show will explore themes connected to MountainFilm’s mission of exploring cultures, preserving, environments, and promoting adventure.

Each year, a selection of films from the International Film Festival is taken on the road to reach audiences who otherwise would not have a chance to experience the festival.

We love the annual Cottages for Kids event, and the amazing display of creative playhouses built by local builders each fall! Cottages for Kids is an annual "fun-raising" event for Children's Volunteer Health Network (CVHN), and a favorite South Walton tradition for kids and families.

Northwest Florida’s leading resort and residential community developer, The St. Joe Company, will host a grand opening celebration of the Watersound Trail, Oct. 31 at 9:15 a.m. The 5-mile trail spans between Walton and Bay County with its trailhead located adjacent to Watersound Origins’ Village Commons.  
 

The Taylor Haugen Foundation will hold the 5th annual Savor The Season fundraiser at Caliza in Alys Beach on Thursday, November 6 from 5:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m. This culinary experience has grown to become one of the most popular events in South Walton, Florida.

Gulf Place is a vibrant neighborhood community with splashing fountains, park benches, tree-lined streets, footpaths, an amphitheater and parks that compliment the town center’s location directly across from the Gulf of Mexico. From any location in Gulf Place, you're just a short stroll away from community pools, golf, shops and eateries. This fall, Gulf Place on 30A invites the public to join the fun by hosting an array of community wide events that will provide entertainment for all ages.  
 

Fall is approaching and with it comes South Walton Community Council's Back to Nature Festival, sponsored by SoWal.com. Whether you like hiking, kayaking, face-painting, bird-watching, beach ecology, or simply resting in the grass or sand, October 19, 2014 is the day to visit Topsail Hill Preserve State Park and support one of the most beautiful environmental assets in the state of Florida.
 

Opening night at The REP was a romp! The meeting hall, nestled in the heart of Seaside, evoked a charming ambiance where actors, musicians, members and guests all converged for A Beach Home Companion. The live variety show runs Thursdays and Fridays, Oct. 2-24 at 7:30 p.m. and features a homegrown music lineup not to be missed.

The St. Joe Community Foundation (Foundation) will be a premier sponsor for the 6th annual Sugar Sands Charity Golf Classic benefiting Children in Crisis at Kelly Plantation Golf Club on Oct. 13.
 
The Foundation’s $5,000 grant to Children In Crisis, Inc. is of vital importance, as Children In Crisis assists local children in Walton and Okaloosa County that have been neglected or abused and are seeking shelter and assistance.  
 

In 1958 there was only one house resting on the south side of Scenic 30A on Dune Allen Beach - only one. Bo Rentrop and her late husband Billy Rentrop were there, and Bo remembers that single house very well.

The 51st Annual Florida Seafood Festival - a two-day celebration of fresh seafood, music, and art - draws thousands of visitors to the historic town of Apalachicola on Florida's Forgotten Coast. The event will be held at the mouth of the Apalachicola River under the shady oaks of Apalachicola's Battery Park Oct. 31 - Nov. 1, 2014.