Kids & Family

Allow the artist within your child to thrive at the Bayou Arts Center! This summer, the Cultural Arts Alliance will host youth workshops in its lovely studio space at Hogtown Bayou, located at 105 Hogtown Bayou Lane in Santa Rosa Beach. Workshop activities include, but are not limited to, drawing, printmaking, painting, and creating books. Classes are designed for children of all artistic abilities with fun and creativity for everyone as our goal.

Walton Outdoors is pleased to announce the annual Explore the Outdoors Festival on Saturday, October 5. The event will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the beautiful waterfront location of Live Oak Landing Outdoor Destination, 229 Pitts Avenue, Freeport, Florida.
 

The 4th of July in Seaside, Florida is an all-American celebration of music, food, white beaches, flags, fireworks, and a parade through the middle of town. It just doesn't get any better. The celebration kicks off with the annual South Walton 4th of July Parade that begins in Seagrove and culminates in Seaside. Line up early along Scenic Highway 30A and be prepared for laughs and lots of loot! Locals, visitors, and generations of Seaside families help make the parade an event that is cherished.

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The Events Plaza in Baytowne Wharf continues to feature some of the region's best live music throughout the summer. With a great lineup of musicians, you'll be thoroughly entertained, no matter what age. Bring your chairs and blankets, family and friends and enjoy a relaxing evening listening to your favorite tunes.

This event is free and open to the public, so come out for music filled fun every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. in July!

Here's the upcoming schedule:

Allow the artist within your child to thrive at the Bayou Arts Center! This summer, the Cultural Arts Alliance will host two youth workshops in its lovely studio space at Hogtown Bayou, located at 105 Hogtown Bayou Lane in Santa Rosa Beach. Workshop activities include, but are not limited to, drawing, printmaking, painting, and creating books. Classes are designed for children of all artistic abilities with fun and creativity for everyone as our goal.

Workshops will take place on June 18 - 20 and July 16 - 18 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m..

Travel around the world at the 30A Farmers' Market in Rosemary Beach and enjoy international foods as well as local produce, seafood and baked goods! Locals and visitors are treated to outdoor shopping along the green, filled with colorful vendor tents offering Greek pastries and foods, gelato, jams, pastries, pies, locally grown produce, eggs, beef and chicken, and fresh local seafood. Fresh oysters are now available on Sundays! You'll even find treats for your furry family members!
 

The 11th Annual Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic (ECBC) runs June 19-23 at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. Some of the world's most impressive boats roar from the docks and out the pass into the Gulf of Mexico, one of the best fishing grounds on the planet.

Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF) Concerts in the Village (formerly Concerts in the Park) is in full swing and attendance is up for the weekly concerts, which are held at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village each Thursday evening. With several weeks remaining, Concerts in the Village continues every Thursday at 7 p.m. through June and concludes with an "American Patriotic Tribute" concert finale on July 3.
 

This Friday, June 7 at 12 p.m., Rosemary Beach Racquet Club and the Rosemary Beach Foundation will host a Rally for Women in support of Shelter House, a safe shelter service for families involved in domestic violence. This event leads up to the Walk Her Way event scheduled for later the same day at 6 p.m.