Join the Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance for a Coastal Dune Lakes Paddle Clean-Up on Eastern Lake.
Beginning at 9AM on October 31st at the Eastern Lake Boat Ramp on Lakeview Drive, attendees are encouraged to bring their paddle craft and personal safety gear. A very few kayaks will be available to first comers. Please RSVP to CBA@nwfsc.edu.
Do not forget your water bottle, sunscreen, hat and bugspray. Gloves and garbage bags will be provided.
Walton County Board of County Commissioners recognizes the ecological importance of the globally rare and imperiled coastal dune lakes and have made a local dedication making October 27-31, 2025, as Coastal Dune Lakes Week!
The 30th annual Festival of the Arts is set for October 25th & 26th - produced by Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), is one of the Southeast’s premier juried art festivals.
Here are the details from our complete South Walton & 30A Beach Access Guide for beach accesses in South Walton which are ADA Accessible.
See an updated version of this story here.
Join beer lovers from here, there, and everywhere for samplings of local brews and merchants, and live music on the lawn as Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort presents the 16th Annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest on October 10th & 11th.
The Market Shops in Miramar Beach is hosting the 10th Annual Bloody Mary Festival, benefiting Habitat for Humanity Walton County, on Saturday, October 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The annual event will feature unlimited tastes of South Walton’s most creative and innovative bloody marys, served by the area’s best eateries, bars, catering companies and new this year, a grocery store.
While in South Walton, be sure to stray a bit off the beach and visit Eden Gardens State Park in Point Washington on Tucker Bayou. It's a beautiful slice of old Florida and the historic Wesley Mansion sits on the grounds of the park and is open for tours.
We can trace the Wesley family’s shared history with Tucker Bayou and the surrounding community to the late 1800s when they arrived in Point Washington around 1885.
Alys Beach + Cars of 30A: An Elite Automotive Experience, an extraordinary celebration of craftsmanship, luxury, and innovation, where exquisite design meets performance is set for October 3 – 4.
Join the 30A community for two unforgettable days as Cars of 30A presents an elite, highly curated collection of over 150+ rare and high-performance automobiles, set against Alys Beach's unique landscape.
Purchase tickets and learn more: carsof30a.com.
Join the SoWal community on Friday, Oct. 3, from 6-9 p.m. at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Clubhouse, rain or shine. Tapas & Tunes at Topsail - Restaurants will complete for the Judges' Top 3 Tapas, along with a Peoples' Choice award.
Resort Resale on US HWY 98 in Santa Rosa Beach offers lightly used designer furniture & decor at prices around half of what you would pay for the exact same items at designer showrooms. And you can have it today, with no ordering and waiting.
