The South Walton Community Council hosts the 12th Annual Back To Nature Festival Oct. 17-20, 2013. The festival is one of our favorites and offers the opportunity for visitors and locals to discover the wonders of our unique coastal environment.
Register today at www.southwaltoncc.org and get ready to enjoy the wonders of South Walton’s natural beauty!
The 17th Annual South Walton Celebrity Golf Classic has a growing list of participating celebrities as well as talented line-up of entertainment. The two-day tournament will be played Oct. 31 - Nov. 2 on the Baytowne Golf Club and Raven Golf Club courses at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, and will be complemented by celebrity events and evening entertainment at the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa.
Back to Nature Festival 2013 begins this week as local artists showcase selected pieces in the Scenes of South Walton Art Show at Hidden Lantern Gallery in Rosemary Beach. The art show opens Oct. 17 with an artists' reception from 5 - 7 p.m. The exhibit is part of an exciting lineup of festival events Oct. 17 - 20.
South Walton Fashion Week debuted Oct 11-13 in Grand Boulevard’s Town Center at Sandestin, including a stellar lineup of over 30 featured boutiques and local designers in runway shows throughout the weekend.
Special preview parties and trunk shows accompanied the festivities, in addition to a runway show dedicated to chosen Emerging Designer finalists Cayce Collins, Andi Eaton, Jennifer Nina Evans, Ashlie Ming, Ella Rose and Sarah Winford.
World Paddle For The Planet events start this week with many exciting outdoor events taking place in Carillon Beach Resort and Camp Helen State Park, from Oct. 10-13. Paddlers, families and nature lovers will join World Paddlers at Carillon Beach the evening of Friday, Oct. 11, for a film screening of Stand, a SUP adventure through the Great Bear Rainforest.
The Walton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its Inaugural Business & Health EXPO, sponsored by Sacred Heart on the Emerald Coast, Friday, October 18. This extraordinary networking event will be held at the Embassy Suites from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Café Thirty-A is hosting Kenny Kahn, owner and winemaker of Blue Rock Vineyard - and you are invited! It's an exclusive wine dinner at one of South Walton's most popular restaurants on Oct 17 at 6:30 p.m.
World Paddle For The Planet 2013 is a four-day eco-educational fundraiser festival culminating with a 24-hour paddle on beautiful Lake Powell, the largest coastal dune lake in the State of Florida and designated a "Pristine Florida Waterway". Festival events will be held in Carillon Beach and Camp Helen State Park October 10-13, 2013.
Harbor Docks is hosting its 19th Annual Take-A-Kid-Fishing Day on Sunday, November 3, 2013, and has 350 openings for children and chaperones.
For the past 18 years, Harbor Docks has taken hundreds of underprivileged children out for a free day of fishing. The majority of these kids have never been out on the water. After an exciting day of fishing, Harbor Docks treats the families to a fish fry to celebrate. Last year 57 of Destin’s finest charter boats offered their services to take the children out for a fun day of fishing.
Fusion Art Glass in Seaside will host its Annual Trunk Show at the Seaside gallery on October 18-20. The event begins with an artist reception on Friday from 4-6 p.m. welcoming award winning glass artist Cal Breed of Orbix Hot Glass in Fort Payne, Alabama. Breed was recently nominated for Martha Stewart's Made in America Award.
