Next week the Emerald Coast will celebrate boating from San Destin to Pensacola with their 23rd Annual Poker Boat Run! Participants will stop at checkpoints along the boating route, drawing a playing card at each one. The objective is to have the best poker hand...
Labor Day is a perfect holiday to take a weekend trip to the Emerald Coast. Destin and Santa Rosa Beach host tons of family-friendly Labor Day Weekend events. We've got the line up for you!
Labor Day Weekend 2015 Events:
Firework Displays:
Destin's Haborwalk Village at...
William Augustus Bowles, AKA Billy Bowlegs, came to Pensacola, Florida in 1779 to prevent the capture of Pensacola from the Spanish. After being defeated by the Spanish, Bowlegs developed a fueled hatred for Spain and began the lucrative business of pirating on the high seas....
Eglin Air Force Base in Niceville will host its 11th annual Bob Hope Memorial Charity Golf Classic. The event acts as The Air Force Enlisted Village's major local fundraising event and will take place on May 16 and 17. Golfers will get to experience the...
The Mattie Kelly Arts Center in Destin, Florida will host a special night of dancing put on by some of the internationally acclaimed dance champions from the hit show Dancing with the Stars. The event is entitled Dancing with Desire, and will take place on...
Digital graffiti is the WORLDS FIRST outdoor festival dedicated to projection art and it's happening right in our very own Alys Beach on June 5-7. Often referred to as "Urban Projection", artists use projectors and animation technologies to cast their images onto the urban structures...
Jet fuel powered boats with over a 1000 horsepower deafeningly speeding though the Gulf is something everyone can marvel over. The Emerald Coast Boat Week and the Emerald Coast Poker Run is in its 21st year in Northwest Florida. The celebration benefits the Emerald Coast...
The Emerald Coast is host to one of the Top 10 Big Money fishing tournaments in the world! The ECBMC, starting on June 18 and lasting to June 22, 2014, gives anglers the chance to win huge payouts while also experiencing the natural beauty of...
Head out to Alys Beach this weekend for the 3rd Annual 30-A Wine Festival. This three day event celebrates  innovative food and wine pairings while raising funds for the Children's Volunteer Health Network, which facilitates the delivery of direct medical, dental, vision, and mental...
Once the cobia start running in The Gulf of Mexico, you know spring is right around the corner. The migration pattern of these big game fish take them through the warmer waters of the Emerald Coast, and they are a great sport fish. Tipping the...