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30A has something for everyone every month of the year! Come check out our festivals, half marathons & 5K runs, wine and food festivals, music and more!
JANUARY
January: 30A Songwriter Festival This multi-day festival features over 250 performances. Venues all around South Walton. www.30asongwritersfestival.com
FEBRUARY
- 30A Wine Festival This 4-day event featuring a special wine dinner, Bourbon, Beer & Butts event, and seminars. www.30awinefestival.com
- Sandestin Gumbo Festival Local businesses compete for who makes the best gumbo. www.sandestingumbofestival.com
MARCH
Seaside School Race Weekend This 3-day event kicks off with Taste of the Race, Race Expo, and Half Marathon & 5K Run. https://runseasidefl.com/weekend-events/race-day-information/
APRIL
- Sandestin Wine Festival 4-days of event seminars, dinners and tastings. www.sandestinwinefestival.com
- South Walton Beaches Wine & Food Festival 4-days of celebrity winemakers, chefs, and brew masters. www.sowalwine.com
- Art in the Dark – WaterColor – Art in the Park transforms WaterColor into the perfect outdoor art festival venue and features talented artists from all over the southeast. Visit https://www.facebook.com/artintheparkwatercolor/ for details..
- 2020 Seabreeze Jazz Festival is April 22-26th in Panama City Beach, FL at the Aaron Bessant Park Amphitheater. https://www.facebook.com/SeabreezeJazzFestival/
MAY
May is Art Month around 30A – https://culturalartsalliance.com/art-month/
- Art Month South Walton includes Under the Sea a fundraiser for the Underwater Museum of Art, ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival, Digital Graffiti Festival, Longleaf Writers Conference, Treasure Island at Emerald Coast Theatre Company,
- Digital Graffiti This event combines digital technologies with unique pieces of art to paint the white walls of Alys Beach. www.digitalgraffiti.com
JUNE
Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic at Sandestin A premier sport-fishing tournament. Entertainment, live cooking demonstrations and big fish weigh-ins. www.fishecbc.com
JULY
Seaside 4th of July Parade This parade runs from Seagrove to Seaside and features decorated bikes, golf carts, boats & dogs! Visit www.seasidefl.com/highlights for details.
Start bright and early with Bike Decorating Contest & Breakfast (7:30 AM North Barrett Square) followed by the bike parade (8:30 AM) and block party (8:30 -10:30 AM Western Green), where the winners will be announced of the bike decorating contest. there will be special sweet treats from Kona Ice as well as face painting, airbrush tattoos, balloons, colored hair spray and more! Learn more July 4th Celebration – Rosemary Beach (rosemarybeachfl.org)
Annual Independence Day Celebration in Seaside with fun taking place throughout the day!See details below: Independence Day Celebration | Seaside (seasidefl.com)
Block party:
9AM: The REP performance
10AM: Huck & Lilly
10:45AM: Bike Decorating Contest
11:30AM: Hot dog Eating Contest (2 rounds)
- Kids round (12 and under)
- Adult round (13+)
Evening Festivities:
7PM: Sinfonia Gulf Coast Pops Concert
8:30PM: Fireworks
Come join in the fun for the annualJuly 4th parade in the wonderful and funky town of Grayton Beach. This year, parade participants will lineup on Pine Street at 8:00AM with the parade starting at 8:30AM in front of The Red Bar. Decorate your cars, jeeps, boats, bikes, scooters, etc. No registration needed and everyone is welcome! Grayton Beach 4th of July Parade | SoWal.com
Celebrate Independence Day in Alys Beach! Enjoy a live concert featuring Bay Kings Band, performing from 6-9PM in the Amphitheatre with fireworks to follow, weather permitting. Grab a spot on the green with your blanket or low-back chairs. Food and beverage available. Free and open to the pubic. Events – Alys Beach
AUGUST
Every Saturday- Seaside Farmers Market 9AM-1PMSeaside Farmers Market | SoWal.com
Every Sunday- Peddlers Pavillion Farmers Market 9AM-1PMPeddlers Pavilion Farmers Market | SoWal.com
Every Sunday-Grand Boulevard Lawn Games 5PM-8:30PMGrand Boulevard Lawn Games | SoWal.com
SEPTEMBER
- Sandestin Triathlon This event has been an annual Sandestin staple for over 30 years. www.sandestintriathlon.com
- International Coastal Cleanup Day – is one of the world’s largest annual preservation and protection events and volunteer efforts for our ocean, waves and beaches
OCTOBER
- Harvest Food & Wine Festival A 3-day event offering the finest culinary & wine. www.dcwaf.org
- 30A Blue Crab Festival A 3-day celebration of the 30A lifestyle and local culinary favorite, Blue Crab. www.30acrabfest.com
- 30A Half Marathon & 5K: BBQ Festival This 3-day event starts with a BBQ and a Race Expo, and then finishes with the Race Day. www.30ahalf.com
NOVEMBER
- Rosemary Beach Uncorked the very best of food and wine Rosemary Beach has to offer with featured restaurants, wine tastings, and a rockin’ band performing live – http://rosemarybeachuncorked.com/
- Flutterby Festival An arts, crafts and science festival celebrating the migration of the Monarch Butterfly. www.culturalartsalliance.com/events
- Seeing Red Wine Festival Four days of tastings, winemaker dinners and brunch. www.seeingredwinefestival.com
- Old Florida Holiday Market – Nov. & December – Watercolor will have dazzling lights, horse-drawn carriage rides, visits with Santa and more! www.facebook.com/WaterColorOldFloridaHoliday
DECEMBER
- Old Florida Holiday Market – Nov. & December – Watercolor will have dazzling lights, horse-drawn carriage rides, visits with Santa and more! www.facebook.com/WaterColorOldFloridaHoliday