Check our events calendar for festival events we found around Destin and Fort Walton area.
Who wants some beads?! Join us for Fat Tuesday every Tuesday during the summer until August 14th as HarborWalk Village transforms into ͞The Big Easy͟.
Enjoy dazzling floats, colorful costumes, street performers and float riders tossing handfuls of beads and swag! Enjoy free live music on the main stage before the parade!
Entertainment begins at 6:30pm. Parade rolls at 8:30pm
June 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th July 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st August 7th, 14th
Destin, Florida’s signature event and a tradition since 1948, this month-long fishing tournament gives anglers of all ages a chance to get in on the fun! Not an angler? Daily weigh-ins at A.J.’s Seafood and Oyster Bar provide entertainment in a harbor-front atmosphere you’re sure to enjoy. Over 30,000 anglers compete in the Destin Fishing Rodeo for a chance at their share of over $100,000 in awarded cash and prizes. The Rodeo is free to anglers fishing aboard registered boats and the tournament is open to both Private and Charter Boats.
Kids love the rodeo too! There are events and activities just for kids. For example, every child who enters a fish in the Destin Fishing Rodeo that weighs in at 1 lb. or more gets a rod and reel and a certificate for framing. During the Rootin’ Tootin’ Rodeo Round-Up Okaloosa Island Pier comes alive with junior anglers. This event wraps up with lunch on the dock. The entry fee for this event is nominal, and includes the pier fee for the angler and parents, a tee shirt, bait, a rod and reel to keep and lunch. Don’t miss out! This is a great weekend to plan on being in Destin and taking part of the culture for which Destin is famous. And don’t forget about “Mako My Day” Shark Saturdays – anglers weigh-in sharks and the kids love it! In 2007, the largest shark caught was 638 pounds! Wow!
Details at https://www.destinfishingrodeo.org/
he gracious property hosts allowing a festival that hosts almost 70,000 guests in three days use of beautiful water front land and asking their full time tenants to accommodate the festival, is nothing short of amazing. In addition to the Destin Charter Boat Association that has kept this tradition alive, I would like to thank and acknowledge your true “hosts” of the festival, the property owners. We hope to see you all there!
You can check the details at http://www.destinseafoodfestival.com/
No admission charge
