The second annual Blood Mary Festival will be held Saturday October 1st, from 11AM to 2PM at The Market Shops, located at the entrance to Sandestin. This event features unlimited tastes of the Emerald Coast’s most creative Bloody Marys served by the best restaurants and bars in the area. Guests will also enjoy a mimosa bar and frosty brews by exclusive beer sponsor, Grayton Beer Company! Tickets can be purchased here and are $35 in advance or $50 at the door.

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Mark your calendar for the big event on Saturday, October 22 at Grand Boulevard from 6PM to 9PM. Each year, Emerald Coast Magazine celebrates over a hundred businesses throughout our community that have been singled out by our readers as the best of the best.  The event held annually at Grand Boulevard celebrates the winners and is a treat for local residents as all of the winners will be handing out samples of their winning product, including fantastic food and drinks! Tickets can be purchased here. See you at the event!

The Premier Property Group is the only local real estate company to be invited to and become a part of Luxury Portfolio International and Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the global leader in real estate sales. Premier sales executives are local experts with global reach, listings are marketed in over 52 countries worldwide and across 500 websites. Any listings over $1 million dollars will be marketed on this highly exclusive and heavily trafficked website.

Whole Foods Destin has officially announced their grand opening: April 20th, 2016! Whole Foods is known for the finest natural and organic foods available. Everything they offer is high quality. This is going to be a great addition to the Emerald Coast. Whole Foods Destin is located just east of the Destin Commons Shopping Center off Highway 98.

The 2016 Digital Graffiti art show at Alys Beach on 30A is coming on May 13th – 16th!

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Allegiant announced Destin / Fort Walton Beach as the newest destination with nonstop service from Cincinnati and St. Louis.

Seasonal nonstop service to Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) from:

Cincinnati / Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) – Begins May 20, 2016 and ends Sept. 5, 2016 with fares as low as $39*

MidAmeria St. Louis Airport (BLV) – Begins June 2, 2016 and ends Sept. 4, 2016 with fares as low as $39*

The new flights will operate twice weekly and will bring more than 12,000 additional visitors each year to the Destin / Fort Walton Beach area and generate an estimated $3.5 million annually in total visitor spending. Flight days, times and the lowest fares can be found at Allegiant.com.

This annual event will help raise funds for FPRA’s NWF Coast Chapter as well as this year’s charity of choice, Food For Thought Outreach Inc.

The evening will feature heavy hors d’oeuvres by South Walton’s top restaurants: Signature Catering of 30A, The Hub 30A, The Beach House, Brotula’s Seafood House & Steamer, Barbacoa Mexican Grill 30A and more. The evening will also feature an intimate performance by NBC’s “The Voice” contestant Geoff McBride, silent auction, complimentary wine, champagne, beer and much more!

Purchase tickets online or RSVP for event at nwfcoastfpra.org/registration.
Pre-Event $30/person $25/members
Day of Event $35/person, $30/members

For sponsorship and donation opportunities, visit http://www.nwfcoastfpra.org/events-list/2015/12/4/holiday-toast-on-the-coast-a-taste-of-south-walton.

This year’s sponsors include V. LALA Galleries , Food For Thought Outreach Inc, Silver Sands Premium Outlets, Beachy Beach 30a, 30Avenue, Visit South Walton, Grayton Beer Company, Seaside – New Town, Old Ways Wine, Modus Photography, Chaste 850 and more to come. Event attendees are encouraged to bring a $10 grocery gift card to support Food For Thought.

The 2015 Best of the Emerald Coast show is scheduled this year for October 24th from 6 to 9! This event again will be held at the Grand Boulevard Shopping Center. This is one of the area’s most fun events, featuring winners as voted by readers of Emerald Coast Magazine. The area’s top restaurants will be sampling food and drinks and other winners will be offering coupons and other prizes. This event gets bigger and more fun each year! Tickets will be available at https://www.jlec.org/

See you at the event!

What a fun evening that kicks off the 4th of July holiday weekend at the 5th Annual Smoke on the Coast BBQ and Fireworks Festival. 20 restaurants and BBQ experts will light up their grills to prepare their best meals. Starting at 5 pm, for $1 per sampling, people get to vote for People’s Choice winners with proceeds benefitting Building Homes for Heroes, Children in Crisis and Food For Thought.

Kid’s activities, street performers, and continuous live music, including Heritage and other local favorites will keep the party going. The night will cap off with a spectacular firework show over the Destin Commons. See you there!

Chef Tim Creehan has expanded his Cuvee Bistro location in Destin to also include 30A! Located at the 30A Avenue Shopping Center in Inlet Beach, Cuvee offers one of the most popular happy hours in town from 5 to 7:30, and an outstanding menu you will love.