MKAF 30th Annual Festival of the Arts Oct 25 & 26
The 30th annual Festival of the Arts is set for October 25th & 26th - produced by Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), is one of the Southeast’s premier juried art festivals.
The 30th annual Festival of the Arts is set for October 25th & 26th - produced by Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF), is one of the Southeast’s premier juried art festivals.
Just north of Grayton Beach and Scenic 30A is a large parking lot with trolleys that runs every 15 minutes back and forth to the beach and "Downtown Grayton" by the Red Bar.

Join beer lovers from here, there, and everywhere for samplings of local brews and merchants, and live music on the lawn as Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort presents the 16th Annual Baytowne Wharf Beer Fest on October 10th & 11th.

The Market Shops in Miramar Beach is hosting the 10th Annual Bloody Mary Festival, benefiting Habitat for Humanity Walton County, on Saturday, October 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The annual event will feature unlimited tastes of South Walton’s most creative and innovative bloody marys, served by the area’s best eateries, bars, catering companies and new this year, a grocery store.
While in South Walton, be sure to stray a bit off the beach and visit Eden Gardens State Park in Point Washington on Tucker Bayou. It's a beautiful slice of old Florida and the historic Wesley Mansion sits on the grounds of the park and is open for tours.
We can trace the Wesley family’s shared history with Tucker Bayou and the surrounding community to the late 1800s when they arrived in Point Washington around 1885.
Alys Beach + Cars of 30A: An Elite Automotive Experience, an extraordinary celebration of craftsmanship, luxury, and innovation, where exquisite design meets performance is set for October 3 – 4.
Join the 30A community for two unforgettable days as Cars of 30A presents an elite, highly curated collection of over 150+ rare and high-performance automobiles, set against Alys Beach's unique landscape.
Purchase tickets and learn more: carsof30a.com.
Join the SoWal community on Friday, Oct. 3, from 6-9 p.m. at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Clubhouse, rain or shine. Tapas & Tunes at Topsail - Restaurants will complete for the Judges' Top 3 Tapas, along with a Peoples' Choice award.
Resort Resale on US HWY 98 in Santa Rosa Beach offers lightly used designer furniture & decor at prices around half of what you would pay for the exact same items at designer showrooms. And you can have it today, with no ordering and waiting.
If you’ve ever driven down Scenic 30A through Seaside, then chances are you've seen one or more of the Seaside pavilions on the Gulf.
They are beautiful and enticing. They may be the most photographed architecture in South Walton, and they are also quite significant to SoWal’s history and architectural story. The nine pavilions help make our community stand out from other beach destinations, and each structure is unique in appearance and designed by a different architect.
Here is the 2025-2026 School Calendar from Visit South Walton - Use it to help plan your trips to SoWal. Locals can see when to promote business, events, and when to plan around traffic, and crowds at restaurants and grocery stores. The school calendar shows when K-12 schools and universities/colleges in our major travel markets will be on break and for school start dates.
South Walton School Calendar includes 30A travel info for Fall Break, Winter Break, Spring Break and other holidays.