Events

Draper James Event: The Decade Tour Pop-Up: Celebrate 10 Years of Southern Style on Florida’s Scenic 30A

Every year our beaches, parks and neighborhoods experience a significant increase in litter following the Fourth of July weekend. That’s where we need your help!

Keep Walton County Beautiful is inviting neighborhoods across Walton County to participate in our Post–Fourth of July Neighborhood Cleanup on Saturday, July 5 and Sunday, July 6. This is a fun and meaningful opportunity for your community to come together, show pride in your surroundings and help protect the places we all enjoy.

Get ready for an evening of incredible music as the acclaimed Ruthie Foster takes the stage June 26th at Watersound Town Center for the "Sounds Like Summer" concert series!

Known for her powerful voice and deeply soulful blend of blues, gospel, folk, and R&B, Foster promises a captivating outdoor performance that's sure to be a highlight of the season.

The South Walton Fire District Junior Lifeguard Program returns for Summer 2025 with approximately 200 participants ready to learn what it takes to work as a surf rescue professional along the Emerald Coast.

The program begins Tuesday, June 10, with a dual-curriculum approach, creating a fun and welcoming environment for both first-time and returning Juniors. More information and registration online at SWFD.org.

Alys Beach and the community celebrated the Grand Opening of the new, permanent, custom-designed location of the Alys Shoppe in Alys Beach's Town Center on March 11th.

Located in the easternmost corner of the newly completed mixed-use condominium, The Della, designed by Moule & Polyzoides Architects, the Alys Shoppe's new interior space is thoughtfully designed by the interior architecture team of Hart Howerton to reflect the sophistication, grace, and well-edited luxury of Alys Beach, an extension of Life Defined.

The 30A Songwriters Festival returns to South Walton January 16-20, 2025 - celebrating 16 years with a wide variety of talented artists on the schedule.

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach 2024 has been selected as the winner of this year's CODAawards: Collaboration of Design + Art in the Residential category.

The internationally acclaimed CODA awards “celebrate the projects that most successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces.”

The Carrier family of Louisiana is as synonymous with Zydeco music as beads are with Mardi Gras. Troy Carrier, better known as Dikki Du, marks the third generation of the Carriers to keep the musical tradition alive.

“Zydeco is a family thing. If one plays, everyone plays,” says Carrier.

He picked up the washboard at nine years old, the drums at 13, and traveled the world professionally at 19. But Carrier’s life changed when we decided he wanted a band of his own.