Groups

Families and friends, furry and otherwise, are invited to the Third Annual Rosemary Beach Unleashed event coming up on Sunday, Nov. 17. The community festival is a fun filled afternoon on East Long Green from 1 to 4 p.m. This year, dogs can participate in a variety of competitions such as children’s handling, best trick, dog fashion show, and agility demonstrations. Music, bake sale, children's dance performances, and photo opps will entertain one and all. Pet adoptions, pet-icures and "purr"fect tie-dye shirts are all part of the fun day in Rosemary Beach. 

The South Walton Fire District (SWFD) is once again hosting the Caring and Sharing “Angel Tree” for the 13th consecutive year. Each holiday season the “Angel Tree” is filled with names of children ages one month to 12 years of age who live in Walton County and otherwise may not receive Christmas gifts.
 

Over 100 fine artists from the Southeast and cities across the country gathered in Destin last month to exhibit and compete for $9,000 in cash prizes at the 18th Annual Festival of the Arts juried art show held at the Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts Village. Local artist Juan Franciso Adaro, originally from Buenos Aires, Argentina who now resides in Santa Rosa Beach, received the coveted "Best in Show" and $1,500 cash prize for his contemporary artwork.
 

Members of the Freeport High School Key Club rolled up their sleeves and built one of the Cottages for Kids on display in Rosemary Beach. This is the 3rd cottage the club has built and this year's cottage is titled “The Pirate Ship HHK” (healthy, happy kids).

Shelter House, the domestic and sexual violence center serving Okaloosa and Walton counties, is currently accepting donations for its annual holiday food drive. The agency collects food and packages it into complete holiday meal baskets for domestic and sexual violence survivors and their families, taking into account the number of people in each home. 
 

We love the annual Cottages for Kids event, and the amazing display of creative playhouses in Rosemary Beach throughout the month of November! In its seventh year, Cottages for Kids is an annual "fun-raising" event for Children's Volunteer Health Network (CVHN), and a wonderful South Walton tradition for kids and families.

The spirit of the holidays will come alive in the main hallway of Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast as the hospital’s Volunteer Guild hosts its annual Holiday Extravaganza. The holiday sale will be open weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Monday, Nov. 4, to Friday, Dec. 20. 
 

Here's your chance to win a pair of tickets to Artists for Animals at Grayt Grounds of Monet Monet in Grayton Beach, Nov. 14, 2013. The event will benefit two local charities, Alaqua Animal Refuge and Sinfonia Gulf Coast. SoWal.com is giving away two pairs of tickets to this grayt event - we'll pick two random winners on Nov. 11, 2013. 

On Saturday, November 16, 2013 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m., Randy Wise Homes, Inc. will hold a fundraiser to benefit Building Homes for Heroes. This benefit will help to provide local wounded veteran, Air Force Master Sergeant Joseph Deslauriers and his family with a new home. Attendees will enjoy dinner, a silent auction and a presentation by Building Homes for Heroes at the grand ballroom at The Emerald Grande in Destin, FL. 
 

On Thursday, November 28, from 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Harbor Docks invites family, friends, locals and tourists to join the celebration and enjoy a traditional, home-style Thanksgiving Day meal.