This weekend on the Gulf Coast

FRI 10/9

Spooktober at Splash: four Halloween weekends

Splash RV Resort · Milton

Four weekends of trick-or-treating, hayrides, live music, site decorating and costume contests, thirty minutes up the road in Milton.

16-18 · 23-25 · 30-31

THU 10/8–FRI 10/9

Draconid Meteor Shower: the one that happens at bedtime

Your own yard, or Big Lagoon State Park for a darker sky · Pensacola

Nearly every meteor shower asks you to be awake at three in the morning.

From dark, best in the first hours

FRI 10/9

Ship to Shore Chat with E/V Nautilus

Alabama Aquarium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab

The Alabama Aquarium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab hosts a live ship-to-shore chat with the crew of the E/V Nautilus for one hour on a Friday morning.

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

FRI 10/9

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Semi-Annual Meeting

UWF Building 10, Room 131 · Pensacola

UWF's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee holds its semi-annual public meeting in Building 10, Room 131, Friday from 1 to 3 PM.

1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Fridays

Proof Youth Group

Gulf Breeze Presbyterian Church

Gulf Breeze Presbyterian Church runs its Proof Youth Group on Fridays from 6:30 to 9:05 PM, at the church on Andrew Jackson Trail.

6:30 PM to 9:05 PM

THU 10/8–SUN 10/11

53rd National Shrimp Festival: Gulf Shores

Gulf Shores Public Beach

The Gulf Coast's giant beach festival brings a Children's Activity Village, a sand-sculpture contest, three music stages, and more than 250 vendors.

10 AM-10 PM · Sun 10 AM-5 PM

THU 10/1–SUN 10/11

Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival (cherry-pick sets)

22+ venues, Pensacola Beach + downtown

Ten days of acoustic storyteller rounds run, mostly free, a build-your-own date.

Venue-by-venue schedule

18+FRI 10/9

Daniel Tosh: My First Farewell Tour

Saenger Theatre, Pensacola

Tosh's "My First Farewell Tour" plays the Saenger downtown.

7:00 PM

21+Thu thru FRI 10/16

Live Music: Manci's Antique Club

Manci's Antique Club · Daphne, AL

This Daphne institution has walls of Jim Beam decanters and live local bands Thursday through Sunday.

6:30 PM · Fri-Sat 7:30 PM · Sun 6:00 PM

21+Nightly thru FRI 10/16

Karaoke & DJ Nights: FUBAR Pizza Bar

FUBAR Pizza Bar · Fort Walton Beach

Late-night karaoke runs five nights a week (Sun, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat) plus a DJ on Monday and Thursday, 9 PM to 1 AM every night, with pizza till close.

9 PM-1 AM

21+Wed-Sat thru FRI 10/16

Karaoke Block: The Block

The Block · Fort Walton Beach

The Sports & Karaoke room at The Block runs Wednesday through Saturday, opening at 6 (8 on Thursday) and going late.

From 6 PM (Thu 8 PM)

21+Every weekend thru FRI 10/16

Weekend Live Music: Sandshaker Lounge

Sandshaker Lounge · Pensacola Beach

The Shaker, birthplace of the Bushwacker, has live music every weekend and never a cover.

Evenings

21+Tue thru FRI 10/16

Live Music: Paradise Bar & Grill

Paradise Bar & Grill · Pensacola Beach

Beachside live music plays most nights on Pensacola Beach, with rotating local acts starting at 5:30 (Sundays 2:30).

/Fri/Sat 5:30 PM · Sun 2:30 PM

Fridays thru FRI 10/30

Flip My Quarter: Friday happy hour

Seville Quarter, Apple Annie's · Pensacola

Call the coin flip and the drink is free; miss it and you pay.

6:00-8:00 PM

Fridays thru FRI 10/30

Rosie O'Grady's Dueling Piano Show

Seville Quarter, Rosie O'Grady's · Pensacola

Two pianos take requests shouted from the floor, and the room sings back.

8:00-11:00 PM

Sunday and Tuesday to Saturday thru SAT 10/31

Lili Marlene's Karaoke

Seville Quarter, Lili Marlene's · Pensacola

Karaoke runs every night but Monday in the aviators' room, not just on the weekend.

8:00-11:00 PM

Fridays thru FRI 12/11

Friday Dance Party with DJ Dan: The Big Chill

The Big Chill · Watersound Beach

The venue bills it as a family dance party, not a club night, with kids on the floor, parents around the edge, and it is done by 9:30.

6:00-9:30 PM

FRI 10/9

UWF Women's Volleyball vs Jacksonville: Argo Aloha

UWF Field House, Building 54 · Pensacola

UWF women's volleyball hosts Jacksonville for Argo Aloha at the Field House.

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

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Table Tennis Open Play

Niceville Senior Center

Niceville Senior Center's table tennis room is open for casual, drop-in play with no experience required.

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

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Ping Pong Meet-Up

Niceville Senior Center

This ping pong meetup at the Niceville Senior Center is open to beginners and experienced players alike, and the city says no experience is required to join in.

9:30 AM to 11:00 AM

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Mexican Train Dominoes

Niceville Senior Center

Mexican Train Dominoes at the Niceville Senior Center is pitched as easy to learn, welcoming first-time players alongside the regulars.

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

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Hearts Card Game

Niceville Senior Center

The Niceville Senior Center opens its doors on Wednesday afternoons for a drop in game of Hearts, welcoming beginners and experienced players alike.

1:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Friday 10/9

Concerts at The Landing: Cat Rhodes & The Truth

Fort Walton Beach Landing

Fort Walton Beach Landing hosts Cat Rhodes & The Truth for a free evening of live music, one date in the city's Fall 2026 waterfront concert series that runs every Friday from September 4…

6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Fridays

Friday Night Karaoke

Cozumel Bar & Grill · Foley, AL

Cozumel Bar & Grill runs karaoke every Friday night at OWA, letting guests sing between orders of food and drinks.

6:00 PM to 10:00 PM

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Cornhole Open Play

Niceville Senior Center

Members toss bags at the boards during open-play cornhole at the Niceville Senior Center.

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

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Exercise Room

Niceville Senior Center

The Niceville Senior Center's exercise room stays open for members to work through strength, cardio, and flexibility routines on their own schedule.

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

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Putting Green Open Play

Niceville Senior Center

Members check out putters and balls at the front desk to practice on the Niceville Senior Center's putting green.

8:30 AM to 4:30 PM

THU 8/27–THU 10/15

Make & Take Art: weekly drop-in art sessions

Mobile Museum of Art

The museum runs a free Thursday afternoon art session most weeks, working through materials and techniques borrowed from artists on view.

Thursdays 8/27 through 10/15 (except Sept 8) · 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

FRI 8/28–FRI 10/16

Sketch Club in the Gardens

Mobile Botanical Gardens

Botanical arts instructor Derek Norman leads a casual Friday sketch session in the Larkins Classroom or the Magnolia Hill Studio.

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (space permitting)

FRI 10/9

University of Mobile Volleyball vs Wesleyan College

H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium, University of Mobile

The Rams open a new home weekend against Wesleyan College at Pharr Gymnasium.

6:00 PM

THU 10/1–SAT 10/31

Destin Fishing Rodeo: Daily Public Weigh-Ins

Docks behind AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar · Destin

Anglers competing in the month-long Destin Fishing Rodeo bring their catches to the scale on the harbor docks behind AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar every day in October.

10:00 AM-7:00 PM

WED 9/2–WED 10/14

Financial Peace University

Crosspoint Niceville Campus, Room 703

Crosspoint's Niceville campus runs Dave Ramsey's nine-week Financial Peace University course on Wednesday evenings starting September 2.

Wednesdays 9/2 – 10/14 (of a 9-week course) · 6:00 PM-8:00 PM

WED 9/9–WED 10/14

Elevate Marriage Group

Crosspoint Niceville Campus Friendship Hall

A nine-session marriage enrichment group meets Wednesday evenings at Crosspoint's Niceville Campus Friendship Hall starting September 9, aimed at building practical relationship skills for…

Wednesdays 9/9 – 10/14 (of a 9-session group) · 6:00 PM-7:00 PM

SUN 9/13–SUN 10/18

DiscipleStory

Crosspoint Niceville Campus, Room 912

An eight-week Sunday morning class at Crosspoint's Niceville campus walks participants through identifying their own story, passions, abilities and role in the church's mission.

Sundays 9/13 – 10/18 (of an 8-week class) · 11:00 AM (end time not published)

TUE 9/8–TUE 10/13

DivorceCare Support Group

Crosspoint Niceville Campus Community Life Center, Room 956

Crosspoint's Niceville campus runs a weekly Tuesday evening support program for adults who are separated or divorced, meeting in the Community Life Center starting September 8.

Tuesdays, weekly (no published end date) · 6:00 PM-7:30 PM

WED 9/9–WED 10/14

From Strength to Strength Discussion Group

Crosspoint Niceville Campus Marler Chapel

A Wednesday evening discussion group at Crosspoint's Niceville campus works through Arthur C. Brooks' From Strength to Strength, on finding purpose and happiness in the second half of life.

Wednesdays 9/9 – 10/14 (of a run through 11/4) · 6:00 PM-7:00 PM

WED 9/9–WED 10/14

Dating with a Purpose

Crosspoint Niceville Campus, Room 701

A Wednesday evening discussion group at Crosspoint's Niceville campus focuses on intentional dating, character and evaluating a shared life vision, starting September 9.

Wednesdays, weekly (no published end date) · 6:00 PM (end time not published)

FRI 10/9

Milton High School Homecoming Parade

Milton community parade route · FL 32572 (exact parade route not published)

Milton High School's homecoming parade runs for an hour on a Friday morning in October, per the City of Milton's public calendar.

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

FRI 10/9

Black Flag

Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola

The pioneering hardcore punk band Black Flag plays Vinyl Music Hall's main room, with doors at 7 PM ahead of an 8 PM start.

8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM)

THU 10/8–SAT 10/10

Rockin' in Paradise with Styx & Friends

Seascape Resort · Miramar Beach

Rockin' In Paradise With Styx & Friends comes to Seascape Resort on Thursday, October 8.

3:00 PM to 10:00 PM

FRI 10/9

Costa: Pensacola Beach, FL

Laguna's Beach Bar + Grill · Pensacola Beach

Costa takes over Laguna's Beach Bar + Grill on Pensacola Beach for a night that runs from 8 PM to 12:30 AM.

8:00 PM to 12:30 AM

FRI 10/9–SAT 10/10

20th Annual Pumpkin Patch

First City Art Center · Pensacola

First City Art Center's 20th Annual Pumpkin Patch opens with a Friday Preview Party on October 9, ahead of a Saturday pumpkin sale.

Friday 10/2

Alice in Wonderland: UWF Theatre

Building 82, Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Mainstage Theatre, UWF · Pensacola

UWF Theatre stages Alice in Wonderland on the Mainstage in Building 82's Center for Fine and Performing Arts, open to the general public.

7:30 PM to 10:00 PM

Fridays

Art Classes with Eastern Shore Art Center: Fairhope Public Library

Fairhope Public Library, MakerSpace

Fairhope Public Library's MakerSpace hosts a weekly art class for ages 7 to 12, led by an Eastern Shore Art Center artist, Friday from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM.

3:30 PM to 4:30 PM

TUE 9/15–SUN 11/1

Jazz Art Writers South Festival Youth Exhibit

West Regional Library · Mobile, AL

West Regional Library hosts this youth exhibition tied to the Jazz Art Writers South Festival, a partnership between Mobile Arts Council and Amp Up Arts.

FRI 10/9

Our Lady Peace: 30th Anniversary Tour

Club LA · Destin

Our Lady Peace plays Club LA on Friday, October 9, as part of the band's 30th Anniversary Tour, with the show starting at 8 PM.

8:00 PM

Thursday 10/1

Game Days at Marina Bar & Grill

Marina Bar & Grill, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort · Miramar Beach

Marina Bar & Grill at Baytowne Marina runs its own Game Days program, showing NCAA football on Saturdays and NFL games on Sundays plus select Monday and Thursday nights.

Thursday 9/17

Coco & Crawlers

Ben May Main Library, Youth Programming Room · Mobile, AL

This caregiver meetup in the Youth Programming Room at Ben May Main Library pairs children's play with a warm drink.

10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

Fridays thru FRI 10/30

Bands on the Blackwater Fall 2026

downtown Milton / Blackwater River event area

This free outdoor concert series runs Friday nights along the Blackwater River in downtown Milton, from 7 PM to 9 PM.

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

18+Thursday 9/10

Lucky Leaves Bingo Night series

Bellingrath Gardens & Home, Magnolia Café · Theodore, AL

Bellingrath Gardens & Home hosts its monthly Lucky Leaves Bingo Night at the Magnolia Café on Thursday, October 15, from 6 PM to 8:30 PM, as a Halloween-themed plant bingo with prizes and a…

6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

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Table Tennis Open Play

Destin Community Center

Destin Community Center opens its tables for open table tennis play three days a week, Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 AM to 1 PM.

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

FRI 10/9

Night of Worship

Emerald Coast Zoo · Crestview

Emerald Coast Zoo hosts a family-friendly evening of worship in the field west of the zoo, with guest speakers, food trucks and commemorative shirts.

6:30 PM

FRI 10/9

Argos Aim High Clay Shoot Fundraiser

Santa Rosa Shooting Center · Pace

The University of West Florida Athletics program and its Alumni Association run the Argos Aim High clay shoot fundraiser.

Registration and breakfast 7:30 AM · Safety briefing 8:30 AM · Tournament 9:00 AM

FRI 10/9

Lifeline Health Screenings at the Milton Event Center

Milton Event Center, Garden Center

Life Line Screening brings a day of preventive health checks to the Garden Center at the Milton Event Center.

9 AM to 5 PM

FRI 10/9

Cryptid Hollow Haunted Trail at Oak Tree Nature Park

Wentz Brothers' Festival of Fears, Oak Tree Nature Park · Mary Esther

Wentz Brothers' Festival of Fears turns Oak Tree Nature Park's trail into Cryptid Hollow, a three-quarter-mile walk through cryptid-themed scares, running Friday and Saturday nights through…

Fridays and Saturdays 10/9 through 10/31 · Opens 7:00 PM

FRI 10/9

Cover to Cover Book Club (Navarre)

Navarre Library

Cover to Cover Book Club meets at the Navarre Library on the recurring date below.

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

FRI 10/9

Preschool Storytime (Gulf Breeze)

Gulf Breeze Library

The Gulf Breeze Library runs Preschool Storytime most weeks this fall, back to back with its other children's programs.

11:00 AM to 11:30 AM

FRI 9/25–SAT 10/31

Primal Fear Haunted Attraction at OWA

OWA Parks & Resort · Foley, AL

OWA's immersive haunted attraction runs on select nights through the end of October, with dates including September 25 to 26 and October 2 to 3, 9 to 10, 16 to 17 and 19 to 31.

Select nights through October 31 · evenings

THU 9/24–FRI 12/11

Wanda Sullivan: Bloem Exhibition

Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts · Pensacola

A gallery exhibition by artist Wanda Sullivan runs at Pensacola State College's visual arts center through mid-December.

Now through December 11

MON 10/5–FRI 10/9

Indios Amigos: Traveling Exhibit at the Valparaiso Library

Valparaiso Library

The Valparaiso Library hosts Indios Amigos, a traveling exhibit made by the Florida Public Archaeology Network and the UWF Archaeology Institute, for Hispanic Heritage Month.

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

TUE 9/29–SAT 10/31

Adventure Zone at Steve's Fishing and Adventure Farm

Steve's Fishing and Adventure Farm · Walnut Hill

Steve's Farm has rebranded as Steve's Fishing and Adventure Farm and opened a fall attraction in Walnut Hill with a corn maze, a giant slide, a kids' zipline, a jump pad, hayrides, a wagon…

9 AM to 6 PM

FRI 10/9–SAT 10/10

Festa Italiana

Seville Square · Pensacola

The Buona Fortuna Lodge turns Seville Square into an Italian street fair with shrimp scampi, spaghetti and meatballs, lasagna, sausage and pepper sandwiches and tiramisu.

11 AM to 6 PM

Daily through 11/8

The Great Bellingrath Harvest

Bellingrath Gardens and Home · Theodore, AL

Bellingrath Gardens and Home runs a fall festival from September 19 through November 8 with seasonal displays across the gardens, including the scarecrow exhibit and pumpkin displays.

8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Wednesday 10/7 thru WED 10/28

Midday Melodies: Downtown Foley

Heritage Park · Foley, AL

Foley Main Street schedules a lunchtime concert at Heritage Park on Wednesdays in October, starting October 7 at 11:00 AM.

11:00 AM

Fridays

Pokémon League at TBS Comics Pensacola

TBS Comics Pensacola

TBS Comics Pensacola lists a weekly Pokémon session on its gaming schedule, and the shop's league post welcomes beginners and veterans alike.

7:00 PM

FRI 10/9–SAT 10/24

Haunted History Walking Tours

Historic Pensacola Village

Historic Pensacola runs two after-dark walking tours on four nights in October.

6:30 PM, 7:30 PM and 8:30 PM

FRI 10/9–SAT 10/31

Hadji Haunted House

Hadji Shrine Temple · Pensacola

The Hadji Shriners fill their temple on West 9 Mile Road with more than 40 haunted rooms each Friday and Saturday night in October.

7:00 PM to 10:30 PM

THU 10/1–FRI 11/20

Make It Last: Gallery Exhibition at UWF

UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82, The Art Gallery · Pensacola

Make It Last is an exhibition in The Art Gallery at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, curated by a UWF graduate.

10:00 AM to 4:00 PM · opening reception Thursday 10/8 · 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM

FRI 10/9

Private Eyes: A Hall and Oates Tribute at OWA Theater

OWA Theater · Foley, AL

Private Eyes, a Los Angeles tribute band formed in 2018, plays the songs of Daryl Hall and John Oates at the OWA Theater in Foley.

7:30 PM

FRI 10/9

Haunted Paintings at the Fort Walton Beach Library

Fort Walton Beach Library

Tweens and teens ages 10 to 18 add spooky elements to old paintings at this drop-in craft in the Fort Walton Beach Library's children's story room.

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

FRI 10/9

LODA ArtWalk Celebrates Halloween

Downtown Mobile, Dauphin Street

Downtown Mobile's monthly LODA ArtWalk goes Halloween for one evening, with costumes encouraged, live performances, local artists and makers along Dauphin Street, and food trucks.

6:00 PM to 9:00 PM

FRI 10/9

The Decades by Request

The Gulf Club Restaurant and Sports Pub · Destin

DJ Matt mixes 80s, 90s and 2000s hits with guests’ own requests at The Gulf Club in Destin, and dressing up is encouraged.

8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Fridays thru FRI 12/18

Friday Night Magic (Modern)

GameMasters Guild · Crestview

Friday Night Magic is a weekly Magic: The Gathering tournament at GameMasters Guild in Crestview, played in the Modern format over four Swiss rounds.

6 PM, through 12/18

Fridays

Magic Commander Nights and Commander Parties

GameMasters Guild · Crestview

Magic Commander Nights are free casual Magic: The Gathering Commander play on Fridays from 3 to 9 PM at GameMasters Guild in Crestview.

3 PM-9 PM

Fridays

Riftbound Nexus Nights and Radiance Pre-Rift

GameMasters Guild · Crestview

Riftbound Nexus Nights are weekly Riftbound TCG tournaments at GameMasters Guild in Crestview, every Friday at 6:30 PM.

6:30 PM

Fridays

Pensacola Beach Yoga: Friday and Wednesday beach classes

Pensacola Beach Yoga, beside the Gulf Pier

Pensacola Beach Yoga runs drop-in yoga on the sand beside the Gulf Pier at 41 Fort Pickens Road in Pensacola Beach.

9 AM and Wednesdays 6 PM

SAT 10/3–SAT 10/24

MONOCHROME exhibition

Blue Morning Gallery · Pensacola

Monochrome is a group show by three artists at Blue Morning Gallery, 21 S. Palafox Place in downtown Pensacola, running through Saturday, October 24.

Times not posted

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Painting with a Twist Pensacola: paint-and-sip, family paint days and date nights (weekly programme)

Painting with a Twist Pensacola

Painting with a Twist Pensacola is an artist-led paint-and-sip studio at 4771 Bayou Blvd Suite C11 with several classes every week.

Classes most days: family days Saturday 10:30 AM, brunch Sunday 11 AM, evenings Wednesday to Saturday

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TBS Comics Fort Walton Beach weekly game nights (Yu-Gi-Oh, D&D, Magic, Lorcana, One Piece and more)

TBS Comics Fort Walton Beach

TBS Comics Fort Walton Beach hosts weekly game nights at its shop on Mary Esther Blvd. Monday is Yu-Gi-Oh at 6 PM, and Tuesday is D&D Adventurers League at 5 PM.

Game nights Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday · from 5 PM

SAT 10/10

Race for Grace 5K and Harvest Festival

Twin Hills Park · Crestview

A 5K that raises money for a recovery program, and a harvest festival waiting at the finish with a petting zoo, pumpkin carving, face painting and inflatables.

5K at 8 AM

SAT 10/10

Mobile Animation Film Festival 2026

Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL

The Crescent Theater screens the Mobile Animation Film Festival for two and a half hours on a Saturday afternoon, free to attend.

1:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Saturdays thru SAT 12/26

Palafox Market

MLK Jr. Plaza + Plaza Ferdinand, Downtown Pensacola

A big Saturday market fills downtown with produce, local makers, art, and food.

9 AM-2 PM

Saturdays thru SAT 10/10

Grand Boulevard Farmers' Market

Grand Park, Grand Boulevard at Sandestin · Miramar Beach

A Saturday farmers and makers market fills the Sandestin green, with local honey, produce, and kettle corn.

9 AM-1 PM

Saturdays thru SAT 10/10

Coastal Alabama Farmers & Fishermens Market

Coastal Alabama Market · Foley, AL

The county's largest market sells fresh Gulf seafood straight from the boats plus produce and makers.

9 AM-2 PM

Saturdays thru SAT 10/10

Parkrun: Free Timed 5K (Rec Plex North)

UWF Rec Plex North Field · Pensacola

A free, timed, all-comers 5K runs every Saturday.

7:30 AM

Saturdays thru SAT 10/10

Ocean Hour Beach Cleanup

Rotating, Pensacola Beach / area waterfronts · FL 32561

Give an hour and leave the beach better.

Start time and site posted each week

Sat + Sun thru SUN 10/11

Pensacola Bay Ferry to Fort Pickens

Downtown ferry landing → Fort Pickens → Pensacola Beach

Boat + fort + beach without the car: ranger narration across the bay, tunnels and batteries at Fort Pickens for engineering-minded kids, then the beach stop.

Runs 9 AM-6 PM

SAT 10/10

Santa Rosa Island Triathlon: SOLD OUT (waitlist)

Casino Beach Pavilion · Pensacola Beach

Individual sprint entries are sold out (final tier hit $130).

7:00 AM · Casino Beach

SAT 10/10–SUN 10/11

Mobile Symphony: Spectacular! (Pictures at an Exhibition)

Mobile Saenger Theatre

The Mobile Symphony season opener features Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition.

Oct 10 (7:30 PM) + Oct 11 (2:30 PM), 2026

Tuesdays and Saturdays thru SAT 10/31

The Brandon Styles Variety Show

Brandon Styles Theater at OWA · Foley, AL

Celebrity impressions, comedy, and magic play a purpose-built theatre at OWA, twice a week.

7:00 PM

SAT 10/10

UWF Football vs Northeastern State: CANCER AWARENESS

PenAir Field · Pensacola

University of West Florida football hosts Northeastern State at PenAir Field for a Cancer Awareness game in its inaugural NCAA Division I season.

4:00 PM to 7:00 PM

SAT 10/10

Comedy Rodney Carrington Live 2026

Pensacola Saenger Theatre

Comedian, actor, singer and writer Rodney Carrington performs live at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre.

7:00 PM

18+Saturdays

Qigong for Beginners

Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL

An adults-only beginner Qigong class at the Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library combines gentle repetitive movement, breathing and focused meditation.

10:30 AM to 11:30 AM

SAT 10/10

Fear Fest

Exploreum Science Center · Mobile, AL

The Exploreum Science Center pairs its immersive Fear exhibit with a 6:30 PM screening of Final Destination for one October evening.

5:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Saturdays

Chess Club for Everyone at Moorer

Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL

The Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library runs a chess club open to beginners and experienced players alike.

2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

18+SAT 10/10

House Party

Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola

Vinyl Music Hall calls this dance party a love letter to the 2010s rager, open to guests 18 and older.

9:30 PM

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Garnier Beach Garden Club

Fort Walton Beach Library

Local gardeners with the Garnier Beach Garden Club give in-depth talks and demonstrations on plants and gardening at Fort Walton Beach Library, for an adult audience.

10:30 AM to 1:00 PM

SAT 10/10

Run for the Reef, 18th year

Windjammers on the Pier · Navarre

A 10K, a 5K run and walk, and a one mile fun run for ages twelve and under, all starting from the pier at Navarre Beach.

7:30 AM

21+SAT 10/10

28th Annual Dauphin Street Beer Festival

Participating downtown Mobile taverns and restaurants

This 21-plus downtown beer tasting includes a commemorative mug, a temporary membership card and a wristband with each ticket.

6-9 PM

SAT 10/10

University of Mobile Volleyball vs Brewton-Parker Christian University

H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium, University of Mobile

Brewton-Parker Christian University visits the next day for an early-afternoon match, the second half of this October home weekend.

1:00 PM

21+SAT 10/10

The Market Shops 11th Annual Bloody Mary Festival

The Market Shops · Miramar Beach

Restaurants across the Emerald Coast pour unlimited Bloody Mary samples at this fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity Walton County.

11:00 AM to 2:00 PM

SAT 10/10

Dogs, Bands and Beer Day Fest

Mattie Kelly Arts Center Amphitheater · Niceville

The Mattie Kelly Arts Center Amphitheater hosts an outdoor music festival built around live bands, gourmet food trucks, and a selection of craft beer and wine.

1:00 PM to 9:00 PM

SAT 10/10

Boo at the Zoo 2026

Gulf Breeze Zoo

Gulf Breeze Zoo turns its grounds into a Halloween trick-or-treat trail for the day, with candy, toys, bounce houses, face painting and the zoo's animal ambassadors out to meet visitors.

10 AM-5 PM · Sun 10/11 10 AM-3 PM

Saturday 10/10

27th Annual Emerald Coast Home & Boat Show

Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center

The 27th Annual Emerald Coast Home & Boat Show fills the Destin-Fort Walton Beach Convention Center with more than 100 vendors selling home goods to boats.

10:00 AM

Saturday 10/10

10th Annual Bras Across the CAUSEway 5K & Fun Run

USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park · Mobile, AL

The 10th annual Bras Across the CAUSEway runs at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park on Saturday, October 10, with the 5K at 8:15 AM and the fun run at 8:30 AM.

5K 8:15 AM · 1-mile fun run 8:30 AM

Saturday 10/10

Mobile Latin Fest

Mardi Gras Park · Mobile, AL

Mardi Gras Park hosts Mobile Latin Fest on Saturday from 2 PM to 9 PM, a family-friendly celebration of Latin American and Caribbean culture.

2:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Saturday 10/10

2nd Destin High School Harbor Boil

AJ’s Seafood & Oyster Bar · Destin

Destin High School's second annual Harbor Boil runs at AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar from noon to 4 PM on Saturday, October 10.

12:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Saturday 10/10

Shrimp Festival 5K / 10K Run & Walk

Orange Beach Sportsplex / Hugh S. Branyon Backcountry Trail

The Shrimp Festival 5K and 10K start on the Backcountry Trail behind the Orange Beach Sportsplex at 7:30 AM on Saturday, October 10.

7:30 AM

Saturdays thru SAT 10/17

Wheel Throwing: Fall Ceramics Workshop

UWF Pensacola Campus, Building 82

This six week adult ceramics course at UWF meets Saturday afternoons from 12:30 PM to 3:30 PM, covering wheel throwing, centering, forms, firing, and glazing.

12:30 PM to 3:30 PM

SAT 10/10

Anchor Up Monthly Card Show

Emerald Fortress · Pensacola

The Anchor Up Monthly Card Show is a sports card and trading card show at Emerald Fortress in Pensacola, on the second Saturday of the month.

9:00 AM-4:00 PM

SAT 10/10–SUN 10/11

Repticon Fort Walton Beach: October 2026

Destin Fort Walton Beach Fairgrounds and Events Center

Repticon comes to the Destin Fort Walton Beach Fairgrounds and Events Center Saturday, October 10, 9 AM to 4 PM, and Sunday, October 11, 10 AM to 4 PM.

9:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sun 10/11 · 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

SAT 10/10

Scout Day at the Farm

Sweet Season Farms · Milton

Scouts get a free patch with paid admission while supplies last, and the corn maze is a real orienteering problem rather than a walk.

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM