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
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Monday, October 5
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
Mondays thru MON 10/26
Bar Bingo: Seville Quarter
Seville Quarter, Apple Annie's · Pensacola
A free-to-play bingo night runs in Apple Annie's courtyard room, inside the 1871 warehouse block that has been Pensacola's night-out address for fifty years.
8:00-10:00 PM
Mondays thru MON 10/26
Monday Night Blues: Lili Marlene's
Seville Quarter, Lili Marlene's · Pensacola
Live blues plays in the World War I aviators' room, which the venue keeps smoke-free, the one room in the complex where you can hear the band and still hear each other.
7:00-9:00 PM
true thru WED 10/14
Shuffleboard Open Play
Niceville Senior Center
Niceville Senior Center opens its shuffleboard courts to members age 55 and up for casual, all-skill-levels play throughout the day.
8:30 AM to 4:30 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
Monday 10/5
Gulf Shores Fire Rescue Basic Life Support Course
Joseph L. McClusky Fire Station 1 · Gulf Shores, AL
Gulf Shores Fire Rescue offers a Basic Life Support course for healthcare providers at Fire Station 1.
6:00 PM
true thru MON 11/2
Fort Walton Beach Library Friends Meeting
Fort Walton Beach Library: Meeting Room
Fort Walton Beach Library invites adults to a public meeting for its newly official Friends group, where attendees can learn how to join and advocate for the library in the community.
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Mondays
Chess Club at West
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library hosts an all ages chess club for beginners and experienced players.
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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Messy Monday
Niceville Children's Park
Messy Monday is a recurring City of Niceville program held at Children's Park.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Mondays thru MON 10/19
Adult Open Gym 17+
Destin Community Center
Full-court open gym for anyone 17 and older runs every Monday night at the Destin Community Center.
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Mondays thru MON 10/19
The Young Writers Room
Parkway Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Parkway Branch Library sets aside its meeting room for young writers, a space for kids and teens who like to create and think through ideas on the page.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
true thru WED 10/14
Billiards
Niceville Senior Center
Open-play billiards runs on the two pool tables at the Niceville Senior Center.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
true thru WED 10/14
Café Social & Games
Niceville Senior Center
The Niceville Senior Center's 1950s-themed cafe hosts a casual social day with coffee and donated snacks.
8:30 AM to 4:30 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
Mondays
Chess Club at Saraland
Saraland Public Library
Chess players of all ages and skill levels gather at the Saraland Public Library to learn fundamentals or sharpen their strategy.
3:30 PM to 5:30 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
SAT 10/3–MON 10/5
2026 USTA October Level 4 Open
Mobile Tennis Center
A USTA Level 4 open draws roughly 200 players from around the country to the Mobile Tennis Center over three days.
Times not yet published
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)
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
MON 10/5
Rosa Court Jesters: Book Cellar Music
Page & Palette / Book Cellar · Fairhope, AL
The Book Cellar inside Page & Palette hosts Mike Estep under the Rosa Court Jesters billing for a night of cover songs, Monday from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
5:30 PM to 7:30 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.
Mondays
Trivia Night in Downtown Fort Walton Beach
Soundside on Brooks Street · Fort Walton Beach
Trivia Night at Soundside runs free every Monday from 6 to 8 PM, right on the water in downtown Fort Walton Beach.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Mondays
Name that Tune
Aces Pub · Fort Walton Beach
Name that Tune runs free every Monday from 6 to 9 PM at Aces Pub, with drink specials and prizes on the line for whoever names the most songs.
6:00 PM to 9:00 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.
Sunday 10/4
2026 ALA-CASE Fall Conference
Perdido Beach Resort · Orange Beach, AL
Perdido Beach Resort hosts the 2026 ALA-CASE Fall Conference on Sunday, October 4, from 8 AM to 5 PM.
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
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
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
MON 10/5
Men's Bible Study at Midway Baptist Church
Midway Baptist Church · Gulf Breeze
Midway Baptist Church opens a men's Bible study on Monday evenings, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM, running through 10/26.
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
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
MON 10/5
Maker Days at Emerald Coast Science Center
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
A hands-on maker program at the science center.
9:00 AM
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
FRI 8/28–MON 10/5
Summer's End at Quayside Art Gallery
Quayside Art Gallery · Pensacola
Quayside Art Gallery in downtown Pensacola is showing Summer's End, an exhibition about the turn from late summer into autumn, through October 5.
11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Mondays
Youth Chess Club at the Crestview Library
Crestview Library
The Crestview Library runs a Youth Chess Club every Monday afternoon for school-age players.
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
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
MON 10/5
Toast: The Best of Bread
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Toast is a tribute band that plays the 1970s soft rock hits of Bread, including Make It With You, If and Baby I'm-a Want You, close to the original recordings.
7:00 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
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
Mondays
NWFTC Monday run at Harry T's
Harry T's · Destin
The Northwest Florida Track Club's Monday run is a weekly training run starting at Harry T's on Destin Harbor.
6 PM-7 PM
Mondays
Life Drawing Group
Artel Gallery · Pensacola
Life Drawing Group is a weekly life drawing session at Artel Gallery, a volunteer-run contemporary art gallery at 223 Palafox Pl in downtown Pensacola.
6 PM-9 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
Mondays
Perdido Run Club (Fleet Feet, Mondays)
Hub Stacey's at The Point · Pensacola
Perdido Run Club is a weekly Fleet Feet run or walk club that meets at Hub Stacey's at The Point, 5851 Galvez Rd, in the Perdido Key area.
6 PM
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Painting with a Twist Fort Walton Beach: paint nights and all-ages sessions (weekly programme)
Painting with a Twist Fort Walton Beach · Suite B-8
Painting with a Twist Fort Walton Beach is an artist-led canvas painting studio at 255 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Suite B-8, in the Publix shopping center in downtown Fort Walton Beach.
Classes most weeks: Sunday 3 PM, Monday evenings, Saturday all-ages open studio
18+Mondays
Free Yoga at East Pensacola Heights Clubhouse (Mondays)
East Pensacola Heights Clubhouse
Free Yoga at the East Pensacola Heights Clubhouse is a weekly class every Monday from 6-7 PM, led by a volunteer instructor, for ages 18 and up.
6 PM-7 PM
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Trinity Games weekly game nights (Magic, Gundam, One Piece, Flesh and Blood, Riftbound and more)
Trinity Games · Pensacola
Trinity Games runs weekly game nights at its Pensacola shop for Magic, Gundam, One Piece, Flesh and Blood, Riftbound and more.
Game nights Monday to Thursday · 6:30 PM
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TBS Comics Pensacola weekly game nights (Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, Lorcana, One Piece, D&D and more)
TBS Comics Pensacola
TBS Comics Pensacola hosts weekly game nights at its shop on North 9th Ave. Monday is Magic Commander at 6:30 PM.
Game nights Monday, Wednesday and Thursday · from 5 PM
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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
MON 10/5–SUN 10/11
The Boardwalk Columbus Day Weekend Celebration
The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island · Fort Walton Beach
The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island runs a week of Columbus Day programming from October 5 to October 11, new for 2026.
See the daily schedule
MON 10/5
Justice on the Block: Free Legal Help at Niceville Library
Niceville Library
Legal Services of North Florida offers free legal help at the Niceville Library on the first Monday of each month, from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM.
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM, first Monday monthly
Tuesday, October 6
Tuesdays thru TUE 10/27
Bands on the Beach: free Gulfside concert
Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach
Live music beside the Gulf every Tuesday evening, free, with the sand right there.
7:00-9:00 PM
Tuesdays thru TUE 10/27
Bands on the Beach
Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach · Pensacola Beach
A free beach concert plays every Tuesday at the Gulfside Pavilion, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.
7:00-9:00 PM
21+Tuesdays thru FRI 10/16
Team Trivia Night: Coastal County Brewing
Coastal County Brewing Co. · Pensacola
Grab a team and a local craft pour.
6:30 PM
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
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
Tuesdays thru TUE 10/13
Wine + Song at NEAT: Alys Beach
NEAT Tasting Room & Bottle Shop · Alys Beach
Four wines and a live guitarist fill two hours in Alys Beach's tasting room, at a fixed price, a fixed length, and a drive that is genuinely part of the evening.
5:00-7:00 PM · through August 25
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
Tuesdays
Party Bridge
Niceville Senior Center
This game at the Niceville Senior Center is built for seasoned players rather than beginners.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
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Chair Yoga
Niceville Senior Center
This Chair Yoga class at the Niceville Senior Center mixes seated poses with supported standing work.
9:45 AM to 10:45 AM
Tuesdays
Words with Friends
Niceville Senior Center
Despite the name, this Niceville Senior Center program is a writing and sharing group, not a session of the mobile word game.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Seated Zumba Gold
Niceville Senior Center
Seated Zumba Gold is a chair-based dance-fitness class for members who use a wheelchair or live with limited mobility or balance concerns, set to lively music.
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Zumba Gold
Niceville Senior Center
Zumba Gold is a lower-impact dance and fitness class built around routines that are easy to follow, aimed at the Niceville Senior Center's members.
12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Tuesdays
Let's Play National Mah Jongg
Niceville Senior Center
This Mah Jongg session follows the American National Mah Jongg League style of play rather than the traditional Chinese rules.
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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A Page in Time Book Club
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
A Page in Time Book Club meets at Mobile's West Regional Library to discuss historical fiction, open to readers 19 and older.
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Tuesdays
Preventative Health Strategies Using Herbs and Natural Tools to Reduce & Prevent Diseases
Ben May Main Library · Mobile, AL
Health advocate and researcher Elder Makinde Gbolahan leads an adult seminar at Mobile's Ben May Main Library on using herbs and natural tools for disease prevention.
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
First Tuesdays
Mahjong
Fort Walton Beach Library: Meeting Room
Fort Walton Beach Library's Games Club teaches American Mahjong, based on the traditional Chinese game, in a friendly learn-and-play format.
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Tuesdays thru TUE 10/27
Good Listener's Storytime at Parkway
Parkway Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Parkway Branch Library runs a storytime built for listening, with stories, rhyming games, and crafts, aimed at children ages 3 to 7.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Tuesdays
Read & Play Storytime
Ben May Main Library: Youth Programming Room · Mobile, AL
Ben May Main Library's Read & Play Storytime combines books, songs, and fingerplays for babies and toddlers alongside a caregiver.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Homeschool Connect
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library's Homeschool Connect brings activities for homeschool families, aimed at the family rather than at the kids alone.
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Saturdays
Teen Dungeons and Dragons at Moorer
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
The Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library runs a tabletop Dungeons & Dragons adventure for teens ages 12 to 18.
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM · Tuesdays 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday 10/6
Maker Days
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
Maker Days is a hands-on STEAM drop-off workshop at the Emerald Coast Science Center, held the first Monday and Tuesday of every month.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tuesdays thru TUE 12/15
Next Generation Homeschool Art: Ages 7-9, Tuesday Mornings
Pensacola Museum of Art: Classroom
Next Generation Homeschool Art is a visual arts course for ages 7 to 9 that follows National Visual Arts Standards.
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tuesdays
Tacos, Tequila, & Trivia
Waffles R Wild: The Speakeasy · Foley, AL
Waffles R Wild's weekly trivia night pairs $10 tacos and $7 margaritas with a 1990s theme at OWA's Speakeasy venue.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Tuesdays
LEGO Fun Tuesday at Semmes
Semmes Regional Library
Semmes Regional Library runs a LEGO building challenge meant to encourage imagination alongside building skill, for ages 6 through 18.
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Tuesdays thru TUE 11/24
Tuesday Time Out Storytime
Grand Bay Library
Grand Bay Library runs a preschool oriented storytime for children ages 0 through 5.
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Tuesdays
Stretch & Flow Yoga
Niceville Senior Center
This Vinyasa-style yoga class blends longer intentional holds with gentle flow to build flexibility and release tension.
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Tuesdays
Children: Lap Babies Storytime
Daphne Public Library
Daphne Public Library hosts a storytime for lap babies, Tuesday from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Tuesday 10/6
City of Destin Kinderdance Six-Week Program
Destin Community Center
Destin's Kinderdance program runs weekly for six weeks, teaching dance and movement to children ages 3 to 6 and building toward a final performance.
5:30 PM to 6:15 PM
Tuesdays
Trivia Night in Fort Walton Beach
Rick's Crab Trap on Eglin Parkway · Fort Walton Beach
Trivia Night at Rick's Crab Trap runs free every Tuesday from 6 to 8 PM, hosted by a local trivia company with a live emcee.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Tuesdays
Live Trivia at 3rd Planet Brewing
3rd Planet Brewing · Niceville
3rd Planet Brewing runs live trivia every Tuesday, presented with Challenge Entertainment, with prizes for the top teams.
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Tuesday 10/6
Pathways: Middle School Workshop
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
This drop-off STEM workshop at the Emerald Coast Science Center is for students ages 11 to 14, held the first Tuesday of every month.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
TUE 10/6
Documentaries with an Anthropologist: The Pentagon Papers
Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall · Mobile, AL
The Ben May Main Library's monthly Documentaries with an Anthropologist screens The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009) in Bernheim Hall.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
TUE 10/6
UWF Runge Strings in Concert
Rolfs Music Hall, UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 · Pensacola
The UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents the Runge Strings in concert in Rolfs Music Hall on the UWF Pensacola campus.
7:30 PM
Tuesdays
Board Game Night
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
Board Game Night at GameMasters Guild in Crestview runs every Tuesday from 3 to 9 PM.
3 PM-9 PM
TUE 10/6
Haunted Halloween Party at Destin Library
Destin Library, Calhoun Room
The Haunted Halloween Party is a one-hour party for school-age kids and families in the Calhoun Room at Destin Library, on Tuesday, October 6 from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.
5:30 PM
Tuesdays
Tempo Tuesday with the West Florida Wheelmen
Ride MORE Bicycles · Pensacola
Tempo Tuesday is a weekly group road ride that departs from Ride MORE Bicycles, 59 E Gregory St. in downtown Pensacola, and is led with the West Florida Wheelmen.
6 PM
Tuesdays
Weekly Trivia Tuesdays (Perfect Plain)
Perfect Plain Brewing Co. · Pensacola
Weekly Trivia Tuesdays is a brewery trivia night at Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden Street, with adoptable dogs as honorary co-hosts.
7 PM-9 PM
Tuesdays thru TUE 12/1
Preschool Storytime at Jay Library
Jay Library
Preschool Storytime is a weekly storytime for preschoolers at Jay Library, 5259 Booker Ln., part of the Santa Rosa County Library System.
11 AM-11:30 AM, through 12/1
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Fleet Feet Pensacola Free Run Clubs
Fleet Feet Pensacola · Unit 1
The Fleet Feet Pensacola Free Run Clubs meet Tuesday and Thursday at 6:15 PM at the shop on West Garden Street.
6:15 PM
Tuesdays
NWFTC Tuesday group run at Run With It
Run With It · Fort Walton Beach
The NWFTC Tuesday group run is a weekly training run from Run With It with the Northwest Florida Track Club.
5 PM-6 PM
Tuesdays 10/6 to 10/27 thru TUE 10/27
Boots, Buckles & Boogie: Tuesday Country Night
Phineas Phogg's, Seville Quarter · Pensacola
Seville Quarter turns Phineas Phogg's into a honky-tonk dance floor every Tuesday from October 6 through October 27.
7:00 PM
Wednesday, October 7
18+Wednesdays thru WED 10/14
Ballroom Dance Night: Let's Dance Pensacola
Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center · Pensacola
Weekly cha-cha, waltz, and swing lessons run from championship instructors through the city rec department.
6:30-8:30 PM
18+Wednesdays thru FRI 10/16
Ladies Night: Flora-Bama
Flora-Bama Lounge · Perdido Key
The legendary state-line roadhouse runs Ladies Night every Wednesday 6-9 with free admission, then live music across its stages the rest of the night.
6:00-9:00 PM
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)
18+Wednesdays thru WED 10/28
Noche Tropical: Latin night (18+)
Seville Quarter, Phineas Phogg's · Pensacola
A midweek Latin dance night fills the club room, featuring salsa, bachata and reggaeton on a floor that actually dances.
From 7:00 PM
Wednesdays
Zumba Gold: Wednesday
Niceville Senior Center
This Wednesday session of Zumba Gold is a low-impact class built around routines that are easy to follow.
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Wednesdays
Beginner Line Dance: Wednesday
Niceville Senior Center
This beginner line dance class teaches simple steps for members new to the form.
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
Wednesdays
Intermediate Line Dance: Wednesday
Niceville Senior Center
This intermediate line dance class builds on steps from the beginner sessions at the Niceville Senior Center.
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Wednesdays
Roundtable Discussion Group
Niceville Senior Center
This roundtable brings Niceville Senior Center members together for an informal discussion of economic, political and sociological issues from around the world.
10:45 AM to 12:00 PM
Wednesdays
Acrylic & Watercolor Painting
Niceville Senior Center
This acrylic and watercolor painting session at the Niceville Senior Center is led by Kathleen LoGalbo, whom the city describes as a self-taught art enthusiast who keeps learning from…
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Wednesdays
Good Listener Storytime at Moorer
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Young children gather at the Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library for stories, songs and early literacy activities in this half-hour storytime.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Wednesdays
Crafternoons at West
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
Adults bring their own craft project to work on together at West Regional Library's Crafternoons, an informal two-hour afternoon session.
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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Shake, Rattle, & Read Storytime at West
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library's Shake, Rattle, & Read Storytime pairs books with music and movement for young children and their caregivers.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Wednesdays
Shape & Sculpt Fitness Class
Destin Community Center
Shape & Sculpt is a light-weight fitness class set to music at the Destin Community Center, built around muscle strength, balance and core work.
8:15 AM to 9:15 AM
Wednesdays
Game Night at Waffles R Wild
Waffles R Wild: The Speakeasy · Foley, AL
Waffles R Wild hosts a family-friendly game night, with games provided or bring your own favorite to play while you eat.
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Wednesdays
Wonderful Wednesdays at West
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library runs an afternoon activity program for kids, with a different engaging activity built into each session.
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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Listen & Learn Storytime
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library runs a preschool storytime built around stories, songs and early literacy, ideal for ages 3-5.
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesdays
Good Listeners Storytime at Semmes
Semmes Regional Library
Semmes Regional Library runs a half hour storytime built around stories, songs, movement and a craft, aimed at building early literacy and social skills in young children.
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Wednesdays
Veterans Chat 'n Chew
Niceville Senior Center
Veterans gather at the Niceville Senior Center for an hour of casual conversation about the present and the past.
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Wednesdays
BINGO Night at American Legion Post 378
American Legion Post 378 · Gulf Breeze
American Legion Post 378 runs a bingo night every Wednesday, ten games for a suggested two dollars a card, with cash prizes and proceeds that support local charities.
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Wednesdays
Crescent Comedy Workshop
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
Crescent Theater runs this comedy workshop every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 PM, and it is a separate, earlier program from the theater's late Wednesday comedy show.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
18+Wednesdays
Crescent Comedy Chaos
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
Crescent Comedy Chaos runs every Wednesday at 8 PM with a large rotating lineup of comics doing short sets, from people trying stand-up for the first time to seasoned performers.
8:00 PM
WED 10/7
Baytowne Wednesday Night Concert: Funky Lampshades
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Baytowne Wharf's Wednesday Night Concert series brings Funky Lampshades to the village for a free outdoor show on October 7, running from 7 PM to 9 PM.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Wednesdays thru WED 10/28
Makerspace Studio Fall 2026
Downtown Pensacola, Museum of Commerce
This hands on course at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Pensacola covers 3D printers, laser engravers, CNC mills, sewing, electronics, and other fabrication tools.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
true thru FRI 10/16
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
WED 10/7
2026 Navy Birthday Run
Mustin Beach Club Trail Head, NAS Pensacola
NAS Pensacola marks the Navy's birthday with a morning run from the Mustin Beach Club trail head at 7 AM on October 7.
7:00 AM
WED 10/7
Senior Social
Gulf Breeze Library
Adults 50 and older are invited to Gulf Breeze Library for Senior Social, an hour of coffee, conversation, arts and crafts, and games.
10 AM to 11 AM
WED 10/7
Senior Bible Study at Midway Baptist Church
Midway Baptist Church · Gulf Breeze
A weekday-morning Bible study for seniors runs every Wednesday at Midway Baptist Church, ahead of the same building's Wednesday-night Awana club for kids.
Wednesdays through October 28 · 10:10 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesdays thru WED 11/18
Tales & Tunes Storytime at Saraland Public Library
Saraland Public Library
Saraland Public Library's Tales & Tunes storytime mixes stories and songs with egg shakers or scarves, then finishes with a craft.
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Wednesdays thru WED 11/25
Wonderful Wednesday Storytime at Theodore
Theodore Oaks Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Theodore Oaks Branch Library's Wonderful Wednesday Storytime introduces young children to books, rhymes and music in the children's area.
10:00 AM
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
WED 10/7
UWF Chamber Music Concert at Old Christ Church
Old Christ Church · Pensacola
The UWF Chamber Music Concert Series opens its 21st season at Old Christ Church in downtown Pensacola.
12:00 PM to 1:30 PM
First Wednesday of the month thru WED 12/2
Pokémon Learn to Play
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
Pokémon Learn to Play is a free session at GameMasters Guild in Crestview where you can learn the Pokémon card game.
3 PM-7 PM
Wednesdays
D&D Encounters and RPG Meet-N-Greet
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
D&D Encounters and the RPG Meet-N-Greet are Wednesday role-playing nights at GameMasters Guild in Crestview.
5 PM-8 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
WED 10/7
Underwater Yoga (Yoga in the Living Sea)
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, Living Sea Aquarium · Fort Walton Beach
Underwater Yoga, also called Yoga in the Living Sea, is an after-hours all-levels yoga class inside the Living Sea Aquarium at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park in Fort Walton Beach.
Wednesdays 10/7, 10/21, 11/4, 12/2 · 7 PM-8 PM
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Make Your Own Glass (hot glass, by appointment)
First City Art Center · Pensacola
Make Your Own Glass is a hands-on hot glass session at First City Art Center in Pensacola, where each participant makes a piece with a glassblower.
By appointment: Wednesdays 5 PM-9 PM, Saturdays 8 AM-11 AM
Wednesdays and Saturdays
Artel Jam Session
Artel Gallery · Pensacola
Artel Jam Session is an open musical gathering at Artel Gallery, 223 Palafox Pl in downtown Pensacola.
4 PM-7 PM
Wednesdays
Black Out Bingo Wednesdays (Perfect Plain)
Perfect Plain Brewing Co. · Pensacola
Black Out Bingo Wednesdays is a free, all-ages bingo night at Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden Street, hosted by The Bingo Bros.
7 PM-9 PM
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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
Wednesdays
NWFTC Wednesday group run at 3rd Planet Brewing
3rd Planet Brewing · Niceville
The NWFTC Wednesday group run is a weekly training run from 3rd Planet Brewing with the Northwest Florida Track Club.
6 PM
18+WED 10/7
Crafty Creations: Mini-Pumpkin Makeovers
Niceville Library
The Niceville Library hosts an adults only craft session on Wednesday, October 7 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM.
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Wednesdays
Music Trivia with BAMF Trivia at The Gulf Club
The Gulf Club Restaurant and Sports Pub · Destin
BAMF Trivia hosts Music Trivia at The Gulf Club in Destin every Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Thursday, October 8
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
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
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
THU 10/8
Postmodern Jukebox: The Future Is Vintage
Saenger Theatre · Pensacola
Modern pop hits are reworked as 1920s-50s jazz and swing, a stylish, clean, dress-up date night.
8:00 PM
18+Thursdays thru THU 10/29
College Night: Seville Quarter (18+)
Seville Quarter, Phineas Phogg's · Pensacola
The Gulf Coast's oldest Thursday tradition, in the club room of an 1871 warehouse block.
From 8:00 PM
THU 10/8
UWF Women's Soccer vs Lipscomb
UWF Soccer Complex · Pensacola
University of West Florida women's soccer hosts Lipscomb at the UWF Soccer Complex, part of the program's debut NCAA Division I season.
6:00 PM
Thursdays
Yoga Breeze
Niceville Senior Center
Yoga Breeze is a gentle Hatha yoga class at the Niceville Senior Center, built around flexibility, balance, posture and joint friendly movement.
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
Thursdays
iPhone & iPad
Niceville Senior Center
This class at the Niceville Senior Center walks members through iPhone and iPad navigation, ways to optimize the device and its online safety features.
10:15 AM to 11:15 AM
Thursdays
Baby Bookworms Lapsit Story Time @ the Library
Niceville Public Library: Youth Services Program Room
Niceville Public Library's Youth Services Program Room offers a lapsit story time built around music, stories and rhymes for infants and pre-walkers with their caregivers.
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Thursdays
Baby Bookworms Toddler Story Time @ the Library
Niceville Public Library: Youth Services Program Room
Niceville Public Library's Youth Services Program Room runs a toddler story time with stories, music and rhymes for mobile children under age 3 and their caregivers.
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Thursdays
Youth Dodgeball Night
Destin Community Center
Kids ages 8 to 12 face off at Youth Dodgeball Night, held every Thursday evening at the Destin Community Center.
5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Thursdays
Hatha & Vinyasa Yoga
Destin Community Center
An all-levels Hatha and Vinyasa yoga class for anyone 17 and older mixes breathing work, controlled movement, stretching and a short meditation at the close.
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Thursdays thru THU 12/17
After School Art: Fall 2026
Pensacola Museum of Art: Classroom
After School Art is a 16 week studio program for grades 2 through 6 at the Pensacola Museum of Art.
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Thursdays thru THU 10/15
Mini Makers: Fall 2026 Term 1
Pensacola Museum of Art: Classroom
Mini Makers is an eight week art program for ages 4 to 6 at the Pensacola Museum of Art.
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Thursdays
Groovy Goat Thursday Night Karaoke
Groovy Goat · Foley, AL
Groovy Goat's sports-bar setting hosts karaoke every Thursday night at OWA, running from early evening into the night.
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Thursdays
Throwdown Thursday
West Regional Library · Mobile, AL
West Regional Library hosts a laid-back after-school teen meetup with console games, board games, tabletop activities and computers set up for PC gaming.
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Thursdays
Chess Club for Everyone at Semmes
Semmes Regional Library
Semmes Regional Library hosts a chess club open to beginners and experienced players alike, with the official listing describing it as designed for ages 6 and up.
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Thursdays thru THU 11/19
Young Artist in Aprons Paint Club
Grand Bay Library
Grand Bay Library hands out pre-drawn canvases and paint for a children's painting club, run for ages 6 through 11.
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Thursdays thru THU 11/19
Teen Game on
Saraland Public Library
Saraland Public Library opens its meeting room to teens for a gaming program.
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Thursdays
Advanced Watercolor
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
The Spring Hill branch of Mobile Public Libraries hosts an evening watercolor session aimed at painters who are already working at an advanced level, not a beginner class.
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
THU 10/8
Rise and Shine Breakfast
St. Ann Catholic Parish · Gulf Breeze
The Gulf Breeze Area Chamber's networking breakfast pairs a hot meal with a short program at St. Ann Catholic Parish.
7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
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
Thursday 10/8
AI & Emerging Tech Roundtable/Workshop
Navarre Chamber Information Center, Ira Mae Hewatt Bruce Conference Room
The Navarre Chamber's Ira Mae Hewatt Bruce Conference Room hosts this AI and emerging tech roundtable on the second Thursday of the month.
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
THU 10/8
Lars Anderson: Author Event
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts sportswriter Lars Anderson, Thursday from 6 PM to 8 PM, for a discussion and signing of his new biography of Tom Brady.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Thursday 10/8
Friends of the Fairhope Library Book Sale: October
Fairhope Public Library, Lobby and Giddens Conference Center
Fairhope Public Library's lobby and Giddens Conference Center host the Friends of the Fairhope Library Book Sale, Thursday from 9 AM to 3 PM.
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Thursdays
Children: Pre-K Storytime
Daphne Public Library
Pre-K Storytime runs every Thursday morning at Daphne Public Library, with five sessions across October at the same 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM hour.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Thursdays
Children: After-School Book Club
Daphne Public Library
Daphne Public Library's After-School Book Club meets Thursday afternoon from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, with five one-hour meetings across October at the same time.
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
THU 10/8
Nothing But Networking at American Legion Post 235
American Legion Post 235 · Fort Walton Beach
The Chamber's Nothing But Networking lunch meets at American Legion Post 235, with admission complimentary for Chamber members and $50 for future members.
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Thursday 10/8
Best of the Emerald Coast: Grand Boulevard Celebration of Local Excellence
Grand Boulevard at Sandestin · Miramar Beach
Grand Boulevard at Sandestin hosts this annual celebration honoring local businesses and organizations chosen for the Best of the Emerald Coast program.
Thursdays thru THU 10/15
Fundamentals of Wine Fall 2026
UWF Pensacola Campus, Building 78
This guided wine education course at UWF covers viticulture, varietals, production, and food and wine pairing over several sessions.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Thursdays
Civil War Trunk at Fort Pickens
Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore · Pensacola Beach
Park rangers open a hands-on Civil War trunk program at Fort Pickens every Thursday afternoon through October 29.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Thursday 10/8
Mini Makers and Experimenters Lab
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
This preschool activity hour at the Emerald Coast Science Center is built for ages 3 to 5, though the whole family is welcome to join in.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
THU 10/8
Theater Thursday
Gulf Breeze Library
Gulf Breeze Library's Theater Thursday is a free popcorn-and-a-movie afternoon held the second Thursday of each month.
3 PM
THU 10/8
Bubbles, Brews, and Bites
Pensacola State College, Center for Math and Advanced Technology, Building 27
Pensacola MESS Hall's walk-about tasting fundraiser pairs local chefs' gourmet bites with the science of sound and taste, held at Pensacola State College's Center for Math and Advanced…
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
THU 10/8
Perdido Palooza Craft & Vendor Market
Warrior Beer Company · Pensacola
The Perdido Key Area Chamber and Warrior Beer Company run this monthly outdoor market on the second Thursday, with live music, local food trucks, craft beer, and local vendor booths.
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
THU 10/8
Preschool Storytime (Pace)
Pace Library
The Pace Library runs Preschool Storytime on a weekly schedule this fall.
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
THU 10/8
Toddler Time (Navarre)
Navarre Library
Toddler Time at the Navarre Library is a short weekly session built around the youngest kids in the house.
11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
THU 10/8
Sinfonia Gulf Coast Cabaret: An Evening with New York Voices
Seagar's Prime Steaks & Seafood, Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa · Miramar Beach
Vocal jazz group New York Voices headlines an intimate cabaret dinner performance at the Emerald Coast's only AAA Four-Diamond steakhouse.
5:30-8 PM
Thursdays thru THU 10/29
Brown Bag by the Bay: Thursday Lunch Concerts
May Day Park · Daphne, AL
The City of Daphne holds a free lunchtime concert at May Day Park on Mobile Bay every Thursday in September and October.
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Thursdays thru THU 12/17
Anime Club at the Valparaiso Library
Valparaiso Library
The Valparaiso Library's Anime Club meets every Thursday afternoon for middle and high school students, ages 11 to 17.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, through 12/17
THU 10/8
UWF Singers Concert with Two Troy University Choirs
Rolfs Music Hall, UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 · Pensacola
The UWF Singers perform in Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts.
7:30 PM
Thursdays thru THU 12/17
Pokémon League at GameMasters Guild
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
Pokémon League at GameMasters Guild is free casual play for the Pokémon TCG, the Pokémon Champions video game and Pokémon GO.
3 PM-8 PM and Saturdays 12 PM-2 PM
18+THU 10/8
Puzzle Club at Destin Library
Destin Library, David Neal Room
Puzzle Club is a free drop-in puzzle night for adults 18 and up in the David Neal Room at Destin Library, on Thursday, October 8 from 5:30 to 7 PM.
5:30 PM
true thru THU 12/10
Game-O-Rama at Jay Library
Jay Library
Game-O-Rama is a monthly program for children and tweens at Jay Library, 5259 Booker Ln., part of the Santa Rosa County Library System.
Thursdays 10/8, 11/12 and 12/10 · 2 PM-5:30 PM
Thursdays thru THU 12/3
Toddler Time at Jay Library
Jay Library
Toddler Time is a weekly 20-minute program for toddlers at Jay Library, 5259 Booker Ln., part of the Santa Rosa County Library System.
11 AM-11:20 AM, through 12/3
THU 10/8
An American Girl & Me High Tea: October Session
Youth Services Program Room, Niceville Library
The Niceville Library's Youth Services room hosts An American Girl & Me High Tea on Thursday, October 8 from 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM.
4:15 PM to 5:15 PM
Friday, October 9
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
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
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+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
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
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
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
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
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)
FRI 10/9
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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.
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
FRI 10/9–SUN 10/11
CCB Lobster Fest, Round 2
Coastal County Brewing Company · Pensacola
Coastal County Brewing Company brings Lobster Fest back for a second round from October 9 to 11.
At 5:00 PM, Sat 10/10 and Sun 10/11 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
18+FRI 10/9
Slow Degrade at Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen · Mobile, AL
Slow Degrade, a Gulf Coast band, plays Soul Kitchen in Mobile on Friday, October 9 at 8:30 PM, with openers Gloom and Oversight.
8:30 PM
FRI 10/9
You Could Be The One For Me: Opening Reception
AC Satellite · Mobile, AL
Alabama Contemporary opens a new exhibition at AC Satellite on Friday, October 9 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM, during the October Artwalk.
6:00 PM
Saturday, October 10
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
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
SAT 10/10
Sea No Limits fishing clinic
Vince J. Whibbs Sr. Community Maritime Park · Pensacola
A free fishing clinic at Maritime Park for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families.
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
SAT 10/10
The Melody Community Fiesta
Seville Quarter Courtyard · Pensacola
Eight hours of community fiesta in the Seville Quarter courtyard, free and open to the public.
2:00 PM to 10:00 PM
SAT 10/10
50 Shades of Pink fashion show
Freewill Ministries Destiny Center · Pensacola
A fashion show and luncheon built around breast cancer awareness, honoring women who are survivors.
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Saturday 10/10
Girls Empowered with Math and Science Workshops
Fort Walton Beach Library
The Emerald Coast Science Center runs this GEM workshop for girls ages 8 to 15 at the Fort Walton Beach Library on the second Saturday of every month.
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Monthly Pancake Breakfast at Holley-Navarre Senior Association
Holley-Navarre Senior Association
The senior center's second-Saturday all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast is open to the whole community, not just members, with proceeds supporting the center.
7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
SAT 10/10
Southern Tip-Off: FSU vs Mississippi State
Pensacola Bay Center
Florida State and Mississippi State open the college basketball season at the Bay Center in the inaugural Southern Tip-Off.
Doors 4:00 PM · Tip-off 5:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Improvable Cause
Pensacola Little Theatre
Pensacola's own professional improv troupe, Improvable Cause, performs unscripted comedy built entirely from audience suggestions.
8:30 PM
SAT 10/10
Downtown FWB Saturday Market
Fort Walton Beach Landing Park
Local vendors set up along the waterfront at Fort Walton Beach Landing Park for a Saturday morning market of handmade goods, produce, and food.
8 AM to 1 PM, also runs 10/24
SAT 10/10
Downtown Fort Walton Beach Zombie Walk
Fort Walton Beach Landing (Downtown FWB)
Downtown Fort Walton Beach turns into a costume parade for one Saturday evening, run by the Downtown board with Sharing and Caring.
4 PM to 8 PM
Saturdays
Tailgate in the Tent: Flora-Bama
Flora-Bama: Tent Stage · Perdido Key
Flora-Bama turns its Tent Stage into a game-day sports bar every Saturday through the fall, with a big screen on SEC matchups, live music on two other stages, and a fresh-oyster walk-up bar.
11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Navarre Krewe of Jesters Coronation Ball
St. Sylvester Catholic Church · Gulf Breeze
The Navarre Krewe of Jesters installs its new King and Queen at this masquerade ball, formal attire, at St. Sylvester Catholic Church.
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Ministry Village Clay Shoot
Santa Rosa Shooting Center · Pace
Santa Rosa Shooting Center sets aside the day for Ministry Village Clay Shoot.
8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Harbor Sip & Shop: Fall Edition
HarborWalk Village · Destin
A fall shopping evening along the HarborWalk boardwalk, with drinks in hand at participating shops.
5-8 PM
SAT 10/10
America 250 Heritage Festival and Scouting Expo
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Rigdon Center
Scouting America's Gulf Coast Council hosts a free day of historical reenactments, a flag retirement ceremony, museum displays, food trucks, and live entertainment at the Rigdon Center.
9 AM-5 PM
SAT 10/10
National Night Out with Niceville Police
Niceville Police Department
The Niceville Police Department hosts National Night Out 2026, a chance to meet local officers and firefighters and connect with neighbors.
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Girls Empowered with Math and Science Workshop
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
The science center's GEMS series is a STEM workshop program for girls, held on-site.
10:30 AM
Saturdays
Seaside Farmers Market
Seaside Amphitheater · Santa Rosa Beach
The Seaside Farmers Market fills the amphitheater in Seaside's Central Square every Saturday morning with local farmers, growers and artisans.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Saturdays through 10/17 thru SAT 10/17
Dragons Love Tacos: Fall Children's Theater at Seaside
Seaside Amphitheater · Santa Rosa Beach
Emerald Coast Theatre Company performs Dragons Love Tacos at the Seaside Amphitheater on Saturday afternoons this fall.
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SAT 10/10–SUN 10/11
Munson Heritage Festival
Krul Recreation Area · Milton
The Munson Heritage Festival is a nonprofit weekend at Krul Recreation Area that shows how northern Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties lived, with demonstrations of wood carving, basket…
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Fall Fest Adoption Event at Santa Rosa County Animal Services
Santa Rosa County Animal Services · Milton
Santa Rosa County Animal Services holds a Fall Fest at its Milton shelter with adoptable dogs and cats, food vendors, local crafts and information on volunteering.
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
SAT 10/10
26th Annual Navarre Beach Car, Truck and Bike Show
Navarre High School
The Navarre Beach Car, Truck and Bike Show fills the Navarre High School parking lot with more than 150 classic and custom vehicles, judged across several classes.
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Saturdays
Pokémon at TBS Comics Fort Walton Beach
TBS Comics Fort Walton Beach
TBS Comics in Fort Walton Beach lists a Saturday morning Pokémon session on its gaming schedule.
11:00 AM
SAT 10/10
Pilates and Pumpkins at Holland Farms
Holland Farms · Milton
Holland Farms starts a Saturday with an hour of pilates at 6:00 AM followed by an hour of pumpkin painting at 7:00 AM.
6:00 AM to 8:00 AM · pilates 6 AM to 7 AM · pumpkin painting 7 AM to 8 AM
SAT 10/10
Snake Yoga at Emerald Coast Zoo
Emerald Coast Zoo · Crestview
Snake Yoga is a yoga session with snakes at Emerald Coast Zoo in Crestview, held Saturday, October 10 and Saturday, October 17 at 10:30 AM.
10:30 AM
Saturdays through 10/31 thru SAT 10/31
Gentle Yoga (Adults), Destin Community Center
Destin Community Center
Gentle Yoga is a weekly adult class run by City of Destin Parks & Recreation at Destin Community Center.
10 AM-11 AM
SAT 10/10
Magic Reality Fracture Store Championship
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
The Magic Reality Fracture Store Championship is a Standard Magic: The Gathering tournament at GameMasters Guild in Crestview on Saturday, October 10 at 5 PM.
5:00 PM
Weekly
Disney Lorcana League
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
Disney Lorcana League is casual league play at GameMasters Guild in Crestview.
Saturdays 12 PM-3 PM (confirm the day)
true thru SAT 12/12
Crestview R.E.A.D. (reading to a therapy dog)
Crestview Library
Crestview R.E.A.D. is a reading program at Crestview Library where children read one-on-one for 20 minutes with a trained therapy dog named Hattie.
Second Saturday of the month: 10/10, 11/14, 12/12
SAT 10/10
Yoga with Dolphins
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, Dolphin Oasis · Fort Walton Beach
Yoga with Dolphins is a guided all-levels yoga class at Dolphin Oasis, Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park in Fort Walton Beach, with the park's bottlenose dolphins swimming nearby.
Saturdays 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/12, 12/26 · 7:30 AM-8:30 AM
SAT 10/10
Fall Ball at Blue Wahoos Stadium: Florida State vs. Auburn (fall baseball exhibition)
Blue Wahoos Stadium · Pensacola
Fall Ball: Florida State vs. Auburn is a college baseball scrimmage at the Blue Wahoos' downtown ballpark on Saturday, October 10 at 1 PM.
1:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Winnie the Pooh 100th Anniversary Tea Party (Tryon Library)
Tryon Library · Pensacola
The Winnie the Pooh 100th Anniversary Tea Party at Tryon Library celebrates the 100th anniversary of Winnie the Pooh with activities, snacks and games.
1:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Video Game Day (Century Library)
Century Library
Video Game Day at Century Library is a chance to play video games on the library's big screen.
All day
SAT 10/10–SAT 10/31
STEAM: Midnight Kitty Painting (Pensacola Library)
Pensacola Library
STEAM: Midnight Kitty Painting is a step-by-step painting class at Pensacola Library, 239 N. Spring St., where you paint a little shadow kitty watching the moon.
11:00 AM
Saturdays
Ride MORE Bicycles Saturday Shop Ride
Ride MORE Bicycles · Pensacola
The Ride MORE Bicycles Saturday Shop Ride is a weekly road group ride that leaves the shop at 59 E Gregory St. in Pensacola.
7:30 AM
SAT 10/10
Century Lions Club Cross Country 5K
Anthony Pleasant Park · Century
The Century Lions Club Cross Country 5K is a community race at Anthony Pleasant Park, 100 SR-4 in Century, organized by the Century Lions Club.
8:00 AM
SAT 10/10
Pokémon League Challenge (October) at Gamers N Geeks
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon League Challenge at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a Play Pokémon event in the Standard format, open to all ages.
1:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Pokémon VG League Challenge (first with Pokémon Champions) at Gamers N Geeks
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon VG League Challenge at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is the shop's first video-game league event using Pokémon Champions.
3:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Pokeween Play and Trade Day at Gamers N Geeks
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
Pokeween Play and Trade Day at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a free play and trade day, and you don't need a tournament entry to earn the Pokeween promos.
3:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Every Step Counts 5K Run/Walk presented by Landrum
Landrum · Pensacola
The Every Step Counts 5K is a run or walk that starts at Landrum on E. Garden Street in Pensacola.
8:00 AM
Saturdays 10/10 and 10/17 thru SAT 10/17
Hermit Crab Races at CRABS on the Beach
CRABS on the Beach · Gulf Breeze
CRABS on the Beach races purple pincher hermit crabs in its playground on Saturday, October 10 and Saturday, October 17, with races at 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
5:00 PM and 6:00 PM
18+SAT 10/10
Nighttime with Carson Taylor at Crescent Theater
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
Crescent Theater hosts Nighttime with Carson Taylor on Saturday, October 10 at 9:30 PM.
9:30 PM
SAT 10/10
Belly Full of Laughter: Comedy and Caribbean Dinner
Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce · Suite F
The Niceville Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce hosts Belly Full of Laughter on Saturday, October 10, a comedy and dinner show.
6:00 PM
SAT 10/10
Nautical Flea Market at LJ Schooners
LJ Schooners Dockside Restaurant & Oyster Bar · Niceville
Bluewater Bay Marina hosts a Nautical Flea Market on Saturday, October 10 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the dockside LJ Schooners restaurant in Niceville.
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 11
Sundays thru SUN 10/11
Sunday Market on Palafox
MLK Jr. Plaza, Downtown Pensacola
The Sunday sibling of Palafox Market brings crafts, art, and prepared food.
~10 AM-3 PM
Sundays thru SUN 10/25
Sunday Brunch with John Wheeler: Seville Quarter
Seville Quarter, Apple Annie's · Pensacola
Brunch runs in the courtyard room while John Wheeler plays through it.
11:00 AM-2:00 PM
SUN 10/11
UWF Men's Soccer vs Central Arkansas: Sunday Funday
UWF Soccer Complex · Pensacola
University of West Florida men's soccer hosts Central Arkansas at the UWF Soccer Complex for a Sunday Funday match, part of the program's first NCAA Division I season.
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SUN 10/11
UWF Women's Soccer vs Bellarmine
UWF Soccer Complex · Pensacola
UWF women's soccer hosts Bellarmine at the Soccer Complex in the program's first NCAA Division I season.
1:00 PM
SUN 10/11
UWF Women's Volleyball vs North Florida: Pack it Pink
UWF Field House, Building 54 · Pensacola
UWF women's volleyball hosts North Florida for the Pack it Pink match at the Field House.
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Sundays
Brunch & Rally
Pickleball at OWA · Foley, AL
Pickleball at OWA runs indoor open play every Sunday afternoon, paired with a discount for anyone who shows a same-day receipt from Waffles R Wild.
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
21+SUN 10/11
Flora-Bama Oktoberfest
Flora-Bama · Perdido Key
Flora-Bama throws a family-friendly Oktoberfest each October with a stein-hoisting contest, German food while supplies last, and live polka music from The Brats.
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SUN 10/11
Afternoon of Stars: Mobile Opera Cast Showcase
Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall · Mobile, AL
Members of Mobile Opera's upcoming Romeo and Juliet cast perform favorite selections in a free Sunday-afternoon showcase at Bernheim Hall inside Mobile's Ben May Main Library, followed by…
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
SUN 10/11
A Bed 4 Me: Dinner of Dreams
Camp Timpoochee · Niceville
A Bed 4 Me marks its tenth Dinner of Dreams with a chef-station tasting evening at Camp Timpoochee, featuring live music from Roman Street Trio, a raffle, and a silent auction.
6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
SUN 10/11
We Are Messengers: Halfway Home Tour
Immanuel Baptist Church, Worship Center · Pace
Christian band We Are Messengers brings the Halfway Home Tour to Immanuel Baptist Church's Worship Center for one October evening.
7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Sunday 10/11
2026 Breeze-O-Ween
Gulf Breeze Community Center
Breeze-O-Ween is the City of Gulf Breeze's annual Halloween party at the Community Center.
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SUN 10/11
Baldwin Pops in the Courtyard
Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach
The volunteer Baldwin Pops perform a free concert in the waterfront courtyard at the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach on Sunday, October 11, at 5 PM.
5:00 PM
Sunday 10/11
2026 Alabama 911 Gulf Coast Conference
Perdido Beach Resort · Orange Beach, AL
Perdido Beach Resort hosts the 2026 Alabama 911 Gulf Coast Conference starting Sunday, October 11, running through October 13.
SUN 10/11
Fall Pop-Up Farmers Market at Orange Beach Waterfront Park
Orange Beach Waterfront Park
Orange Beach Parks and Recreation holds a fall edition of its Pop-Up Farmers Market at Waterfront Park on Canal Road.
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SUN 10/11
Charity Chili Cookoff and Volleyball Tourney on Navarre Beach
Juana's Pagodas & Sailors' Grill · Navarre
Caring and Sharing of South Santa Rosa County holds its 33rd annual chili and salsa cookoff with a beach volleyball tournament at Juana's Pagodas.
Tastings 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, music 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM
SUN 10/11
Wickedly Creative Witch Planter Workshop
Coastal Makers · Mobile, AL
A Halloween-themed painted planter class at Coastal Makers, where each guest builds a witch-styled planter to take home over three hours.
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
SUN 10/11
UWF Symphonic Band Concert in Gulf Breeze
Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church
The UWF Symphonic Band plays an afternoon concert at Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church.
2:00 PM
Sundays
Yu-Gi-Oh! Weekly Casual Play and Tournament
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
The Yu-Gi-Oh weekly tournament is an Advanced Constructed Yu-Gi-Oh TCG event at GameMasters Guild in Crestview, every Sunday at 1 PM.
1 PM
SUN 10/11
Pensacola Half Marathon & 5K
Community Maritime Park / Blue Wahoos Stadium · Pensacola
The Pensacola Half Marathon & 5K starts and finishes at Community Maritime Park inside the Blue Wahoos stadium on Sunday, October 11 at 7 AM.
7:00 AM
SUN 10/11
Paint Your Pet at Painting with a Twist Pensacola
Painting with a Twist Pensacola
Paint Your Pet is a three-hour class at Painting with a Twist Pensacola, 4771 Bayou Blvd Suite C11, where you paint your own pet from a photo.
4:00 PM
Sundays
Pokémon League at Trinity Games
Trinity Games · Pensacola
Pokémon League at Trinity Games is a free weekly play session every Sunday from 1-4 PM at the shop in Pensacola.
1 PM-4 PM
SUN 10/11
CCB Crafts & Drafts: Halloween Edition
Coastal County Brewing Company · Pensacola
Coastal County Brewing Company hosts a Halloween edition of Crafts & Drafts on Sunday, October 11 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SUN 10/11
Off The Cuff Puppet Improv at Crescent Theater
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
Crescent Theater hosts Off The Cuff Puppet Improv on Sunday, October 11 at 5:00 PM.
5:00 PM
SUN 10/11
Silly Witchy Water Paddle at LJ Schooners
LJ Schooners Dockside Restaurant & Oyster Bar · Niceville
LJ Schooners hosts a Silly Witchy Water Paddle on Sunday, October 11 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM at its dock in Niceville.
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Monday, October 12
Mondays thru MON 11/23
Crochet & Knit at Moorer
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Adults bring their own knitting or crochet projects to work alongside other yarn crafters at the Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
MON 10/12
Homeschool and Small Group Day at Sweet Season Farms
Sweet Season Farms · Milton
This is the only weekday Sweet Season Farms opens to homeschool groups, small groups, and families.
9 AM to 12 PM
MON 10/12
Kids Fall Movie Festival
AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar · Destin
AJ's shows a free movie on its JumboTron for kids out of school on Columbus Day.
Monday 10/12 (Columbus Day, school out)
MON 10/12
All Ages Movie at the Valparaiso Library: Monsters, Inc.
Valparaiso Library
The Valparaiso Library shows Monsters, Inc., rated G, for a Monday afternoon family movie.
3:30 PM to 5:00 PM
MON 10/12
Music Hall Artist Series: Cheryl Star, Flute
Rolfs Music Hall, UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 · Pensacola
The UWF Dr. Grier Williams School of Music presents flutist Cheryl Star in the Music Hall Artist Series.
7:30 PM
MON 10/12–FRI 10/16
Story Time: Bats and ghosts at the Valparaiso Library
Valparaiso Library
Valparaiso Library reads stories about bats and ghosts during its regular Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning story times, and the stories are not scary.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
true thru MON 10/26
Adult Pickleball Program (17+), Destin Community Center
Destin Community Center
The Adult Pickleball Program is a City of Destin pickleball session for ages 17 and up at Destin Community Center.
Mondays 10/12 through 10/26 · 10:30 AM-12:30 PM
MON 10/12
Youth Art Camp: Indigenous Peoples' Day (First City Art Center)
First City Art Center, Youth Art Building (Building #6, De Soto St parking) · Pensacola
The Youth Art Camp on Indigenous Peoples' Day is a one-day art camp for ages 5-12 on a student holiday.
9:00 AM
MON 10/12
Special Lecture: How Did We Get Indigenous Peoples' Day?
History Museum of Mobile
The History Museum of Mobile hosts a free lecture on Monday, October 12 at 12:00 PM, ending at 1:00 PM, on how Indigenous Peoples' Day came to be.
12:00 PM