Today on the Gulf Coast

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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