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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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
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
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
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
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
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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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Costa: Pensacola Beach, FL
Laguna's Beach Bar + Grill · Pensacola Beach
Costa takes over Laguna's Beach Bar + Grill on Pensacola Beach for a night that runs from 8 PM to 12:30 AM.
8:00 PM to 12:30 AM
FRI 10/9–SAT 10/10
20th Annual Pumpkin Patch
First City Art Center · Pensacola
First City Art Center's 20th Annual Pumpkin Patch opens with a Friday Preview Party on October 9, ahead of a Saturday pumpkin sale.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
TUE 10/13
NatureNauts Academy: Bellingrath Numbers Harvest
Bellingrath Gardens & Home · Theodore, AL
This NatureNauts Academy session turns Bellingrath Gardens' fall harvest into a hands-on math workshop for K-8 students.
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
TUE 10/13
University of Mobile Volleyball vs Pensacola Christian College
H. Austill Pharr Gymnasium, University of Mobile
Pensacola Christian College travels to Pharr Gymnasium for a Tuesday evening match, the Rams' final home date on this stretch of the schedule.
6:00 PM
TUE 10/13
Hospitality & Tourism Committee Meeting: October
Greater Fort Walton Beach Chamber Conference Room
The Chamber's Hospitality and Tourism Committee holds its October meeting in the Chamber's conference room on Miracle Strip Parkway.
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
TUE 10/13
October Wine Tasting with Winston at Tacky Jacks Orange Beach
Tacky Jacks Orange Beach
Tacky Jacks Orange Beach hosts a guided Pacific Northwest wine tasting on Tuesday, October 13, from 6 to 8 PM, in partnership with Alabama Crown Distributing.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
TUE 10/13
Preschool Storytime (Navarre)
Navarre Library
The Navarre Library runs Preschool Storytime on a weekly schedule this fall.
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
TUE 10/13
Toddler Time (Gulf Breeze)
Gulf Breeze Library
Toddler Time is a short weekly session at the Gulf Breeze Library aimed at the youngest kids in the house.
11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
TUE 10/13
Toddler Time (Pace)
Pace Library
Toddler Time at the Pace Library is a short weekly session built around the youngest kids in the house.
11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
TUE 10/13
FOPL Book Club (Pace)
Pace Library
The Friends of the Pace Library Book Club meets at the branch on the date below.
5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
TUE 10/13
Pace Library Fall Book Sale (UWF)
John C. Pace Library, Building 32, UWF · Pensacola
The Pace Library Fall Book Sale is a UWF Libraries sale of gently used books at John C. Pace Library, Building 32.
8:00 AM
Wednesdays thru WED 10/28
Teen Takeover
Parkway Branch Library · Mobile, AL
Parkway Branch Library opens its meeting room for a weekly teen hangout with video games, board games and crafts.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WED 10/14
Matt Kessler: Author Event
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts Matt Kessler, Wednesday from 6 PM to 8 PM, for a discussion of The Wiregrass: A Tale of Murder and Retribution in the Deep South.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
WED 10/14
Baytowne Wednesday Night Concert: Storm Folk
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Baytowne Wharf's Wednesday Night Concert series brings Storm Folk to the village for a free outdoor show on October 14, running from 7 PM to 9 PM.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Wednesday 10/14
Alabama Society for Healthcare Social Work Annual Conference
SpringHill Suites Orange Beach at The Wharf
SpringHill Suites Orange Beach at The Wharf hosts the Alabama Society for Healthcare Social Work Annual Conference starting Wednesday, October 14.
7:30 AM to 12:00 PM
WED 10/14
Todd Talk: Where Does Our Food Come From?
Magnolia Room, Bellingrath Gardens & Home · Theodore, AL
Bellingrath's executive director, Todd Lasseigne, gives a one-hour talk in the Magnolia Room on where food actually comes from, tracing the path from agriculture and plants to the people on…
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
WED 10/14
Meet! Play! Learn! (Pace)
Pace Library
Pace Library runs an interactive early-learning hour for children from birth to kindergarten age and their caregivers.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
WED 10/14
BINGO Night at American Legion Post 378
American Legion Post 378, Gulf Breeze
American Legion Post 378 runs a weekly bingo night with ten games, prizes and a $2 suggested donation per card.
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
WED 10/14
Ghost Squeegee Art at the Fort Walton Beach Library
Fort Walton Beach Library
Children of all ages, up to 18, make ghost art with paint, squeegees and paper at the Fort Walton Beach Library.
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
WED 10/14
Pumpkin Painting with Cats
Coastal Cat Cafe · Pensacola
Coastal Cat Cafe runs a one hour pumpkin painting session in its cat lounge on Wednesday evening, October 14.
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
WED 10/14
Pilates with Dolphins
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, Dolphin Oasis · Fort Walton Beach
Pilates with Dolphins is a guided all-levels Pilates class at Dolphin Oasis, Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park in Fort Walton Beach, with the resident dolphins nearby.
Wednesdays 10/14, 10/28, 11/18, 12/16 and Saturdays 10/17, 10/31, 11/14, 12/5, 12/19 · 7:30 AM-8:30 AM
WED 10/14
Homeschool Hangout at Jay Library
Jay Library
Homeschool Hangout is a homeschool meet-up at Jay Library, 5259 Booker Ln., part of the Santa Rosa County Library System.
1:00 PM
WED 10/14
Learning Lunch: The Draft Starts in Mobile, a Senior Bowl Overview
History Museum of Mobile
The History Museum of Mobile's free Learning Lunch on Wednesday, October 14 at 12:00 PM covers the Senior Bowl and why the NFL draft season starts in Mobile.
12:00 PM
THU 10/15
UWF Men's Soccer vs Pensacola Christian
UWF Soccer Complex · Pensacola
University of West Florida men's soccer hosts Pensacola Christian at the UWF Soccer Complex, part of the program's first NCAA Division I season.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
THU 10/15
Aaron Tippin & Collin Raye with Special Guest Ray Scott
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Country artists Aaron Tippin and Collin Raye headline a concert at the Pensacola Saenger Theatre, joined by special guest Ray Scott.
Time not published
THU 10/15
Machine Girl
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
Electronic act Machine Girl headlines Vinyl Music Hall with Portrayal of Guilt and Yesterdayneverhappened opening.
7:00 PM
THU 10/15
Sister Hazel
Soul Kitchen · Mobile, AL
Sister Hazel plays Soul Kitchen for an all-ages show, with Copper Flats providing support.
8:00 PM
THU 10/15
GulfChat: Getting to the Starting Line
National Maritime Museum of the Gulf · Mobile, AL
Laura M. Knight of Team Fight Oar Die presents a GulfChat titled Getting to the Starting Line.
12 PM (about an hour)
THU 10/15–SAT 10/17
Mobile Greek Fest 2026
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church · Mobile, AL
Mobile's Greek community has run a festival downtown since Greek Night began in 1962, and the modern three-day version fills the church grounds with food, sanctuary tours, live Greek music…
11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
THU 10/15
University of Mobile Men's Soccer vs Andrew College
The Jungle, University of Mobile
University of Mobile's men's soccer team hosts Andrew College at The Jungle for a Thursday evening match starting at 7:30 PM and running about two hours.
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
THU 10/15
University of Mobile Women's Soccer vs Andrew College
The Jungle, University of Mobile
University of Mobile's women's soccer team hosts Andrew College at The Jungle for a Thursday match starting at 5:00 PM and running about two hours.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
THU 10/15
Planetarium Night: STEAM Wars
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
The Emerald Coast Science Center runs its Planetarium Night with the STEAM Wars program on Thursday, with two separate showtimes back to back.
6:00 PM and 7:00 PM shows
THU 10/15
Grooving with The Ground Up
The Ground Up Project · Fort Walton Beach
Grooving with The Ground Up is a benefit for The Ground Up Project Inc. on Miracle Strip Parkway, Thursday, October 15, starting at 6 PM.
6:00 PM CDT
THU 10/15
Breeze Makers
Gulf Breeze Library
Gulf Breeze Library opens its makerspace for Breeze Makers, a free drop-in session for crafts, hobby projects and hands-on creating.
3 PM to 5 PM
THU 10/15
STEAMaker (Navarre)
Navarre Library
STEAMaker is a one hour after school science and building session at the Navarre Library, run on a recurring schedule this fall.
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
THU 10/15
Family Movie at the Niceville Library: Hoppers
Niceville Public Library
The Niceville Public Library shows Hoppers, rated PG and 1 hour 40 minutes long, on the big screen in its children's program room.
4:15 PM (room opens 4:00 PM)
THU 10/15
UWF Community Street Party at Museum Plaza
Museum Plaza, UWF Historic Trust · Pensacola
UWF kicks off its presidential inauguration celebration with a festival-style street party at the Historic Trust Museum Plaza in downtown Pensacola.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
THU 10/15
Colleen Sexton at Bamboo Willie's
Bamboo Willie's · Pensacola Beach
Colleen Sexton plays a live set at Bamboo Willie's on Pensacola Beach on Thursday, October 15.
6:00 PM
THU 10/15
Cryptids of the Deep South Panel
Mobile Museum of Art
Alabama Contemporary hosts a free panel on the urban legends, mythology and cryptids of the Deep South at the Mobile Museum of Art on Thursday, October 15 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM.
6:00 PM
FRI 10/16
Gallery Night: Ghoul-ery Night (Halloween theme)
Palafox St, Downtown Pensacola
October's Gallery Night goes Halloween, with costumes on closed-off Palafox, art, and street food.
5-9 PM
FRI 10/16
UWF Women's Volleyball vs Bellarmine: Silent Set
UWF Field House, Building 54 · Pensacola
UWF women's volleyball hosts Bellarmine for the Silent Set at the Field House.
6:00 PM
Friday 10/16
Concerts at The Landing: Chase Mitchell Band
Fort Walton Beach Landing
Chase Mitchell Band brings country and Southern rock to the city's free waterfront concert series.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
FRI 10/16–SAT 10/17
Milton Historic Cemetery Tour
Milton Historic Cemetery
Milton Historic Cemetery runs timed evening tours over two nights in October, with groups departing every 15 minutes rather than one mass tour start.
Timed tours every 15 minutes, 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Friday 10/16
2nd Annual Mayor's Charity Gala
Henderson Beach Resort · Destin
The 2nd Annual Mayor's Charity Gala runs from 5:30 to 10 PM at Henderson Beach Resort.
5:30 PM to 10:00 PM
FRI 10/16
Beach-O-Ween 2026
Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
Beach-O-Ween takes over the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk with a bounce house, a costume contest, games, face painting, hotdogs and candy, and Visit Pensacola says every game and activity is…
FRI 10/16
The Dave Matthews Tribute Band: Burnin’ One Tour
Club LA · Destin
The Dave Matthews Tribute Band brings its Burnin' One Tour to Club LA on Friday, October 16, with the show starting at 8 PM.
8:00 PM
FRI 10/16
Halloweentowne 2026
Historic Pensacola Village
Historic Pensacola Village turns into Halloweentowne for trick-or-treating and All Hallows' Eve history programming on Friday, October 16, from 4 PM to 7 PM.
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
FRI 10/16
Fear Forest of Navarre
Community of Christ · Navarre
A volunteer-run haunted walk on the church grounds runs two weekends, October 16-17 and October 23-24, from 6 to 10 PM.
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (also 10/23 & 10/24)
FRI 10/16
Furry Friend Friday (Pace)
Pace Library
Santa Rosa County Animal Services brings a shelter animal to Pace Library for a story about pets, pet-safety tips and a look at how the shelter cares for and adopts out animals.
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
FRI 10/16
Craft and Chat (Navarre)
Navarre Library
Craft and Chat is a two hour open crafting session at the Navarre Library, held on a recurring schedule through the fall.
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
FRI 10/16
Karaoke Night at American Legion Post 378
American Legion Post 378, Gulf Breeze
American Legion Post 378 opens its doors every Friday night for free karaoke, open to the public and not just members.
7:30 PM to 11 PM
FRI 10/16
Fall Bingo Night Fundraiser at Coastal Makers
Coastal Makers · Mobile, AL
A three-hour bingo night fundraiser at Coastal Makers, with cards priced at ten dollars each.
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
FRI 10/16
James Taylor and Carole King Tribute at OWA Theater
OWA Theater · Foley, AL
A live tribute to James Taylor and Carole King plays the OWA Theater in Foley, with classics such as You've Got a Friend, Fire and Rain and I Feel the Earth Move.
7:30 PM
FRI 10/16
Monster Slime Party
Aurora Light Arts · Navarre
The Monster Slime Party at Aurora Light Arts in Navarre is a two-hour party on Friday, October 16 at 6 PM where children mix, stretch, swirl, color and decorate their own glow-in-the-dark…
4:00 PM
FRI 10/16–SUN 10/18
Greek Fest FWB 2026
Saints Markella and Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church · Mary Esther
The Greek Fest at Saints Markella and Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Mary Esther runs Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18.
4:00 PM
FRI 10/16
STEAM: Magic the Gathering (Bellview Library)
Bellview Library · Pensacola
STEAM: Magic the Gathering at Bellview Library is a relaxed, strategy-focused session where players learn new formats and play friendly games, at 4:30 PM on Friday, October 16.
4:30 PM
FRI 10/16
Dad Bod at Bamboo Willie's
Bamboo Willie's · Pensacola Beach
Dad Bod plays live music at Bamboo Willie's on Friday, October 16, starting at 8:00 PM.
8:00 PM
SAT 10/17
UWF Football vs West Alabama: HOMECOMING
PenAir Field · Pensacola
University of West Florida football closes out its Homecoming weekend against West Alabama at PenAir Field, in the program's first NCAA Division I season.
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Comedy Ali Siddiq: The Custom Fit Tour
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Comedian Ali Siddiq brings new stand-up material to the Pensacola Saenger Theatre on the Custom Fit Tour.
8:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Monster Ball
Exploreum Science Center · Mobile, AL
The Exploreum Science Center turns Halloween into a daytime science event with Monster Ball, running from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM.
9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Haunted Hustle 5K, Monster Dash, and Wicked Walk
Gulf Place Town Green & Public Beach · Gulf Shores, AL
The City of Gulf Shores turns Town Green and the public beach into a Halloween evening.
6:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Crawling (A Tribute To Early Linkin Park) & Nirvanna (Tribute To Nirvana)
Soul Kitchen · Mobile, AL
This tribute show pairs Crawling, a tribute to early Linkin Park, with Nirvanna, a tribute to Nirvana, for a night of rock covers at Soul Kitchen.
8:00 PM
Saturday 10/17
Pensacola Ice Flyers: 2026-27 Home Season Opening Date
Pensacola Bay Center
The Pensacola Bay Center opens the Ice Flyers' 2026-27 home season on October 17, with home games running through April 2, 2027.
7:05 PM
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R.E.A.D.: Reading Education Assistance Dogs
Fort Walton Beach Library
A trained therapy dog gives children one-on-one reading practice at the Fort Walton Beach Library.
10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 10/17–SUN 10/18
2026 USTA Alabama Junior Open
Mobile Tennis Center
A statewide junior tennis tournament brings about 200 young players to the Mobile Tennis Center for a two-day weekend.
Times not yet published
SAT 10/17
University of Mobile Men's Soccer vs Point University
The Jungle, University of Mobile
University of Mobile's men's soccer team hosts Point University at The Jungle for a Saturday afternoon match that kicks off at 4:00 PM and runs about two hours.
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SAT 10/17
University of Mobile Women's Soccer vs Point University
The Jungle, University of Mobile
University of Mobile's women's soccer team hosts Point University at The Jungle for a Saturday afternoon match that kicks off at 1:30 PM and runs about two hours.
1:30 PM to 3:30 PM
SAT 10/17
NFSO: Fire and Fate
Mattie Kelly Arts Center · Niceville
The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra opens its 40th anniversary season with pianist Stewart Goodyear performing Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4, alongside Hailstork's Fanfare on…
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Hansel & Gretel's Boo Bash!
Jane C. Noonan Center · Pensacola
Pensacola Opera builds a Halloween-themed Boo Bash around its Hansel & Gretel material at the Jane C. Noonan Center.
2:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Chappie James Bridge Run
Visitor Welcome Center, Pensacola Bay Bridge route to Gulf Breeze
This 5K run or walk crosses the three-mile Pensacola Bay Bridge from Pensacola into Gulf Breeze and finishes next to The Bridge Bar and Sunset Lounge, with a post-race party of food,…
7:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Sep 19 and Oct 17 thru SAT 10/17
Saturday Morning Art Class: Mixed Media Ages 6+
First City Art Center · Pensacola
First City Art Center runs a Saturday morning mixed media art class open to anyone age 6 and up, from 9:30 AM to noon.
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Wayne Miller: Author Signing
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts Wayne Miller for a children's signing, Saturday from 1 PM to 3 PM, for his locally set pirate adventure about kids playing around Fairhope's beaches and parks.
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Led Zeppelin Tribute: Houses of the Holy
Club LA · Destin
Houses of the Holy brings a Led Zeppelin tribute to Club LA on Saturday, October 17, with the show starting at 8 PM.
8:00 PM
Saturday 10/17
Kiwanis 2nd Annual Corn Hole Tournament
Soundside Waterfront Bar · Fort Walton Beach
The second annual Kiwanis Corn Hole Tournament sets up at Soundside Waterfront Bar, with proceeds benefiting Rally Childhood Cancer Research.
11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
Saturday 10/17
Niceville Bazaar
Niceville Mullet Festival Grounds
The Niceville Bazaar sets up vendor booths and food trucks on the Mullet Festival Grounds for one Saturday in October, and admission is free for every age.
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Fall Book Carnival at Grand Boulevard
Grand Boulevard at Sandestin · Miramar Beach
The Fall Book Carnival takes over Grand Boulevard at Sandestin on Saturday, October 17, from 9 AM to 1 PM.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Laser Etching: Custom Keychain FOB at the SEA Makerspace
Downtown Pensacola, Museum of Commerce
This hands on workshop at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Pensacola teaches you to prepare artwork, operate a laser cutter, and make a wooden keychain fob.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Smokin' in the Square BBQ Cookoff
St. Sylvester Catholic Church · Gulf Breeze
Smokin' in the Square is a barbecue cookoff at St. Sylvester Catholic Church on Saturday, October 17.
SAT 10/17
Film in Concert: The Wizard of Oz
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation Dugas Pavilion · Destin
Sinfonia Gulf Coast opens its 2026-27 season with a live orchestral performance of Herbert Stothart's score synchronized to The Wizard of Oz on the outdoor screen.
7:30 PM
SAT 10/17
Spirits of the Simpson House
Arcadia Homestead · Milton
Historic Pensacola runs a haunted evening at the Arcadia Homestead's Simpson House with three tour times to choose from.
Tours at 6, 7, and 8 PM
SAT 10/17
Batty Fang-tastic Fall Festival
Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge · Navarre
The refuge's own annual fall festival swaps its usual format for games, crafts, trick-or-treating and animal ambassador meet-and-greets with local vendors on site.
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Curiosity Lab: Frankenstein
Pensacola MESS Hall
October's Curiosity Lab goes spooky: kids build their own monster mechanisms using string finger, jumping jack, and automata mechanics.
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Trunk or Treat at Mary Esther Library
Mary Esther Library
Mary Esther Library's staff run their annual Trunk or Treat with candy, snacks, games, pumpkin decorating and a stiltwalker, and the library's own page says come one, come all with no…
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Local 2902 Pistol/Rifle Shoot with Pavilion
Santa Rosa Shooting Center · Pace
Santa Rosa Shooting Center sets aside the day for Local 2902 Pistol/Rifle Shoot with Pavilion.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Back to School "Rock Painting Party"
Capt. Royal Melvin Heritage Park (Harbor Front) · Destin
An outdoor rock-painting session at the harbor-front park comes with snacks.
9-11 AM
SAT 10/17
Animal Adoption Day at Historic Blakeley State Park
Historic Blakeley State Park · Spanish Fort, AL
Historic Blakeley State Park teams up with the Baldwin Humane Society for an adoption day in the park.
During park hours
SAT 10/17
BOO at the ZOO at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo · Gulf Shores, AL
The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo hosts a scare-free morning of trick or treating along the zoo paths.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Shrimp Boil and Beach Bonfire at Seascape Resort
Seascape Resort · Miramar Beach
Seascape Resort's own events page lists a beach shrimp boil paired with a bonfire, without stating an exact time.
SAT 10/17–SUN 10/18
38th Annual Jubilee Festival of Arts
W.O. Lott Park · Daphne, AL
Olde Towne Daphne fills with more than one hundred local and regional artists showing handmade jewelry, paintings, pottery, sculpture, wood and mixed media work along the Eastern Shore of…
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM · Sunday 10/18 · 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Smokin' in the Square Charity BBQ Competition
Smokin' in the Square · Gulf Breeze
The sixteenth annual charity barbecue cook-off sets up right in Gulf Breeze, with competing pitmasters and a fall event weekend built around it.
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Baptist Convention Family Fun Day at USS Alabama
USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park · Mobile, AL
The Mobile Baptist Convention holds a family fun day in the recreational area of USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park to celebrate America 250.
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/17–FRI 10/30
Public Ice Skating at the Pensacola Bay Center
Pensacola Bay Center
The Pensacola Bay Center opens its ice for one-hour public skate sessions from October through April.
One hour sessions, see dates
SAT 10/17
Trunk-or-Treat at the Fort Walton Beach Library
Fort Walton Beach Library
The Fort Walton Beach Library holds its third annual Trunk-or-Treat in the library parking lot, with children walking from decorated trunk to decorated trunk for candy and small giveaways.
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SAT 10/17–SAT 12/5
Destin Commons Market
The Lawn at South Street, Destin Commons
The Destin Commons Market is a monthly market on The Lawn at South Street at Destin Commons.
Saturdays 10/17, 11/21 and 12/5 · 2 PM-6 PM
SAT 10/17
Monarch Madness 2026
Panhandle Butterfly House & Nature Center · Milton
Monarch Madness 2026 is an afternoon at the Panhandle Butterfly House & Nature Center in Milton on Saturday, October 17, from 12 to 4 PM.
12:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Acrylic Workshop with Jan Dale: Palm Trees
Aurora Light Arts · Navarre
Acrylic Workshop: Palm Trees is a painting class at Aurora Light Arts in Navarre, led by a coastal artist, on Saturday, October 17 at 4:30 PM.
2:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Fall Ball at Blue Wahoos Stadium: Alabama vs. Georgia Tech (fall baseball exhibition)
Blue Wahoos Stadium · Pensacola
Fall Ball: Alabama vs. Georgia Tech is a college baseball scrimmage at the Blue Wahoos' downtown ballpark on Saturday, October 17.
Start time not posted
true thru SAT 10/31
Five Crowns Showdown (Brownsville Library)
Brownsville Library · Pensacola
Five Crowns Showdown is an afternoon of the Five Crowns card game at Brownsville Library, 3300 W. De Soto Street.
Every other Saturday through 10/31 · 1:30 PM
SAT 10/17
Pensacola Civic Band: A Time to Dance (season opener)
WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, Pensacola State College
A Time to Dance is the season opener for the Pensacola Civic Band, held in the WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio at Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. The program includes…
7:30 PM
SUN 10/18
Pours & Encores
Perfect Plain Brewing Company · Pensacola
Pensacola Opera takes its free community event series to Perfect Plain Brewing Company for an afternoon program pairing opera with the brewery's taproom setting.
2:00 PM
Sunday 10/18
36th Annual Alabama Veterans Affairs Association Conference
Orange Beach Convention Center
The Orange Beach Convention Center hosts the 36th Annual Alabama Veterans Affairs Association Conference from Sunday, October 18, through Thursday, October 22.
SUN 10/18
The Billy Joel Legacy: A Tribute Performance
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
The Billy Joel Legacy brings a tribute performance to the Pensacola Saenger Theatre at 7 PM on Sunday, October 18.
7:00 PM
SUN 10/18
Jacquees + DeJ Loaf w/ TK Kravitz
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
R&B artists Jacquees and DeJ Loaf headline a Sunday night show at Vinyl Music Hall downtown, with TK Kravitz opening.
Doors 8:00 PM · Show 8:00 PM
SUN 10/18
Sunday Sunset Concert: Everybody's Here
W.O. Lott Park, Olde Towne Daphne
The City of Daphne brings its Sunday Sunset Concert Series back for two fall dates at W.O.
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
SUN 10/18
UWF Women's Soccer vs Queens: Senior Day
UWF Soccer Complex · Pensacola
UWF women's soccer hosts Queens University of Charlotte at the UWF Soccer Complex on Senior Day.
12:00 PM
SUN 10/18
UWF Women's Volleyball vs Lipscomb: Volley Back to the 70s
UWF Field House, Building 54 · Pensacola
UWF women's volleyball hosts Lipscomb at the UWF Field House for Volley Back to the 70s.
1:00 PM
SUN 10/18
Kamerman Piano Series: Zehao Bai
Rolfs Music Hall, UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 · Pensacola
Pianist Zehao Bai plays the Kamerman Piano Series at Rolfs Music Hall on the UWF campus.
3:00 PM
SUN 10/18
Paint Your Pet at Painting with a Twist Fort Walton Beach (all ages)
Painting with a Twist Fort Walton Beach · Suite B-8
Paint Your Pet is an all-ages session at Painting with a Twist Fort Walton Beach, 255 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE, Suite B-8.
3:00 PM
SUN 10/18
Riptide Cardcon
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Rigdon Center
Riptide Cardcon bills itself as the Emerald Coast's premier card show, and admission is free.
9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
MON 10/19
Clifford the Big Red Dog: The Musical
Mattie Kelly Arts Center · Niceville
A touring musical adaptation of Clifford the Big Red Dog brings Clifford and Emily Elizabeth to the Mattie Kelly Arts Center stage with a story built around friendship, imagination and…
9:45 AM-10:30 AM (second show 11:30 AM-12:30 PM)
MON 10/19
Krewe of Wrecks Kick Off Meeting
Bamboo Willie's · FL
Krewe of Wrecks holds its kick off meeting for the season at Bamboo Willie's on Pensacola Beach.
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MON 10/19
Stained Glass Snake Plant Workshop
Coastal Makers · Mobile, AL
Coastal Makers runs this stained-glass snake plant class twice on the same day, a morning session and an evening session, so guests can pick whichever fits their schedule.
9:30 AM to 12:30 PM or 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
MON 10/19
Devon Gilfillian: Time Will Tell Tour at OWA Theater
OWA Theater · Foley, AL
Nashville soul and blues singer Devon Gilfillian brings the Time Will Tell Tour to the OWA Theater in Foley, with Jon Muq opening.
7:00 PM
MON 10/19–FRI 10/23
Story Time: Pumpkins at the Valparaiso Library
Valparaiso Library
Valparaiso Library devotes its Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning story times to pumpkins for the week of October 19.
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
MON 10/19
Maker Mondays: Beaded Ribbon Pumpkins & Mini Autumn Leaf Canvas
Aurora Light Arts · Navarre
Maker Mondays is a monthly maker class at Aurora Light Arts in Navarre that rotates through oil pastels, acrylics, beading and clay.
Time not posted
Tuesday 10/20
Brown Bag Opera
Pensacola Opera Center
Brown Bag Opera brings a free lunchtime performance to the Pensacola Opera Center on Tuesday, October 20, at 12 PM.
12:00 PM
TUE 10/20
Ariel Lawhon: The Pirate Queen
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts historical fiction author Ariel Lawhon, Tuesday from 6 PM to 8 PM, for a talk and signing centered on The Pirate Queen, her novel about Irish chieftain Grace O'Malley.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Tuesday 10/20
Veterans & First Responders Appreciation Lunch
Niceville Community Center
A Superior Mechanical hosts a lunch at the Niceville Community Center honoring veterans, active-duty military and first responders, and this is the second year the company has put it on.
11:00 AM
TUE 10/20
Throwback Movie Tuesday: 20 Years of Stories
Navarre Library
Throwback Movie Tuesday is a one time screening at the Navarre Library, part of the library system's twentieth anniversary programming this month.
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
TUE 10/20
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac at the Pensacola Saenger
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac, a tribute show endorsed by Mick Fleetwood, plays the Pensacola Saenger on a Tuesday night.
7:30 PM
TUE 10/20
Sonic Live in Concert at the Saenger Theatre
Saenger Theatre, Mobile
A live ensemble with a rock band, electronics and vocalists performs music from the Sonic the Hedgehog games alongside iconic moments from the games, as part of a 35th anniversary…
7:30 PM (doors 6:30 PM)
true thru TUE 10/27
Family/STEAM Story Time at Big Lagoon State Park
Big Lagoon State Park · Pensacola
Family STEAM Story Time at Big Lagoon State Park is a library storytime with songs, movement and a STEAM activity, held in the park on Gulf Beach Highway in Pensacola.
Tuesdays 10/20 through 10/27 · 10:30 AM
WED 10/21
Jeanie Thompson & Larry Mitchell: Author Event and Music
Page & Palette · Fairhope, AL
Page & Palette hosts a poetry discussion with Jeanie Thompson about The Myth of Water, paired with live music from Larry Mitchell, Wednesday from 6 PM to 8 PM.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
WED 10/21
Baytowne Wednesday Night Concert: The Aces
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Baytowne Wharf's Wednesday Night Concert series brings The Aces to the village for a free outdoor show on October 21, running from 7 PM to 9 PM.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
WED 10/21
Annual Multi-Chamber Social 2026
Flora-Bama Main Tent · Perdido Key
The Annual Multi-Chamber Social gathers under the Flora-Bama's Main Tent on Wednesday, October 21, from 5 to 7 PM.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM CDT
WED 10/21
Homeschool Hangout (Pace)
Pace Library
Homeschool Hangout is a ninety minute drop-in session at the Pace Library built for kids learning outside a traditional classroom.
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
WED 10/21
City Of Destin Open House
Destin Community Center
A red, white and blue community open house brings a fish fry and live music to the Community Center.
11:30 AM-1 PM
WED 10/21
Table Talks at the Trust: The Creek War of 1813 and 1814
Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center
Historic Pensacola's monthly lunch and learn series meets on the third Wednesday of the month at the Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center.
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
THU 10/22–FRI 10/23
Orionid Meteor Shower: Halley's Comet dust
Your own yard, or Big Lagoon State Park for a darker sky · Pensacola
These are crumbs off Halley's Comet hitting the air at forty-one miles a second.
From 3:15 AM, once the moon is down
THU 10/22–SUN 11/1
Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds
Eleven days of rides, livestock barns and fried everything at the fairgrounds off Mobile Highway.
Oct 22 – Nov 1
Thursday 10/22
Jeepalooza Beach Jam 2026
Destin / event headquarters area
Jeepalooza Beach Jam brings a Gulf Coast Jeep gathering to the Destin event headquarters area starting at 9 AM on Thursday, October 22.
9:00 AM
THU 10/22
Planetarium Special Feature: Spooky Secrets of the Stars
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
The Emerald Coast Science Center's planetarium turns Halloween themed for Spooky Secrets of the Stars, mixing eerie space facts with mythological monsters and a tour of the solar system.
6:00 PM
Thu 10/22
South Walton Celebrity Golf Classic
Raven Golf Club / Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort · Miramar Beach
The South Walton Celebrity Golf Classic returns to Raven Golf Club at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort on Thursday, October 22, running from 8:30 AM to 6 PM.
5:30 PM opening · Fri 10/23 · 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM · Sat 10/24 · 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Thursday 10/22
Arts Afire Fall Festival
Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach
The Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach hosts its Arts Afire Fall Festival on Thursday, October 22, from 5 to 7 PM.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
THU 10/22
Songs of Revolution & Rebellion: A USO-Style Variety Show
Museum of Commerce · Pensacola
UWF's College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities and Dr. Grier Williams School of Music present Songs of Revolution & Rebellion.
Reception 5:30 PM · Program 6:00 PM
THU 10/22
Tween/Teen Tech-Time (Gulf Breeze)
Gulf Breeze Library
Tween/Teen Tech-Time opens the Gulf Breeze Library's technology space to older kids for two hours after school.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
THU 10/22
Fall Festival at the Children's Park
Niceville Children's Park
The City of Niceville hosts its annual fall celebration at the Children's Park with crafts, games and prizes, karaoke, balloon animals, face painting and a petting zoo.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
THU 10/22
Cat Country 98.7 BIG Lip Sync Battle at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
The Cat Country 98.7 BIG Lip Sync Battle opens the entertainment lineup on the Pepsi Open-Air Stage on the fair's first night.
7:00 PM
THU 10/22
Pokeween Costume Contest at Pokémon League
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
Pokeween is a Pokémon Halloween night during the regular Thursday league at GameMasters Guild in Crestview, on October 22 at 6:30 PM.
6:30 PM
Friday 10/23
Concerts at The Landing: Rockstarfish
Fort Walton Beach Landing
Rockstarfish closes the city's free Fall 2026 waterfront concert series with party rock variety, the last of eight Friday nights along Brooks Street, with no age restriction and no ticket…
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
FRI 10/23
Meredith Willson's The Music Man
Mattie Kelly Arts Center · Niceville
Meredith Willson's The Music Man takes the stage at Mattie Kelly Arts Center on Friday, October 23, from 7 PM to 9 PM.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
FRI 10/23–SUN 10/25
Shinedown's Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend
Seascape Resort · Miramar Beach
Shinedown's Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend brings a multi-day music getaway to Seascape Resort starting Friday, October 23.
FRI 10/23
Sammy Kershaw: Live at Five
Halstead Amphitheater · Fairhope, AL
Halstead Amphitheater hosts Sammy Kershaw for the Live at Five series, Friday from 5 PM to 11:30 PM.
5:00 PM to 11:30 PM
FRI 10/23
A Symphonic Tribute to Frank Sinatra: Come Fly with Me, Ol' Blue Eyes
National Naval Aviation Museum (Blue Angels Atrium) · Pensacola
Brian Duprey and his 13-piece orchestra perform a symphonic tribute to Frank Sinatra in the Blue Angels Atrium at the National Naval Aviation Museum.
7:00 PM
FRI 10/23
Friday Night Flashlight Maze at Sweet Season Farms
Sweet Season Farms · Milton
Sweet Season Farms opens the corn maze after dark on two Fridays in October; each visitor brings a flashlight.
6 PM to 10 PM
FRI 10/23
Cinemas in the Sand: “Toy Story 5”
Gulfside Pavilion, Casino Beach · Pensacola Beach
Toy Story 5 plays free on a giant outdoor screen at the Gulfside Pavilion stage, right on the sand at Casino Beach.
Dusk
FRI 10/23
Read Local: Emerald Coast Authors' Expo
Fort Walton Beach Library
Fort Walton Beach Library fills its floor with regional authors for a book expo open to everyone.
10 AM to 2 PM
FRI 10/23–SAT 10/24
Blackout Bowling at The Gulf Bowl
The Gulf Bowl & Captain's Choice Seafood Bar · Foley, AL
A Halloween bowling package pairs unlimited black-light bowling with two laser tag admissions, a ten dollar arcade card and a costume contest, open to the public.
6:00 PM to Saturday 10/24 · 1:00 AM
FRI 10/23–SUN 10/25
Mobile Opera: Romeo et Juliette
The Temple Downtown · Mobile, AL
Mobile Opera stages Gounod's Romeo et Juliette in French with English supertitles, with a Friday evening show and a Sunday matinee.
7:30 PM and Sunday 10/25 · 2:30 PM
FRI 10/23
The Band Perry at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
The Band Perry plays the Pepsi Open-Air Stage at the Pensacola Interstate Fair on opening weekend.
7:30 PM
FRI 10/23
Haunted House Painting at Coastal Cat Cafe
Coastal Cat Cafe · Pensacola
Coastal Cat Cafe hosts a one hour Friday night craft where each guest paints a mini haunted house in the cat lounge while the adoptable cats supervise.
7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
FRI 10/23
Halloween Carnival (Brownsville Library)
Brownsville Library · Pensacola
The Halloween Carnival at Brownsville Library is a Halloween celebration with carnival games, craft activities and candy, on Friday, October 23 at 3 PM.
3:00 PM
FRI 10/23
Mad Science Monster Mash! (Westside Library)
Westside Library · Pensacola
Mad Science Monster Mash at Westside Library is an interactive STEAM event where kids build their own monsters, with candy and games for all ages.
4:00 PM
FRI 10/23
Dark Waters Project at Bamboo Willie's
Bamboo Willie's · Pensacola Beach
The Dark Waters Project, a Nashville band, plays Bamboo Willie's on Pensacola Beach on Friday, October 23 at 8:00 PM.
8:00 PM
FRI 10/23
Opera After Dark
UWF Museum Plaza · Pensacola
Pensacola Opera presents Opera After Dark at UWF Museum Plaza in downtown Pensacola on Friday, October 23 at 7:00 PM.
7:00 PM
FRI 10/23
Terror on Tap: CCB Halloween Party
Coastal County Brewing Company · Pensacola
Coastal County Brewing Company holds its Halloween party, Terror on Tap, on Friday, October 23 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
FRI 10/23–SUN 11/1
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Pensacola State College, Ashmore Auditorium, Building 8
Pensacola State College stages Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Ashmore Auditorium over two weekends, October 23 to 25 and October 30 to November 1.
Fri and Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM
FRI 10/23
Dog and Cat Vaccination Clinic in Milton
Pensacola State College, Milton Campus
The Florida Department of Health in Santa Rosa County runs a drive through dog and cat vaccination clinic at Pensacola State College's Milton Campus on Friday, October 23 from 4:00 PM to…
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Dracula: Mobile Ballet
Saenger Theatre · AL
Mobile Ballet brings its production of Dracula to the Saenger Theatre for one Saturday night performance.
7:30 PM
SAT 10/24
Fleets & Eats: Sip, Sail, Repeat
The Edge Seafood Restaurant & SkyBar · Destin
Fleets & Eats: Sip, Sail, Repeat runs from 4 to 8 PM at The Edge Seafood Restaurant & SkyBar in Destin, with the day built around boats and food along the harbor.
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Iron Sharpens Iron BBQ Cook Off
Mardi Gras Park · Mobile, AL
Mardi Gras Park hosts the Iron Sharpens Iron BBQ Cook Off on Saturday from 10 AM to 2 PM, a barbecue competition and tasting fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Gulf Coast.
10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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Downtown FWB Saturday Market
Fort Walton Beach Landing Park
The Downtown FWB Saturday Market sets up at Fort Walton Beach Landing Park on the waterfront from 8 AM to 1 PM, free to browse for the whole family.
8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 10/24–SUN 10/25
Shinedown's Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend
Seascape Resort · Miramar Beach
Shinedown's Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend kicks off at Seascape Resort on Saturday, October 24, at 3 PM, and this date sits right at the edge of the currently published schedule.
3:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Pensacola Hippie Fest 2026 / SevilleStock
Seville Square, Fountain Park & Bartram Park · Pensacola
This one day music, arts, and community festival spreads across Seville Square, Fountain Park, and Bartram Park from 10 AM to 6 PM.
10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Fox Run Ward Trunk or Treat and Chili Cook Off 2026
Fox Run Ward, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · Pensacola
Fox Run Ward hosts this community trunk or treat and chili cook off from 6 PM to 8 PM Saturday.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Fear Fest
Exploreum Science Center · Mobile, AL
Fear Fest closes its October run at the Exploreum Science Center on Saturday, October 24, with a 6:30 PM screening of Poltergeist.
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Saturday 10/24
Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation 31st Annual Festival of the Arts
Mattie Kelly Dugas Pavilion Green · Destin
The Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation's 31st Annual Festival of the Arts is free to attend, including parking, on Saturday, October 24.
SAT 10/24
October Living History Drill
USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park · Mobile, AL
World War II reenactors aboard the USS Alabama and the USS Drum bring wartime shipboard life to this living history drill at Battleship Memorial Park.
8:00 AM to 3:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Williams Station Day 2026
501 South Pensacola Ave, Atmore, AL
Williams Station Day fills Atmore with a full day of heritage programming: art vendors, live entertainment on the Main Stage, food, a car show and an antique tractor display, plus other…
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Witches and Werewolves: Paddle for a Purpose
Hub Stacey's at The Point · Perdido Key
Hub Stacey's at The Point runs a Halloween-themed paddle fundraiser on Saturday, October 24.
Noon to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
McGuire's of Destin Halloween Run
McGuire's Irish Pub of Destin
McGuire's 29th annual Halloween 5K and 10K starts and finishes at the Destin pub, with a pre-race breakfast and a post-race party with live music and Irish fare.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
SAT 10/24
HarborWalk Village Halloween Spooktacular
HarborWalk Village · Destin
HarborWalk Village turns its waterfront into a free street carnival for Halloween, with trick-or-treating, games, a scavenger hunt and an obstacle bounce house.
3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Monster Dash 5K & Trunk or Treat
Navarre Soccer Complex
Navarre Youth Sports Association runs a family Halloween 5K with a community trunk-or-treat, costume and decorated-trunk contests, candy, music and food.
Check-in 4:00 PM · 5K start 5:00 PM
SAT 10/24
2X Monster Trucks Live: Milton, FL 2026
Southern Raceway · Milton
Southern Raceway hosts two Monster Trucks Live shows the same day.
Afternoon doors 10:00 AM · Evening doors 5:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Barrineau Park Halloween Party
Barrineau Park Community Center · Molino
The Barrineau Park Community Center throws a Halloween party with trunk or treat, a costume contest at 6:30, games, food and the Panzik Acres animals.
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM · costume contest 6:30 PM
SAT 10/24
City of Milton Fall Festival
Jernigan's Landing · Milton
The city turns Jernigan's Landing into a fall block party with inflatables, a trunk-or-treat lineup, and games for the family.
4 PM to 8 PM
SAT 10/24
Red NOT Chili Peppers
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
This Red Hot Chili Peppers tribute act plays Vinyl Music Hall downtown on a Saturday night.
Doors 7:00 PM · Show 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
200 South Outdoor Market
200 South Palafox Place · Pensacola
200 South Palafox Place turns into an open-air market on select Saturdays, with local vendors selling handmade goods and food.
3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Dog Trunk or Treat and adoption day at ZOOMIES
ZOOMIES Pet Hotel · Pensacola
A trunk or treat for dogs in the ZOOMIES lot, with a costume contest, decorated Jeeps from the Milton Jeepers and adoptable dogs from Rosalie and Friends.
4 PM-6:30 PM
SAT 10/24
Haunted Hall of Terror, Free Niceville Halloween Event
Platinum Lifestyle Professionals of Century 21 AllPoints Realty · Niceville
A free walk-through haunted house with costumed actors runs at this Niceville realty office, with a local Ghostbusters fan group adding a paranormal-sweep bit.
6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Arts and Crafts Show at Foley United Methodist Church
Foley United Methodist Church
A community craft vendor market ahead of the holiday season sets up at Foley United Methodist Church.
9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Grand Bay Pecan Festival
Dees Pecan Co. · Grand Bay, AL
The second annual Pecan Festival brings food trucks, arts and crafts vendors and pecan-themed kids' activities to Dees Pecan Co. in Grand Bay.
Starting 9:00 AM
SAT 10/24
Jack-o-Lantern Jubilee at Bellingrath Gardens
Bellingrath Gardens · Theodore, AL
Bellingrath Gardens runs an evening Halloween event with trick-or-treat stations and costume contests spread through the gardens.
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Boo Bash by the Bay at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park · Mobile, AL
The battleship park's Halloween festival packs in live music, a costume contest, a pumpkin pie eating contest, trick-or-treating, dog adoptions, pumpkin decorating and face painting across…
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Creepy Crawly Halloween at the Museum
University of South Alabama Archaeology Museum · Mobile, AL
A free family Halloween day at the university's archaeology museum includes a midday Creepy Crawly Show and Tell led by USA Biology, plus pumpkin painting, a trick-or-treat trail, crafts…
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Night at the Museum, History Museum of Mobile
History Museum of Mobile
Tied to the museum's Mobile in the Gilded Age exhibit, this evening event runs a scavenger hunt, Halloween crafts and games, a dance party, treats, a costume contest and an Exploreum…
4:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Hunter Hayes at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
Hunter Hayes headlines the Pepsi Open-Air Stage on the fair's first Saturday night.
7:30 PM
SAT 10/24
UWF Men's Soccer vs Jacksonville
UWF Soccer Complex · Pensacola
UWF men's soccer hosts Jacksonville on a Saturday night at the UWF Soccer Complex.
7:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Ice Flyers Small Dog Race Night vs Huntsville
Pensacola Bay Center
The Pensacola Ice Flyers host the Huntsville Havoc on Small Dog Race Night at the Pensacola Bay Center.
7:05 PM
SAT 10/24
Murder at the Monster Bash Dinner Theater at The Vine
The Vine Wine Bar, Bistro and Shoppe · Navarre
Act4Mystery performs a three course dinner theater comedy called Murder at the Monster Bash at The Vine Wine Bar in Navarre.
6:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Skippin & Sippin PHun Walk
LuLu's Gulf Shores
This annual Parrot Head charity morning at LuLu's raises money for breast cancer patients along the Gulf Shores coast.
Check-in 7:45 AM, patient and survivor walk 8:45 AM, walk window 8:45 to 11:00 AM
SAT 10/24
America 250 Run 4 Unity 5K
Twin Hills Park · Crestview
The America 250 Run 4 Unity is a 5K at Twin Hills Park in Crestview on Saturday, October 24.
10:00 AM
SAT 10/24–SUN 10/25
Pokémon TCG Prerelease: Delta Reign
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
Pokémon TCG Prerelease: Delta Reign is a set of three prerelease events at GameMasters Guild in Crestview for the new set Delta Reign.
1:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Workshop with Christina
Aurora Light Arts · Navarre
The October 24 workshop at Aurora Light Arts in Navarre is an art class starting at 4:30 PM on Saturday.
2:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Fall Festival at First Baptist Church of Navarre
First Baptist Church of Navarre
The Fall Festival at First Baptist Church of Navarre is a free family afternoon with games, crafts and food, hosted by the church's children's ministry.
4:00 PM
SAT 10/24–SUN 10/25
GulfScarium 2026
Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park · Fort Walton Beach
GulfScarium is a Halloween weekend at Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park in Fort Walton Beach, on October 24 and 25.
9:00 AM
SAT 10/24
Morning Matinee: Kiki's Delivery Service
Mary Esther Public Library
Morning Matinee: Kiki's Delivery Service is a morning film showing at Mary Esther Public Library on Saturday, October 24.
10:00 AM
SAT 10/24
Arts & Design Society 70th Anniversary Celebration
Arts & Design Society of Fort Walton Beach
The Arts & Design Society of Fort Walton Beach is celebrating its 70th anniversary on Saturday, October 24 at its gallery on First Street.
Start time not posted
SAT 10/24
Fall Ball at Blue Wahoos Stadium: Florida vs. Troy (fall baseball exhibition)
Blue Wahoos Stadium · Pensacola
Fall Ball: Florida vs. Troy is a college baseball scrimmage at the Blue Wahoos' downtown ballpark on Saturday, October 24.
Start time not posted
SAT 10/24
Halloween Monster Mash (Pensacola Library)
Pensacola Library
The Halloween Monster Mash at Pensacola Library is a Halloween afternoon of creepy crafts and ghoulish games for youth and their families, on Saturday, October 24 at 1 PM.
1:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Spooky Walk (Molino Library)
Molino Library
The Spooky Walk at Molino Library is a family-friendly Halloween walk through festive stations with ghoulishly delightful games, for children of all ages.
4:00 PM
SAT 10/24
TCG Club: MTG & Yu-Gi-Oh (Westside Library)
Westside Library · Pensacola
TCG Club at Westside Library is a few friendly rounds of Magic the Gathering or Yu-Gi-Oh at noon on Saturday, October 24.
12:00 PM
SAT 10/24
STEAM: Teen D&D Club (Bellview Library)
Bellview Library · Pensacola
STEAM: Teen D&D Club at Bellview Library is a three-hour Dungeons & Dragons game for teens, recommended for ages 14 to 18.
12:30 PM
SAT 10/24
Paws & Claws Costume Contest (Garden & Grain)
Garden & Grain · Pensacola
The Paws & Claws Costume Contest is a Halloween best-dressed contest for dogs at Garden & Grain, 50 East Garden Street, held in partnership with WolfGang.
5:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Fenner Ride 2026
Clyde L. Gracey Community Center · Milton
Fenner Ride 2026 is a supported road cycling ride starting at the Clyde L. Gracey Community Center, 5629 Byrom Street in Milton, with four routes: an 18-mile family ride, 44.6 miles, 64.5…
7:30 AM
SAT 10/24
Pokémon Delta Reign Prerelease at Gamers N Geeks (Oct 24)
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon Delta Reign Prerelease at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a prerelease for the new Mega Evolution: Delta Reign set.
12:00 PM
SAT 10/24
42nd Annual Great Pumpkin Race 5K
12th Avenue & Moreno Street, East Hill · Pensacola
The 42nd Annual Great Pumpkin Race is a 5K through East Hill in Pensacola, with a 1-mile Little Pumpkin Fun Run.
8:00 AM
SAT 10/24
Saucy Fuzz at Bamboo Willie's
Bamboo Willie's · Pensacola Beach
Saucy Fuzz brings a live band set to the Bamboo Willie's stage on Saturday, October 24 at 8:00 PM.
8:00 PM
SAT 10/24
Tournament of Terror at Coastal County
Coastal County Brewing Company · Pensacola
Coastal County Brewing Company runs its Tournament of Terror on Saturday, October 24 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
SUN 10/25
Trunk or Treat at Navarre High School
Navarre High School
Momentum Church hosts a free trunk-or-treat in the Navarre High School parking lot, decorated car trunks and all.
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
SUN 10/25
PSO in the Park
Museum Plaza, Downtown Pensacola
A small ensemble from the Pensacola Symphony plays a free outdoor concert at Museum Plaza downtown.
3:00 PM · about 60 minutes
SUN 10/25
Boo Bash at Destin Commons
Destin Commons
Destin Commons turns into a two-day Halloween weekend.
Noon-8 PM · 10/26 · Noon-4 PM
SUN 10/25–SUN 11/1
Delta Reign Pre-Release at Trinity Games
Trinity Games · Pensacola
Trinity Games runs two Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Delta Reign pre-release tournaments, on Sunday, October 25 and Sunday, November 1.
Start time not posted
SUN 10/25
Glenn Leonard's Temptations Revue at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
Glenn Leonard's Temptations Revue plays the Pepsi Open-Air Stage on the fair's first Sunday night.
7:30 PM
SUN 10/25
Family Fall Festival at First Baptist Church Milton
First Baptist Church Milton
First Baptist Church Milton hosts a free Family Fall Festival on Sunday afternoon with trunks and candy, a cupcake walk, games, bounce houses, glitter tattoos and Frito pie.
4:30 PM to 6:00 PM, quiet hour from 4:00 PM
SUN 10/25
Howlin' Happy Hour at Coastal County
Coastal County Brewing Company · Pensacola
Coastal County Brewing Company hosts a Howlin' Happy Hour on Sunday, October 25 from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Last Monday of the month thru MON 12/28
Preschool Playground Open Play: Hillcrest
Hillcrest Church Preschool · Pensacola
The preschool opens its playground to the public for two hours on the last Monday of every month.
9:00 AM-11:00 AM
MON 10/26
Krewe of Wrecks Halloween Costume Contest
Bamboo Willie's · Pensacola Beach
Krewe of Wrecks runs a Halloween costume contest at Bamboo Willie's on Pensacola Beach.
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
MON 10/26
City of Destin's 26th Annual Fall Festival
Destin Community Center
The city's long-running fall festival returns to the Community Center.
5-8 PM
MON 10/26–TUE 10/27
Waitress at the Pensacola Saenger
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
The touring musical Waitress plays the Pensacola Saenger for two nights.
7:30 PM
MON 10/26
Fractal-Burned Drinkware Workshop at Coastal Makers
Coastal Makers · Mobile, AL
A two-hour class at Coastal Makers where guests burn a Lichtenberg fractal pattern into their own drinkware to take home, priced per person.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
MON 10/26–TUE 10/27
Hauntcert: A Family-Friendly Halloween Concert
Jane C. Noonan Center · Pensacola
Hauntcert is a family-friendly Halloween concert by the Pensacola Children's Chorus, with a drive-in style screening of Universal's classic monsters, a zombie mashup and a doo-wop band.
6:30 PM
MON 10/26
John Foster at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
John Foster plays the Pepsi Open-Air Stage on a Monday night at the Pensacola Interstate Fair.
7:30 PM
MON 10/26
Fall Festival at the Valparaiso Library
Valparaiso Library
Valparaiso Library's annual Fall Festival fills a Monday afternoon with games, a cakewalk and more, and children are welcome to come in costume.
3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
TUE 10/27
Preschool Storytime (Navarre)
Navarre Library
The Navarre Library runs Preschool Storytime on a weekly schedule this fall.
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
TUE 10/27
Toddler Time (Gulf Breeze)
Gulf Breeze Library
Toddler Time is a short weekly session at the Gulf Breeze Library aimed at the youngest kids in the house.
11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
TUE 10/27
Toddler Time (Pace)
Pace Library
Toddler Time at the Pace Library is a short weekly session built around the youngest kids in the house.
11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
TUE 10/27
White Tie Rock Ensemble: Monsters of Rock at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
The White Tie Rock Ensemble presents Monsters of Rock on the Pepsi Open-Air Stage on a Tuesday night at the fair.
7:30 PM
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Fandom Party for Homeschool Highschoolers
Fort Walton Beach Library
Fort Walton Beach Library hosts a fandom afternoon for homeschooled high schoolers, with costumes, games and time to talk fandoms with other teens.
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
WED 10/28
Baytowne Wednesday Night Concert: Forrest Williams
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Baytowne Wharf's Wednesday Night Concert series closes its October run with Forrest Williams on the Events Plaza stage, 7 PM to 9 PM.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
WED 10/28
Meet! Play! Learn! (Gulf Breeze)
Gulf Breeze Library
Meet, Play, Learn turns the Gulf Breeze Library into a circuit of hands-on stations for children not yet in kindergarten.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
WED 10/28
BINGO Night at American Legion Post 378
American Legion Post 378, Gulf Breeze
American Legion Post 378 runs a weekly bingo night with ten games, prizes and a $2 suggested donation per card.
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
WED 10/28
Lauren Alaina at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
Lauren Alaina takes the Pepsi Open-Air Stage on a Wednesday night, with a later start of 8:30 PM than the rest of the fair's lineup.
8:30 PM
WED 10/28
Halloween Night Hike at the Edward Ball Nature Trail
Edward Ball Nature Trail, behind Crosby Hall, UWF · Pensacola
UWF Outdoor Adventures turns the half mile Edward Ball Nature Trail into a haunted night walk, lit by glow sticks, with staff in costume lurking along the path.
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
WED 10/28
Halloween Hike at the Destin Library
Destin Library
Destin Library invites preschoolers and their families to trick or treat through stations of goodies on the library's front lawn on Wednesday morning.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
WED 10/28
Ghost Storytime at the Fort Walton Beach Library
Fort Walton Beach Library
The Fort Walton Beach Library reads ghost-themed stories and finishes with a simple craft for all ages.
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
THU 10/29–SUN 11/1
Taste of the Beach: Pensacola Beach
Casino Beach / beach venues · Pensacola Beach
Saturday is the daylong event at Casino Beach, with cooking demonstrations, challenges and tastings from more than a dozen beach restaurants, and sand for the kids between plates.
Sat daytime = the family window
THU 10/29–MON 11/9
Foo Foo Festival
Downtown Pensacola · FL
Foo Foo Festival runs across downtown Pensacola from October 29 through November 9, one of the destination's own signature annual events.
THU 10/29
Hairball
Club LA · Destin
Hairball brings its arena rock tribute show to Club LA as a 99 Rock presentation.
Doors 7:00 PM · Show 8:00 PM
THU 10/29
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 10/29
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 10/29
Pumpkins 'n Pajamas Storytime
Semmes Regional Library
A pumpkin-themed bedtime storytime for kids five and under at the Semmes library, with pajamas and stuffed animals encouraged and a take-home craft.
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
THU 10/29
Bee Gees Now at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
Bee Gees Now plays the Pepsi Open-Air Stage twice on the fair's second Thursday, at 3:30 PM and again at 7:00 PM.
3:30 PM and 7:00 PM
THU 10/29–SAT 10/31
Halloween Haunt at GameMasters Guild
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
The Halloween Haunt is a three-night haunted walk-through of the Players Dungeon at GameMasters Guild in Crestview, October 29 to 31 from 6 to 9 PM.
6:00 PM
THU 10/29–MON 11/9
Lightspill (mirrored-sphere art installation)
Artel Gallery · Pensacola
Lightspill is a large temporary public art installation by Friends of Downtown on the front of the historic Artel Gallery building in downtown Pensacola.
Times not posted
THU 10/29–SUN 11/8
Science on the Street (sound and music science)
Palafox Street between Garden and Main · Pensacola
Science on the Street is a self-guided, hands-on look at the science of sound on Palafox Street between Garden and Main in Pensacola, from October 29 to November 8.
5:00 PM
THU 10/29–FRI 10/30
HalloZine Fest (zine fair, 2nd annual)
Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center
HalloZine Fest is the second annual zine fair at Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, held October 29 and 30 as part of Foo Foo Festival. 309 Punk Project puts on a zine marketplace,…
11:00 AM
FRI 10/30
Ice Flyers $5 Night
Pensacola Bay Center
Five dollars gets a seat at the Bay Center for an Ice Flyers home game against the Macon Mayhem, on the first of two $5 Nights on the season's theme night calendar.
7:05 PM
FRI 10/30
Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime
Club LA · Destin
Badfish plays its Sublime tribute set at Club LA the night before Halloween.
Doors 7:00 PM · Show 8:00 PM
FRI 10/30
11th Annual Barktoberfest
Grand Park, Grand Boulevard at Sandestin · Miramar Beach
Dog-Harmony's Barktoberfest fills Grand Park with a dog-friendly Halloween evening, free and open to the public.
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
FRI 10/30
Symphony & Song
Bayview Senior Resource Center · Pensacola
Musicians from the Pensacola Opera and Pensacola Symphony, including principal flutist Stephanie Riegle and bassoonist Kristina Nelson, give a free performance at the Bayview Senior…
1:00 PM · about 60 minutes
FRI 10/30
Fall Fest at Hurlburt Field
Lil' Commando Community Park, Hurlburt Field
Hurlburt Field's Force Support Squadron runs a free Halloween festival at Lil' Commando Community Park, with a trunk-or-treat vehicle contest, a haunted trail, carnival games and food…
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
FRI 10/30
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 10/30
Karaoke Night at American Legion Post 378
American Legion Post 378, Gulf Breeze
American Legion Post 378 opens its doors every Friday night for free karaoke, open to the public and not just members.
7:30 PM to 11 PM
FRI 10/30
Movies On The Lawn: Fall Edition
HarborWalk Village · Destin
An outdoor family movie night on the HarborWalk lawn, part of the village's fall lineup.
5-8 PM
FRI 10/30
Treats on the Trail at the Orange Beach Sportsplex
Orange Beach Sportsplex Trailhead
The Orange Beach Coastal Resources Department and the Backcountry Trail Foundation hold their annual Treats on the Trail at the Sportsplex trailhead.
4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
FRI 10/30
Nosferatu with a Live Improvised Score
Crescent Theater · Mobile, AL
The Crescent Theater in downtown Mobile screens the silent horror classic Nosferatu while Mike Dillon, Chris "Baby" Spies, Brian Haas and James Singleton improvise a score live.
8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM)
FRI 10/30
Little Creatures' Ball at Downtown OWA
Downtown OWA · Foley, AL
OWA hosts a family Halloween party in Downtown OWA with music, dancing, a DJ and a children's costume contest that ends with an awards ceremony.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
FRI 10/30–SUN 11/1
Gatalop 42 Renaissance Festival
Historic Fort Gaines · Dauphin Island, AL
Costumed performers stage a Renaissance-fair-style weekend inside the walls of Historic Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM daily
FRI 10/30–SUN 11/8
Greater Gulf State Fair
Greater Gulf State Fairgrounds · Mobile, AL
The Greater Gulf State Fair fills the Mobile fairgrounds for ten days with a midway of rides, a rodeo, a community stage and a pickin porch.
Weekdays 4 PM · Weekends 12 PM
FRI 10/30
LOCASH at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
The Friday night headliner on the fair's Pepsi Open-Air Stage plays the day before Halloween.
7:30 PM
FRI 10/30
Family Trick or Treat Night at 4-H Camp Timpoochee
4-H Camp Timpoochee · Niceville
4-H Camp Timpoochee turns its cabins into trick-or-treat stops for an annual Family Trick or Treat Night, and families walk from cabin to cabin around camp in costume.
Evening
FRI 10/30–SUN 11/1
HizashiCon Anime Festival
First United Methodist Church, Wright Place · Pensacola
HizashiCon is an anime and Japanese pop-culture convention put on by the Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida as part of Foo Foo Festival, from October 30 to November 1 in Pensacola.
4:00 PM
FRI 10/30–SUN 11/8
Side Show (musical, PenArts)
The Gordon Community Art Center · Pensacola
Side Show is a musical staged by PenArts at The Gordon Community Art Center in Pensacola, about conjoined twins who became vaudeville stars.
7:30 PM
FRI 10/30
Dirty Fridays at Bamboo Willie's
Bamboo Willie's · Pensacola Beach
The Dirty Fridays play the Bamboo Willie's stage on Friday, October 30 at 8:00 PM.
8:00 PM
FRI 10/30
Mac Sabbath at Soul Kitchen
Soul Kitchen · Mobile, AL
Mac Sabbath plays Soul Kitchen in Mobile on Friday, October 30 at 7:30 PM.
7:30 PM
FRI 10/30
Hocus Pocus: Movie on the Lawn
Events Plaza, Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
The Village of Baytowne Wharf shows Hocus Pocus outdoors on the Events Plaza lawn on Friday, October 30.
6:30 PM, movie at 7:00 PM
SAT 10/31
TPSA Spooktacular 5v5: Trunk or Treat
Tiger Point Park, Gulf Breeze
Tiger Point Sports Association runs its Spooktacular 5v5 soccer tournament at Tiger Point Park all day on Halloween, and a trunk or treat runs alongside it.
All day
SAT 10/31
5v5 Pensacola
Tiger Point Park · Gulf Breeze
5v5 Pensacola runs a day-long small-sided soccer tournament at Tiger Point Park on Saturday, October 31, from 8 AM to 5 PM.
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Heron Trot
Big Lagoon State Park · Pensacola
The Heron Trot is a race at Big Lagoon State Park on Saturday, October 31.
7:00 AM
SAT 10/31
99 Rock's Nightmare On 98 feat. Mac Sabbath
Club LA · Destin
Club LA closes out Halloween night with 99 Rock's Nightmare On 98, headlined by Mac Sabbath.
Doors 6:30 PM · Show 7:30 PM
SAT 10/31
Main Street Crestview Fall Festival
Main Street · Crestview
Downtown Crestview fills Main Street with carnival games, food trucks, more than 100 vendors, trunk-or-treat, live entertainment and a costume contest for Halloween.
12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Elks Halloween 5K for Elks Charities
Pensacola Beach Elks Lodge 497
Pensacola Beach Elks Lodge 497 runs its second annual Halloween 5K for Elks Charities, and costumes are encouraged.
Start time not published yet
SAT 10/31
Trick or Treat at the Farm
Sweet Season Farms · Milton
Halloween at the farm, with candy handed out at spots around the property while supplies last and a candy cannon firing at scheduled times through the day.
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
SAT 10/31
8th Annual Tricks and Treasures at The Boardwalk
The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island · Fort Walton Beach
The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island closes out Halloween with trick or treating at every merchant, a costume contest, carnival games and a parking lot parade.
5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Fall Into Fun at Milton Library
Milton Library
Kids can wear their costumes to the library for fall activities and a free screening of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, rated G. Every branch across Santa Rosa County runs its own…
10 AM to 12 PM
SAT 10/31
Fall Into Fun (Pace Library)
Pace Library
Every branch of the Santa Rosa County Library System runs its own Fall Into Fun morning on Halloween, and Pace Library's activities are built around a showing of Scooby-Doo and the Witch's…
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Halloween Contest
Flora-Bama · Perdido Key
Flora-Bama runs its annual Halloween costume contest on October 31, right on the state line.
Time not published
SAT 10/31
Trash Bash Beach Clean-Up
Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center
The Sea Turtle Conservation Center runs Trash Bash, a volunteer beach clean-up along Navarre Beach, on the last Saturday of every month.
Time not published
SAT 10/31
Halloween on the Harbor
Destin Harbor, near AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar
Costumed Rodeo captains, anglers, judges, Miss Destin and volunteers turn out for what the Rodeo calls its largest Halloween party on the harbor.
SAT 10/31
MOB-tober Fest at Medal of Honor Park
Medal of Honor Park · Mobile, AL
The City of Mobile throws a family fall celebration at Medal of Honor Park on Halloween afternoon, with live music, a candy Trail of Treats, games and a photo booth.
1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Candy Crawl at Downtown OWA
Downtown OWA · Foley, AL
Costumed kids follow a printed Candy Crawl map between the shops and vendor tents of Downtown OWA, collecting treats along the way.
2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Wag-O-Ween Pet Halloween Event at OWA
Downtown OWA · Foley, AL
OWA's pet-friendly Halloween event brings costumed dogs and their owners to Downtown OWA for a costume contest, bobbing for pumpkins, a DJ and photo opportunities.
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Trunk or Treat at Navarre Presbyterian Church
Navarre Presbyterian Church
A family Halloween trunk-or-treat at Navarre Presbyterian Church, open to children and adults.
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Dia de los Muertos Saturday Crafternoon
Theodore Oaks Branch Library · Mobile, AL
A mask-making craft program at the Theodore Oaks library, aimed at ages six to eleven but stated as open to all ages.
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 10/31
The Lacs at the Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, Pepsi Open-Air Stage
The Lacs close out the fair's entertainment lineup on Halloween night at the Pepsi Open-Air Stage.
7:30 PM
SAT 10/31
Trick or Treat Street at Baytowne Wharf
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Kids trick or treat through the streets of the Village of Baytowne Wharf and collect candy from the merchants.
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Halloween Dinner Cruise on the SOLARIS
SOLARIS Yacht, Baytowne Marina · Miramar Beach
SunQuest Cruises runs its Solaris yacht out of Baytowne Marina on Halloween night with a three-course dinner, live music, a costume contest and fireworks.
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
SAT 10/31
UWF Men's Soccer vs Spring Hill: Senior Day and Socctober
UWF Soccer Complex · Pensacola
UWF men's soccer hosts Spring Hill on Halloween afternoon for Senior Day and Socctober.
5:00 PM
SAT 10/31
South Alabama Football vs Louisiana Tech: Military Appreciation
Hancock Whitney Stadium · Mobile, AL
South Alabama hosts Louisiana Tech at Hancock Whitney Stadium on Halloween for Military Appreciation, Honor Band and USA Day.
Kickoff time to be announced
SAT 10/31
Meowloween Pawty at Coastal Cat Cafe
Coastal Cat Cafe · Pensacola
Coastal Cat Cafe throws a Halloween night party in its cat lounge with spooky decor, eerie music, candy to share and costumed cats.
6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
SAT 10/31
City of Crestview Trunk or Treat
Crestview City Hall area
City of Crestview Trunk or Treat is a community Halloween event at the City Hall area in Crestview.
12:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Fall Into Fun at the Gulf Breeze Library
Gulf Breeze Library
Fall Into Fun at the Gulf Breeze Library is a costume-friendly Halloween morning on Saturday, October 31, from 10 AM to 12 PM.
10:00 AM
SAT 10/31
Fall Into Fun at the Navarre Library
Navarre Library
Fall Into Fun at the Navarre Library is a costume-friendly Halloween morning on Saturday, October 31, from 10 AM to 12 PM.
10:00 AM
SAT 10/31
Monster Bash! All Day Movies (Century Library)
Century Library
Monster Bash All Day Movies at Century Library is a family-friendly lineup of monster films, all rated G, starting at 10:30 AM on Saturday, October 31.
10:30 AM
SAT 10/31
Halloween Bingo (Bellview Library)
Bellview Library · Pensacola
Halloween Bingo at Bellview Library is Halloween-themed bingo with prizes, at 11 AM on Saturday, October 31.
11:00 AM
SAT 10/31
All Ages Blacklight painting, Halloween (Painting with a Twist FWB)
Painting with a Twist Fort Walton Beach · Suite B-8
The All Ages Blacklight painting session is a Halloween morning class at Painting with a Twist in Fort Walton Beach.
11:00 AM
SAT 10/31
Pokémon Delta Reign Prerelease at Gamers N Geeks (Oct 31)
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The second Pokémon Delta Reign Prerelease at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a prerelease for the Mega Evolution: Delta Reign set.
12:00 PM
SAT 10/31
Halloween Beach Bash at Bamboo Willie's
Bamboo Willie's · Pensacola Beach
Bamboo Willie's holds its annual Halloween Bash on Saturday, October 31, starting at 8:00 PM.
8:00 PM
Sunday 11/1
Jazz Art Writers South Festival Youth Exhibit 2026
Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library · Mobile, AL
More than fifty paintings by artists ages 8 to 18 who attend local public schools interpret jazz music at the Monte L. Moorer/Spring Hill Branch Library.
SUN 11/1–TUE 11/3
Carnival of the Animals: Ballet Pensacola (Foo Foo Fest)
The Clark Family Cultural Center · Pensacola
Carnival of the Animals is an original family ballet set to Saint-Saens's score, danced by Ballet Pensacola's Student Company and Youth Ensemble.
See showtimes
SUN 11/1
Ice Flyers Day of the Dead Night vs Birmingham
Pensacola Bay Center
The Pensacola Ice Flyers host the Birmingham Bulls on Day of the Dead Night, an afternoon game at the Pensacola Bay Center.
4:05 PM
MON 11/2
After-Hours Cooking Lab for Middle Schoolers
Destin Community Center
The Destin Community Center runs an evening cooking class for middle schoolers ages 10 to 14, where the group cooks basic meals, eats together and socializes.
Mondays 11/2, 11/9, 11/16 and 11/30 · 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
MON 11/2
Synthetic Creativity: Ai-Da Unveiled
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Ai-Da, an ultra-realistic humanoid robot artist, creates artwork live on the Saenger stage, followed by a panel discussion with experts in artificial intelligence.
7:00 PM
TUE 11/3
The Carpenters Songbook
Mattie Kelly Arts Center · Niceville
A touring tribute to the Carpenters catalog, played live at the Mattie Kelly Arts Center in Niceville.
7:00 PM
TUE 11/3–SAT 11/7
STEAM2026 Week at the Pensacola Museum of Art
Pensacola Museum of Art
STEAM2026 Week at the Pensacola Museum of Art is a week of programming around the STEAM2026 exhibition, which runs August 28, 2026 to January 17, 2027.
2:30 PM
WED 11/4
Pensacola Opera: Rock the Runway, Living Art
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Pensacola Opera turns the Saenger into a fashion theatre stage, with large projections, opera singers, ballet dancers and runway models bringing famous operatic scenes to life.
7:00 PM
WED 11/4
Downtown Pensacola Holiday Lighting Ceremony
Pensacola Museum of History and Palafox Street
Downtown Pensacola kicks off its seven-week holiday season on Wednesday, November 4.
Santa photos 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM, lighting ceremony 5:00 PM
THU 11/5
Catch Your Breath: Not Broken Enough Tour
Club LA · Destin
Catch Your Breath brings the Not Broken Enough Tour to Club LA.
Doors 6:00 PM · Show 7:00 PM
THU 11/5
Jesse Roper at OWA Theater
OWA Theater · Foley, AL
Blues-rock musician Jesse Roper plays OWA Theater for one night.
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
THU 11/5–SUN 11/15
Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival
Flora-Bama Lounge and more than two dozen stages along the Gulf Coast · Perdido Key
More than 200 songwriters play over 600 performances on more than two dozen stages along the Florida and Alabama Gulf Coast during this 11-day festival, which grew out of the Flora-Bama on…
Times vary by stage
Thursdays 11/5 and 12/3 thru THU 12/3
labARTory at Navarre Library
Navarre Library
labARTory is a monthly art program at Navarre Library, held on a Thursday from 4 to 5:30 PM.
4 PM-5:30 PM
THU 11/5
Living Museum 2026: Anchored in History
Pensacola Museum of History
Living Museum 2026: Anchored in History is an evening at the Pensacola Museum of History where costumed interpreters portray Spain, France, Great Britain, Colonial America and historic…
5:30 PM
FRI 11/6–SAT 11/7
Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show: NAS Pensacola
NAS Pensacola
The season-closing Homecoming show on the base is the fall core-memory for an aviation kid.
Gates ~8 AM (prior years)
FRI 11/6
Lupe Fiasco
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
Rapper Lupe Fiasco headlines a hip hop show at Vinyl Music Hall.
8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM)
FRI 11/6–SUN 11/8
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival
Seville Square · Pensacola
The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival fills Seville Square with more than 200 juried painters, potters, sculptors, jewellers and other artists over three days.
9 AM to 5 PM Fri and Sat, 9 AM to 4 PM Sun
FRI 11/6–SUN 11/8
Pensacola Greek Festival
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church · Pensacola
The 66th annual Pensacola Greek Festival fills the grounds of Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church with gyros, lamb shanks, spanakopita, baklava, loukoumades and Greek coffee.
11:00 AM to 9:00 PM, plus Sat 11/7 and Sun 11/8 (hours to confirm)
FRI 11/6–SAT 11/7
Emerald Coast Rodeo
Northwest Florida State College · Niceville
Northwest Florida State College hosts the fourth annual Emerald Coast Rodeo on Friday and Saturday night.
Gates 5:30 PM, mutton bustin 6:30 PM, rodeo 7:30 PM
FRI 11/6–SAT 11/7
Christmas on the Bayou Shopping Spectacular
Bayou La Batre Community Center · Irvington, AL
The eighth annual Christmas on the Bayou Shopping Spectacular fills the Bayou La Batre Community Center with local vendors, food trucks, a silent auction and pictures with Santa Claus.
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM · Sat 11/7 · 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
FRI 11/6–SAT 11/7
Tribute Weekend at Baytowne Wharf
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Tribute Weekend at Baytowne Wharf is a weekend of tribute-act music at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Miramar Beach.
7:00 PM
FRI 11/6–SAT 11/7
Magic Star Trek Prerelease Weekend
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
The Magic Star Trek Prerelease Weekend is a set of Sealed prerelease events for the Star Trek Magic set at GameMasters Guild in Crestview, on Friday, November 6 at 6 PM and Saturday,…
6:00 PM
First Friday of the month
First Fridays Art Walk at Quayside Art Gallery
Quayside Art Gallery · Pensacola
First Fridays Art Walk is a downtown art walk at Quayside Art Gallery, 17 East Zaragoza Street.
Open until 7:30 PM
SAT 11/7–SUN 11/8
Tacos & Tequila Festival
Heritage Park · Foley, AL
Beach Life Events' Foley festival combines taco vendors and alcoholic drink sales with artists, crafters, live music and family activities including inflatables and a petting zoo.
10 AM-6 PM · Sun 11/8 · 10 AM-5 PM
SAT 11/7
Emo Orchestra with The Spill Canvas: An Evening of Emo
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
Emo Nite presents Emo Orchestra with support from The Spill Canvas and Greywind, billed as an evening of emo at Vinyl Music Hall.
7:00 PM (doors 6:00 PM)
SAT 11/7
Chili for Critters
Emerald Waterfront Bar and Grill · Navarre
Chili for Critters is the first chili cook-off held to raise money for the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge, set on the waterfront patio at Emerald Waterfront in Navarre.
2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SAT 11/7
Pirate Brew Fest
Fudpucker's Beachside Bar & Grill · Destin
Fudpucker's Beachside Bar & Grill hosts a pirate-themed craft beer festival with local breweries, live music, artisan vendors and food trucks.
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 11/7–SUN 11/8
Coastal Alabama Food Truck and Craft Beer Festival
Gulf Shores Main Public Beach, Gulf Place Town Green
Food Truck Festivals of America fills the Town Green area of Gulf Shores Main Public Beach with food trucks, craft beer and lawn games for a full weekend.
Starts 11:00 AM
SAT 11/7
Gumbo Festival at Coastal Orange Beach
Coastal Orange Beach
The annual Gumbo Festival at the beachfront Coastal restaurant in Orange Beach serves gumbo from chefs around the nation, with live music and beachside cocktails.
Starts 11:00 AM
SAT 11/7
Eggs on the Beach: Big Green Egg Cooking Competition
Seascape Towne Centre · Miramar Beach
The 12th annual Eggs on the Beach is a Big Green Egg cooking competition where nonprofit teams and cooks grill smoked meats, seafood and desserts for unlimited taster bites.
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, winners announced 1:30 PM
SAT 11/7
Gulf Coast Mac Down
Mardi Gras Park · Mobile, AL
Chefs, pitmasters and restaurateurs compete for the Golden Noodle Award at this macaroni and cheese cookoff in downtown Mobile's Mardi Gras Park.
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 11/7–SUN 11/8
Mobile Symphony: Beethoven and Blue Jeans
Saenger Theatre · Mobile, AL
Conductor Scott Speck leads the Mobile Symphony in two Beethoven favorites, Symphony No. 5 and the Emperor Piano Concerto with pianist Stewart Goodyear.
7:30 PM · Sun 11/8 · 2:30 PM
SAT 11/7
Destin Vets Day 5K
American Legion Destin
The Destin Vets Day 5K is a flat 5K run or walk starting at American Legion Destin on Saturday, November 7 at 8 AM.
8:00 AM
SAT 11/7
America 250 Veterans & Patriots Grand Parade
Downtown Crestview, Main Street
The America 250 Veterans & Patriots Grand Parade is Crestview's rescheduled Okaloosa County America 250 parade.
11:00 AM
SAT 11/7
28th Annual Pinfish Classic
Destin Harbor dock behind AJ's
The 28th Annual Pinfish Classic is a catch-and-release pinfish fishing event for children ages 14 and under on the Destin Harbor dock behind AJ's.
7:00 AM
SAT 11/7
Fall Navarre Market
Navarre Park
The Fall Navarre Market is a community market run by Apex Shows and Events at Navarre Park on Saturday, November 7.
11:00 AM
SAT 11/7
Port City R&B
Cooper Riverside Park · Mobile, AL
Port City R&B is a free waterfront R&B night at Cooper Riverside Park in Mobile, with music from 7-11 PM.
7:00 PM
First Saturday of the month
Saturday: Family Clay Date (ages 4+)
First City Art Center · Pensacola
Saturday: Family Clay Date is a beginner hand-building clay class at First City Art Center in Pensacola where a parent or guardian and child create together with an instructor.
10 AM-12 PM
SAT 11/7
Love & Lights: long-table dinner on Elmira Street
First Presbyterian Church of Milton
Love & Lights is an outdoor community dinner hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Milton, where Elmira Street becomes a dining room with one very long table under a canopy of lights.
5:30 PM
SAT 11/7
Community Chess at Pace Library
Pace Library
Community Chess is a chess session at the Pace branch of the Santa Rosa County Library System.
10:00 AM
SAT 11/7
Pokémon League Challenge (November) 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 for all ages.
1:00 PM
SAT 11/7
Pokémon VG League Cup, Fall 2026 Season 1, at Gamers N Geeks
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon VG League Cup at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is the first video-game League Cup of Fall 2026, played on Pokémon Champions.
2:00 PM
SAT 11/7
Semper Fi 5k
Seville Quarter · Pensacola
The Semper Fi 5K is a run or walk that starts at Seville Quarter in Pensacola.
8:00 AM
SUN 11/8
Wood Box Heroes
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
Wood Box Heroes headline a bluegrass night at Vinyl Music Hall with Marla Cannon Goodman and Emma Zinck, presented with the Frank Brown Songwriters' Festival to benefit Gulf Coast Kid's…
7:00 PM (doors 6:00 PM)
SUN 11/8
Pokémon League Challenges (TCG, VGC, GO), Nov 8
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
The Pokémon League Challenges on Sunday, November 8 are three tournaments at GameMasters Guild in Crestview.
12:00 PM
SUN 11/8
Soul Bowl (community football day)
Blue Wahoos Stadium · Pensacola
Soul Bowl is an annual community football event at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, with several games through the day.
7:00 AM
WED 11/11
Veterans Day Ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park
Veterans Memorial Park · Pensacola
Veterans Memorial Park on the downtown Pensacola bayfront holds its annual Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, November 11, starting at 11:00 AM.
11:00 AM
WED 11/11
Veterans Day Celebration and Parade of Flags
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Aircraft Pavilion · Mobile, AL
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park honors veterans on Veterans Day with patriotic music, presentations by the Veterans Day Essay Contest winners, and a keynote address by the 2026-2027…
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WED 11/11
Mobile Pops Veterans Day Concert
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion · Mobile, AL
The Mobile Pops Symphonic Band plays its annual Veterans Day concert in the Medal of Honor Aircraft Pavilion at USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park.
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
WED 11/11
A Night to Honor Veterans (Frank Brown Songwriters Festival)
Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach
Freedom Sings USA and the Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival present an evening of songs honoring veterans at the Coastal Arts Center of Orange Beach.
Doors 5:30 PM, Round 1 at 6:00 PM, Round 2 at 7:10 PM
THU 11/12
Tab Benoit with Jesse Dayton
OWA Theater · Foley, AL
Louisiana swamp-blues plays at OWA, a soulful, clean, grown-up night.
Evening
THU 11/12
Coastal Classic: Loyola Marymount vs South Alabama
Pensacola Bay Center
Loyola Marymount and the University of South Alabama meet in the first Coastal Classic, part of the Pensacola Hardwood Series at the Bay Center.
7:00 PM (doors 6:00 PM)
FRI 11/13–WED 12/23
Trim-a-Tree at the Foley Art Center
Foley Art Center
Since 1967 the Foley Art Center has opened its Trim-a-Tree holiday show on the second Friday in November, and it runs through December 23.
Daily (hours to confirm)
FRI 11/13–SUN 11/15
Junior League of Mobile Christmas Jubilee
Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center
The Junior League of Mobile's 42nd annual Christmas Jubilee fills the Mobile Convention Center with merchants from around the country for three days of holiday shopping.
11:00 AM to 7:00 PM · Sat 11/14 · 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM · Sun 11/15 · 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
FRI 11/13–SUN 11/15
Merry Midtown Market
St. Pius X Catholic Church · Mobile, AL
Merry Midtown Market brings merchants, makers, artisans and specialty retailers from across the Southeast to St. Pius X Catholic Church for a holiday shopping weekend in midtown Mobile.
Evening shopping night from 5:30 PM, Sat 11/14 and Sun 11/15 · full days (hours to confirm)
FRI 11/13–SAT 11/14
20th Annual Holiday Craft Show
Destin Community Center
The 20th Annual Holiday Craft Show is a City of Destin holiday craft show at Destin Community Center over two days.
10:00 AM
SAT 11/14
Main Street Crestview Holiday Market
Historic Downtown Crestview, Main Street
The Main Street Crestview Association holds its annual Holiday Market in downtown Crestview under a Storybook Christmas theme.
SAT 11/14
NFSO: Voices of Freedom, an America 250 Celebration
Mattie Kelly Arts Center · Niceville
The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorale perform a patriotic program with The Swon Brothers, finalists on NBC's The Voice.
7:00 PM
SAT 11/14
UWF Football vs Tarleton State: Salute to Service and Senior Day
PenAir Field · Pensacola
West Florida closes out its home football schedule against Tarleton State at PenAir Field on the UWF campus.
2:00 PM kickoff
SAT 11/14
South Alabama Football vs Troy: Battle for the Belt
Hancock Whitney Stadium · Mobile, AL
South Alabama hosts rival Troy in the Battle for the Belt at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, a Sun Belt Conference game that doubles as Hall of Fame and USA Health Night.
Kickoff time to be announced
SAT 11/14
Arti Gras Mobile
Downtown Mobile art market
Arti Gras is an annual fine art market in downtown Mobile that benefits the Detonti Square Community Garden.
11:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 11/14
Pokémon League Cups (VGC and GO), Nov 14
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
The Pokémon League Cups on Saturday, November 14 are two tournaments at GameMasters Guild in Crestview.
12:00 PM
SAT 11/14
Cast for a Cause surf fishing tournament
Blue Heron Pavilion, Navarre Beach · 8739 Gulf Blvd
Cast for a Cause is a family friendly memorial surf fishing tournament at Blue Heron Pavilion on Navarre Beach, on Saturday, November 14.
6:00 AM
SAT 11/14
BreatheFL 5K Run/Walk Turkey Trot
Ferry Park · Fort Walton Beach
The BreatheFL 5K Turkey Trot is a family run or walk at Ferry Park in Fort Walton Beach on Saturday, November 14 at 9 AM.
9:00 AM
SAT 11/14
Reduce, Reuse, Refashion Show
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
The Reduce, Reuse, Refashion Show is the second annual runway show of wearable art made from recycled and repurposed materials such as plastic, paper and old textiles, held at the Emerald…
4:30 PM
SAT 11/14
Japan Culture Day (UWF Japan House)
International Center and Japan House, Building 71, UWF · Campus Drive
Japan Culture Day is a free afternoon at the International Center and Japan House, Building 71 at UWF, with cultural activities, workshops, performances and displays for all ages.
1:00 PM
SAT 11/14
North Hill Fall Fest
Alabama Square Park · Pensacola
North Hill Fall Fest is a free neighborhood picnic at Alabama Square Park in North Hill.
5:00 PM
Saturdays 11/14 and 12/12 thru SAT 12/12
For the Win! Games Day at Milton Library
Milton Library
For the Win Games Day is a monthly tabletop and board game morning at Milton Library, part of the Santa Rosa County Library System.
9 AM-12 PM
SAT 11/14
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.
9:00 AM
SAT 11/14–SUN 11/15
Really Rad Weekend 2026
The Island Resort · Fort Walton Beach
Really Rad Weekend is a retro and modern gaming convention at the beachfront Island Resort in Fort Walton Beach, run by RadJunk.
10:00 AM
SAT 11/14
Pokémon VG League Challenge (November) at Gamers N Geeks
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The November Pokémon VG League Challenge at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a video-game event played on Pokémon Champions.
3:00 PM
SAT 11/14
AWKO Justice Jog 5K / Kids Fun Run
Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz (AWKO) · Suite 200
The AWKO Justice Jog is a 3.1-mile 5K through historic downtown Pensacola, with a Kids Fun Run of about 1 mile at 9 AM.
8:00 AM
WED 11/18
Whose Live Anyway?
Saenger Theatre · Pensacola
The 'Whose Line' improv cast performs live, fast, clean, audience-driven comedy.
7:30 PM
WED 11/18
Aaron Lewis: Acoustic Origins Tour at the Saenger Theatre
Saenger Theatre · Mobile, AL
Multi-platinum singer-songwriter Aaron Lewis, the gravel-voiced front man of Staind, brings his acoustic tour to the Saenger Theatre in downtown Mobile.
Doors 6:00 PM, show 7:00 PM
THU 11/19
Corrosion of Conformity & The Sword
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
Corrosion of Conformity and The Sword share a metal bill at Vinyl Music Hall with support from Hippie Death Cult.
7:00 PM (doors 6:00 PM)
FRI 11/20
Gallery Night: Festival of Living Art
Palafox St, Downtown · Pensacola
November's Gallery Night turns the street into living pictures, with costumed tableaux holding still down closed-off Palafox and the usual art, music, and street food around them.
5-9 PM
FRI 11/20
Live at Five: Robert Earl Keen
Halstead Amphitheater · Fairhope, AL
Robert Earl Keen plays the Live at Five fall series at Halstead Amphitheater in downtown Fairhope.
5:00 PM to 11:30 PM
FRI 11/20
Derek Hough: Dance for the Holidays
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Derek Hough brings a holiday dance show to the Saenger, setting familiar carols and modern pop songs to choreography that runs from ballroom and tap to salsa and hip-hop.
8:00 PM
FRI 11/20–SAT 1/9
30th Annual Magic Christmas in Lights at Bellingrath
Bellingrath Gardens and Home · Theodore, AL
Bellingrath Gardens strings its grounds with thousands of lights each winter, and this is the 30th season of the walk-through show in Theodore.
5 PM to 9 PM nightly
SAT 11/21
Cirque Dreams Holidaze
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Cirque Dreams Holidaze wraps a Broadway-style holiday story around contemporary circus acts, with a young girl named Clara carried off to a colourful fantasy world on Christmas Eve.
7:00 PM
SAT 11/21–SUN 11/22
Pensacola Invitational: Four-Team College Basketball Tournament
Pensacola Bay Center
The Pensacola Invitational brings Southern Miss, Troy, Valparaiso and Nicholls State to the Bay Center for a two day, winner takes all tournament.
At 4 PM and 7 PM, Sun 11/22 at 2 PM and 5 PM
SAT 11/21–SUN 11/22
Creek Fest 2026
Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee Tribal Grounds · Milton
Creek Fest is the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee's two day festival on its tribal grounds in Milton, with Native American entertainment, pow wow dancing and traditional crafts.
Sunday 11/22
SAT 11/21
14th Sparkling Wine and Holiday Lights
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
The Village of Baytowne Wharf opens the holiday season with its 14th Sparkling Wine and Holiday Lights afternoon on Saturday, November 21.
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
SAT 11/21
43rd Annual Mobile International Festival
The Grounds · Mobile, AL
The 43rd annual Mobile International Festival at The Grounds gives the feel of world travel, with people from more than 70 countries on hand to meet, swap languages, share food and talk…
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
SAT 11/21
Pokémon TCG League Cup
GameMasters Guild · Crestview
The Pokémon TCG League Cup is a Standard constructed tournament at GameMasters Guild in Crestview on Saturday, November 21 at 12 PM.
12:00 PM
SAT 11/21
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.
9:00 AM
SAT 11/21
Pokémon League Cup, Fall 2026 Season 1, at Gamers N Geeks
Gamers N Geeks · Mobile, AL
The Pokémon League Cup at Gamers N Geeks in Mobile is a Play Pokémon event in Standard with Swiss rounds, open to all ages.
12:00 PM
SUN 11/22
Sandestin Turkey Trot
Baytowne Marina · Miramar Beach
Sandestin lists a Turkey Trot for the Sunday before Thanksgiving with a morning window at Baytowne Marina.
7:00 AM to 11:00 AM
SUN 11/22
The Last Mile Sunset 5k Run/Walk
Seville Quarter · Pensacola
The Last Mile Sunset 5K is a late-afternoon run or walk that starts at Seville Quarter in Pensacola at 4:30 PM on Sunday 11/22.
4:30 PM
MON 11/23–WED 11/25
Youth Art Camp: Fall Break (First City Art Center)
First City Art Center, Youth Art Building (Building #6, De Soto St parking) · Pensacola
The Youth Art Camp for Fall Break is a three-day Thanksgiving-week art camp for ages 5-12 at First City Art Center in Pensacola.
9:00 AM
THU 11/26
Pensacola Beach Turkey Trot (Trot for Thought)
Casino Beach Boardwalk, Pensacola Beach · Gulf Breeze
The Thanksgiving-morning beach 5K is a family tradition with a Kids Run for the little ones.
Thanksgiving morning
THU 11/26
Flora-Bama Thanksgiving Potluck
Flora-Bama Lounge, Package & Oyster Bar · Perdido Key
The Flora-Bama Thanksgiving Potluck is a free community Thanksgiving meal at Flora-Bama Lounge, Package & Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. The venue provides turkey and ham, and guests…
9:00 AM
FRI 11/27–THU 12/24
Pensacola Winterfest
Plaza Wonderland, Old County Courthouse · Pensacola
Pensacola Winterfest is a volunteer-run holiday event around the Old County Courthouse in downtown Pensacola, with snow falling on Plaza Wonderland and trolley tours themed on Peanuts, The…
Fri to Sun evenings, then daily from 12/18
FRI 11/27
Pensacola Elf Parade
Government St and Palafox Pl · Pensacola
The Elf Parade opens the downtown Pensacola holiday season on the Friday after Thanksgiving, with a costume contest, wagons and groups marching through the Palafox area.
2:00 PM (lineup 12:30 PM)
FRI 11/27
South Alabama Football vs App State: Senior Day
Hancock Whitney Stadium · Mobile, AL
South Alabama closes its regular season at home against App State on the Friday after Thanksgiving, with a 2 PM kickoff and Senior Day honors.
2:00 PM CT kickoff
FRI 11/27
Polar Express Movie Night
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Polar Express Movie Night is a holiday movie screening at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Miramar Beach, billed as family friendly.
6:00 PM
FRI 11/27
Toys for Tots Day at Gulf Breeze Zoo
Gulf Breeze Zoo
Toys for Tots Day at Gulf Breeze Zoo is a Black Friday zoo day supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots.
Start time not posted
SAT 11/28
A Magical Motown Christmas
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
A Magical Motown Christmas is a touring tribute show built around the songs of The Temptations, The Jackson Five, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder, mixed with…
7:30 PM
SAT 11/28
Small Business Saturday Holiday Market
Mardi Gras Park · Mobile, AL
The City of Mobile's Small Business Saturday Holiday Market fills Mardi Gras Park from noon to 4 PM on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 11/28
Here Comes Santa Claus at Baytowne Wharf
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Here Comes Santa Claus at Baytowne Wharf is Santa's holiday arrival at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Miramar Beach.
6:00 PM
SAT 11/28
Perfect Plain Chili Cook-Off (benefits Escambia County Animal Shelter)
Perfect Plain Brewing Co. · Pensacola
The Perfect Plain Chili Cook-Off is a chili competition at Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 East Garden Street, with proceeds going to the Escambia County Animal Shelter.
11:00 AM
SUN 11/29
Battle at the Bay: UWF vs Florida State
Pensacola Bay Center
The University of West Florida Argonauts host the Florida State Seminoles in the first Battle at the Bay, part of the Pensacola Hardwood Series at the Bay Center.
2:00 PM (doors 1:00 PM)
SUN 11/29
North Hill Tour of Homes and Christmas Market
Historic North Hill (six homes) with Christmas Market at Alabama Square · Pensacola
The North Hill Tour of Homes and Christmas Market opens six historic homes in North Hill for the afternoon, from an 1899 Queen Anne to a 1953 Paul Rudolph house.
12:00 PM
MON 11/30
Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Saenger Theatre · Pensacola
This touring stage production of the Christmas classic is a wholesome holiday night older kids can follow.
7:30 PM
TUE 12/1
Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
This touring musical retells A Christmas Carol in the 1930s Smoky Mountains, with Ebenezer Scrooge as the owner of a mining company town and songs written by Dolly Parton.
7:30 PM
WED 12/2
Samantha Fish, Cedric Burnside, & Daddy Long Legs
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
Samantha Fish shares a blues bill with Cedric Burnside and Daddy Long Legs at Vinyl Music Hall.
7:00 PM (doors 6:00 PM)
true thru WED 12/16
Wednesday Night Concert Series: Holiday Edition + Visits with Santa
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
The Wednesday Night Concert Series: Holiday Edition is free live music on the Baytowne stage at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Miramar Beach.
Wednesdays 12/2 through 12/16 · 6 PM-8 PM
THU 12/3
Million Dollar Quartet Christmas at Emerald Coast Theatre Company
Emerald Coast Theatre Company · Miramar Beach
Emerald Coast Theatre Company closes its season's holiday slot with Million Dollar Quartet Christmas, a stage show built around a rock and roll Christmas jam.
Thursday to Saturday 7:00 PM, Sunday 2:00 PM
FRI 12/4
Christmas with Chris Tomlin: Good News of Great Joy Tour
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Chris Tomlin's Christmas tour is billed as an intimate evening of worship built around the season, aimed at friends and families attending together.
7:00 PM
FRI 12/4
NFSO Holiday Pops: A Candlelight Christmas
Mattie Kelly Arts Center · Niceville
The Northwest Florida Symphony Orchestra and Chorale perform holiday music by candlelight, joined by soprano Christina Maxwell and the Voices of Northwest Florida.
7:00 PM
FRI 12/4
Light Up Milton
Jernigan's Landing · Milton
Light Up Milton is a City of Milton holiday lighting event at Jernigan's Landing, 5165 Willing St. It runs 5-9 PM on Friday, Dec 4.
5:00 PM
SAT 12/5
Kenny G: The Miracles Holiday and Hits Tour
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Saxophonist Kenny G brings a holiday and greatest hits programme to the Saenger, drawing on Miracles: The Holiday Album and his best known instrumentals.
7:30 PM
SAT 12/5
Main Street Crestview Christmas Parade
Historic Downtown Crestview, Main Street
Downtown Crestview stages the annual Christmas parade on Main Street with floats, music and a visit from Santa.
SAT 12/5
Navarre Jingle Bell Run 5K
Navarre Main Fire Station (start/finish)
The Navarre Jingle Bell Run 5K is a non-scored family fun run or walk through the neighborhood, hosted by the Navarre Chamber Foundation, starting at Navarre Main Fire Station on Saturday,…
8:00 AM
SAT 12/5
32nd Annual Christmas in the Park & Merry Market
Navarre Park
The 32nd Annual Christmas in the Park & Merry Market is a free holiday event at Navarre Park, organized by the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, on Saturday, December 5 from 10 AM to…
10:00 AM
SAT 12/5
Jolly Holiday Market
Gulf Breeze Parks and Recreation Community Center
The Jolly Holiday Market is an annual holiday market inside the Gulf Breeze Parks and Recreation Community Center, with over 100 vendors.
9:00 AM
SAT 12/5
Flora-Bama Santa Drop
Flora-Bama Lounge, Package & Oyster Bar · Perdido Key
The Flora-Bama Santa Drop is a free holiday event at Flora-Bama Lounge, Package & Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Dr., where Santa skydives onto the beach at 12:30 PM.
11:00 AM
SAT 12/5
Milton Christmas Parade
Downtown Milton (James St, S. Stewart St, Elva St)
The Milton Christmas Parade is an evening parade in downtown Milton hosted by Magic Wand Initiative.
3:30 PM
SAT 12/5
5th Annual Reindeer Run 3K (1.8 miler), Joy in Jay Festival
Mistletoe Junction gazebo, downtown Jay
The 5th Annual Reindeer Run 3K is a fun run or walk of about 1.8 miles through downtown Jay, starting and ending at the Mistletoe Junction gazebo, 5287 Commerce Street.
8:00 AM
SAT 12/5
USO Runway 5K
Pensacola International Airport
The USO Runway 5K is a run or walk on the runway at Pensacola International Airport.
10:00 AM
SAT 12/5
48th Special Forces Association Jingle Bell Jog
Island Resort Hotel · Fort Walton Beach
The 48th Annual Jingle Bell Jog is a 10K and 5K run or walk plus a kids half-mile fun run, on out-and-back courses along Highway 98.
8:00 AM
SUN 12/6
Keller Williams
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
This one-man looping jam artist offers a fun, low-key clean date in the downtown ballroom.
7:00 PM (doors 6:00 PM)
THU 12/10
Celtic Angels Christmas
Mattie Kelly Arts Center · Niceville
Irish vocalists, the Celtic Knights dancers and the Trinity Ensemble mix Christmas favorites with Irish classics on the Mattie Kelly stage.
7:30 PM
FRI 12/11
Jai Wolf
Vinyl Music Hall · Pensacola
Jai Wolf headlines Vinyl Music Hall.
8:00 PM (doors 7:00 PM)
FRI 12/11–SUN 12/20
Ebenezer's Trailer Park Christmas Speck-Tac-Yule-R!
Pensacola Little Theatre, Studio 400
This original musical comedy by a local playwright set Christmas in Fern Forest Trailer Park, Florida.
Fri and Sat 7:30 PM, Sun 2:30 PM
FRI 12/11–SUN 12/13
Christmas on the Coast: Pensacola Children's Chorus
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
The Pensacola Children's Chorus fills the Saenger with hundreds of young singers for its annual Christmas on the Coast concerts.
7:30 PM, Sat 12/12 and Sun 12/13 · 2:30 PM
SAT 12/12
Cards on the Coast: Sports Card & TCG Show
University of West Florida, Building 72 · Pensacola
Two hundred tables of sports cards and trading card games fill a hall on the UWF campus, with more than a hundred vendors in from five states to buy, sell and trade.
9:00 AM-4:00 PM
SAT 12/12
A Very Niceville Christmas
Niceville Municipal Complex
The City of Niceville turns its Municipal Complex into a winter wonderland with hayrides, pony rides, food trucks, craft vendors, hot cocoa and a cake walk.
2:00 PM to 8:00 PM
SAT 12/12
Pensacola Christmas Parade
Palafox Street, downtown Pensacola
Floats, church groups, dance groups and marching units roll down historic Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola on the evening of Saturday, December 12.
5:30 PM
SAT 12/12
11th Annual Niceville Ugly Sweater Run/Walk
Pepito's Mexican Restaurant (Bluewater Bay) · Niceville
The 11th Annual Niceville Ugly Sweater Run or Walk is a 5K starting at Pepito's Mexican Restaurant in Bluewater Bay on Saturday, December 12 at 8 AM.
8:00 AM
SAT 12/12
Wallace Lake 5K
Wallace Lake (address as printed) · Milton
The Wallace Lake 5K is a 5K (3.1 mile) run or walk at Wallace Lake, 3354 Wallake Lake Road in Milton.
8:00 AM
SAT 12/12
Milton Holiday Market
Jernigan's Landing · Milton
The Milton Holiday Market is a holiday shopping event at Jernigan's Landing, 5165 Willing St., with local vendors, food trucks and a bounce house for kids.
9:00 AM
SAT 12/12
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.
9:00 AM
SAT 12/12
Ho Ho Hustle 5k
Running Wild · Pensacola
The Ho Ho Hustle 5K is a holiday-themed family run or walk from Running Wild in Pensacola.
8:00 AM
SAT 12/12
P.R.A Christmas Parade Dash
Spring St & Garden St · Pensacola
The P.R.A Christmas Parade Dash is a one-mile run or walk held before the Pensacola Christmas Parade, run by the Pensacola Runners Association.
4:30 PM
SAT 12/12
Emerald Coast Ultra
Big Lagoon State Park · Pensacola
The Emerald Coast Ultra is a first-year 50-mile, 50K and relay run along the Gulf shoreline.
5:00 AM
SAT 12/12
Reindeer Dash 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run
AJ's on the Bayou · Fort Walton Beach
The Reindeer Dash is a 5K run, 5K walk and 1 Mile Fun Run on a course described as fast and flat through the Beachview area of Fort Walton Beach.
8:00 AM
SUN 12/13
NHPA Luminary Night
Alabama Square Park · Pensacola
NHPA Luminary Night is a free evening at Alabama Square Park in North Hill with hundreds of luminaries, holiday music, hot chocolate, marshmallows and apple cider.
5:00 PM
MON 12/14–TUE 12/15
Pensacola Civic Band: Christmas at the College
Ashmore Auditorium, Pensacola State College
Christmas at the College is the Pensacola Civic Band's annual holiday concert at Ashmore Auditorium, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. The program includes Frosty, Rudolph, the…
7:30 PM
FRI 12/18
Gallery Night's Home for the Holidays
Palafox St, Downtown · Pensacola
The December Gallery Night is the last of the year.
5-9 PM
FRI 12/18
Live at Five: the 2nd Annual Jacob Hall Memorial Jam
Halstead Amphitheater · Fairhope, AL
John W Hall and The Family Jam play the 2nd Annual Jacob Hall Memorial Jam, the last Live at Five show of the fall, at Halstead Amphitheater in downtown Fairhope.
5:00 PM to 11:30 PM
FRI 12/18
The Nutcracker: Ballet Pensacola
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Ballet Pensacola stages The Nutcracker at the Saenger Theatre over the weekend before Christmas as part of its 48th season.
Times to be announced
FRI 12/18
A White Tie Christmas
Pensacola Bay Center
White Tie Rock Ensemble plays a holiday rock concert at the Pensacola Bay Center on December 18.
7:30 PM (doors 6:30 PM)
SAT 12/19–SUN 12/20
The Nutcracker: Mobile Ballet
Saenger Theatre · Mobile, AL
Mobile Ballet stages its annual Nutcracker at the Saenger Theatre with guest artists, the company and its students.
2 PM and 7 PM · Sunday 12/20 · 2 PM
SAT 12/19
Pensacola Banana Bridge Run
Bayfront Parkway start (page lists 211 Bayfront Pkwy) · Pensacola
The Pensacola Banana Bridge Run is a run or walk on the Three Mile Bridge route, with 1-mile walk, 2-mile run or walk, and 3-mile run options.
8:00 AM
MON 12/21–FRI 1/1
Youth Art Camp: Winter Break (First City Art Center)
First City Art Center, Youth Art Building (Building #6, De Soto St parking) · Pensacola
The Youth Art Camp for Winter Break is an art camp for ages 5-12 at First City Art Center in Pensacola.
9:00 AM
WED 12/23
Jim Brickman: A Christmas Celebration
Saenger Theatre, Pensacola
Pianist and songwriter Jim Brickman plays a holiday concert of music, stories and laughs, and the Saenger says audiences of all ages return for it every year.
7:00 PM
FRI 12/25
Flora-Bama Christmas Potluck
Flora-Bama Lounge, Package & Oyster Bar · Perdido Key
The Flora-Bama Christmas Potluck is a Christmas Day gathering at Flora-Bama Lounge, Package & Oyster Bar, 17401 Perdido Key Dr. Everyone is welcome to bring a side dish while the venue…
Start time not posted
SAT 12/26
Flora-Bama Make It To The Line 4 Mile Run/Walk and 1 Mile Fun Run (39th annual)
Flora-Bama Lounge · Pensacola
Make It To The Line is a 4-mile run or walk and 1-mile fun run starting at the Flora-Bama Lounge on Perdido Key.
9:00 AM
SUN 12/27
16th Annual Round the Bay Relay and Ultra
Elks Lodge on Okaloosa Island · Fort Walton Beach
The 16th Annual Round the Bay Relay and Ultra is a 36.8-mile relay for teams of 2 to 6 people, or a solo ultra, around the bay.
4:00 AM
THU 12/31
Pensacola Symphony: 'My Way' feat. Ashley Brown (NYE)
Saenger Theatre · Pensacola
This New Year's Eve Sinatra celebration features Broadway's Ashley Brown, a dressy, elegant date to close the year.
7:00 PM
THU 12/31
Baytowne NYE Countdown
The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
The Village of Baytowne Wharf rings in the New Year with live music on the Events Plaza Stage and two fireworks displays, one at 8:00 PM and one at midnight.
6:00 PM to 1:00 AM
THU 12/31
MoonPie Over Mobile New Year's Eve
Downtown Mobile: Mardi Gras Park and main stage · AL 36602
Downtown Mobile rings in the new year by lowering a giant electric MoonPie at midnight.
Kids Zone 11 AM · Main stage 6:30 PM to midnight