https://coastaleventures.com/ The next 40 dated events on the Gulf Coast. en-us Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-jay-farmtour-1001.html ev_jay_farmtour_1001-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nature and outdoors Thursday 10/1 · Registration and breakfast 7:30 AM · Tour begins 8:30 AM | UF/IFAS West Florida Research & Education Center | from $30. Santa Rosa County and the UF/IFAS Extension lead a county farm tour visiting working farms, with growers walking through conservation practices and Florida agriculture. The County's own notice prices it at $30 per person, which includes lunch, and space is limited. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-game-days-at-marina-bar-and-grill-1001.html ev_game_days_at_marina_bar_and_grill_1001-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursday 10/1 | Marina Bar & Grill, Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort | No published price. 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. It sits right on the marina at Sandestin. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-gcc-gospel-explosion-1001.html ev_gcc_gospel_explosion_1001-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Live music Thursday 10/1 · time not yet published | Ladd-Peebles Stadium | No published price. Fred Hammond headlines an evening gospel concert at Ladd-Peebles Stadium on the Thursday that opens Gulf Coast Challenge week. The official events page places the concert in the week's lineup without publishing a start time. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-halloween-bowling-pin-decorating-1001.html ev_halloween_bowling_pin_decorating_1001-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals October 1 to 28, decorate during business hours · Winners announced Saturday 10/31 at noon | Hurlburt Lanes | Free. Hurlburt Lanes hands out a bowling pin to decorate for Halloween any time between October 1 and 28, free and open to all ages. Winners are announced at noon on October 31. This is a drop-in craft rather than a scheduled event, with no set show-up time beyond the pickup and decorating window. It is on an active Air Force installation, and visitor access instructions aren't published. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-jazz-art-writers-south-festival-youth-exhibi-0915.html ev_jazz_art_writers_south_festival_youth_exhibi_0915-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Arts and culture Tuesday 9/15 | West Regional Library | No published price. 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. More than 50 paintings by artists ages 8 to 18 line the space, each interpreting jazz through color and line. No viewing hours are published for Tuesday, September 15, so call the library to confirm. https://coastaleventures.com/events/nl-fubar-nights.html nl_fubar_nights-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Live music Nightly · 9 PM-1 AM | FUBAR Pizza Bar | Free. Late-night karaoke runs five nights a week (Sun, Tue, Wed, Fri, Sat) plus a DJ on Monday and Thursday, 9 PM to 1 AM every night, with pizza till close. It is in Fort Walton Beach. https://coastaleventures.com/events/nl-theblock-karaoke.html nl_theblock_karaoke-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Live music Wed-Sat · from 6 PM (Thu 8 PM) | The Block | Free. The Sports & Karaoke room at The Block runs Wednesday through Saturday, opening at 6 (8 on Thursday) and going late. It is downtown Fort Walton Beach. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-nwfl-fair-0929.html ev_nwfl_fair_0929-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Tue 9/29 – Sat 10/3 · gates 5 PM weekdays, 2 PM Saturday · building/midway close times vary by day (see steps) | Destin-FWB Rigdon Center | from $10. The Northwest Florida Fair returns to the Destin-FWB Rigdon Center for five days, with separate hours for the exhibit buildings and the midway rides. It is an educational and entertainment event serving Okaloosa, South Walton and Santa Rosa counties. Ride armbands are sold separately from gate admission, and the price steps up on Friday and Saturday. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-songwriters.html ev_songwriters-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Live music Oct 1-11 · venue-by-venue schedule | 22+ venues, Pensacola Beach + downtown | Free. Ten days of acoustic storyteller rounds run, mostly free, a build-your-own date. Many venues are bars; the cleaner picks are the daytime Gulfside Pavilion sets and restaurant listening rooms (Native Café, Flounders dinner sets). https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-owa-primal-fear-2026.html ev_owa_primal_fear_2026-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Select nights through October 31 · evenings | OWA Parks & Resort | No published price. 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. A $7 Zombie Laser Tag add-on is available alongside the main attraction, and tickets are required. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-the-experience-bsa-payments-financial-crimes-0929.html ev_the_experience_bsa_payments_financial_crimes_0929-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Tuesday 9/29 | Perdido Beach Resort | No published price. Perdido Beach Resort hosts The Experience: BSA, Payments, and Financial Crimes conference on Tuesday, September 29. Banking industry professionals meet for sessions on Bank Secrecy Act compliance, payments, and financial crime topics. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-pensacola-state-wanda-sullivan-bloem.html ev_pensacola_state_wanda_sullivan_bloem-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Arts and culture Now through December 11 | Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts | No published price. A gallery exhibition by artist Wanda Sullivan runs at Pensacola State College's visual arts center through mid-December. The center's own site does not publish an admission price. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-great-bellingrath-harvest-0919.html ev_great_bellingrath_harvest_0919-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Daily through 11/8 · 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Bellingrath Gardens and Home | from $11. 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. The gardens are open daily, and the general admission price applies. The events page does not list a separate price for the harvest, so the gardens ticket is the number to plan with. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-cornhole-open-play-0901.html ev_cornhole_open_play_0901-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM | Niceville Senior Center | from $5. Members toss bags at the boards during open-play cornhole at the Niceville Senior Center. It runs casually throughout the center's regular weekday hours. City of Niceville residents play free, and everyone else pays a $5 day rate. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-exercise-room-0901.html ev_exercise_room_0901-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM | Niceville Senior Center | from $5. The Niceville Senior Center's exercise room stays open for members to work through strength, cardio, and flexibility routines on their own schedule. Equipment includes two recumbent bikes, a treadmill, free weights, a stability ball, mats, and stretch bands. City of Niceville residents get free access, and everyone else pays a $5 day rate. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-gcc-college-career-fair-1001.html ev_gcc_college_career_fair_1001-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursday 10/1 · 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM | Mobile Convention Center | No published price. Colleges, universities and employers set up for local high schoolers from Mobile and Baldwin counties as part of Gulf Coast Challenge week. The schedule gives hours but not whether attending students and families pay anything. The published registration fees on the ticketing page are for exhibiting organizations, not attendees. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-putting-green-open-play-0901.html ev_putting_green_open_play_0901-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM | Niceville Senior Center | from $5. Members check out putters and balls at the front desk to practice on the Niceville Senior Center's putting green. It is casual, and you can work on your short game alone or play a round with friends. City of Niceville residents get free access, and everyone else pays a $5 day rate. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-table-tennis-open-play-0901.html ev_table_tennis_open_play_0901-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM | Niceville Senior Center | No published price. Niceville Senior Center's table tennis room is open for casual, drop-in play with no experience required. The city describes it as an active, social way to spend the morning rather than a competitive league. It shares the Tuesday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM window with several other open-play programs at the center, and members age 55 and up are the intended audience. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-yoga-breeze-0903.html ev_yoga_breeze_0903-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursdays · 8:30 AM to 9:30 AM | Niceville Senior Center | from $3. Yoga Breeze is a gentle Hatha yoga class at the Niceville Senior Center, built around flexibility, balance, posture and joint friendly movement. The city says it suits all skill levels, not just experienced practitioners. It asks a $3 donation and repeats on the September calendar, though the event page does not say how often it comes round. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-steves-farm-adventure-zone-0929.html ev_steves_farm_adventure_zone_0929-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Mon-Sat through Oct 31 · 9 AM to 6 PM | Steve's Fishing and Adventure Farm | No published price. 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 train, a sunflower field and a pumpkin patch. It suits a family with small children who want a half day outdoors. The farm's own page does not print admission prices, so check the ticket page before driving out. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-baby-bookworms-lapsit-story-time-the-library-0827.html ev_baby_bookworms_lapsit_story_time_the_library_0827-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursdays · 9:30 AM to 10:00 AM | Niceville Public Library: Youth Services Program Room | No published price. 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. The library holds this session Thursday mornings at 9:30 AM. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-chair-yoga-0901.html ev_chair_yoga_0901-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 9:45 AM to 10:45 AM | Niceville Senior Center | from $3. This Chair Yoga class at the Niceville Senior Center mixes seated poses with supported standing work. It aims at posture, flexibility, core strength, joint mobility, balance, stability and stress reduction. It asks a $3 donation and repeats every Tuesday and Thursday morning in September, for members age 55 and up. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-coco-and-crawlers-0917.html ev_coco_and_crawlers_0917-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursday 9/17 · 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM | Ben May Main Library, Youth Programming Room | No published price. This caregiver meetup in the Youth Programming Room at Ben May Main Library pairs children's play with a warm drink. It gives caregivers time to connect with each other. It runs Thursday morning from 10 AM to 11 AM, repeating on the third Thursday of the month, with more dates on October 15, November 19 and December 17. Registration is requested but not required. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-coffeecitymgr-1001.html ev_coffeecitymgr_1001-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursday 10/1 · 10 AM to 11 AM | Fort Walton Beach Public Library (conference room) | No published price. Fort Walton Beach's city manager holds an informal coffee hour at the library for residents who want to ask questions or raise concerns in person. The city lists it as an hour-long sit-down from 10 AM to 11 AM in the library's conference room. No admission charge is published, and the city does not say advance sign up is required. It repeats monthly, with the next one listed for November 4. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-destin-rodeo-weighins.html ev_destin_rodeo_weighins-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Beach Daily, Oct 1 – Oct 31 · 10:00 AM-7:00 PM | Docks behind AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar | Free. 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. The public is welcome to watch for free from 10 AM to 7 PM, and the crowd tends to grow with the size of the fish coming off the boats. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-shake-rattle-and-read-storytime-at-west-0903.html ev_shake_rattle_and_read_storytime_at_west_0903-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM | West Regional Library | No published price. West Regional Library's Shake, Rattle, & Read Storytime pairs books with music and movement for young children and their caregivers. The library frames it as a chance for little ones to read, move, and build early literacy skills together. The library lists it every Wednesday and Thursday morning in the West Regional meeting room. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-iphone-and-ipad-0903.html ev_iphone_and_ipad_0903-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT STEM and learning Thursdays · 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM | Niceville Senior Center | No published price. This class at the Niceville Senior Center walks members through iPhone and iPad navigation, ways to optimize the device and its online safety features. It runs Thursday mid morning and repeats on multiple Thursdays through the September calendar. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-baby-bookworms-toddler-story-time-the-librar-0827.html ev_baby_bookworms_toddler_story_time_the_librar_0827-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursdays · 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM | Niceville Public Library: Youth Services Program Room | No published price. 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. The library holds this session Thursday mornings at 10:30 AM, right after the lapsit program. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-children-pre-k-storytime-0903.html ev_children_pre_k_storytime_0903-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursdays · 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM | Daphne Public Library | No published price. Pre-K Storytime runs every Thursday morning at Daphne Public Library, with four sessions listed across September at the same 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM hour. It's built for preschool-age children rather than the whole family. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-crosspoint-disciplestory.html ev_crosspoint_disciplestory-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Sundays 9/13 – 10/18 (of an 8-week class) · 11:00 AM (end time not published) | Crosspoint Niceville Campus, Room 912 | No published price. 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. The class starts September 13 at 11 AM; the campus newsletter does not publish an end time. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-insider-style-sip-and-shop-at-grand-boulevar-1001.html ev_insider_style_sip_and_shop_at_grand_boulevar_1001-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Town and community Thursday 10/1 · 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM | Grand Boulevard at Sandestin | No published price. Insider Style Sip & Shop takes over Grand Boulevard for a full day on Thursday, October 1, running from 11 AM to 8 PM with participating retailers offering discounts. The afternoon includes wine tastings, and the evening winds down with live music. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-listen-and-learn-storytime-0909.html ev_listen_and_learn_storytime_0909-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM | West Regional Library | No published price. West Regional Library runs a preschool storytime built around stories, songs and early literacy, ideal for ages 3-5. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-seated-zumba-gold-0901.html ev_seated_zumba_gold_0901-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM | Niceville Senior Center | from $3. Seated Zumba Gold is a chair-based dance-fitness class for members who use a wheelchair or live with limited mobility or balance concerns, set to lively music. It asks a $3 donation and repeats on the September calendar every Tuesday and Thursday late morning. The class is part of the Niceville Senior Center's programming for members age 55 and up. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-quayside-summers-end-2026.html ev_quayside_summers_end_2026-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Arts and culture Daily through 10/5 · 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM | Quayside Art Gallery | No published price. Quayside Art Gallery in downtown Pensacola is showing Summer's End, an exhibition about the turn from late summer into autumn, through October 5. Four artists fill the show with changing landscapes, vacation memories and the amber light of late summer evenings. The gallery is a locally owned artist co-op with three floors of work by more than 50 local artists, and it opens every day from 11 AM to 5 PM. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-daphne-brown-bag-by-the-bay.html ev_daphne_brown_bag_by_the_bay-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Live music Thursdays · 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM | May Day Park | Free. The City of Daphne holds a free lunchtime concert at May Day Park on Mobile Bay every Thursday in September and October. The October lineup is Matthew Jacquette on 10/1, Jesse Taylor Penry on 10/8, Raul and Eden on 10/15, Remaining Nameless on 10/22 and Emily Stuckey on 10/29. Bring a lunch and eat by the water while the music plays. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-mystery-by-the-book-club-1001.html ev_mystery_by_the_book_club_1001-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals Thursday 10/1 · 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM | Fort Walton Beach Library: Meeting Room | No published price. Fort Walton Beach Library runs a book club for mystery and detective novel readers in its Meeting Room. The current listing gives the date and the one-hour meeting time but does not name the selected title, so check with the library if you want to read ahead. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-zumba-gold-0901.html ev_zumba_gold_0901-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Events and festivals 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM | Niceville Senior Center | from $3. Zumba Gold is a lower-impact dance and fitness class built around routines that are easy to follow, aimed at the Niceville Senior Center's members. It asks a $3 donation and repeats every Tuesday and Thursday around midday on the September calendar. It comes right after Seated Zumba Gold, so members can do both back to back if they choose. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-pensacolabeach-civilwartrunk-fortpickens.html ev_pensacolabeach_civilwartrunk_fortpickens-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Nature and outdoors Thursdays · 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM | Fort Pickens, Gulf Islands National Seashore | Free. Park rangers open a hands-on Civil War trunk program at Fort Pickens every Thursday afternoon through October 29. The program itself is free, but the National Park Service's own fee page says the normal Gulf Islands National Seashore entrance fee or a qualifying park pass still applies to get into the park. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-mini-makers-fall-2026-term-1-0827.html ev_mini_makers_fall_2026_term_1_0827-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Arts and culture Thursdays · 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM | Pensacola Museum of Art: Classroom | from $110. Mini Makers is an eight week art program for ages 4 to 6 at the Pensacola Museum of Art. It uses varied, sensory materials and tactile activities. Instructor Marce Wagner, known as Ms. Messy, leads Thursday classes from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Term 1 runs August 27 through October 15 and costs $96 for museum members or $110 for non-members. Term 2 follows October 22 through December 17. The term ends with an artwork showcase for family. https://coastaleventures.com/events/ev-valparaiso-library-anime-club.html ev_valparaiso_library_anime_club-2026-10-01 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Movies Thursdays · 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM, through 12/17 | Valparaiso Library | No published price. The Valparaiso Library's Anime Club meets every Thursday afternoon for middle and high school students, ages 11 to 17. The club watches anime rated from G to PG-13 and TV-14, and manga is on hand to read during meetings.