Free things to do

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

THU 10/1–SUN 10/11

Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival (cherry-pick sets)

22+ venues, Pensacola Beach + downtown

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

Venue-by-venue schedule

21+Thu thru FRI 10/16

Live Music: Manci's Antique Club

Manci's Antique Club · Daphne, AL

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

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

21+Nightly thru FRI 10/16

Karaoke & DJ Nights: FUBAR Pizza Bar

FUBAR Pizza Bar · Fort Walton Beach

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

9 PM-1 AM

21+Every weekend thru FRI 10/16

Weekend Live Music: Sandshaker Lounge

Sandshaker Lounge · Pensacola Beach

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

Evenings

21+Tue thru FRI 10/16

Live Music: Paradise Bar & Grill

Paradise Bar & Grill · Pensacola Beach

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

/Fri/Sat 5:30 PM · Sun 2:30 PM

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

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

Sunday 10/4

Baldwin Pops Founder's Day Concert

Henry George Park on the Bluff · Fairhope, AL

The volunteer Baldwin Pops stage a free Founder's Day concert at Henry George Park on the Bluff, Sunday at 6 PM.

6:00 PM

SUN 10/4

Blessing of the Animals

First Presbyterian Church Fort Walton Beach

First Presbyterian Church holds a short outdoor blessing service for pets under the oak trees beside the church, with treats for animals and their people afterward.

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

THU 10/1–FRI 11/20

Make It Last: Gallery Exhibition at UWF

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

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

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

First Sunday of the month

Free Yoga in the Park at Bayview Park

Bayview Park (dock next to the dog beach, east of Bayview Senior Resource Center) · Pensacola

Free Yoga in the Park is a one-hour outdoor class at Bayview Park in Pensacola, led by Breathe Yoga and Wellness Center with City of Pensacola Parks and Recreation.

9:30 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

First Sunday of the month

Monthly Gym Leader Challenge (Pokémon) at Trinity Games

Trinity Games · Pensacola

The Monthly Gym Leader Challenge is a free Pokémon event at Trinity Games in Pensacola on the first Sunday of each month, 1-4 PM.

1 PM-4 PM

Mondays thru MON 10/26

Bar Bingo: Seville Quarter

Seville Quarter, Apple Annie's · Pensacola

A free-to-play bingo night runs in Apple Annie's courtyard room, inside the 1871 warehouse block that has been Pensacola's night-out address for fifty years.

8:00-10:00 PM

Mondays

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

Mondays

Free Yoga at East Pensacola Heights Clubhouse (Mondays)

East Pensacola Heights Clubhouse

Free Yoga at the East Pensacola Heights Clubhouse is a weekly class every Monday from 6-7 PM, led by a volunteer instructor, for ages 18 and up.

6 PM-7 PM

Tuesdays thru TUE 10/27

Bands on the Beach: free Gulfside concert

Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach

Live music beside the Gulf every Tuesday evening, free, with the sand right there.

7:00-9:00 PM

Tuesdays thru TUE 10/27

Bands on the Beach

Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach · Pensacola Beach

A free beach concert plays every Tuesday at the Gulfside Pavilion, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM.

7:00-9:00 PM

21+Tuesdays thru FRI 10/16

Team Trivia Night: Coastal County Brewing

Coastal County Brewing Co. · Pensacola

Grab a team and a local craft pour.

6:30 PM

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

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

Weekly Trivia Tuesdays (Perfect Plain)

Perfect Plain Brewing Co. · Pensacola

Weekly Trivia Tuesdays is a brewery trivia night at Perfect Plain Brewing Co., 50 E. Garden Street, with adoptable dogs as honorary co-hosts.

7 PM-9 PM

Tuesdays 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

18+Wednesdays thru FRI 10/16

Ladies Night: Flora-Bama

Flora-Bama Lounge · Perdido Key

The legendary state-line roadhouse runs Ladies Night every Wednesday 6-9 with free admission, then live music across its stages the rest of the night.

6:00-9:00 PM

21+Wed-Sat thru FRI 10/16

Karaoke Block: The Block

The Block · Fort Walton Beach

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

From 6 PM (Thu 8 PM)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THU 10/8

Puzzle Club at Destin Library

Destin Library, David Neal Room

Puzzle Club is a free drop-in puzzle night for adults 18 and up in the David Neal Room at Destin Library, on Thursday, October 8 from 5:30 to 7 PM.

5:30 PM

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 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–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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

21+SUN 10/11

Flora-Bama Oktoberfest

Flora-Bama · Perdido Key

Flora-Bama throws a family-friendly Oktoberfest each October with a stein-hoisting contest, German food while supplies last, and live polka music from The Brats.

3:00 PM to 6:00 PM

SUN 10/11

Afternoon of Stars: Mobile Opera Cast Showcase

Ben May Main Library, Bernheim Hall · Mobile, AL

Members of Mobile Opera's upcoming Romeo and Juliet cast perform favorite selections in a free Sunday-afternoon showcase at Bernheim Hall inside Mobile's Ben May Main Library, followed by…

3:00 PM to 4:30 PM

SUN 10/11

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

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

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)

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

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

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

21+THU 10/15

Bubbly Baytowne

The Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach

Bubbly Baytowne is a free sparkling wine and champagne sip-and-shop through the retail merchants at The Village of Baytowne Wharf in Miramar Beach.

5:00 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

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

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

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

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

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–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

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

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

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

21+MON 10/19

Bourbon Cocktail Competition (Perfect Plain / The Well)

The Well · Pensacola

The Bourbon Cocktail Competition is a contest at The Well, 42 East Garden Street, where local mixologists compete with bourbon cocktails.

6:00 PM

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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