The next ninety days of outdoors & nature on the coast.
23 events
THU 10/1–SAT 10/31
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
Thursdays
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
Saturdays thru SAT 10/10
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
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
Casino Beach Pavilion · Pensacola Beach
Individual sprint entries are sold out (final tier hit $130).
7:00 AM · Casino Beach
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Fort Walton Beach Library
Local gardeners with the Garnier Beach Garden Club give in-depth talks and demonstrations on plants and gardening at Fort Walton Beach Library, for an adult audience.
10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 10/10
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
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
SAT 10/10
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
SUN 10/11
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
MON 10/12
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
WED 10/14
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
FRI 10/16
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…
SAT 10/17
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
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
FRI 10/23
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
SAT 10/24
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
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
FRI 10/30
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
SAT 10/31
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
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 11/14
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 11/21
Adventures Unlimited · Milton
This 1K tasting walk with four wine stations, a 5K run, or both, runs through the Blackwater river property, then a party with a DJ, food trucks, and games until 2:30.
Gates 8:30 AM · 5K at 10:30 AM · 1K tasting walk at 12:30 PM