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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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–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
Pilates and Pumpkins at Holland Farms
Holland Farms · Milton
Holland Farms starts a Saturday with an hour of pilates at 6:00 AM followed by an hour of pumpkin painting at 7:00 AM.
6:00 AM to 8:00 AM · pilates 6 AM to 7 AM · pumpkin painting 7 AM to 8 AM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Next Stop Comedy at The Prost Office Brewery
The Prost Office Brewery · Milton
Next Stop Comedy brings a touring stand up lineup to The Prost Office Brewery in downtown Milton.
7:30 PM seating · show 8:00 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
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
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
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
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
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 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 11/14
Krul Lake Half Marathon
Krul Recreation Area, Blackwater River State Forest · Milton
The Krul Lake Half Marathon is a trail race through the long-leaf pines of the Krul Recreation Area in Blackwater River State Forest, 11089 Krul Lake Rd. The half marathon is the only…
7:30 AM
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 11/21
SKECHERS Wicked Wine Run: Milton
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
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
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
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 12/12
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
Daily
Blackwater River State Park: REOPENED
Holt / Milton
The white-sand river sandbars are the reason to come, and day-use hours are 8 AM to sunset.
8 AM to sunset
Daily
Adventures Unlimited: Tubing (Coldwater Creek GREEN)
Milton
This trip is floating Coldwater Creek, and the outfitter pulls trips when the river runs high after rain, so check before you drive.
Tubing departs hourly 10 AM-2 PM
Mon-Thu & Sun
Oops Alley (Pace): Kids Bowl FREE thru 10/30
Pace
Register once and the kids (2-17) bowl 2 free games a day all season: Mon 11-8, Tue/Wed 11-4, Thu 1-4, through Oct 30.
11 AM-10 PM · Fri-Sat 11 AM–~12 AM
Thu-Sat
Panhandle Butterfly House & Nature Center
Milton
A walk-through butterfly house and small nature center opens in Milton again for the 2026 season, Thursday to Saturday.
10 AM-2 PM (or by appt)
Closed now
Sweet Season Farms
Milton
A fall-festival farm brings a corn maze, hayride, jumping pillow, petting barn and a pumpkin patch.
Reopens 9/26
Open
Blackwater Canoe Rental
Milton (Blackwater River)
Paddle or float the clear, sandy-bottomed Blackwater, and kids under 12 ride free sharing a canoe with two adults.
Reservations 8 AM-5 PM daily (in season)
Open
Southern Raceway
Milton, FL
A 3/8-mile red-clay dirt oval runs in Milton, loud, cheap, hometown Saturday-night racing.
Race nights: gates 5 PM, hot laps 6:30 PM
Open
Sunburst RV Resort (Milton)
Milton, FL
A tidy RV resort in Milton has a pool and easy Blackwater-area access, a cheap overnight if you want a camping night.
Office Tue-Fri 10 AM-5 PM · Sat 10 AM-3 PM
Open
Splash! RV Resort & Waterpark
Milton, FL
An RV resort in Milton has a lazy river and slides.
Summer: pools 8 AM-8 PM · slides 10 AM-6 PM
Open
Benny Russell Memorial Park (Pace)
Pace
This big county park has several playgrounds and open fields year-round, plus a seasonal splash pad in summer.
Park daily 7 AM-10 PM · splash pad Tue-Sun 10 AM-6 PM, May to September
Tue-Sun
Carpenter's Park Splash Pad (Milton)
Milton
Milton riverfront park with a playground and a summer splash pad that runs a little later in the day than the county pads (to 7 PM).
10 AM-7 PM · closed Mon (seasonal)
Sunrise
Russell Harber Landing Park (Milton)
Milton
This Blackwater River-side Milton park has picnic areas, a playground, and canoe, kayak, and boat access.
10 PM · boat launch 24 hrs
Tue/Thu 7
Weber's Skate World (Milton)
Milton
This old-school Santa Rosa roller rink has an arcade and bounce houses, a cheap, session-based indoor burn-off.
9p, Fri 7 · 10p, Sat 12-5&7 · 10p, Sun 2 · 5p
Fri-Sat
West Florida Railroad Museum
Milton, FL
This free railroad museum in Milton's historic depot has cabooses, a model layout, and rail history the train-loving crowd eats up.
10 AM-3 PM
Fri-Sat
Arcadia Mill Archaeological Site
Milton, FL
Northwest Florida's largest 19th-century water-powered industrial site has a free elevated boardwalk over the mill ruins plus a small interpretive center.
10 AM-4 PM · grounds dawn · dusk
Monday
Milton Library
Milton
The Milton branch runs a heavier kids' and teens' calendar than a typical branch, with a STEAM day, a Dungeons and Dragons session for teens and tweens, a novel discussion group and a movie…
9 AM-5 PM; Tuesday 9 AM-7 PM; Wednesday 9 AM-5 PM; Thursday 9 AM-7 PM; Friday 9 AM-5 PM; Saturday 9 AM-5 PM; Sunday closed.
Monday
Pace Library
Pace
The Pace branch runs a Homeschool Hangout and a Tech It Easy session for building basic computer skills, alongside its regular collection.
9 AM-5 PM; Tuesday 9 AM-7 PM; Wednesday 9 AM-5 PM; Thursday 9 AM-7 PM; Friday 9 AM-5 PM; Saturday 9 AM-5 PM; Sunday closed.
Open
Santa Rosa Sports Plex (Pace)
Pace
A 74 acre county park with two playgrounds, a 1.1 mile walking trail, tennis and pickleball courts, a fitness court, pavilions and a community center.
Sunrise to sunset
Daily
East Milton Park
Milton
A 70 acre county park with a playground, pavilions, a 0.4 mile walking trail, tennis and basketball courts and ball fields.
7 AM-10 PM
Open
McCallister Park (Milton)
Milton
A small 2 acre county park with a playground, a nature walking trail, a half-court basketball court and two pavilions.
7 AM to dark
Open
Blackwater River State Forest
North Santa Rosa and Okaloosa, near Munson · Milton
More than 219,000 acres of longleaf pine and wiregrass, with creeks for canoeing, hiking and horse trails, and pitcher plant bogs.
Day use sunrise to sunset