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Learn about bicycling at Grayton Beach State Park June 3

Date/time: Wednesday June 3rd at 3 p.m. Join the park ranger Charlie for a bicycles and the State Park program. There will be a discussion on the types of cycling in the area and the park, the benefits of cycling, and a good bicycle maintenance program. Participants will meet at the Lakeside Pavilion on the east end of the Grayton Beach State Park beach parking area. Appropriate clothing, closed toe shoes, drinking water is required. Insect repellant, sunscreen, and hat...

Digital Graffiti comes to Alys Beach June 4-6

Digital Graffiti at Alys Beach — a projection art festival located on Scenic Highway 30A in South Walton County, announces their 2015 festival to be held June 4-6. 27 artists from eight countries will convene at Alys Beach to showcase their digital artwork and vie for cash prizes totaling $10,000. Utilizing the latest technologies, the finalists’ art is projected throughout the town on its iconic white walls. For more information and ticket purchase, visit digitalgraffiti.com. Thursday, June 4, 7:30 to...

Movie, food, and fun at Camp Helen State Park June 3

Date/time: June 3, 5:30 p.m. Camp Helen State Park is offering a summer full of movies, food and fun with a series of family-oriented movies, interpretive programs, and old-fashioned campfire cookouts. On Wednesday, June 3, the “The Little Mermaid” will be featured. In it, a mermaid princess named Ariel falls in love with a human prince on one of the forbidden trips she takes to dry land. She makes a dangerous deal with a sea witch to become human for...

Free movie night at DeFuniak Springs amphitheatre June 5

Date/time: June 5, 7:30 p.m. The DeFuniak Springs Special Events Committee will present “Happy Feet” on the big screen in the amphitheatre in the Lakeyard on Friday, June 5, 2015. The film will begin approximately 7:30 p.m. Families are invited to enjoy the recreational equipment and the pleasures of Lake DeFuniak and the Lakeyard until show time. Food vendors will provide a full range of choices for your dining pleasure as well. “Happy Feet” is a 2006 Australian-American computer animated...

Free admission to Topsail Hill Preserve State Park May 22 – Sept. 7

Beginning May 22, 2015 regular day-use admission fees will be waived for public entrance to Topsail Hill State Park through a reimbursement program administered by Visit South Walton (VSW). The program will be in effect May 22, 2015 until September 7, 2015 with VSW reimbursing the state park up to $25,000 for entrance fees during this time for visitors and residents. Topsail Hill Preserve State Park’s tram service shall operate service each day 9:00 a.m. until sunset at least twice...