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Guided kayak tour of Rocky Bayou May 19

Date/time: Friday May 19, 9 – 11 a.m. Join a Park Ranger for a unique opportunity to paddle Rocky Bayou. The paddle will go along the shoreline of Rocky Bayou to Rocky Creek and back to the park. The event will be held at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park. Rocky Bayou is a fresh to brackish water system supporting a large variety of fish and shellfish, including the federally endangered Okaloosa darter. Osprey and bald eagles are known to...

Kids to Park Day in Niceville May 20

The Kids to Park Day, a family and community event for all ages, will be held Saturday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park, located at 4281 Highway 20 East in Niceville FL 32578. The day will include five different hikes beginning on the hour all day long. Each hike will have a booth where you can sign up for the program. The hikes include a bug hunt, a butterfly hike, a...

Benefit Smile Mile and 5K race May 20

Date/time: Saturday, May 20, 8 a.m. Children’s Volunteer Health Network (CVHN) will host their inaugural Smile Mile and 5K Race presented by St. Joe Community Foundation. The race will take place at 8 a.m. with staggered flight start times on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Watercolor’s Marina Park in Santa Rosa Beach. Registration is available before the race online and on the day of the race beginning at 7 or click here for advanced registration. The “Smile Mile – The...

Artsquest Fine Arts Festival May 13 – 14

A Mother’s Day weekend tradition, ArtsQuest Fine Arts Festival is a juried show that will take place May 13 & 14, in the Town Center of Grand Boulevard at Sandestin. The festival is part of Art Week South Walton, a collaboration of visual, performing and literary arts events presented in diverse formats and venues throughout South Walton in May. Art Week South Walton also includes the Northwest Florida Theatre Festival, Digital Graffiti and the Seaside Writers Conference. Presented by Grand Boulevard at Sandestin, ArtsQuest will feature more than 150...

CCA hosting kids fishing tournament in Grayton Beach April 23

Time to catch some fish! The 10th annual Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Kids Fishing Tournament will be held from 12 Noon – 4 p.m. on April 23, 2017 at Grayton Beach. Sponsored by the Coastal Conservation Association, this popular tournament is for boys and girls age 15 and under. The first 200 anglers to register will receive: A rod & reel combo provided by CCA Florida, pompano rigs and shrimp provided by Yellowfin Ocean Sports, Beach rod holder provided by...

Earth Day Festival at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park April 29

Join Topsail Hill Preserve State Park for their annual Earth Day Festival on April 29, 2017 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Enjoy more than a dozen different environmental organizations and agency exhibits, nature activities, games, animals, face painting and booths as well as food, music and fun. An exciting part of the event is the participation in the #Trees4Earth campaign. With the 50th anniversary of Earth Day fast approaching in 2020, Trees for the Earth campaign was launched in...