Events

Presented by the Friends of Camp Helen and Visit Panama City Beach, Americana Concerts in the Lodge at Camp Helen State Park are back for another year of wonderful music every other Saturday from January 6 through March 3. The ticket link and event info are posted on the website...

Visit Panama City Beach invites visitors and residents of all ages to ring in the new year Real. Fun. Beach. style at the annual New Year’s Eve Beach Ball Drop presented by Coca-Cola. Attracting thousands of visitors to the destination, the December 31 celebration is one of Panama City...

Santa Claus is coming to town for the eighth annual Beach Home for the Holidays in Panama City Beach! This Thanksgiving weekend, Visit Panama City Beach invites families to kick off the most wonderful time of the year with a magical celebration at Aaron Bessant Park, featuring carol-themed concerts,...

The Friends of Camp Helen’s eighth Annual Pumpkin Patch is officially open! They will remain open daily from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. throughout October. On Saturdays from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., the patch will also have various entertainment. “We are so excited to be hosting our eighth annual...

By Will Estell If you’re a fan of the arts—whether visually, musically or through their power of healing, and if you live anywhere in Okaloosa, Walton or Bay Counties, then you’re likely already familiar with Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation (MKAF)—the outreach and events this organization has been bringing to Northwest Florida’s Gulf...

The Lake Powell Community Alliance (LPCA) together with St. Andrew Bay Watch (RMA), Friends of Camp Helen State Park, and Bay County Audubon invite you to participate in a community effort to clean up Lake Powell. Sign-in will begin promptly at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 16, at the...

You Can Help Through the Westonwood Ranch Rodeo By Lori Leath Smith A lot of families with a young child with Autism are thinking, “What if something happens to me? I just want to know that my child is safe, and someone will love them just as much as I do.” More...

The Friends of Camp Helen are excited to announce the pumpkin patch is now open! Pumpkins will be sold 7 days a week, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. through October 31 or until sold out. This year, Saturdays in the Patch will feature live music, Bay County Storytellers, PCB...

Ahoy mateys and fair maidens! Visit Panama City Beach invites medieval revelers and swashbucklers of all ages to join in the celebrations of the annual Pirates of the High Seas & Renaissance Fest. Setting sail on October 7-9, 2022, the action-packed weekend will feature fireworks, a renaissance fair, a...

Visit Panama City Beach is pleased to announce Real. Fun. Fourth., the destination’s annual Independence Day celebration, will take place this year from Saturday, July 2 to Monday, July 4. Known as the largest Fourth of July fireworks display on the Gulf Coast, the spectacular event welcomes visitors of...