Our Top Picks for August 22-24 Entertainment on the Emerald Coast

The weekend is a great time for exploring new and annual events happening along the Emerald Coast! Some of these events for the upcoming weekend include a beer festival, a movie night series and a triathlon. For current weather updates, be sure to reference weather.com or tune in via television to The Weather Channel.

The Life’s A Beach crew wishes everyone a safe and BEACHY weekend! Enjoy!

Friday, August 22, 2014:

Navarre Beach Chamber Free Summer Concert Series—Thursdays in the Park

Band: Three Bean Soup

Music: Folk, '60s, '70s and '80s

Photo credit: Navarre Beach Chamber of Commerce

Movies at the Landing – UP

Downtown Fort Walton Beach

139 Brooks Street

Fort Walton Beach

Time: 8 p.m.

Bring a lawn chair, picnic and your friends out to this Disney movie event, happening every Friday through August 29!

Saturday, August 23, 2014:

FWB Beer Festival

Uptown Station

99 Eglin Parkway, Ste. 9

Fort Walton Beach

Uptown Station Family Movie Night Series Featuring ‘Planes’

Uptown Station

99 Eglin Parkway

Fort Walton Beach

Come out to Uptown Station every other Saturday night at Central Park for its family movie series in the park! All movies begin at dusk, which is approximately 7:30 p.m. and are free and open to the public. Bring along blankets and chairs for a comfortable movie viewing. Movie showings always depend on the weather conditions, so be sure to check the Uptown Station Facebook page for the latest updates.

Fudpoker Run: Around-the-bay Jet Ski Classic

28^th Annual Sandestin Triathlon

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort

9300 Emerald Coast Parkway

Destin

Throughout Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort the annual Sandestin Triathlon will lure 700 participants for a half-mile Gulf of Mexico swim, a 20-mile bike along the coast and a 4-mile run through Sandestin’s beach and bayside community. Proceeds benefit Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast. SandestinTriathon.com

The Emerald Coast Association of Realtors to Host 2^nd Annual Soldiers on the Water

Emerald Coast Association of Realtors

10 Hollywood Boulevard

Fort Walton Beach

The event provides a day of world-class fishing in Destin to Wounded soldiers, airmen, sailors, marines and gold star children. The all-day event will begin with registration at 6:30 a.m. and will conclude at 7 p.m. For more information or to register, please contact the event organizer, Justin Lindsey, at ecarsoldiersonthewater@gmail.com or 850.714.4663.

“Have a Heart” 5K Run/Walk

American Heart Association

548 Mary Esther Cut off, Unit 18

Fort Walton Beach

This event begins at 7:30 a.m. at the Northwest Florida State College Campus in Niceville. The first 200 entries will receive a free T-shirt. To register, please visit www.active.com/niceville.

Sunday, August 24, 2014:

Some Sunday Brunch spots in and around Destin:

Crab Island Cantina, Destin Harbor crabislandcantina.com

Harry T’s, Destin Harbor harryts.com

McGuire’s Irish Pub, Destin mcguiresirishpub.com
Another Broken Egg Café, Destin anotherbrokenegg.com