Showing posts with label North Light Marina. Show all posts
Showing posts with label North Light Marina. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Our Top Picks for June 6-8 Entertainment on the Emerald Coast

ARGH! This weekend is all about pirates and their booty as Fort Walton Beach celebrates its 59th Annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival Thursday through Saturday! Don your eye patch, bandana and other pirate swag and come out and enjoy the festival with hundreds of others! For current weather updates, be sure to check weather.com or tune in via television to The Weather Channel.

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


Friday, June 6, 2014:
Concerts at the Landing – Heritage
The FWB Landing
139 Brooks Street
Fort Walton Beach
Time: 6-8 p.m.
Bring a lawn chair, picnic and your friends out to this musical event on Friday evening. Heritage will put on a show-stopping performance for all to enjoy. For more information, please visit 1021thewave.com


Saturday, June 7, 2014:
40th Billy Bowlegs 5K
Fort Walton Beach High School
400 Hollywood Boulevard
Fort Walton Beach
Time: 10:30 p.m.
The 40th Annual Billy Bowlegs Midnight Run will start and finish at FWB High School. The event will be followed by an incredible after party at Liza Jackson Park. Sign up at active.com. NWFTC.com


BBSD Roller Derby Presents: Pirates of the Flat Track-Battle of the Black Eye
Northwest Florida Fairgrounds
1958 Lewis Turner Boulevard
Fort Walton Beach
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Come out and watch your local roller derby girls play their game! It’s a family friendly event, beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is $12 at the door and children under 12 get in for free.

Beach Brawl SK8R Dolls Roller Derby Bout
Northwest Florida Fairgrounds
1958 Lewis Turner Boulevard
Fort Walton Beach
Time: 6:30 p.m.


North Light Marina to Host Signature Fishing Tournament
North Light Marina
113 John Sims Parkway
Niceville
Time: Scales open from 2-5 p.m., payouts at 7 p.m.
The 2014 North Light Red Snapper Challenge gives anglers the chance to enjoy some of the best fishing of the shortened, federal water snapper season while competing for cash payouts and prizes. Entry cost is $159 per team of up to 5 anglers, with additional anglers charged $35 each. Teams can register to compete in several red snapper categories as well as optional lady, youth and king mackerel divisions. For more information, and to register your team, please visit NorthLightChallenge.com or call 850.516.0709 or 850.678.2836.

Rock the Docks LIVE
HarborWalk Village
10 Harbor Boulevard
Destin
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Every Saturday night throughout summer, come out for great concerts on the HarborWalk Village stage! All concerts are free and open to the public. For more information, please e-mail info@harborwalk-destin.com or call 850.424.0600.

Sunday, June 8, 2014:
Sunday Cinema at The Village of Baytowne Wharf
The Village of Baytowne Wharf
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
9300 Emerald Coast Parkway
Destin
Time: 8 p.m.


Thursday, June 21, 2012

What Are You Doing This Weekend? June 22-24


What’s happening on the Emerald Coast this weekend?

The first official weekend of summer is upon us, and it is shaping up to be a beautiful weekend here on the always stunning Emerald Coast. With a wealth of exciting activities and events happening all weekend long, you can be sure that you and yours can kick the summer off right with a little time spent along our glittering shores. Remember, there’s always something happening on the Emerald Coast. We’ve outlined a few of this weekend’s happenings below, but don’t forget to check out our “Emerald Coast Weekly Events” blog to find out what else may be going on.

While you’re out there having fun, be sure to take lots of pictures and send them to your friends at Life’s A Beach! There’s nothing we love more than seeing folks enjoying our lovely little piece of paradise. Upload your photos here: http://lifesabeachllc.com/upload_photos.htm


Multi-Day Events

Come out for the Emerald Coast Blue Marlin Classic from June 20-24.  This annual event offers something for everyone. For the angling teams, there are the deep blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico, red-hot billfish action, and cool green cash. A wide variety of recreational activities will be offered at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort and The Village of Baytowne Wharf. The spectacular night time weigh-ins are held at the Baytowne Marina at Sandestin and are open to the public.

Join the North Light Yacht Club and Marina for the 2012 Burning Up the Bayou Fun Run – the ultimate bike and boat run. This two-day event will kick off with a pre-run social event on June 22, and will be followed by a multi-stop tour of local businesses in Niceville and Fort Walton Beach by boat or by road on June 23. Stops include L.J. Schooners in Bluewater Bay for a beach party, Scully’s on the Bayou for a bikini contest, and then back to North Light Yacht Club and Marina for a Hollywood after-party featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a live performance by the Emerald Coast Blues Brothers.




Friday, June 22

Friday evening is a great time to take that special someone out to a delicious dinner overlooking the water.


Saturday, June 23

Head out to the Fort Walton Beach Landing 10am-7pm for the Latin Salsa Festival, a Caribbean-style music festival featuring live Salsa music and dancing, Puerto Rican folkloric dancers, Caribbean food vendors, arts and crafts and souvenirs. Adult and children’s activities will be available throughout the day. Admission is free but donations are welcomed.

The Reeds Diamond Dash will kick off at 10am at HarborWalk Village in Destin. Take advantage of FREE registration and enter for your chance to win a $10,000 diamond ring from Reeds Jewelers – participation is limited so sign up now! During the Dash, teams of two will answer riddles and complete challenges right from their cell phones as they follow clues through the downtown area. Win or lose, it sounds like a fun day spent with someone special! ReedsDiamondDashDestin.com




Sunday, June 24

YOLO - You Only Live Once, so get out there and enjoy this life!







Have a bright, beautiful, and beachy summer weekend!
            -The Life’s A Beach crew