November 5-8 2009

Taste of THE Beach
www.tasteofthebeachfla.com
The newest of the Northwest Florida food festivals, Taste of THE Beach is like a progressive dinner, stretching through three gulf coast counties over a four day period. Southern Wine & Spirits is the exclusive distributor for Taste of THE Beach. They and their suppliers provide the wine for this culinary and cultural charity fundraiser which offers wine dinners and walk-about food events in various locations. It all starts on Thursday, November 5th with Taste of THE Destin Harbor, located at the Emerald Grande overlooking the East Pass and the harbor in Destin. From there progress to Taste of THE Bay at Pier Park in Panama City Beach, Seeing Red Wine Festival in Seaside, and Taste of THE Beach and Charity Auction at the Hilton Sandestin in Miramar Beach. Also included is the Telluride MountainFilm on Tour festival at Watercolor. Ticket prices vary by event and proceeds benefit regional children's advocacy and medical foundations.

Seeing Red Wine Festival
(850) 277-8696
www.seasidefl.com
The Annual Seeing Red Wine Festival will be held during one of the prettiest seasons on the Emerald Coast, and will feature more than 250 wines from around the world.

November 6 2009

MountainFilm on Tour
(877) 245-6997
www.mountainfilmfl.com
Each night under the stars at WaterColor’s Marina Park Amphitheater some of the best films will be shown from the MountainFilm Festival in Telluride. Featuring an array of films, filmmakers, and familiar faces MountainFilm on Tour provides the conduit to education and enlightenment about issues that face the world today. 

1st Friday Art Walk at Ruskin Place
(850) 231-2133
www.seasidefl.com
Enjoy a lovely stroll in Seaside’s Ruskin Place where the galleries showcase new works of art by many diverse artists combined with live music, food and drink.

November 6-7 2009

46th Annual Florida Seafood Festival
Battery Park in downtown Apalachicola
(888) 653-8011
www.floridaseafoodfestival.com
Florida's first and oldest seafood festival, established in 1963, the Florida Seafood Festival takes place in downtown historic Apalachicola at the mouth of the Apalachicola River. The highlight of the two-day event is the Oyster Shucking Contest followed by the Oyster Eating Contest. Some participants have been known to eat as many as 300 oysters in the allotted 15 minutes of time. Mounds of seafood prepared by local residents, arts and crafts, live music, blue crab races, a parade, the blessing of the fleet, and the crowning of Miss Florida Seafood Festival, make this piece of forgotten Florida a don't-miss event.

November 9-14 2009

Emerald Coast Cruizin’
(662) 587- 9572  
www.emeraldcoastcruizin.com 
The South's Best Blast from the Past family fun event. Thousands of classic cars, hot rods, custom cars and trucks make way to beautiful Panama City Beach, Florida for this week long festival.

November 13-15 2009

Southeastern Barbecue Fest Cookoff - Panama City Beach
www.emeraldcoastevents.org/bbqfest
The Southeaster Barbecue Fest Cook-off competition is a professionally sanctioned and judged event of the Florida Barbecue Association. One of only 18 competitions sanctioned by the Florida Barbeque Association in the USA. Some very exciting changes have taken place since last year and we guarantee that this year‚s competition will be enjoyable and fun for everyone. So, mark your calendars and come along and appreciate the Championship Barbecue Contest In Panama City Beach.

November 14-15 2009

Flutterby Festival
(850) 622-5970
www.culturalartsassociation.org
This unique family festival celebrates the colorful migration of the Monarch butterfly through the region. The event focuses on children’s art featuring arts and crafts booths and other activities. 

November 28 2009

Turn on the Town
Combine the small-town atmosphere of a beach community parade, throw in a dash of Santa Claus, and mix with the official lighting ceremony, and you have the perfect makings to kick off the Holiday season in Seaside. The parade begins at 4pm in Seagrove Beach and proceeds west to the town of Seaside. At 5pm, it’s party time in the amphitheater with holiday festivities and of course pictures with the jolly-bearded one.