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Fort Walton Beach, FL
79Events this week
21Free things to do
91New spots
75New stories

● Checked Friday, October 23, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Fort Walton Beach

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 79 events, day by day →

Downtown Saturday Market

Saturday 8am · Fort Walton Beach Landing

3 Mile Fun Run

Saturday 8:30am · Crab Trap Destin - James Lee Park Beach Access · Free

Semi-Annual Tent Sale

Saturday 9am · DeFrance Boutique and Home

Zombie Apocalypse Hatchet

Saturday 9am · TraditionsWorkshop

Storybook Village

Saturday 10am · United Fidelity Bank

New in Fort Walton Beach

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Emerald Coast Permanent Makeup

Beauty

Wake up looking done: If pencils and gels keep stealing your mornings, Emerald Coast Permanent Makeup offers natural-looking brows, microblading, scar coverups, and dermal rolling, plus paramedical tattooing.

emeraldcoastpermanentmakeup.com ↗

UpBeat Music

Hobbies, Books, & Crafts

Strings, sticks, and fixes: When your practice room needs a glow up, UpBeat Music has you covered with guitars, keys, band gear, pro audio, and sheet music, plus lessons and solid repair work.

upbeatmusic.com ↗

Vincenzo's Italian Bistro

Restaurants

Craving real Italian? Vincenzo's Italian Bistro is the kind of Okaloosa Island spot locals quietly keep to themselves, with handmade pastas, flame-kissed steaks, and fresh-from-the-Gulf plates that actually taste like the coast.

vincenzosbistro.com ↗

Fort Walton Beach’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Fort Walton Beach’s best →

Most read in Fort Walton Beach

The five stories Fort Walton Beach readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Fort Walton Beach to begin Hurricane Isaias debris cleanup midweek

    City officials in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, are set to begin curbside cleanup of storm debris from Hurricane Isaias midweek.

    Full story at wjhg.com ↗

  2. Signs ripped from businesses, trees down at HarborWalk Village in Destin

    Hurricane Isaias in Okaloosa County, Florida, caused signs to be ripped from businesses and trees to fall.

    Full story at wkrg.com ↗

  3. HISTORY: Hurricane Opal Makes Landfall in Navarre - Mid Bay News

    On October 4, 1995, Hurricane Opal made landfall in Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, and Walton counties in Florida, causing significant damage to infrastructure and coastal defenses across the Emerald Coast.

    Full story at midbaynews.com ↗

  4. Panhandle looks to recovery efforts after Isaias

    Hurricane Isaias hit Florida's western Gulf Coast as a Category 2 hurricane, causing significant damage to the state's western Panhandle, causing nearly 450,000 homes and businesses to lose power.

    Full story at yoursun.com ↗

  5. Okaloosa County orders evacuations ahead of Isaias

    Okaloosa County has ordered mandatory evacuation for coastal residents in Zones A and B, which includes residents living on Okaloosa Island, Fort Walton Beach, Destin, and Mary Esther and Niceville.

    Full story at nwfdailynews.com ↗

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