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Surge Adventure Park Sensory Play Sunday

Sensory Play Sunday is designed for children with special needs to enjoy Surge Adventure Park the first Sunday of every ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Surge Adventure Park, 300 Mary Esther Blvd, Suite 117, Mary Esther, FL, 32569
  • Cost: $7.99 per person per hour
  • Website: surgefun.com
  • Category: Special Needs

Skater's Choice Panama City Sunday Family Fun Skate Party

Bring the family to Skater's Choice on Sundays for our Family Fun Skate Party!

  • 2:00 pm -  6:00 pm 
  • Location: Skater's Choice Panama City, 5413 Hickory St Panama City, FL 32404
  • Cost: $13 admission/$5 skate rental
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun

Emerald Coast Science Center Maker Days

​Our student scientists explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics during hands-on, creative workshops. Maker Days gives learners the opportunity ...

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Emerald Coast Science Center, 31 SW Memorial Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • Cost: $25 Members, $30 Non-Members. 15% off additional siblings.
  • Website: www.ecscience.org
  • Category: Classes

Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Homeschool Week

Get ready for an education adventure like no other! From Monday, January 6 - Friday, January 10, 2025, Gulfarium Marine ...

  • 9:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • Cost: Special Pricing for Homeschoolers: Children (Ages 3-17): $13 (Regularly $22.95), One Parent/Chaperone: $21 (Regularly $32.95), Additional Adults: Regular admission applies. 25% off all animal encounters for children (ages 3-17).
  • Website: gulfarium.com
  • Category: Informational & Tours, Other

Valparaiso Library Music and Me

Join Miss Beth for Music and Me on Mondays, Wednesdays, or Fridays at 9:30am. Music and Me focuses on having ...

Coastal Elite Sports Freeport Holiday Sports Fun Camps

Join us for a Holiday Sports Fun Camp for ages 7-11! Activities include baseball/softball, golf, pickleball, sports sim arcade, and ...

Destin Library Babytime Ages 0-2

Lapsit storytime for ages 0-2. Join Children's Librarian, Sadie, for a morning full of songs, dancing, rhymes, and, of course, ...

Valparaiso Library Storytime

Join Miss Beth for a themed storytime and craft! New themes and crafts each week. This event is now a registered ...

The Drip Coffee Co Kids First Aid Certification Course (Ages 6-10)

Join the fun with Shae Cares CPR! All kids will get to earn their First Aid certification PLUS they will ...

  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: The Drip Coffee Co, 2440 St Andrews Blvd, Panama City, FL 32405
  • Cost: $20
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Classes

Crestview Library Youth Chess

Calling all Budding Chess Players! Youth Chess Club meets every Monday evening 3-4:30 PM. Designed to teach all the wonderful new ...

The Beach Bar at Royal Palm Grille Beach Bonfire

Free Beach Bonfire, every Monday and Friday all year long! Located at The Beach Bar at Royal Palm Grille beginning ...

  • 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Royal Palm Grille,1096 Scenic Gulf Drive, Miramar Beach, FL 32550
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Rock Out Climbing Gym Destin Winter Youth Climbing Club (Ages 7-9)

Rock Out Youth Climbing Club A is a six-week recreational program beginning Jan. 6th and ending Feb. 10th for ages ...

  • 5:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: Rock Out Climbing Gym, 2001 98 Palms Blvd, Destin, FL 32541
  • Cost: Contact for pricing.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Classes

Eglin AFB Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol

Come meet the Eglin Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol. Civil Air Patrol is a congressionally chartered, federally supported ...

  • 6:30 pm -  8:30 pm 
  • Location: Air Force Armament Museum / Eglin Composite Squadron HQ, 100 Museum Dr, Eglin AFB, FL 32542
  • Cost: $47 annual cadet dues
  • Website: fl423.cap.gov
  • Category: Ongoing Programs

Bay County Public Library Bouncin’ Babies and Toddlin’ 2s (Ages 0 – 2 with Caregiver)

Two start times for the same class - 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Stories, bounces and rhymes for littles to build ...

  • 9:00 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Bay County Public Library, 898 W 11th Street Panama City, FL 32401
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Library Programs

Emerald Coast Science Center Maker Days

​Our student scientists explore science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics during hands-on, creative workshops. Maker Days gives learners the opportunity ...

  • 9:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Emerald Coast Science Center, 31 SW Memorial Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • Cost: $25 Members, $30 Non-Members. 15% off additional siblings.
  • Website: www.ecscience.org
  • Category: Classes

Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Homeschool Week

Get ready for an education adventure like no other! From Monday, January 6 - Friday, January 10, 2025, Gulfarium Marine ...

  • 9:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • Cost: Special Pricing for Homeschoolers: Children (Ages 3-17): $13 (Regularly $22.95), One Parent/Chaperone: $21 (Regularly $32.95), Additional Adults: Regular admission applies. 25% off all animal encounters for children (ages 3-17).
  • Website: gulfarium.com
  • Category: Informational & Tours, Other

Flip and Fun Gymnastics Crestview: Flippin Out Tuesdays and Fridays

Flippin Out Tuesdays and Fridays is a unique experience for children who are crawlers through VPK (0-5). We offer a ...

Coastal Branch Library Music and Movement Toddler Time

Music, movement and more with Ms. Deanna and Ms. Shirles! Tuesdays at 10:00 am at the Coastal Branch Library. May ...

Panama City Beach Library Book Babies (Ages 0-2)

Bring your baby and enjoy a time of interactive stories, songs, and scarf play. Class sizes are limited to 24 ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:00 am 
  • Location: Panama City Beach Public Library, 12500 Hutchison Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL 32407
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Library Programs, Free

Walton-DeFuniak Library Children’s Storytime

Stories come alive with Ms. Lynn! Enjoy stories, songs, engaging activities, and a craft every Tuesday at 10:00 AM. Perfect ...

Freeport Library Lego Club

Come join us at the library from 3:00 to 4:00pm on Tuesdays for free build time with Legos and friends.

Crestview Library Lego STEM Class

Calling all Lego enthusiasts ages 5-17 to solve a different Stem Lego challenge the first Tuesday of each month. Four ...

Panama City Center for the Arts Teen Sketching Class (ages 13-17)

Join instructor Steven as he will be introducing basic techniques for sketching in pencil. The foundation of this class is ...

Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Homeschool Week

Get ready for an education adventure like no other! From Monday, January 6 - Friday, January 10, 2025, Gulfarium Marine ...

  • 9:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • Cost: Special Pricing for Homeschoolers: Children (Ages 3-17): $13 (Regularly $22.95), One Parent/Chaperone: $21 (Regularly $32.95), Additional Adults: Regular admission applies. 25% off all animal encounters for children (ages 3-17).
  • Website: gulfarium.com
  • Category: Informational & Tours, Other

Nature Immersion and Kids Yoga at Coastal Branch Library

In the Garden– Ms. Sierra; certified yoga, level 1 forest school and Wilderness First Aid with Bachelors in phys. Ed ...

  • 9:00 am - 10:00 am 
  • Location: Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail, Santa Rosa Beach, FL, 32459
  • Cost: Donation based.
  • Website: waltonlibraries.com
  • Category: Classes

Freeport Library Storytime

Come and join us for story, song, craft, and snack! Every Wednesday at 10AM.

Fort Walton Beach Library Preschool Storytime (Ages 3-6)

Join Ms. Meghan every Wednesday for stories, songs, rhymes, and activities made for children ages 3-6! After storytime, children can ...

Mary Esther Library Baby Toddler StoryTime (Ages 0-2)

Ages 0 - 2! Lots of fun every story time with songs, books, and activities to encourage a love of ...

Niceville Library Preschool Story Time (Ages 3-5)

Join us for exciting stories, rhymes, music, and activities selected just for children ages 3-5 years. Children enjoy doing themed ...

Pre-K and Parent Social

Join other parents, toddlers, and EEC for free and fun programs that will connect you with community resources and parenting ...

  • 10:30 am - 12:30 pm 
  • Location: Oakland Terrace Clubhouse, 1900 W. 11th St. Panama City, FL 32401
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Emerald Coast Science Center PATHWAYS: Middle School Workshops

We invite all middle schoolers in grades 6-8 to our Pathways program. With these workshops, home school students will design, ...

  • 1:00 pm -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: Emerald Coast Science Center, 31 SW Memorial Parkway, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • Cost: $25 Members, $30 Non-Members. Book all lessons for each themed segment at the same time and receive 10% off the total price.
  • Website: www.ecscience.org
  • Category: Classes

Valparaiso Library Teen Hang-out (Ages 11-17)

Teens, ages 11-17, are welcome to join us at our Teen Hang-out! Teen Hang-Out is Monday-Friday. We will have activities ...

The Yoga Garden Collective Freeport Kids Fly Yoga Class

Let your child soar in our Kid’s Fly Yoga at The Yoga Garden Collective, designed for kiddos. This playful and ...

Fort Walton Beach Library Lego Club

Get creative with Lego Club! Join us twice a month for Lego Club -- on 2nd Wednesdays at 3pm and ...

Coastal Branch Library Lego Club

Lego Club meets on Wednesdays from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm in the community meeting room. Build your own Lego ...

Crestview Library Life Skills (Ages 15+)

This class series is designed to teach teens and young adults basic skills that will help them in life (ages ...

Freeport Library Anime Club

Bringing Anime Club back! Come and watch anime with us…ages 12 and up.

Walton-DeFuniak Library Children’s Chess Club

Children’s Chess Club is held every Wednesday. All ages and all skill levels are welcome!

Walton-DeFuniak Library Crafty Kiddos

Calling all crafty kids! Join us on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 3:30 to 4:30 PM. ...

Bay County Public Library Youth Dungeons and Dragons (Ages 8-12 / Registration Required)

Adventure through a table-top session of Dungeons and Dragons, Fifth Edition. Beginners welcome. Registration Required. Program geared for ages 8 ...

Rock Out Climbing Gym Destin Fall Youth Climbing Club (Ages 10-13)

Rock Out Youth Climbing Club B is a six-week recreational program beginning Jan. 8th and ending Feb.10th for ages 10-13 ...

  • 5:30 pm -  7:30 pm 
  • Location: Rock Out Climbing Gym, 2001 98 Palms Blvd, Destin, FL 32541
  • Cost: Contact for pricing.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Classes

Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Homeschool Week

Get ready for an education adventure like no other! From Monday, January 6 - Friday, January 10, 2025, Gulfarium Marine ...

  • 9:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • Cost: Special Pricing for Homeschoolers: Children (Ages 3-17): $13 (Regularly $22.95), One Parent/Chaperone: $21 (Regularly $32.95), Additional Adults: Regular admission applies. 25% off all animal encounters for children (ages 3-17).
  • Website: gulfarium.com
  • Category: Informational & Tours, Other

Bay County Public Library Read and Rhyme Storytime (Ages 3 – 5 with Caregiver)

Two start times for the same class - 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Books, songs, and rhymes geared for preschoolers! Class ...

Niceville Library Baby Bookworms Lapsit Storytime (Pre-walkers)

Give them a head start! Storytime attendance increases reading, listening and motor skills, attention span, music and rhythm, social development ...

Panama City Beach Library Sail into School (Ages 3-5 / Class size limited)

Join us for stories, songs, and felt play all to get ready for school! Class size is limited to 24 ...

  • 9:30 am - 10:30 am 
  • Location: Panama City Beach Public Library, 12500 Hutchison Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL 32407
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Library Programs, Free

Coastal Branch Library Preschool Storytime

Join us in the meeting room for preschool activities- stories, songs, and crafts with Coco. Dates may be subject to ...

Destin Library Preschool Storytime Ages 3-5

Preschool Storytime for ages 3 to 5. Children's Librarian, Sadie, leads preschoolers through a morning of stories, song and dance, ...

Fort Walton Beach Library Lapsit Storytime (Ages 0-3)

Join us every week for stories, songs, rhymes, cookies, and play time! For babies 0-3. Lapsit takes place on: Thursdays at 10:30am 1st ...

Niceville Library Toddlers Storytime (Walkers to Age 3)

Give them a head start! Storytime attendance increases reading, listening and motor skills, attention span, music and rhythm, social development ...

Little's Lunches and Kitchen Panama City Homeschooler's Progressive Culinary Class

Join our 6-week progressive culinary course where young chefs learn essential cooking techniques, explore delicious recipes, and build kitchen confidence ...

  • 12:00 pm -  1:30 pm 
  • Location: Little's Lunches and Kitchen, 854 N Tyndall Pkwy, Panama City, FL 32401
  • Cost: $52 per class/$310 for 6-week session
  • Website: form.jotform.com
  • Category: Classes

Valparaiso Library Teen Hang-out (Ages 11-17)

Teens, ages 11-17, are welcome to join us at our Teen Hang-out! Teen Hang-Out is Monday-Friday. We will have activities ...

Freeport Library Pokemon Club

Gotta catch em’ all! Pokémon club is for all trainers (novice and pro) where you can play the card game, ...

Walton-DeFuniak Library Lego Club

Join us for LEGO Club at the Walton-DeFuniak Public Library, Thursdays from 3:30-4:30 pm. Ages 6-18 welcome. All supplies provided.

Walton-DeFuniak Library Pokeman Club

Every Thursday we'll have Pokemon Club at 3:30 pm! In this club, we play the card game and trade cards. ...

Bay County Public Library Youth Dungeons and Dragons (Ages 8-12 / Registration Required)

Adventure through a table-top session of Dungeons and Dragons, Fifth Edition. Beginners welcome. Registration Required. Program geared for ages 8 ...

Little's Lunches and Kitchen Panama City Kid's Progressive Culinary Class

Join our 6-week progressive culinary course where young chefs learn essential cooking techniques, explore delicious recipes, and build kitchen confidence ...

  • 5:00 pm -  6:30 pm 
  • Location: Little's Lunches and Kitchen, 854 N Tyndall Pkwy, Panama City, FL 32401
  • Cost: $52 per class/$310 for 6-week session
  • Website: form.jotform.com
  • Category: Classes

Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park Homeschool Week

Get ready for an education adventure like no other! From Monday, January 6 - Friday, January 10, 2025, Gulfarium Marine ...

  • 9:00 am -  4:30 pm 
  • Location: Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park, 1010 Miracle Strip Parkway SE, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
  • Cost: Special Pricing for Homeschoolers: Children (Ages 3-17): $13 (Regularly $22.95), One Parent/Chaperone: $21 (Regularly $32.95), Additional Adults: Regular admission applies. 25% off all animal encounters for children (ages 3-17).
  • Website: gulfarium.com
  • Category: Informational & Tours, Other

Flip and Fun Gymnastics Crestview: Flippin Out Tuesdays and Fridays

Flippin Out Tuesdays and Fridays is a unique experience for children who are crawlers through VPK (0-5). We offer a ...

Bay County Public Library Discovering Art History for Homeschool (Ages 8-12 / Registration Required)

Join us in Youth Services for a short art history lesson with a craft! Dress to mess! Registration required.

Fort Walton Beach Library Baby Social Hour (pre-walkers)

Babies (pre-walkers) and their caregivers are warmly invited to join us for a delightful session of free play with bubbles, ...

Niceville Library Preschool Story Time (Ages 3-5)

Join us for exciting stories, rhymes, music, and activities selected just for children ages 3-5 years. Children enjoy doing themed ...

The Portal Panama City Homeschool Hangout

Our Homeschool Hangout is back! We welcome all homeschool students and their families to join us. Now twice a month ...

  • 11:00 am -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: The Portal Downtown, 328 Luverne Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401
  • Cost: Free to attend. Food and beverages an additional cost.
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Other

Valparaiso Library Teen Hang-out (Ages 11-17)

Teens, ages 11-17, are welcome to join us at our Teen Hang-out! Teen Hang-Out is Monday-Friday. We will have activities ...

Crestview Library Teen Time

Grades 6-12 come hang out with others and play various video and board games! Each week there is a different ...

Freeport Library Kids Chess Club

Chess club is every Friday from 3:00-4:00pm for kids. Bring a friend or play a game with someone new. Just ...

Coastal Branch Library Tween/Teen E-Sports Games

Tween and teen E-Sports (Electronic) League on Fridays starting at 3:30 to 4:30 playing electronically Smash Brothers! Pop in anytime ...

The Beach Bar at Royal Palm Grille Beach Bonfire

Free Beach Bonfire, every Monday and Friday all year long! Located at The Beach Bar at Royal Palm Grille beginning ...

  • 4:30 pm - 10:00 pm 
  • Location: Royal Palm Grille,1096 Scenic Gulf Drive, Miramar Beach, FL 32550
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

Destin Library Craft Night: Needle Felting (Ages 12+)

Ages 12+. Learn how to create your own needle felted animal or make your own creation! All supplies will be ...

The Big Chill 30A Family Game Night: Trivia

Grab some drinks and dinner and join us for family trivia night from 6-8pm under our covered and heated pavilion! ...

  • 6:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: The Big Chill, 7000 E County Hwy 30A, Inlet Beach, FL 32461
  • Cost: Free to attend. Food/drinks an additional cost.
  • Website: thebigchill.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Other

Big Orange House Designs Niceville Kids Paint - Unicorns

We always have fun when we get out the canvases with kids! Come to the studio and let us walk ...

Freeport Library Creative Craft Collective

Come join us every Saturday for a different art or craft! Call the library to find out what craft we ...

NERD Lab Niceville STEM Saturdays

Join us for STEM SATURDAYS at NERD Lab, where students VPK-12th grade can explore the exciting worlds of science, technology, ...

  • 10:00 am - 11:30 am 
  • Location: NERD Lab, 119 Partin Dr, Niceville, FL 32578
  • Cost: $20 per lab
  • Website: nerd-lab.com
  • Category: Classes

Panama City Center for the Arts Kids Handbuilding: Piggy Banks (Ages 7+)

Join our instructor Jaweria as she teaches kids step-by-step how to create their own clay piggy banks. Students will learn ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Panama City Center for the Arts, 19 E 4th St, Panama City, FL 32401
  • Cost: $45 Member/ $55 Non-member
  • Website: bayarts.square.site
  • Category: Classes

Panama City Center for the Arts Kids Sketching Class (ages 7-15)

Join instructor Steven in this sketching workshop on how to use basic techniques for sketching in pencil. The foundation of ...

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 
  • Location: Panama City Center for the Arts, 19 E 4th St, Panama City, FL 32401
  • Cost: $25 Member / $35 Non-member
  • Website: bayarts.square.site
  • Category: Classes

Fort Walton Beach Library Girls Empowered with Math and Science (GEMS) Workshop

Join the Emerald Coast Science Center for their Girls Empowered with Math and Science (GEMS) Workshops for girls ages 8-15. ...

Niceville Library Lego Club (Ages 6-12)

If you love to create and use your imagination, this is the club for you! We provide the LEGOs, and ...

Niceville Comics and Collectibles Disney Lorcana League

Register Lorcana League play on melee.gg. Earn a point each time you register for different league days. It’s free entry ...

  • 11:00 am -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: Niceville Comics and Collectibles, 96 S John Sims Pkwy, Valparaiso, FL 32580
  • Cost: Free
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Other, Free

Niceville Library Lego Club (Ages 6-12)

If you love to create and use your imagination, this is the club for you! We provide the LEGOs, and ...

The Light Room Panama City Beginning Photography for Teens and Pre-Teens

A creative class for pre-teens and teens ages 12-17. This four-week series gets teens comfortable with their camera through hands ...

  • 1:00 pm -  3:00 pm 
  • Location: The Light Room, 306 Harrison Avenue, Panama City, FL 32401
  • Cost: $95
  • Website: www.thelightroompc.com
  • Category: Classes

Bay County Public Library Teen Dungeons and Dragons (Ages 12-17 / Registration Required)

Adventure through a table-top session of Dungeons and Dragons, Fifth Edition. Beginners welcome. Program geared for ages 12 - 17. ...

Fort Walton Beach Library Lapsit Storytime (Ages 0-3)

Join us every week for stories, songs, rhymes, cookies, and play time! For babies 0-3. Lapsit takes place on: Thursdays at 10:30am 1st ...

Mary Esther Library Roll with It Dungeons and Dragons (14+)

Looking for a new party? Or maybe it's your first time slaying dragons? Either way, we'd be happy to have ...

E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center Member Camp-in

Grab your sleeping bag and camp overnight inside the Biophilia Center! Look forward to a scavenger hunt, pizza, games, a ...

  • 5:00 pm 
  • Location: E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center, 4956 State Highway 20 E, Freeport, FL 32439
  • Cost: Free for Members
  • Website: www.facebook.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Free

The Big Chill 30A Family Game Night: BINGO

Grab some drinks and dinner and join us for family bingo night from 6-8pm under our covered and heated pavilion! ...

  • 6:00 pm -  8:00 pm 
  • Location: The Big Chill, 7000 E County Hwy 30A, Inlet Beach, FL 32461
  • Cost: Free to attend. Food/drinks an additional cost.
  • Website: thebigchill.com
  • Category: Family Fun, Other
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