The Tate’s Hell 5k at the St. James Bay Golf Resort kicks off the Bay Fest in Carrabelle with live music, a national bike safety course, an auction, and a pickleball tournament! The race begins at 8am with a course that winds along the golf course and benefits the Franklin County Senior Center. Festivities continue throughout the day with fun for the entire family!

A bi-annual event, the Fall Bay Day Celebration celebrates the St. Joseph Bay State Buffer Preserve and highlights all of the activities available at the preserve. Enjoy a silent auction, raffle, birding tours, wildlife exhibits, nature/plant exhibits, educational displays, and a low country shrimp boil. In addition, there will be kids activities, fire demonstration, snacks, live music and tram tours.

Produced by Joe and Sara Whitmer, the Forgotten Coast Music Festival is a two-day festival in George Core Park overlooking St. Joseph Bay featuring outstanding music from amazing artists! The 2022 line-up includes headliners the John Bull Trio and The Pitbull of Blues Band along with Mr. Sipp  “the Mississippi Blues Child”, John DaSilva, JP Soars’ Gypsy Blues Review, and Cros.

Now in its 12^th year, the Blast on the Bay Songwriters festival is a four-day, multi-venue music event featuring musicians and songwriters direct from Nashville. Festival performances will consist of musicians who collectively have written hundreds of hit songs from Faith Hill and George Strait to Jason Aldean and Garth Brooks. Expect more venues and over 30 songwriters at this year’s event!