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THE FORECAST CALLS FOR WARM AND SUNNY WITH A TOUCH OF EMERALD THIS SUMMER AT FLORIDA’S EMERALD COAST
May 15, 2008
DESTIN • FORT WALTON BEACH • OKALOOSA ISLAND, Fla. – This summer, FLORIDA’S EMERALD COAST offers the perfect “one gas tank trip” for its southeast neighbors to enjoy the festivities along 24 miles of sugar-white sands and brilliant emerald-green waters. With rates starting at $165/per night through August 31, 2008, the southern sea towns of Destin • Fort Walton Beach • Okaloosa Island celebrate summer with pirate festivals and boating competitions to dolphin encounters and concerts on the harbor.
Voted the “Best Beach Town in the South” and one of the top five “Favorite Family Vacation Destinations” for 13 consecutive years by the readers of Southern Living, Florida’s Emerald Coast promises plenty of sun and sand adventures and water-splashed action for “kids” of all ages. From the 53rd annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival – including fireworks, live entertainment and a raid of Fort Walton Beach by Capt. Billy Bowlegs and his pirates – and sunset art shows at the restored HarborWalk Village to popular Fourth of July parades, featuring musical tributes and fireworks displays overlooking the beautiful Gulf of Mexico and Emerald Coast Boat Week showcasing the “World’s Luckiest Fishing Village.”
JUNE
• SummerFest on Destin Harbor (June 1 – August 23)
• Art on the Harbor (every Sunday June 1 – August 17)
• Red, White and Blue Celebration (every Thursday June 5 – August 21)
• Rock the Docks (every Saturday June 7 – August 23)
• First Friday Concert Series (every Friday from June 6 – August 29)
• 53rd Annual Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival (5th – 9th)
• Billy Bowlegs Torchlight Parade (9th)
JULY
• Independence Day at the Landing (4th)
• Bastille Day Wine Walkabout (10th)
AUGUST
• 16th Annual Emerald Coast Boat Week (16th)
• 17th Annual Greek Festival (29th)
Along with this summer’s wide range of events, Florida’s Emerald Coast offers year-round attractions and activities for families from enjoying dolphin shows at Florida’s Gulfarium – the state’s oldest marine park – and splashing around at Big Kahuna’s Water and Adventure Park to angling the “big one” while deep sea fishing at the “World’s Luckiest Fishing Village” and teeing off on more than 1,080 holes of golf.
A sampling of accommodations and rates good through August 31st includes:
Four Points by Sheraton – Destin/Ft. Walton from $165 per night
Comfort Inn – Destin from $169 per night
Destin West Beach & Bay Resort from $213 per night
Henderson Park Inn from $279 per night
To experience Florida’s Emerald Coast this summer, visit www.destin-fwb.com or contact the Emerald Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. at 800-322-3319.
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