FAQs

DO WE NEED A TICKET TO ENTER THE FESTIVAL?

No! The main festival is and always will be free to attend. It is one mile long spanning from Harborwalk Village to Heron Harbor and will have food and merchandise vendors the whole way.
Tickets are only required for the VIP area.

What is the vip area?

Festival attendees can purchase a VIP ticket to enter a gated area. 10 local restaurants will be preparing food to sample. Guests will sample the food and vote on their favorite. We will also have a cash bar, private bathrooms, separate music stage, seating area, and TVs playing football.

Saturday and Sunday Schedule:
Food Samples available: 11am-6pm

BUY TICKETS WHILE THEY LAST

What is the difference on fridays ticket vs saturday or sunday?

Friday Night is our Sponsor Party. This tickets allows access to a catered meal by Willingham Seafood, Artistic Catering and Boathouse Oyster Bar.

Saturday & Sunday is our VIP area; that ticket allows you to sample food items, vote on your favorites, enjoy football on the TVs, Bacardi Blender Bikes and so much more.

Where can we park?

Public parking is available across from the Destin Harbor in the Marler City Parking Lot, next door to Harbor Tavern in the Heron Harbor Parking Lot, in the Harborwalk Village parking lot.

We are also offering a FREE shuttle service from the Morgan Sports Complex to the Harbor each day of the festival.

Shuttle Schedule:
Friday September 27 β€” 5:45pm to 10:45pm
Saturday September 28 β€” 12:00pm to 10:45pm
Sunday September 29 β€” 12:00pm to 6:45pm

What is there to do at the festival?

SO much! Over 100 vendors will be set up to browse booths including artists, retail, jewelry, commercial products, food and more. Find them from the Heron Harbor parking lot all the way through Harborwalk Village. There are 5 live music stages throughout the festival, a Kids Zone with face painting, casting contest, mingo toss and more. Harborwalk Village will also have fireworks at 9pm on Saturday. It’s going to be a fun filled weekend on the Destin Harbor!

Are dogs allowed?

Leashed dogs are allowed the length of larger, full festival from Harborwalk Village to Harbor Tavern. They will not be permitted inside the VIP area.

What else should we know?

We have a dining tent with seating in the Brotulas south parking lot by the food vendors and in the Heron Harbor parking lot.
Bathrooms will be available all throughout the Harbor.