The Cultural Arts Alliance (CAA) of Walton County is pleased to announce the finalists for the 2nd Annual “Made In Walton County” Songwriters Showdown, taking place Thursday, March 27, 2026, from 6–8:30 p.m. at The Pavilion at Watersound® Town Center. This family-friendly event celebrates the art of songwriting and showcases the region’s vibrant music community.
The Destin Charity Wine Auction Foundation is one of the nation’s leading charitable wine events, bringing together world-renowned vintners, chefs, and philanthropists in South Walton to support children in need across Northwest Florida.
This spring, DeFuniak Springs is striking a new chord with the launch of Faith Factor, a faith-based singing competition that promises more than applause. The grand prize? A $10,000 purse and a spotlight bright enough to change someone’s story.
In Walton County, commerce is more than transaction—it is texture. The cafés, contractors, hoteliers, retailers, and nonprofits that line our streets and anchor our neighborhoods collectively shape the rhythm and reputation of this place we call home.
There are places where history doesn’t sit behind glass. It walks the sidewalk at dusk. It waits on shaded porches. It gathers—still—when given the right invitation.
Lake DeFuniak has always been one of those places.
Nearly perfectly round and improbably calm, the lake has long served as both compass and common ground for DeFuniak Springs. In the late nineteenth century, it drew educators, thinkers, musicians and families from across the country for the Florida Chautauqua—an ambitious experiment in lifelong learning that once placed this small Panhandle town at the center of a national cultural movement.
On Friday, February 13, 2026, the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa will host women from across the county who are ready to do more than raise money. They’re ready to build. The luncheon kicks off Habitat’s 2026 Women Build Workshops, a series of build days that prove when women lead, communities gain.
