BOGGY BAYOU MULLET FESTIVAL
When: Third Weekend in October
Niceville's annual salute to the mullet (the fish, not
the haircut!). This three-day festival draws tens of thousands of people
from across the South and beyond. Big name entertainment, food, beer, arts
and crafts, children's rides and activities and more.
Annual
Thunderbird Intertribal Powwow
When: Early November
The Annual Thunderbird Intertribal Powwow is held at the Mullet Festival
grounds in Niceville in early November each year.
The three-day event features Native American dancing, storytelling,
traditional drums and singers, handcrafted, authentic native crafters,
exhibits, demonstrations and food.
The annual Native American Powwow is part of the Native American and Alaskan
Heritage Month activities during the month of November.
Organizers aim to educate the local community about Native Americans and
their role in the past and the present, promote cultural understanding and
encourage participation and goodwill between Native and non-Native persons.
THUNDERBIRD
INTERTRIBAL POWWOW WEB SITE
SATURDAY IN THE PARK
When: Late April
Artists and craftspeople from throughout the area display their wares and
skills at the annual Saturday in the Park held each April at Perrine Park in
historic downtown Valparaiso. The popular springtime festival benefits the
Heritage Museum of Valparaiso.
In addition to over 100 craftspeople and artists, Saturday in the Park
traditionally features local musical entertainment and dancers, pony rides
and other amusements for children, craft demonstrations, old fashioned horse
and carriage rides along the bayou, storytellers, crafts, antique cars,
plant show and sale, food and much more.
SATURDAY IN
THE PARK WEB PAGE
YULE OF YESTERYEAR
When: Mid-December
In an age of technology and new fangled gadgets, the Yule of Yesteryear,
sponsored by the Heritage Museum of Northwest Florida, offers a glimpse into
the past. Held at Perrine park in historic Downtown Valparaiso, the daylong
celebration offers old time Christmas festivities geared for families, arts
and crafts demonstrations and sales, food booths, activities for children,
the Walton Guard reenacting a Civil war Christmas and more.
