Check out our Destin Forward program! Designed to provide a hands-on learning experience into the issues facing the Destin community on a day-to-day basis, Destin Forward accepts up to 25 business professionals for each 9-month class.  Participants learn from community leaders and industry experts on a variety of topics, including the environment, waterways, history, tourism promotion, real estate, non-profits, transportation, government affairs, and more.

We have already begun receiving applications for the Class of 2019, and the class is filling up! For the application and details, please click here.

Get ready for Destin's biggest beach party, when the  7th Annual Paddle at the Porch Sponsored by Destin ER returns to the beach behind The Back Porch Seafood & Oyster House on Saturday, Aug. 18! Want to know if sponsorship will help you reach your target market? Check out our sponsorship deck for paddler statistics and for 2018 sponsorship opportunities.

Want to paddle? Registration is now open. Visit PaddleAtThePorch.com for details.

Thank you to race partners BOTE and The Back Porch Seafood & Oyster House; title sponsor Destin ER; gold sponsor ResortQuest by Wyndham Vacation Rentals; accommodations sponsors  The Islander, Destin Gulfgate, and  Newman-Dailey Resort Properties, Inc.; silver sponsors  Blanken Management, Henry Chiropractic, Sea Glass Apartments,  Sleep Number Store #10939, and Wet, Inc.; and media sponsors  102.1 The Wave, 103.1 The Blaze,  Highway 98 Country ,  K2 Media, Inc., and Q92 Hit Music Now.

Destin Life

July 4 - Chamber Office Closed & Military Affairs Council (MAC) Meeting Canceled

July 10 -  Chamber's 5th Annual Great American Cookout Sponsored by Community Bank Coast and Emerald Coast Title Services

July 19 - Destin Young Professionals Breakfast Sponsored by Cups and Cones, LLC

August 18 - 7th Annual Paddle at the Porch Sponsored by Destin ER

November 15 - 6th Annual Bourbon at the Bay Presented by Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC

December 13 - Annual Holiday Party & Awards Gala Sponsored by Fort Walton Beach Medical Center & Twin Cities Hospital

**No Business After Hours in June or July

Ribbon Cuttings

June 26 - LegalShield

Looking for more events in the Destin area? Check out our online calendar.