Weekly Wave

March 11, 2025

Good morning, Elizabeth!

We have sponsorship opportunities for our Ladies Who Launch and Tourism & Hospitality Lunch events. Sponsors are asked to provide lunch for up to 45 people, receive top billing in all promotional material, and have five minutes to speak to the group. If either of these groups are your target market, please give us a call at (850) 837-6241.

Recap of TDD's 2025 Research + Trends Presentation

Thank you to all who joined last week's Destin-Fort Walton Beach Tourism Development Department's 2025 Research + Trends presentation. If you missed it or would like to view it again, please see the links below.

Presentation Links

• Full video presentation

• Presentation deck with Q+A and resources at the end

Or jump a specific topic within the video

• Consumer trends, visitation and lodging spend

• TDD efforts, destination website updates, and media

• Tourism tools, online scouts and Reel Time

Seeking Business & Technical Professionals for Destin High School Career Day

Help Destin High School sophomores and juniors discover new opportunities by sharing your career story and answering questions. The format will be speed networking, which offers a quick-paced information exchange between professionals and small groups of students. The event is Wednesday, April 23, from 8:30 - 1 p.m., at Destin Methodist Church.

We are accepting up to 30 business and technical professionals with a limit of two per industry. Email Gretchen at membership@DestinChamber.com to participate.

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Tourism & Hospitality Lunch: Restaurant Panel

Wednesday, March 12 | 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Location: Destin Chamber Conference Room

Registration and payment required.

We will host a Restaurant Panel focused on the labor market, rising costs, collaboration with other businesses, and more. Panelists include Tyler Jarvis of The Bald & The Beard Restaurant Group; Rich Neal, Partner/General Manager Operations at Fudpucker’s Beachside Bar & Grill; and Lee Pardue, Director of Operations at Marina Café.

Sponsorship of this event is available! Please call (850) 837-6241 or email membership@DestinChamber.com for details.

Power Hours With Kevin: Free Business Consulting

Thursday, March 13 | 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Location: Destin Chamber

Find details here.

Florida SBDC at UWF Business Consultant Kevin Oster will be available for impromptu meetings assisting with business challenges or opportunities. These meetings are confidential and at no cost to you. No appointment is required; however, you are welcome to email KOster@uwf.edu if you would like to schedule one.

Business Before Hours Sponsored by Destin Water Users

Friday, March 14 | 7:30 - 9 a.m.

Location: LuLu's Destin

Registration and payment required.

Please join us, sponsor Destin Water Users, and non-profit spotlight Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation for a delicious breakfast overlooking the beautiful Choctawhatchee Bay. Destin Mayor Bobby Wagner will present the State of the City. Destin High School Choral Department students will begin the event by singing the National Anthem.

Business After Hours Sponsored by Beachworx

Thursday, March 27 | 5 - 6:30 p.m.

Location: 34990 Emerald Coast Pkwy. Ste. 300, Destin

Registration required.

Join us for networking, cocktails, and appetizers! Door prizes are welcome.

March 25 - European Wax Center

April 3 - Toxic Freedom

Congratulations to 850 Froyo and Kwench Juice Cafe on last week's ribbon cutting celebration!

Congratulations to Spark by Hilton Destin on last week's ribbon cutting celebration!

Palmetto Moon

Planners and Engineers Collaborative

Signarama Destin

Toxic Freedom

Thank You To Our Renewing Members

Tuesday, March 11

FREE Coworking Every Tuesday at Beachworx Destin

College & Career Fair

Destin High School Job Fair

Young Professionals of Destin Sunset Social Sponsored by LuLu's Destin

Community Conversation on Substance Use

Wednesday, March 12

Shape & Sculpt Class

Destin Chamber's Tourism & Hospitality Lunch

Wednesday Night Concert Series at The Village of Baytowne Wharf

Thursday, March 13

Power Hours With Kevin: Free Business Consulting

Bubbly Baytowne

Community Conversation on Substance Use

Little Black Dress Night at Marina Cafe

Friday, March 14

Destin Chamber's Business Before Hours Sponsored by Destin Water Users

Spring Lawn Games in Grand Park

Karaoke at American Legion Post 296

Saturday, March 15

The Savage Loop

Grand Boulevard’s Farmers’ Market

Baytowne Wharf Farmers Market

Crawl, Walk, Run – It’s All Just for Fun Memorial Workout for SSG Thomas “Tommy” Lazzaro

'When Banks Say No' Webinar

Spring Lawn Games in Grand Park

Saturday, March 15 - Sunday, March 16

Go, Dog. GO!

Sunday, March 16

Sunday Breakfast at American Legion Post 296

Destin Community Farmers Market

7th Annual Mac & Cheese Festival

Monday, March 17

St. Paddy's Day Delight

If you would like your event listed here, please submit it to the Events Calendar at DestinChamber.com. Be sure to include your company name, as we only publish events of Destin Chamber members.