What to do in Destin July 4th, 2017
2017 Smoke on the Coast BBQ & Fireworks Festival
Date: July 4, 2017
Event Description:
13th Annual Smoke on the Coast BBQ & Fireworks event on July 3. These charities will be teaming up with various restaurants and BBQ aficionados to fire up their grills, with each team preparing their BBQ-inspired specialty. Then attendees sample mouth-watering BBQ dishes hot off the grills and vote for the coveted People’s Choice title. Celebrity judges will also award Judge’s Pick winners of a blind taste test.
- The 16 non-profit organizations, along with their BBQ teams, will be:
- Air Force Enlisted Village/The Gulf Seafood Restaurant
- Arc of the Emerald Coast/Highway 98 BBQ
- Boys & Girls Club of the Emerald Coast/Big Red Truck
- Children In Crisis/B&C Fire Safety
- Choctawhatchee Basin Alliance/Whole Foods
- Destin Rotary Foundation/Destin Rotary Club
- Emerald Coast Children’s Advocacy Center/BrightView Landscaping
- Food For Thought/Waste Management Company
- Habitat for Humanity/Hub City Smokehouse & Grill
- Harvest House of Destin/Tailfins Seafood House & Oyster Bar
- Heritage Museum of NW FL/Okaloosa Gas
- Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation/BC’s Southern Paradise BBQ & Catering
- Opportunity Place/Classic Catering
- Panhandle Warrior Partnership/Making their own BBQ
- Ronald McDonald House Charities/Voodoo BBQ & Grill
- Toys for Tots/Bass Pro Shops
“We are excited about adding so many charities this year,” Destin Commons marketing manager Heather Ruiz commented. “Just by participating, each charity will automatically receive $2,500. This will truly be a charitable event with the potential of donating up to $80,000 to these non-profits through our Coins for A Cause program and the proceeds of Smoke on the Coast.”
Red, White, and Baytowne
Destin Commons recently announced they will be partnering with 16 area charities:
- The Implant Truth Survivors Committee partnered with A Cup of Cajun
- Gulf Coast Council Boy Scouts partnered with Smoking Scouts Barbeque Crew
- Niceville/Valparaiso Rotary partnered with LJ Schooners Dockside Restaurant & Oyster Bar
- Heritage Museum of NW FL partnered with Pallet Bar & Grill
- Emerald Coast Science Center partnered with Bow Tie BBQ & Catering
- The Arc of the Emerald Coast partnered with Sealey Sauce Company
- Dog-Harmony partnered with the School of Mitchell – Gulf Coast
- Habitat for Humanity partnered with Habitat Construction Crew
- Children in Crisis partnered with B&C Fire Safety
- The Boys & Girls Clubs
- United for a Good Cause, Inc. partnered with Conexion Media Group
- Sons of Amvets
Tuesday, July 4th
Time: 6-9 pm
Location: The Events Plaza Lawn
Cost: Free
Celebrate Independence Day at Baytowne! Enjoy a day of fun in the sun and an evening that lights up the sky! Live music and kids’ activities from 6-9 pm. Enjoy LIVE music with Soul Track Mind on the Events Plaza Stage starting at 7 pm! Our patriotic fireworks light up the sky at 9:15 pm.
Fourth of July Celebration
Let Freedom SING!
Come to Destin Harbor and celebrate Independence Day with live music all weekend.
Saturday July 2nd 7:00 PM Fortag
Sunday July 3rd 7:00 PM: January Noise
Monday July 4th 7:00 PM: Country singer/songwriter Kevin Sport and Fireworks at 9:00 PM with an exhilarating fire experience by Just Add Fire!
