Florida's Forgotten Coast Plein Air Paint-out 2008
May 8, 2008 to May 18, 2008
Downtown Apalachicola


Fins 'N' Family Allshore Fishing Tournament (All Species)
May 9, 2008 to May 10, 2008 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Wefing's Maritime Village
Start fishing Friday and continue Saturday. Registration Friday at noon @ Wefings Maritime Village 252 Water Street Apalachicola. Awards and fish frye at Wheelhouse Café @ 6pm. Entry forms available at the Chamber. For information call 653-3142.

Archeology Day
May 17, 2008 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
St. Joseph Bay Buffer State Preserve Center
Possibly some spear throwing before we get started, looking at artifacts. 10: A M, slides and talk on Apalachicola Valley and St. Joe Bay archaeology. 11 AM (approx), tour of 8Gu10, Richardson's Hammock shell midden site (Middle Woodland burial mound and campsite, Fort Walton camp radiocarbon dated to A.D.1200; characteristic large-gastropod shell midden (horse conch [Pleuroploca gigantea] and lightning whelk [Busycon contrarium]). Park at entrance, walk into site (about 500 meters in dune sand) For more information look online or call 850-229-1787

Big Bend Hospice Memorial Plant Swap
June 6, 2008 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Apalachicola Farmer's Market (Natural Medicine Shoppe)
Bring those extra plants from your yard to share with your neighbors and take away something new to add to your garden this spring. For every two plants you bring you can select a plant at no charge or if you choose, buy a ticket for $1.00 and pick out a plant. Special Hands for Hospice windsocks will add a touch of whimsy to any yard and have been hand made by Karla Ambos. The Hands of Hospice make a great gift for any garden lover and are available for a suggested donation of $10. All proceeds will go directly to providing hospice care in Franklin County. For information, call Pam Allbritton (850) 508-8749.

1st Annual Apalachicola Bluegrass Festival
June 21, 2008
313 Water Street Apalachicola
Great food, kids activities, craft and food vendors, prizes for the best bluegrass dressed male and female and featuring live bluegrass music. Festival opens at 11:00am, bring your lawn chair and enjoy the festivities. For more information contact Wheelhouse Restaurant (850) 653-8860.

Estuary Day
September 26, 2008 2:00 PM - 9:30 PM
261 7th Street Apalachicola, Florida
Annual Estuary Day Celebration. Free admission, education and activities for everyone.

Forgotten Coast Community Auction
October 3, 2008 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
The Dixie Theatre
From attic treasures to unique merchandise, this event promises to be the best auction & yard sale you'll ever attend! (850) 653-9419

Forgotten Coast Community Yard Sale
October 4, 2008 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Downtown Apalachicola
From attic treasures to unique merchandise, this event promises to be the best auction & yard sale you'll ever attend! (850) 653-9419

Oyster Spat Festival
October 10, 2008 to October 12, 2008
St. George Island


4th Annual Apalachicola Bay Chamber Golf Tournament
October 10, 2008 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
St. James Bay Golf Course
Tee up with business members from around the Franklin, Gulf, Leon and Wakulla County areas at the 4th Annual Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament. Tee-time is 1:00 pm on the beautiful, new St. James Bay Golf Course in Lanark. Prizes worth $4,000 for the top three teams. Scores will be totaled and prizes awarded at a reception following the tournament. Tournament proceeds will go toward the Chamber's programs. (850) 653-9419

Blues on the Lot
October 17, 2008 to October 18, 2008
Lot Behind Smokehouse Antiques
Grab your lawn chair and a cooler head to Apalachicola for a weekend of blues music. Friday, from 6:00 -10:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am-10:00 pm. See blues bands from across our region. For more information, call (850) 653-3550.

45th Annual Florida Seafood Festival
October 31, 2008 to November 1, 2008
Battery Park
The oldest seafood festival in the state. If you love great seafood, arts & crafts, fine folks and wonderful entertainment all wrapped into a magnificent family atmosphere, then join us in Apalachicola for the 45th Annual Florida Seafood Festival. The event will feature quality entertainment and maritime crafts paying tribute to the Apalachicola Bay's commercial fishermen. There is also an oyster shucking contest, oyster eating contest. For more information go to www.floridaseafoodfestival.com

Downtown Oyster Roast
October 31, 2008 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Apalachicola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce
Friday evening, October 31st, the Apalachicola Bay Chamber will host its annual oyster roast. Enjoy roasted and raw oysters, artichoke and oyster soup, shrimp, crabs, and homemade desserts under the stars on Commerce Street. Musical entertainment, great micro-brewery beers and wines, plus some of the freshest seafood in the country will be served up. Tickets are available at the Chamber office (850) 653-9419.

Historic Apalachicola Annual Christmas Celebration
November 21, 2008 to November 22, 2008
Downtown Apalachicola
The Historic Apalachicola Christmas Celebration will light up Apalachicola from 4:30-8:00 p.m. the streets of downtown Apalachicola will be lined with luminaries and filled with holiday spirit. Merchants will be open late and the sounds of carolers will echo through the streets filling the evening with Christmas spirit. The highlight, of course, will be the big guy himself. Santa will arrive on a shrimp boat at 4:00 p.m. at the City Dock on Water Street, across from City Hall. Santa will hear children's Christmas wishes and carolers will sing. Join us for an old-fashioned Christmas celebration! For more information, contact the Chamber office at (850) 653-9419

Holiday Fresh Market
December 6, 2008 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The Dixie Theatre
Why fight the crowds and traffic at the malls? Come for the day or the weekend. Shop in a relaxed, hassle free environment. Buy hand crafted Apalachicola specialties from fresh seasonal wreaths to vintage European glass bead jewelry. Your gift shopping has never been easier (850) 653-9419

Eastpoint Christmas Parade
December 6, 2008 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Highway 98 in Eastpoint
The small town of Eastpoint comes to life as Santa comes to town on a fire truck. For more information call Pam Watson @ (850) 653-7041