Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce

Adult Crafternoon: Embroidery Stitch Books Workshop at Eastpoint Library
2025-09-11 14:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Eastpoint Public Library, 160 Hickory Dip Rd, Eastpoint, Fl, 32328
The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries (FFCPL) are pleased to announce another fun and creative event in their popular Program Series – Adult Crafternoon: Embroidery Stitch Books. This hands-on crafting workshop will take place on Thursday, September 11, 2025, at 2:30 PM at the Eastpoint Branch Library, located at 160 Hickory Dip Road, Eastpoint, FL 32328. The workshop is free with all materials supplied and open to all adults. No library card is required.

Adults will enjoy this afternoon of creativity. This month’s adult craft is Embroidery Stitch Books, where participants will learn a variety of basic stitches while creating a handy reference book to take home.

Adult Crafternoons, held the 2nd Thursday each month at the Eastpoint Branch Library, are a great way to unwind, connect with others, and take home a handmade treasure. This session is designed to be an enjoyable and stress-free experience, perfect for both beginners and seasoned crafters.

The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries, a 501(c)(3) organization, offers the Program Series to ensure that the libraries in Eastpoint and Carrabelle continue to provide informational, educational and cultural materials for the benefit of persons of all ages in the community. For more information, please call 850-670-8151. For details or to join the Friends, please visit https://friendsfcpl.com. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

Endless Bubbles at The Gibson
2025-09-14 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-21 12:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-28 12:00 - 15:00 | The Gibson Inn, 51 Ave C, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States
Join us for brunch and enjoy our endless bubbles featuring our bottomless mimosas for $15 per person. Savor a variety of fruity favorites. Sundays Noon-3pm

Free Tech Help Sessions Offered at the Carrabelle Library
2025-09-16 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-23 08:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Eastpoint Public Library, 160 Hickory Dip Rd, Eastpoint, Fl, 32328
The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries (FFCPL) are pleased to announce a series of free educational Tech Help sessions this August at the Carrabelle Branch Library. These sessions are part of the Program Series, offering something for everyone – young children, students, and lifelong learners. These events are open to the public—no library card is required—and offer a welcoming, inclusive space for individuals of all ages to learn, explore, and connect through technology.
The Tech Help sessions will be held every Tuesday in August – August 5, 12, 19, and 26 – at 11:00 am ET at the Carrabelle Branch Library, located at 311 St. James Ave. SE (Highway 98), Carrabelle, FL. These relaxed, judgment-free sessions provide one-on-one technology assistance for guests who need help with devices, email, digital resources, and basic tech skills. No registration is necessary—drop-ins are welcome!
The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries, a 501(c)(3) organization, offers the Program Series to ensure that the libraries in Eastpoint and Carrabelle continue to provide informational, educational and cultural materials for the benefit of persons of all ages in the community. For details or to join the Friends, please visit our website or contact the Carrabelle Branch at 850-275-9895. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

Free Tech Help Sessions Continue at the Carrabelle Library
2025-09-16 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-23 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-30 11:00 - 17:00 | Carrabelle Library 311 St James Ave Carrabelle, FL 32322 United States, 311 st, james, Carrabelle, Fl
The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries (FFCPL) are pleased to announce that a popular series of free educational Tech Help sessions will continue this September at the Carrabelle Branch Library. These sessions are part of the Program Series, offering something for everyone – young children, students, and lifelong learners. These events are open to the public—no library card is required—and offer a welcoming, inclusive space for individuals of all ages to learn, explore, and connect through technology.

The Tech Help sessions will be held every Tuesday in September- September 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 – at 11:00 am ET at the Carrabelle Branch Library, located at 311 St. James Ave. SE (Highway 98), Carrabelle, FL. These relaxed, judgment-free sessions provide one-on-one technology assistance for guests who need help with devices, email, digital resources, and basic tech skills. No registration is necessary—drop-ins are welcome!

The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries, a 501(c)(3) organization, offers the Program Series to ensure that the libraries in Eastpoint and Carrabelle continue to provide informational, educational and cultural materials for the benefit of persons of all ages in the community. For details or to join the Friends, please visit https://friendsfcpl.com or contact the Carrabelle Branch at 850-275-9895. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

Turtle Talk
2025-09-16 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-30 14:00 - 15:00 | ANERR, 108 Island Drive, Eastpoint, Florida, 32328
Join us for a fun and fascinating dive into the world of sea turtles! You’ll learn all about these incredible creatures—from their nesting behavior and biology to the local efforts helping protect them. Our presentation covers the area’s conservation and monitoring programs, and we’ll share easy ways residents and visitors can make our beaches safe and welcoming for nesting turtles.
After the talk, stick around to chat with Reserve staff and members of the St. George Island Volunteer Turtle Patrol—your go-to experts for all things turtle! This free, family friendly event is a great way to beat the heat and connect with the coast.
*This event is expected to reach capacity, we recommend arriving early.

Adult Crafternoon at the Franklin County Public Libraries
2025-09-16 14:30 - 17:00 | Eastpoint Public Library, 160 Hickory Dip Rd, Eastpoint, Fl, 32328
The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries (FFCPL) invites visitors and residents to enjoy a relaxing and creative afternoon at the upcoming Adult Crafternoon workshop. This engaging program will take place on Tuesday, January 21, at 2:30 pm ET, at both the Eastpoint and Carrabelle branches.

Participants will have the opportunity to create their own faux stained glass. This project offers guests an opportunity to make their own colorful work of art without the need for expensive equipment or advanced artistic skills, making it perfect for crafters of all experience levels. Supplies are included, and the event is free and open to all adults—no library card required.

Adult Crafternoon is part of the Franklin County Public Libraries’ Program Series, which provides engaging activities for all ages. The Program Series is packed with exciting events, including StoryTimes for children, STEM Space for young explorers, Kids Crafts and more. Each program is designed to cater to different interests, ensuring that there’s something for everyone in the community. Regular programs will continue as scheduled, including the Eastpoint Book Chat on the 1st Tuesday at 1:30 pm, the Carrabelle Book Chat on the 1st Friday at 1:30 pm, and the Eastpoint Writer’s Forum on the 3rd Wednesday at 1:00 pm.

The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries, a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting the libraries in Eastpoint and Carrabelle, proudly sponsor the Fall Program Series. Their continued efforts help ensure that the libraries remain vibrant community hubs, offering valuable programs and resources for all.

Guests are encouraged to seize this opportunity to craft and chill! For more information about the Adult Crafternoon event or any of the other upcoming programs, please contact the Eastpoint Branch at 160 Hickory Dip Rd, Eastpoint, 850-670-8151 or the Carrabelle Branch at 311 St, James Ave (Hwy 98), Carrabelle, 850-697-2366. Those interested can also visit the FFCPL website at https://friendsfcpl.com for more details. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

Apalach Ghost Tour
2025-09-17 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-09-24 20:00 - 21:30, 2025-10-01 20:00 - 21:30 | Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce, 17 Avenue E, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States
Join us for local ghost stories, area legends, and tales of hauntings in downtown Apalachicola while using ghost-hunting equipment to seek out any lingering spirits. Select tour goers and volunteers will get to use EMF detectors, and other ghost-hunting equipment at select locations on the tour. Bring your positive energy and let’s try to say “hello” to the ghosts of Apalachicola. The tour will begin in front of the Chamber of Commerce which is located at 17 Avenue E next to the Dixie Theatre. This tour ranges in length from an hour and a half to an hour and 45 minutes.

Adult Crafternoon: Embroidery Stitch Books Workshop at Carrabelle Library
2025-09-18 14:30 - 17:00 | Carrabelle Library, 311 St. James Ave, Carrabelle, FL
The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries (FFCPL) are pleased to announce another fun and creative event in their popular Program Series – Adult Crafternoon: Embroidery Stitch Books. This hands-on crafting workshop will take place on Thursday, September 18, 2025, at 2:30 PM at the Carrabelle Branch Library, located at 311 St. James Avenue (Hwy 98), Carrabelle, FL. The workshop is free with all materials supplied and open to all adults. No library card is required.

Adults will enjoy this afternoon of creativity. This month’s adult craft is Embroidery Stitch Books, where participants will learn a variety of basic stitches while creating a handy reference book to take home.

Adult Crafternoons, held the 3rd Thursday each month at the Carrabelle Branch Library, are a great way to unwind, connect with others, and take home a handmade treasure. This session is designed to be an enjoyable and stress-free experience, perfect for both beginners and seasoned crafters.

The Friends of the Franklin County Public Libraries, a 501(c)(3) organization, offers the Program Series to ensure that the libraries in Eastpoint and Carrabelle continue to provide informational, educational and cultural materials for the benefit of persons of all ages in the community. For more information, please call 850-275-9895. For details or to join the Friends, please visit https://friendsfcpl.com. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

ALL THREE CARRABELLE MUSEUMS JOIN TOGETHER FOR MUSEUM DAY
2025-09-20 09:00 - 17:00 | The Carrabelle History Museum, 106 Avenue B SE, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
Carrabelle’s three museums will open their doors free of charge on Saturday, September 20 as part of the annual Museum Day celebration. In honor of this day, Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, Carrabelle History Museum, and Crooked River Lighthouse Museum invite you to Carrabelle FL for special activities and exhibits. Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will be open from 11 am – 5 pm. Carrabelle History Museum will be open from 10 am – 5 pm. Crooked River Lighthouse will be open from 9 am – 5 pm. Guests can also enjoy the Country Farmer’s Market from 9 am-1 pm at Crooked River Lighthouse Park with local crafts, baked goods and area produce.

Each year, Museum Day goes beyond getting visitors through museum doors; it shines a spotlight on incredible culture and history exhibits. This year’s theme, “Signals & Stories: Communication Across Time” will explore flashing beacons, radio calls, whispered tales and the signals that shaped our community and beyond. Each of Carrabelle’s museums will commemorate the theme with their own focus. Camp Gordon Johnston Museum will feature wartime communication through radio signals, codes, and stories of those who trained at Camp Gordon Johnston. Crooked River Lighthouse will highlight maritime signals like daymarks, semaphore flags and light signals. The Carrabelle History Museum will focus on storytelling through personal stories, community signals, and vintage postcards.
Guests can take part in hands-on activities and discover how these signals reveal cultural traditions and military valor. From lighthouse beams to military radios to family stories, the Forgotten Coast has long relied on signals to carry meaning across time. This year’s exhibits uncover how Carrabelle’s people, places, and artifacts served as beacons—communicating to residents and visitors through leadership, and legend.
Guests can enjoy activities and discover how the Forgotten Coast has long relied on signals to carry meaning across time. These exhibits uncover how the people, places, and artifacts of our area served as beacons—sharing messages through leadership and legend. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.
INFORMATION ON THE MUSEUMS

Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum – Honors the military men and women as well as civilian personnel who trained and worked in Carrabelle and Franklin County during 1942 through 1946. The museum houses numerous displays of military artifacts, photos and memorabilia of many types. Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum is located at 1873 Highway 98 West, directly across from Carrabelle Beach where military troops practiced D-Day beach assaults. Saturday hours 11 am-5 pm. www.campgordonjohnston.com/

Carrabelle History Museum – Features local artifacts and exhibits including Carrabelle’s Native American people, Shipwrecks of Dog Island, the Steamship “Tarpon”, the original “World’s Smallest Police Station”, Carrabelle industry and culture (seafood, lumber and more) and families from the pioneer days to the present. Carrabelle History Museum is located at 106 SE Avenue B, Carrabelle, FL. Saturday hours 10 am-5 pm. www.carrabellehistorymuseum.org

Crooked River Lighthouse – The history and the science of the lighthouse are displayed through interesting exhibits, including a historical setting of the early 1900’s, various lighthouse beacons, the methods of constructing a skeletal tower lighthouse, plus the lighthouse’s original 1895 Fresnel lens! Also on display are the original Keeper’s House clock, a barometer, an antique glass fire grenade, and more. Crooked River Lighthouse is located at 1975 Hwy 98 West, Carrabelle. Saturday hours 9 am-5 pm. www.crookedriverlighthouse.com

The Narváez Expedition 1527 - 1536
2025-09-20 13:00 - 15:00 | River’s Edge Art Gallery, 59 Commerce St., Apalachicola, FL, 32320

Apalachicola Downtown Market
2025-09-24 09:00 - 13:00 | Bee Inspired Too, 56 Commerce Street, Apalachicola, Fl, 32320

Fishy Fashion Comes to the Reserve
2025-09-30 17:30 - 18:00 | ANERR, 108 Island Drive, Eastpoint, Florida, 32328
Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your Beach Debris! Fishy Fashions and the Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve are pleased to announce a special installation in our nature center. Fishy Fashions are marvelously inventive costumes made from flotsam and jetsam and assorted beach debris. This exhibition will begin with a kick-off event, “Fishy Fashion Show,” on Tuesday, September 30th at 5:30PM. This fun and educational art and science collaboration will feature original artistic costumes created by local artist Joan Matey, sculptures and fashion accessories created by Franklin County School art class students, as well as educational materials to help increase awareness of the causes and amount of marine debris affecting our oceans. The exhibit will be viewable in the Apalachicola National Research Reserve’s Nature Center on September 30th and through the end of December 2025.

Chamber Business Luncheon Hosted by The Owl Café
2025-10-01 11:00 - 13:00 | The Owl Cafe, 15 Ave D, Apalachicola, Florida, 32320
Join us at the October Business luncheon at the Owl cafe at Noon.
Lunch is $20

Special Exhibit: Stories in Glass - A Vintage Bottle Exhibit
2025-10-01 12:00 - 2025-12-28 17:00 | The Carrabelle History Museum, 106 Avenue B SE, Carrabelle, FL, 32322, United States
The Carrabelle History Museum is pleased to announce a special display featuring vintage bottles of the Forgotten Coast. This exhibit will be on display from Wednesday, October 1 through Sunday, December 28. This unique exhibit will showcase a wide variety of interesting and historical bottles that tell the story of Franklin County’s heritage, industry, and everyday life. Visitors can explore this special exhibit on Wednesdays from 12 to 5 pm ET, Thursdays through Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm ET, and Sundays from 12 to 5 pm ET. Admission is free, with donations warmly welcomed.

The display will feature Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery bottle, found on nearby St. Vincent Island, once part of the estate of Dr. Raymond V. Pierce, a physician and patent medicine maker. His products, such as Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, Golden Medical Discovery, and Pleasant Pellets, made him a millionaire, with nearly a million bottles shipped each year. He also founded the Pierce Glass Company, which produced bottles for his own medicines and brands like Pond’s Extract and Lydia Pinkham. In 1907, he purchased St. Vincent Island in Franklin County, where he built a private preserve with roads, cottages, and imported game animals, until his death on the island in 1914.

Other highlights of the exhibit include Coca-Cola bottles bottled locally in Apalachicola. The Apalachicola Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, in operation through the late 1970s, is remembered for its classic green glass bottles embossed with “Apalachicola, FLA” on the bottom. Today, these bottles are sought-after collectibles.

Also on display are bottles from the shipwrecked SS Tarpon, including cherry bottles and beer bottles. Visitors will also see medicine bottles once used by local midwife Tillie Miller, local milk bottles, as well as perfume bottles, and other rare glass finds. All of which provide a glimpse into past daily life in Franklin County.

The Carrabelle History Museum is located at 106 SE Avenue B, in historic downtown Carrabelle, FL. For more information, visit www.carrabellehistorymuseum.org or contact carrabellehistorymuseum@gmail.com or 850-697-2141. Funded in part by the Franklin County Tourist Development Council.

Wiggle Room and Hot Mess
2025-10-02 14:00 - 22:00 | Apalachicola Yacht Club, 170 Water Street, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States
Wiggle Room and Hot Mess at the Apalachicola Yacht Club

Little Mercies at Apalachicola Yacht Club
2025-10-02 18:00 - 21:00 | Apalachicola Yacht Club, 170 Water Street, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States

Connor Churchill & The Branches
2025-10-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Apalachicola Yacht Club, 170 Water Street, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States
Connor Churchill & The Branches at The Apalachicola Yacht Club

Dirty Bird & the Flu
2025-10-04 19:00 - 22:00 | Apalachicola Yacht Club, 170 Water Street, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States
Dirty Bird & the Flu at the Apalachicola Yacht Club

Apalachicola Yacht Club Fresh Market
2025-10-06 17:00 - 19:00 | Apalachicola Yacht Club, 170 Water Street, Apalachicola, FL, 32320, United States

Grand Opening / After Hours **New Location ** Bottoms Up / Hong Kong Bistro
2025-10-06 17:30 - 21:00 | Hong Kong Bistro / Bottoms Up, 238 Hwy 98, Apalachicola, FL, 32320
We would like to invite everyone to the Grand Opening / Chamber After Hours of Bottoms Up New Location, located inside Hong Kong Bistro at 238 Hwy 98 in Apalachicola. Enjoy Wine and liquor tastings, along with snacks. Music by Sticky Tim.
