Area Events

The Franklin County Public Libraries continues its popular writers’ series entitled, “Pen to Paper” with another fascinating program scheduled for Monday, April 17 at 2:00 pm at the Carrabelle Branch Library. This session will feature Anthony Lee Watkins and Dawn Radford who return for a more in-depth discussion of their experience writing poetry and fiction.…

Take a paranormal ghost tour of downtown Apalachicola and see if any ghosts still roam the streets. Your ghostly guide will tell you local ghost stories all while using real ghost hunting equipment to see if any spirits are still around. Select tour goers and volunteers will get to use EMF detectors, and other ghost…

Are you looking for something to do on St. George Island? Are you down on vacation? Do you need something for you & the kids to do while Dad is fishing? Or do you just want to visit your artistic side? Let us help you find your inner artist at Art of Glass, with our…

The market offers a charming outdoor shopping experience every Wednesday, in downtown Apalachicola for all who appreciate delicious food. You’ll find fresh vegetables and micro greens, farm-fresh eggs, grass-fed beef, artisanal food, homemade kombucha, Bayside Coffee Co., gourmet foods, condiments, and more! Come support local artisans as well as indulge in delicious, homemade foods! Interested…

Join us to learn about what it takes to be a breeding shorebird in the panhandle and the hardships that come with nesting in this ever-changing landscape. Brian Cammarano, Audubon FL Shorebird Stewardship Coordinator, will introduce us to the five focal species that the Florida Shorebird Alliance closely monitors throughout the panhandle and how you…

Take a paranormal ghost tour of downtown Apalachicola and see if any ghosts still roam the streets. Your ghostly guide will tell you local ghost stories all while using real ghost hunting equipment to see if any spirits are still around. Select tour goers and volunteers will get to use EMF detectors, and other ghost…

Dr. Dean Grubbs is a fish ecologist with >30 years of experience studying the biology and ecology of sharks and rays in coastal, pelagic, and deep-sea environs. Dean’s interest in sharks stems from being raised in Florida’s Gulf coast. After 15 years away doing research based in south Florida, The Bahamas, Virginia and Hawaii, Dean…

Panhandle Players present Nunsense: The Mega-Musical by Dan Goggin, April 21-23, 2023. This musical is a hilarious spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. Sadly, the rest of the sisterhood died from botulism after eating vichyssoise prepared by Sister Julia, Child of God. Thus, the remaining nuns – ballet-loving Sister…

Take a paranormal ghost tour of downtown Apalachicola and see if any ghosts still roam the streets. Your ghostly guide will tell you local ghost stories all while using real ghost hunting equipment to see if any spirits are still around. Select tour goers and volunteers will get to use EMF detectors, and other ghost…

Located at the beautiful Millpond Pavilion at the end of Market Street, the Apalachicola Farmers Market offers local seafood, produce, honey, homemade breads, pies, and other regional specialties every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 9 AM until 1 PM in Apalachicola.View more events at FloridasForgottenCoast.com

FREE open-air quilt show. New and vintage quilts are displayed on the fence railing at George Sands Park. Some quilts for sale. Shop the Quilters Boutique for unique handmade items. King-size quilt raffle benefitting Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Charity Fund. Drawing @ 2 pm. Purchase raffle tickets at the event or in advance at Carrabelle…

The Apalachicola Area Historical Society (AAHS) will be presenting a program on “Schooners: Fast, Practical and Agile” by Duncan Blair as part of their Spring Speaker Series on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 4:00 pm at the Raney Carriage House, 126 Market Street, Apalachicola, FL.  Additional Spring Speaker Series events are scheduled for March 18,…