New Year’s Eve celebrations around Walton Dec. 31

December 20, 2018

Village of Baytowne Wharf, Sandestin – 6 p.m. – 1 a.m.

Enjoy a family friendly evening from 6-8 p.m. with face painting, kids activities, and live music on the Baytowne stage, finishing off with a fireworks display at 8 p.m. Ring in the New Year with an evening to remember, with another firework display at midnight. Dance the night away with live music until 1a.m. featured on the Events Plaza Stage.

Seaside: Countdown Seaside New Year’s Eve Celebration will feature Alvarez Kings and Wild Adriatic performing at the Seaside Amphitheater from 8 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. Face painting and crafts from 7 – 11 p.m. and fireworks at midnight.

Pier Park, Panama City Beach – Beach Ball Drop 5:30 p.m. – midnight

10,000 beach balls, two firework shows, three musical acts, and 40,000 people. Come enjoy epic photo booth, 5-foot tall beach balls and more. This FREE event is family friendly and a lot of fun. For young revelers, there’s an 8 p.m. countdown, with over 10,000 inflated beach balls dropped from nets stretched over the street, followed by fireworks and live music. The music continues until midnight when the beach ball drops from Celebration Tower and fireworks end the evening.