Salt Water Music Fest - VIP

Macy Gray & California Jet Club

Thursday, Oct. 12

VIP/MKAF Members Entry 5 PM / General Admission 5:30 PM / Concert 7 PM

World-renowned pop songstress Macy Gray and her band California Jet Club headline the inaugural Salt Water Music Fest presented by Salt Water Vacations and Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation. Experience the electrifying, eclectic talent of Grammy-winning Macy Gray, best known for her international hit single I Try will be performing hot tracks from her newest album, The Reset. Head to the Dugas Pavilion at Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation in Destin to witness Gray's captivating vocals and soulful R&B at its finest.

VIP ticket levels includes access to VIP tent for musician meet & greet, lounge seating, light bites from area restaurants, complimentary Black Sheep Tequila featured cocktail station, cash bar.

Local Food Trucks, beverage stations and cash bars on site.

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Salt Water Music Fest - General Admission
Macy Gray & California Jet Club
Thursday, Oct. 12
VIP/MKAF Members Entry 5 PM / General Admission 5:30 PM / Concert 7 PM

World-renowned pop songstress Macy Gray and her band California Jet Club headline the inaugural Salt Water Music Fest presented by Salt Water Vacations and Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation. Experience the electrifying, eclectic talent of Grammy-winning Macy Gray, best known for her international hit single I Try will be performing hot tracks from her newest album, The Reset. Head to the Dugas Pavilion at Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation in Destin to witness Gray's captivating vocals and soulful R&B at its finest.

General Admission is lawn seating. Bring a low-back chair or blanket. No outside food or beverages permitted. 

Local Food Trucks, beverage stations and cash bars on site.

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Salt Water Music Fest - VIP

Nashville Singer / Songwriters & LOCASH

Friday, Oct. 13

VIP/MKAF Member Entry 3:30 PM / General Admission 4 PM / Concert 5 PM

Day two of the inaugural Salt Water Music Fest presented by Salt Water Vacations and Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation features - Ben Burgess, Jared Mullins, Jordan Minton, Jordan Reynolds, Josh Mirenda Band - five of the top singer/songwriters from Nashville grace the Dugas Pavilion stage performing chart-topping hits written for Pop, Country and R&B artists. The evening culminates with country music sensation and CMA "Vocal Duo of the Year" nominee LOCASH. Named "country music's iconic feel-good duo," Preston Brust and Chris Lucas are "hitting homers and serving up first-class songs," as hailed by American Songwriter. Known for GOLD breakout I Love This Life and their first No. 1 with GOLD / Know Somebody, they've earned eight charting singles, two successful albums, and over 815 million global on-demand streams since 2015. 

VIP ticket levels includes access to VIP tent for musician meet & greet, lounge seating, light bites from area restaurants, complimentary Black Sheep Tequila featured cocktail station, cash bar.

Local Food Trucks, beverage stations and cash bars on site. 

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Salt Water Music Fest - General Admission
Nashville Singer / Songwriters & LOCASH
Friday, Oct. 13
VIP/MKAF Member Entry 3:30 PM / General Admission 4 PM / Concert 5 PM


Day two of the inaugural Salt Water Music Fest presented by Salt Water Vacations and Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation features - Ben Burgess, Jared Mullins, Jordan Minton, Jordan Reynolds, Josh Mirenda Band - five of the top singer/songwriters from Nashville grace the Dugas Pavilion stage performing chart-topping hits written for Pop, Country and R&B artists. The evening culminates with country music sensation and CMA "Vocal Duo of the Year" nominee LOCASH. Named "country music's iconic feel-good duo," Preston Brust and Chris Lucas are "hitting homers and serving up first-class songs," as hailed by American Songwriter. Known for GOLD breakout I Love This Life and their first No. 1 with GOLD / Know Somebody, they've earned eight charting singles, two successful albums, and over 815 million global on-demand streams since 2015.

General Admission is lawn seating. Bring a low-back chair or blanket. No outside food or beverage permitted.

Local Food Trucks, beverage stations and cash bars on site.

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Salt Water Music Fest

Singer/Songwriter Brunch @ Soleil

Saturday, Oct. 14

10 AM-1 PM

Enjoy a coastal brunch experience curated by Executive Chef Leroy Worthen and bottomless mimosas as you are serenaded by two of the top Nashville singer/songwriters on the beach front terrace of Soleil in Destin. Full cash bar.

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UNPLUGGED

Wednesday, Oct. 25 6 PM - Erin Enderlin

Wednesday, Nov. 1 6 PM - Capps & Hughes

Concert Venue: Henderson Beach Resort - Sunset Terrace

Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation presents Unplugged, a "listening lounge"- style concert series showcases singer-songwriters, individual musicians, duos, and small bands performing intimate acoustic sets. Unplugged will showcase American country music singer-songwriter Erin Enderlin on Sunday, Oct. 25 and country/roots rock duo Capps & Hughes on Sunday, Nov. 1 on the Sunset Terrace at Henderson Beach Resort in Destin. Both concerts are at 6 p.m.

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Festival of the Arts
October 27 6PM
Henderson Beach Resort, Piazza Plaza


This year’s 28th annual celebration of art, food, music and family fun begins on Friday, Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. with the Arty Kick Off Party on the Piazza Plaza at Henderson Beach Resort.

Mix and mingle with Festival artists, watch award-winning featured guest artist Kathy Schumacher paint live, enjoy live music, light bites, creative cocktail by Black Sheep Tequila and cash bar.

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Festival of the Arts
Cultural Arts Village, Destin
October 28 9am-5pm
October 29 10 am-4pm


The Festival of the Arts, produced by Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation, is a celebration of art, music, food and family fun. Head to the Cultural Arts Village in Destin Saturday (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Sunday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) to browse original artwork by more than 100 premier artists from across the United States (and Europe!). Watch live artist demos, hear live music, enter the art drawing, purchase souvenir Festival merchandise, enjoy hands-on creative children’s activities, street performers, snap a keepsake “masterpiece” photo, savor food truck fare, sip beer & wine garden beverages and more. Join in the festivities by casting your vote for the People’s Choice Award (Saturday).

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11th Annual Wine Walkabout

Ruth's Chris Steakhouse

Thursday, November 9

5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Join us on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. for the 11th Annual Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation's Wine Walkabout at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Destin. Enjoy tasting stations, visit with vintners from exclusive wineries, live music, wall of wine pull, silent auction, raffle, hors d'oeuvres by Ruth's Chris, + more. An all-vintner dinner will follow the walkabout (for an additional cost). Proceeds benefit MKAF and its ArtsReach education initiatives throughout the community.

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