The Market Shops 8th Annual Bloody Mary Festival
Special Contribution to Gulf Coast Food and Wine.
Join us on Saturday, October 14 for the The Market Shops 8th Annual Bloody Mary Festival benefiting Habitat for Humanity – Walton County. The annual event will feature unlimited tastes of South Walton’s most creative and innovative bloody marys made with Distillery 98’s Dune Laker Vodka and served by the finest restaurants and bars on the Emerald Coast.
Those already signed up to compete for "Best Bloody Mary in South Walton" include Auston's on 98, Camille's at Crystal Beach, Chanticleer Eatery, Chef's Bistro 30A, Chiringo, Faber/Slick Mick's, Marina Cafe, Ovide, Signature Catering of 30A, Soleil, The Beach House, and The Henderson. Restaurants, bars, or catering companies interested in participating in this year's event, please email jessica@proffittpr.com.
For a $60 donation to attend, guests are invited from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to enjoy unlimited tastes of South Walton’s most coveted bloody marys along with access to food, shopping, live music, a DJ, SEC Football, craft beer, prosecco, and much more!
A panel of select food critics and local celebrities will judge each bloody mary to select the winners for the most delicious and most creative. There will also be a highly coveted first-, second-, and third-place People’s Choice Award that is selected by each guest in attendance.
Apart from the bloody marys, there will also be plenty of food from the various restaurants located directly in The Market Shops. For the non-bloody mary aficionado, there will be local craft brews from Idyll Hounds Brewing Company, spiked seltzer from Palm Folly, prosecco by Gulf Water Wine from the Bubbly Bar sponsored by Courtyard Marriott Sandestin at Grand Boulevard, Hyatt Place Sandestin at Grand Boulevard, and Residence Inn Sandestin at Grand Boulevard, along with water at the Hydration Station provided by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty. A Vacayzen lounge area with additional seating and cornhole games will be set up on the main lawn, along with SEC football streaming on the big screen.
While sipping bloody marys, guests can enjoy a commemorative photo booth sponsored by Legendary Marine, a DJ, cigar bar, live music by Catalyst, and exclusive shopping opportunities from The Market Shops merchants including Fit2Run.
The Market Shops would like to thank the additional local businesses and individuals who are sponsoring this year's event including 30A, 30A Eats, 850 Business Magazine, Blush Boutique, Chef's Bistro 30A, Coast 93.3, Emerald Coast Magazine, Good Grit Magazine, Gulf Coast Restaurants, Hand Arendall Harrison Sale, Hill Coleman CPA, Life Media, Maxine Orange, Mingle, Resort Resale, Shore Thing Cigars, Tallahassee Magazine, The UPS Store, Vacayzen, VIP Destin, VIP 30A, Visit South Walton, and Z96. Individuals or businesses interested in sponsoring this year's event, please email taylor@proffittpr.com.