Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce

The Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce will host the 16th Annual Forgotten Coast Chefs Sampler on Sunday, February 12, 2012, from 6:00-9:00 pm. Chefs from all over the Forgotten Coast will prepare their most creative dishes at the historic Fort Coombs Armory located on 4th Street and Avenue D in Apalachicola. Sample an array from our area restaurants. Our talented shopkeepers and local designers give the event an extraordinary touch and add creative flair by decorating each table individually. The tables range from elegant to artistic and funky. Tickets are $50. For more information, call the Apalachicola Bay Chamber at (850) 653-9419 or email us at info@apalachicolabay.org.

Art in all forms will be woven in and around picturesque downtown Apalachicola where artists and musicians will be showing, selling and demonstrating their talents. The festivities continue into the evening with a wine tasting at 6 p.m. Afterwards area chefs will prepare dishes at their restaurants pared with special wines. The evening's finale will be a professional performance at the Dixie Theatre at 8 p.m.

All types of antique boats, classic examples of traditional vessels, work boats, fiberglass classics, antique outboard motors and antique cars. The 1877 Governor Stone sailing vessel will arrive on Friday evening. Boat building demonstrations will be held, along with a special dinner and lecture at 6:00 pm. Contact us here at the Chamber for details. (850) 653-9419

The Apalachicola National Estuarine Research Reserve will celebrate estuaries day on Friday, September 21st. The educational event will teach children and adults about the Apalachicola Bay estuary, which is one of the most productive in the Northern Hemisphere. The event starts at 1:30 ends at 6:30. There is something for everyone in the family including a cast net game, animal track scavenger hunt, and beekeeping demonstrations. There will also be touch tanks featuring local wildlife. The first 200 visitors will get free Estuaries Day t-shirts and there will be a number of door prizes given away. Estuaries Day will be held at the research Reserve visitor center at 108 Island Drive, Eastpoint, Florida

Tee up with business members from around the Franklin, Gulf, Leon and Wakulla County areas at the 8th annual Apalachicola Bay Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament on Wednesday, October 05, 2011. Tee-time is 1:00 pm on the beautiful St James Bay Golf Course east of Carrabelle. Well-known golf course designer Robert Walker created this perfectly manicured 18-hole championship course that creates a challenge for even the most skillful golfer, yet is still a course golfers of all abilities will love. The tournament will be a flighted four man scramble, low score wins with prizes for the top three teams. Scores will be totaled and prizes awarded at a reception following the tournament. Cost per team is $400, $100 per player. Fees include range balls, golf carts equipped with the latest color GPS system. Tournament proceeds will go toward the Chamber’s building fund.

The oldest seafood festival in the state. The event will feature quality entertainment and maritime crafts paying tribute to the Apalachicola Bay's commercial fishermen. There is also an oyster shucking contest, oyster eating contest. This year's headline act will be Travis Tritt. For more information go to www.floridaseafoodfestival.com

Dine under the stars in the heart of historic Apalachicola at the 8th annual Apalachicola Oyster Roast. Apalachicola oysters are recognized by top chefs as some of the best oysters in the world. Come enjoy Apalachicola Bay oysters and fresh local seafood in a beautiful downtown setting. We'll have roasted oysters, oyster on the half shell, artichoke and oyster soup, shrimp, crabs, and homemade desserts, and Blues by Joe Hutchinson. For tickets call (850) 653-9419 or email info@apalachicolabay.org Apalachicola Bay oysters are recognized by top chefs as some of the best oysters in the country, noted for their mellow flavor, plumpness and balanced saltiness. Apalachicola Bay, with its warm shallow water fed by the fresh water of the Apalachicola River, and undeveloped shorelines provide an excellent environment for oysters. More than 90% of Florida oyster and 10% of the nations oysters come from Apalachicola Bay.

The Historic Apalachicola Christmas Celebration will light up Apalachicola from 4:00-8:00 p.m. the streets of downtown Apalachicola will be lined with luminaries and filled with holiday spirit. Merchants will be open late and the sounds of carolers will echo through the streets filling the evening with Christmas spirit. Santa will arrive on a shrimp boat at 4:30 p.m. at the City Dock on Water Street, across from City Hall. For more information, contact the Chamber office at (850) 653-9419

Why fight the crowds and traffic at the malls? Come for the day or the weekend. Shop in a relaxed, hassle free environment. Buy hand crafted Apalachicola specialties from fresh seasonal wreaths to vintage European glass bead jewelry. Your gift shopping has never been easier.