Plan your trip around Special Events!

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 Twice a year, Panama City Beach becomes a giant outdoor showroom for thousands of hot rods, classic cars, and speedsters for this three-day event at Aaron Bessant Park! While your family weaves through dozens of rows of iconic vehicles, keep your ears alert for cash and swag giveaways. Collectors and enthusiasts drive home a vintage vehicle if they prevail in the frantic bidding at a live auction. Visitors won’t want to miss out on the numerous live bands, meet and greets, and presentation shows!  

 Known as the “Most Biker Friendly Free Rally in the United States”, Thunder Beach Motorcycle Rally is a biannual event that takes place in spring and fall in Panama City Beach. 

 Panama City Beach celebrates the Fourth of July with the largest display on the Gulf Coast as fireworks are fired along the beach. Offering three nights of fireworks, Panama City Beach will present visitors with spectacular views to experience its magical displays from a variety of different locations- ranging from resorts to waterfront restaurants.  Below is a list of special events to keep you entertained throughout the holiday weekend. 

 UNwineD in Panama City Beach on April 5-6, 2024 at Aaron Bessant Park. Spend the weekend tasting craft beer, wine, and spirits while sampling cuisine from renowned area chefs and local eateries. At its heart, UNwineD presented by Publix is a stylish garden party that showcases the best of the region. A portion of all ticket sales will benefit the Make-A-Wish, Heartland Animal Rescue and Beach Care Services charities.  

 Named a "Top 10 Jazz Festival in the USA" by JazzIZ Magazine and recently nominated as "Best Jazz Festival" at the Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards, the Seabreeze Jazz Festival in Panama City Beach combines the top national smooth jazz artists with a full weekend of fun, sun, great beaches, and good times - all on the west end of Panama City Beach. The event now attracts over 20,000 fans from the USA, Canada, and Europe for the ultimate performance-packed weekend of jazz. 

At Aaron Bessant Park in Pier Park, PCB Oktoberfest is on for three days of German beer, food, music, as well as activities for kids and families.

The event will feature a massive 150'x50' tent decorated like the authentic Oktoberfest tent in Munich, Germany, as well as two outdoor beer gardens and a VIP section under the tent.

 Food Truck Festivals of America is bringing the Annual Panama City Beach Food Truck & Craft Beer Festival back to Aaron Bessant Park! On February 16-18 from 12pm-5pm (VIP hour 11am to noon). Florida’s most popular food trucks will dish out fan favorites while the season’s top craft beers will be available for sale. This festival will be a weekend of craft beer, great food, lawn games, music, and fun for the whole family. 30 food trucks will be serving everything from fall-off-the-bone BBQ to wood-fired pizza to juicy prime rib to spicy Korean to gooey mac & cheese and so much more! 

 Combine the excitement of an authentic Mardi Gras celebration with the spectacular views of our emerald green water and sugar-white sand, and you're in for a real treat at the Panama City Beach Mardi Gras and Music Festival on January 26-27, 2024. In conjunction with the Krewe of Dominique Youx's great Mardi Gras at the Beach parade, the festival features entertainment for the whole family. 

 Calling all ye mateys, fair maidens and swashbucklers of all ages to Panama City Beach for the annual Pirates of the High Seas & Renaissance Fest. This year's free celebration sets sail October 6-8. Enjoy action-packed weekend of fireworks, live mermaid shows, a fire circus, parades, a treasure drop, and Cirque Adventure capping off our evenings each night. Travel back in time with our Renaissance addition, where gentry and squires alike can experience an enchanted marketplace complete with sword and whip demonstrations, pirates pub, live entertainment & more!