5158 Willing St., Milton, 7 to 9 p.m.

Bands on the Blackwater is a free outdoor spring concert series held Friday nights in downtown Milton. Pull up your boat or bring a lawn chair and relax while listening to great live music! For more information visit www.facebook.com/BandsOnTheBlackwater or call the City of Milton at 850-983-5400.

8705 Gulf Blvd., Navarre Beach Marine Park, Navarre Beach. 7 to 9 p.m.

Tunes by the Dunes is a free summer concert series held on Thursday evenings. Enjoy a relaxing evening for live local music and food vendors. Spectators are encouraged to bring their own beach blankets and lawn chairs. Hosted by the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information visit www.navarrechamber.com or call 850-939-3267.

3051 Cloptons Circle, Navarre. Nature-loving kids ages 8-13 are invited to join Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge for week-long or single-day summer camps. Children will learn a hands-on, STEAM and inquiry-based curriculum that encourages investigation and lasting learning experiences. Registration fee includes a t-shirt, reusable water bottle, and all camp supplies. For more information and registration, email mikaela@emeraldcoastwildliferefuge.org.

Dates of camps: July 11 to 15 and July 18 to 22 (both are for ages 8 to 13)

8579 Gulf Blvd. Navarre Beach. 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Join Navarre Beach Yoga Studio on Navarre Beach directly beside the Fishing Pier to experience a combination of yoga, healing quartz crystal sand, sounds of the sea and the Full Moon energy. This gentle practice focuses on unplugging and turning inward which results in balancing your energy, feeling rejuvenated, replenished, and restored. There is no charge for this service, but we are asking for cash love offerings. Love offerings will be donated to the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center. Bring a sheet/blanket for your yoga practice, a long sleeve shirt or jacket depending on the time of year, water in a reusable bottle and anything else that is going to help you enjoy your experience. Online registration is required. To register, visit www.navarrebeachyoga.com/full-moon-beach-yoga or call 850-396-1138.

8739 Gulf Blvd. Navarre. Tour times: 8:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Explore and discover the Navarre Beach artificial snorkel reef with a 45-minute clear bottom kayak tour. Tour pricing includes admission to the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center located at 8740 Gulf Blvd., Navarre. The event is organized by the Navarre Beach Marine Sanctuary. For more information and registration, visit www.navarrebeachmarinesanctuary.org or call 850-939-3267.

4912 Woodbine Rd, Pace, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. A free family-friendly event featuring food trucks, bounce houses, horse and pony rides, water slides, face painting, a charitable silent auction and more! Restrooms, handwashing stations, and tent-covered tables will be available. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/2387274641414757?ref=newsfeed.

Highway 87 Outdoor Market at Pik-itz located at 1922 State Road 87, Navarre from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-weekly outdoor market takes place on the first and third Saturday of each month. Farm-to-Table vendors are available along with arts and crafts and shopping inside Pik-Itz! Art & Antiques.

For more information, visit www.pikitz.com or call 850-710-7128.

1900 Highway 87. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children from across the Navarre area invited to get a taste of entrepreneurship at the inaugural Highway 87 Krafty Kids’ Expo. This event will provide a safe space for kids to try their hand at running a business. The marketplace will showcase up to 25 businesses, offering everything from jewelry to food and snacks. In addition to experiencing entrepreneurship, kids will have the opportunity to earn prizes. For more information, email aspecialplace.98@gmail.com.

4458 FL-87, Navarre. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Ye Olde Brothers Brewery and Where Y’at Seafood will be hosting a crawfish boil at Ye Olde Brothers Brewery. Come enjoy live music by Steve Hall and have fun shopping, there will be over 30 local vendors. For more information, contact sunny@yeoldebrothersbrewery.com or call 850-685-1207.

8579 Gulf Blvd. Navarre. 6 to 9 p.m. Celebrate the 4th of July on Navarre Beach with family fun and live entertainment leading up to the Navarre Beach Fireworks Display. The event will kick off at 6 p.m. with a non-motorized children’s parade, and at 7 p.m. the band Duchess will perform. Bring a blanket and chairs to enjoy the show. For more information, visit www.navarrechamber.com or call 850-939-3267.

8579 Gulf Blvd. Navarre. 9 p.m. Celebrate the 4th of July on Navarre Beach. Fireworks display will be shot off from the end of the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier. For more information, visit www.getrelaxing.com or call 850-981-8900.

8739 Gulf Blvd. Navarre Beach Marine Park, Navarre. Tunes by the Dunes is a free summer concert series held every Thursday evening in the summer months. Enjoy a relaxing evening with live local music and food vendors. Spectators are encouraged to bring their own beach blankets and lawn chairs. Hosted by the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce. For more information visit www.navarrechamber.com/tunes-by-the-dunes or call 850-939-3267.

July 7: Jay Williams Band (7-9 pm), July 14: Tribe Zion (7-9 pm), July 21: Rowdies Rocks (7-9 pm), July 28: Password Reset (7-9 pm).

Located at the main Navarre Beach parking lot near Sand Crab Pavilion from 8 to 10 a.m. Help protect sea turtles and other imperiled species through a citizen science program that allows volunteers to take an active role in the war against marine debris. Volunteers collect trash from different areas along the 4.5 miles of Navarre Beach and record data that is forwarded to state and federal agencies. Meet in the main Navarre Beach Parking Lot near the Sand Crab Pavilion. A limited supplies of gloves, buckets and pickers are provided, or bring your own. For more information, visit www.navarrebeachseaturtles.org or call 850-684-3347.

The Green Thumb Nursery on Hwy 399 just west of Hwy 87 is open every Saturday from 10-2. The nursery offers a wide variety of trees, shrubs, annuals & perennials. You will also find houseplants, succulents, native plants, pollinator plants etc. Most plants are coming from members’ yards. Since they have been grown here, you know that they will thrive in your yard. The site also hosts the club’s craft sales shop. Various crafts and yard art, made by club members, are offered for sale. Visit display gardens and shop their nursery and crafts. Members are happy to offer information and advice to help you achieve the look you want in your garden. For more information, call 850-396-5494 or email geisele@mchsi.com.

The Navarre Genealogy Study Group meets every Saturday at 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM on Zoom for discussions on all topics related to genealogy research: from analyzing records to using DNA to identify ancestors. Everyone is welcome! For information on logging on, contact Kay at NavarreGenealogy@gmail.com or leave a message at 850-313-6477. (Note: This group has been meeting at the Family History Center at the LDS Church on Sea Lark Lane since 2012, and has recently shifted to meeting online.)