3-Day Destin Itinerary for Live Music & Nightlife

Your day-by-day plan

1. 1

   Harbor Circuit

   Morning:Sleep. This itinerary respects the craft.

   Breakfast & coffee:Don Cha Peruvian Food

   Afternoon:Late brunch, a recovery beach hour, first oysters at Boshamps.

   Breakfast & coffee:The Cone Ice Cream and Coffee

   Evening:The classic crawl: live music at AJ's upstairs, gumbo-and-a-band grit at Hurricane Oyster Bar & Grill, late food and a wall of screens at Tailfins. Summer nights add fireworks over the water.

   Dinner:Outcast Seafood

   Insider Tip:Music on the harbor skews earlier than city hours. Bands often start at 6, so the crawl begins at sunset, not 10 pm.

2. 2

   Baytowne Night

   Morning:Sleep in; hydrate.

   Breakfast & coffee:Seacrest Sundries Market

   Afternoon:Pool and nap, professional pacing before the main event.

   Lunch:Buddy's Seafood Market 30a

   Evening:The Village of Baytowne Wharf: dinner and a set at The Village Door (waterfront BBQ and seafood by day, an award-winning dance club after dark, running till 2 am on weekends), dueling pianos at Rum Runners (Thursday-Saturday), and dockside bands at Hammerheads on the bay. Summer Wednesdays add the free 7-9 pm concert on the Events Plaza lawn.

   Dinner:Crackings. - Grayton

   Insider Tip:Baytowne is inside Sandestin's gates. Stay on property or budget the rideshare, because this is not a walk-home-to-Destin night.

3. 3

   Grayton Send-Off

   Morning:Greasy-spoon recovery breakfast at Crackings.

   Breakfast & coffee:Sun Kolache Donut & Bubble Tea

   Afternoon:A 30A drive, a beach hour, and a pre-show dinner in Grayton.

   Shopping:For the Health of It

   Evening:The Red Bar: funky room, house band, the Emerald Coast's most beloved music institution. Then home before you're tempted by a fourth night.

   Drinks & nightlife:Shunk Gulley Oyster Bar

   Insider Tip:October's Destin Seafood Festival and January's 30A Songwriters Festival turn this whole itinerary into a festival trip. Time it right and every venue levels up.