Fall Fun Across Santa Rosa County: Pumpkin Patches, Markets, and Car Show This Weekend

Santa Rosa County is packed with family-friendly activities this fall, with several events hitting their peak season through November and a couple of standout options this coming weekend.

If you're looking for Halloween festivities, the 26th Annual Navarre Beach Autorama takes place Saturday, October 31st at Navarre High School, featuring over 150 classic and vintage cars, trucks, and bikes. The show runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with music, food, and vendor booths. Check-in starts at 8, and judging begins at 11 a.m. That same morning, the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center is hosting a Halloween-themed Trash Bash from 8 to 10 a.m., encouraging volunteers in upcycled or marine-themed costumes to help clean up and protect sea turtles and other wildlife.

For ongoing fall activities, two major pumpkin patches are in full swing. Holland Farms Pumpkin Patch & Maze in Milton offers hayrides, train rides, a corn maze, zip lines, and an eight-acre corn maze, along with free boiled peanuts for every visitor. Sweet Season Farms, also in Milton, features its 18th annual corn maze plus u-pick pumpkins and sunflowers, with over 25 farm activities and a bakery serving caramel apples and kettle corn. Both are open daily through early November.

If you prefer shopping and dining, the Highway 87 Outdoor Market in Navarre sets up the first and third Saturday of each month with farm-to-table vendors and local crafts, while Sand Dollar Plaza in Navarre hosts community appreciation events every Saturday. For more details on any of these events, visit the Santa Rosa County tourism website or contact individual venues directly.