Panama City Beach Florida SandJam Fest

The inaugural adult-alternative rock music festival in beautiful Panama City Beach, FL!

The stages are being set on the beautiful sugar white sands; giving the most stunning backdrop to a Spring festival.

M.B. Miller County Pier
12213 Front Beach Road,
Panama City Beach, FL 32407

Thursday, April 26th | 5:00 PM – 11:00 PM   Lineup: Fitz and the Tantrums and Capital Cities
Friday, April 27th | 2:00 PM – Midnight   Lineup: Sublime with Rome and St. Lucia
Saturday, April 28th | 2:00 PM – Midnight  Lineup:  Incubus and Kaleo

More information at http://sandjamfest.com/

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#BOOKDIRECT

#BOOKDIRECT

 

There ARE options when booking vacation homes other than the online travel agencies that charge as much as 23% in fees. Travelers can save that 23% simply by #BOOKING DIRECT. Many travelers that book vacation homes on major vacation rental sites are unaware it’s not truly direct. Those sites play as a middleman, stifling direct communication and adding hundreds of extra dollars to your transaction. In December 2016, VRBO and HomeAway were both purchased by Expedia for 4 BILLION dollars. Now, Expedia is on a mission to get that money back! Do you know where it’s going to come from? YOUR pockets! Expedia introduced a Service Fee in February of 2016 of 6-12%. These fees are applied to your payment when you complete the booking online on ANY of sites owned by Expedia.  Airbnb, TripAdvisor, Booking.com and other OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) charge similar fees, except theirs are higher. Expect to pay 6-15% when using these sites.

 

Don’t Despair! You don’t have to pay Service Fees!!  There are alternatives to all OTAs!
Shoot me a message or an email at gdeb@cox.net  if you have any questions about booking directly.  I’m here to help and will not charge you a Service Fee.  And, if you’re looking to book with me, #bookdirect either by calling me or by visiting my website at www.oceanvillacondo.com!

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Pirate of the High Seas – Panama City Beach Style!

Arrrrrrrrhhhhh!!  Sail the Seven Seas as a Pirate while in Panama City Beach!!  Have you ever met a kid who didn’t love pirates?   I haven’t!!  Next time you’re in Panama City Beach, become the World’s greatest parents by letting your kids become honorary pirates for the day. The “Sea Dragon” Pirate Cruise is one of Panama City Beach’s premier vacation attractions.  Captain Fearless Phil and his crew of sea dogs are waiting to take the family out on their beloved vessel, The Sea Dragon. The captain will point out numerous species of birds and fish during the cruise and if you’re lucky he’ll scream out, “There she blows!” as you spot some of our playful bottled nosed dolphins.  This pirate ship is an incredible replica of a genuine cargo ship from the 1700′s (and it looks awesome in person!) The Sea Dragon runs daily dolphin cruises (lasting around 2 hours) for a fair price (Adults = $27, Seniors = $23, Kids = $21), plus there’s LOTS to keep the kids entertained on-board, like kid-friendly treasure hunts, the occasional swashbuckling sword-fight, swabbing the deck, firing the “Kid cannon”, reading a treasure map, finding a sunken treasure and sharing the loot. Plus they’ll have a water gun fight, get their face painted, limbo games, have a pirate dance party and get a pirate tattoo.  Every event is cleverly in sync with a mix of music that is upbeat and fun to the activities happening on the main deck.  It is literally non-stop activity for the kids!  Don’t worry…there’s no shortage of cocktails for mom and plenty of cold beer for dad too! So what’s the best part? Your kids will have lots of fun, AND be completely exhausted at the end of the cruise!

http://www.piratecruise.net/
5325 North Lagoon Dr. @ LIGHTHOUSE MARINA • Panama City Beach, FL 32408 • (850) 234-7400 • Next to Capt. Anderson’s Marina

 

 

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Mardi Gras – Panama City Beach Style!

I’m from Louisiana.  No great beaches here, but we do have our festivals… and Mardi Gras is one of the best!!  What?!?!  You’ve never experienced any part of  Mardi Gras?  It’s time you did!!

Mardi Gras has an in-determinant number of descriptions, some of which include the traditional colors of purple, green and gold, the myriad of events that surround the time between twelfth night and fat Tuesday, traditions, postures and parades.  But still, it’s so misunderstood.  It’s not a big drunk.  It’s not a big parade. It’s not the beads.  It’s not the doubloons.  It’s not the king cakes.  It’s not about girls flashing. It’s not about people of all walks of life dressing in costume.  It’s about the love of life!  It’s the convergence of food, music, creativity, eccentricity, neighborhoods and the joy of life celebrated all together at the same moment.

Mardi Gras celebrations are found all along the gulf coast, each with its own size and annual traditions.  Panama City Beach is no different!   With Mardi Gras in Panama City Beach, you get all the thrill of the love of life AND you get the most beautiful beaches in the world — all at once!!  You get smiles from ear to ear, lifelong memories and handfuls of beads.  You get parades, costumes, music and fireworks!  You get the camaraderie of the community celebrating together.  You get a small celebration with a big schedule of events!  You get Mardi Gras in Panama City Beach!!

Laissez les bons temps rouler!!  (Let the good times roll!)

Schedule of Events

Friday, February 9, 2018

4:00pm-6:30pm Float Tours LC Hilton W/Pier Park Drive
4:00pm-6:30pm Kids Fun Zone/ Festival Village Celebration Stage
5:00pm Opening Remarks Pier Park Drive
Kids Costume Contest Celebration Stage
5:20pm Kids Parade Pier Park Drive
5:45pm-6:15pm Second Line Crawl Parade Pier Park Drive
6:30pm-7:30pm LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band Celebration Stage
7:30pm Fireworks City Pier

Saturday, February 10, 2018

8:00am Mardi Gras 5k Frank Brown Park
12:00pm Kids Fun Zone/ Festival Village Celebration Stage
12:00pm-1:15pm LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band Aaron Bessant Park
1:30pm-2:45pm HEADLINER: Aaron Neville Aaron Bessant Park
3:00pm-4:00pm LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: Waylon Thibodeaux “Louisiana Rocking Fiddler” Celebration Stage
4:15pm-5:45pm Krewe of Dominique Youx Mardi Gras at the Beach Main Parade Pier Park Drive
5:45pm LIVE ENTERTAINMENT: Vince Vance & the Valiants Celebration Stage
7:00pm Fireworks City Pier

 

 

 

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