• DESTIN SENIOR MEMBERSHIP: Join the Destin Seniors Membership to enjoy multiple festivities including the senior lunch bunch, potluck, casino trips, bingo, chair exercise, knitting, scrabble, and Mexican dominoes. Members must be a Destin Resident to join. For more information about becoming a member of the Destin Seniors, please call the Destin Community Center at 850-654-5184.

• DESTIN SENIOR CHAIR EXERCISE 50+ YEARS: Destin Senior Chair Exercise classes are offered at Buck Destin Park Monday and Wednesday mornings from 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., for Destin residents. The chair exercise consists of performing light exercises to help improve balance, flexibility, strength, and circulation. The class is free for Destin residents.

• DESTIN SENIOR WALKING CLUB: Join the Destin Senior Members for a walk around the Destin Community Center’s gymnasium on Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. All the miles that you walk will be added to our “team map” as we travel from one region to the next. The team’s miles are reported on the 4th Friday of each month at the Destin Senior Membership’s Potluck.

• SENIOR DROP-IN HOURS: The Destin Senior Center located at Buck Destin Park, 724 Legion Drive, offers senior drop-in hours every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Seniors (50 years and older) meet to enjoy each other’s company, participate in games such as Mexican Train Dominoes, Scrabble, Poker, etc.

As part of the Destin Library’s 2020 Imagine Your Story! Summer Reading Program, we are excited to offer access to great programs virtually from the library’s web page. Visit cityofdestin.com/library and click on the Summer Reading Program link to view these programs beginning June 1.

First up on our slate of performers is Jim Gill, a beloved singer and children’s performer from Chicago, Illinois. He has entertained and taught children through music for years. Due to Covid19, Jim Gill is allowing libraries free access to his song videos. To hear him perform “May There Always Be Sunshine” and other children’s songs, visit the Destin Library’s summer reading page from June 1
through July 31.

Please call the Destin Library at 850-837-8572 for more information.

HALF DAY SUMMER CAMP: A summer day camp will be offered at the Destin Community Center from 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a lunch program from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. The camp is for ages 5 – 12 years of age and costs $65 per week for non-Destin residents and $50 per week for Destin residents (lunch is an extra $15/non-resident & $10/resident). Each day will be a morning full of fun activities including games, crafts, swim days (towel and swimsuit required), structured playtime, and snacks. Counselors and campers will have their temperatures taken upon arrival and will adhere to the Center for Disease
Control (CDC) guiding principles. The camp runs every week from June 15th – July 31st, with no camp the week of June 29th
– July 3rd. Please call 654-5184 for more information.

The Redbird Art Experience invites children ages 5 and older to come and express their creative side & imagination! Using a variety of recycle materials, their art will be one of a kind and enjoyed for its beauty & originality. The camp will be Friday, July 10th, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. The fee is $30 for non-Destin residents and $25 for Destin residents. Spaces are limited. Please register in person at the Destin Community Center Monday thru Friday.

For more info, click HERE

The Destin Community Center will host a Kids’ Night Out event for ages 5 – 12 on Friday, July 17th, 2020, from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Kids will have a night full of games, crafts, food, and lots of fun. The cost is $35 for non – Destin residents and $30 for Destin residents. Preregistration is advised as spots are limited.

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July 31st: Annual Big Truck Day

10:30am – 1pm

Join us for this special space-themed event sure to be out of this world! Learn how to use basic coding to create images and understand data, discover interactive space kits from the NISE network, and blast off to fun in SMALLab.

Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other satellites on exploded stars, star-forming regions, and black holes, you’ll learn basic coding…no previous experience needed! You will see just how integral coding is in the pursuit of learning about our Universe. It’s an example of the exciting ways that computer science is both part of routine tasks in our everyday lives and part of the exciting quest to explore the cosmos. Experience real world application of science, technology and even art!

We’ll continue to explore the universe with our brand-new Earth & Space kits from the National Informal Stem Education (NISE) Network with a plethora of activities to inspire all the future astronauts and scientists in your family. End the day playing in space during our SMALLab session from 12-1 p.m. All activities appropriate for a wide range of ages.

This event supported by NASA’s Universe of Learning, in partnership with Smithsonian Affiliations.

Access to all activities included with General Admission pricing
$10 adults/$8 seniors/$8 children/ages 2 and under are FREE
Military discounts available

For more info, click HERE.

11am – 1pm

The folks at Reno’s Reptiles are bringing a wide variety of animals including Pythons, Anacondas, Iguanas, Skink, Scorpion, and a 50lb Tortoise! All can be held and touched (minus the scorpion), so come discover these awesome animals.

General admission rates apply: $10 adults/$8 seniors/$8 for children. Discounts available.

For more info, click HERE.