From adventurous water activities to relaxing sunset vibes, explore Perdido Key and plan your island getaway with things to do for everyone!
101 Things to Do in Perdido Key includes links to some of the local’s favorite activities, dining, and entertainment in the Perdido Key Area!
Dining
1. Sip a specialty martini at The Jellyfish
2. Eat crab legs at The Crab Trap
3. Pack up a picnic and hit the beach
4. Drink a cold beer on the state line at the legendary Flora-Bama roadhouse
5. Have a Cheeseburger in Paradise
6. Down a raw oyster while taking in the view at Cobalt
7. Enjoy a relaxing dinner with a water view
8. Order To-Go and eat dinner on your room balcony overlooking the ocean
9. Take your fresh-caught fish to the chef at Fresh off the Boat to prepare it for you
Relax & Unwind
10. Enjoy the area’s adult drink of choice, a frozen Bushwacker
11. Pamper yourself at Spas of Eden at Eden Condominiums
12. Sip a Mai Tai, poolside at Purple Parrot Tiki Bar
13. Build a sandcastle at Johnson Beach
14. Work on your tan at a top ranked beach
15. Find your Zen with a massage at Bodyworks
16. Lounge by the pool at your home away from home
17. Watch birds migrate to the saltwater marsh at Big Lagoon State Park
18. Catch a beautiful sunset over the water
19. Take a sunrise stroll on the beach and look for sea shells
Shopping & Entertainment
20. Shopping, Art Galleries and Food at Villagio Shopping Center
21. Pick up a kite to fly in the ocean breeze
22. Visit the Historical Pensacola District
23. Shop in Downtown Pensacola
24. Find unique, hand-made jewelry in local shops
25. See the National Aviation Museum
26. Take a haunted lighthouse tour
27. Visit historic Forts McRee, and Barrancas
28. Visit a local art gallery
29. Learn about hurricane hunters at the Gulf Shores Museum
30. Find a hand-crafted treasure at Perdido Artist Gallery and Gifts
31. Test your luck at Pensacola Greyhound Park and Poker Room
32. Learn about Geronimo at nearby Fort Pickens
33. Take a sunset cruise on a beautiful open ocean Catamaran
34. Go to Opera or Symphony, or watch live entertainment at Pensacola’s historic Saenger Theatre
35. Sip a pint and listen to some traditional Irish music at McGuires Irish Pub
36. Look at masterpieces at Pensacola Museum of Art
37. Take in a Las Vegas style show
38. Tour USS Alabama Battleship Park in Mobile
39. Check out the local live music scene
Action & Adventure
40. Take a dolphin cruise
41. Fly a helicopter with a certified FAA certified instructor
42. Rent a charter boat
43. Go Deep Sea Fishing and hook the big one
44. Go Scuba diving
45. Dive the USS Oriskany, the World’s Largest Artificial Reef
46. Learn to wake surf at Gravity Island
47. Go snorkeling
48. Watch a Blue Angels Practice session
49. Rent a Jet Ski
50. Go parasailing
51. Rent a Pontoon boat
52. Rent a canoe
53. Kayak the Intracoastal Waterway
54. Circumnavigate the saltwater paddling trail
55. Jog or bike along the Perdido Key Multi Use Path
56. Race a Go Kart at the Track
57. Canoe in two states through the Perdido River
58. Hit the links at the Lost Key Golf Club
59. Dive to the USS Massachusetts
60. Play a game of lazer tag
61. Compete in Perdido Key or Santa Rosa Island Triathlons
62. Compete for fun in the McGuires 5k Run
Eco-Tourism
63. Discover the Bon Secour National Wildlife Sanctuary
64. Hike a nature trail
65. Visit Bellingrath Gardens to see flowers of every season
66. View rare wildlife
67. Climb the Big Lagoon observation tower
68. Witness a sea turtle hatching
69. Visit Gulf Island National Seashore
70. Take in a Geocache treasure hunting tour
71. Take a nature hike at Tarkiln Bayou trail
72. View a rare carnivorous plant, the pitcher plant
73. Go crabbing at Little Lagoon Pass
74. Ride the ferry to Dauphin Island
75. Visit Civil War exhibits at Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan
76. Head out on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail
77. Visit the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida and see their rescued animals
Special Events
78. Show your team spirit at the annual Super Chili Bowl Cook-Off
79. Toss a fish at the Annual “Interstate Mullet Toss” (April)
80. Brave the cold at the annual Polar Bear Dip (Jan.)
81. Catch a Blue Angels Air Show (July & Nov.)
82. Catch beads at a Mardi Gras parade in Orange Beach or Pensacola
83. Meet a Grammy winner at the Frank Brown International Songwriter’s Festival (Nov.)
84. Try the best German sausage at the Elberta Sausage Festival (March)
85. Eat Cajun-style at the Crawfish Fest (May)
86. Test your metal in the Mullet Man Triathalon (April)
87. See one-of-a-kind art at the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival downtown (Nov.)
88. Fly high at the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival (June)
89. See professional cowboys at Bulls on the Beach (September)
90. Eat shrimp at the National Shrimp Festival (Oct.)
91. View the finest Southeastern artists at The Orange Beach Festival of Art (Mar.)
92. Go after the big one at the Flora-Bama Fishing Rodeo (June)
Fun, Kid-Friendly Things To Do
93. Visit Perdido Kids Park
94. Check out the baby animal encounters at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
95. Check out Fast Eddies Fun City
96. Splash around at Waterville USA
97. Take in a magic show
98. Check out the Pirate Ship Fish Tank featured on the Animal Planet TANKED show at the Perdido Key Chamber office
99. Take in Story Time at the Southwest Branch Library
100. Take a thrill ride on The Alabama Wham’a at OWA
101. Challenge the family to a round at historic Goofy Golf putt putt course
