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 takeout and eat dinner on your room balcony overlooking the ocean

9. Take your fresh-caught fish to the chef at a local hook-and-cook restaurant 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. Settle in with a great book on the beach

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. Listen to the calls of nesting osprey

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. Shop locally sourced and original arts and crafts at the Perdido Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair (Nov.)

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 animal encounters at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo

95. Drive a go cart at 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

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