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
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 Lounge
5. Have a Cheeseburger in Paradise
6. Down a raw oyster while taking in the view at the incomparable Salty Pearl Raw Bar
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:
Salty Pearl Raw Bar
Jaime’s Local Seafood Shack
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. Rent a charter boat
42. Go Deep Sea Fishing and hook the big one
43. Go Scuba Diving
44. Dive the USS Oriskany, the World’s Largest Artificial Reef
45. Learn to wake surf at Gravity Island
46. Go snorkeling
47. Watch a Blue Angels Practice session
48. Rent a Jet Ski
49. Go parasailing
50. Rent a Pontoon boat
51. Rent a canoe
52. Kayak the Intracoastal Waterway
53. Circumnavigate the saltwater paddling trail
54. Jog or bike along the Perdido Key Multi Use Path
55. Race a Go Kart at the Track
56. Canoe in two states through the Perdido River
57. Hit the links at the Lost Key Golf Club
58. Dive to the USS Massachusetts
59. Play a game of laser tag
60. Compete in Perdido Key or Santa Rosa Island Triathlons
61. Compete for fun in the McGuires 5k Run
Eco-Tourism
62. Discover the Bon Secour National Wildlife Sanctuary
63. Hike a nature trail
64. Visit Bellingrath Gardens to see flowers of every season
65. Listen to the calls of nesting osprey
66. Climb the Big Lagoon observation tower
67. Witness a sea turtle hatching
68. Visit Gulf Island National Seashore
69. Take in a Geocache treasure-hunting tour
70. Take a nature hike at Tarkiln Bayou trail
71. View a rare carnivorous plant, the pitcher plant
72. Go crabbing at Little Lagoon Pass
73. Ride the ferry to Dauphin Island
74. Visit Civil War exhibits at Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan
75. Head out on the Alabama Coastal Birding Trail
76. Visit the Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida and see their rescued animals
Special Events
77. Show your team spirit at the annual Super Chili Bowl Cook-Off
78. Toss a fish at the Annual “Interstate Mullet Toss” (April)
79. Brave the cold at the annual Polar Bear Dip (Jan.)
80. Catch a Blue Angels Air Show (July & Nov.)
81. Catch beads at a Mardi Gras parade in Orange Beach or Pensacola
82. Meet a Grammy winner at the Frank Brown International Songwriter’s Festival (Nov.)
83. Try the best German sausage at the Elberta Sausage Festival (March)
84. Eat Cajun-style at the Crawfish Fest (May)
85. Test your metal in the Mullet Man Triathalon (April)
86. See one-of-a-kind art at the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival downtown (Nov.)
87. Fly high at the Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival (June)
88. See professional cowboys at Bulls on the Beach (September)
89. Eat shrimp at the National Shrimp Festival (Oct.)
90. Shop locally sourced and original arts and crafts at the Perdido Holiday Craft and Vendor Fair (Nov.)
91. Go after the big one at the Flora-Bama Fishing Rodeo (June)
Fun, Kid-Friendly Things To Do
92. Visit Perdido Kids Park
93. Check out the animal encounters at Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
94. Drive a go cart at Fast Eddies Fun City
95. Splash around at Waterville USA
96. Take in a magic show
97. Check out the Pirate Ship Fish Tank featured on the Animal Planet TANKED show at the Perdido Key Chamber office
98. Take in Story Time at the Southwest Branch Library
99. Take a thrill ride on The Alabama Wham’a at OWA
100. Challenge the family to a round at the historic Goofy Golf putt-putt course