Armed Forces Appreciation Day - Coming Soon!
Join us as we celebrate and pay tribute to the Armed Forces and our diverse community. Entertainment, great food, craft vendors, military displays, and cultural displays reflecting the diversity that makes up our armed forces.
"Bull Rigdon" Fairgrounds, Fort Walton Beach, FL
Saturday, August 28, 2010
If you have questions, please contact Patti Bohnsack at the Chamber - 244-8191.
Ticket Information
Active, reserve, and retired military and their dependents will be admitted without charge (no ticket required). A valid military ID is required for complimentary admission. Each military member may bring one guest at no charge.
Tickets are available at the Chamber, at all offices of Eglin Federal Credit Union, from the Administration Office at Fort Walton Beach Medical Center, or by US Postal Service. Tickets purchased on-line and mailed to the purchaser will be $6 each. (Tickets will be mailed to your billing address in a plain, unmarked white envelope. The Chamber is not responsible for tickets lost in the mail.) Tickets picked up at the Chamber will be $5 each. Tickets may be purchased on-line until midnight on Friday, August 20. After that, tickets may be purchased at the Chamber offices, 34 Miracle Strip Parkway, SE, Fort Walton Beach.
Tickets purchased in advance are $5 each ($6 each if mailed to the purchaser). Tickets will be available at the venue for $10 each.
Admission is free for all guests 18 and under.
American Idols for Our American Heroes
The entertainment lineup for AFAD is going to be fabulous! We've signed Taylor Hicks, Alabama native, soulful rocker, and American Idol winner in 2005, Kimberley Locke, "One Love Live", American Idol finalist (2003), "1964, The Tribute" (The #1 Beatles Show on Earth" - as described by Rolling Stone magazine), and the Full Spectrum Jazz Ensemble from the US Air Force Reserve Band. Click here for more information about our entertainers.
"Hall of Heroes"
We are honored to bring to our area real-life heroes from several of America's most storied conflicts. They will appear in our "Hall of Heroes" at the AFAD event. Several of them were profiled in HBO's epic mini-series "Band of Brothers" and "The Pacific." This is your chance to meet them in person and get autographs as well as the story of their exploits from the original source. For more information, click here or on the "Band of Brothers" graphic.
We'll also have several of our "Local Heroes," who live in this area and have great stories to tell from their military exploits. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet all these brave veterans. Click here for more information about our "Local Heroes."