After being cooped up in our homes for the last few weeks, it sure feels good to be able to get out and enjoy the beauty of our neighborhoods, and if you spent those weeks planning your getaway to the Rosemary Beach community, we have to guess that you will want to spend as much time as possible outdoors! Now is the time to feel the sun beating down on your shoulders, the Gulf breezes kissing your cheeks, and know that you can do all the things you have been dreaming about over the last few months. This guide to outdoor activities you can enjoy during your Florida journey is guaranteed to give you memories you will never forget!
Cruisin’ the Community
Bamboo Bicycle Company offers the only tools you will need for lazy explorations of the Rosemary Beach community; a bike, helmet, and maps of the bike trails that will take you past some of the most beautiful landscape in Florida. Reduce your carbon footprint as you breathe in that salty ocean air and discover the quaint charm of the homes that make this unique community one of our favorite areas to live. Sidewalks built for bikes only make it easy and fun.
Which Way to the Beach?
Finding the beach will be of no difficulty when you stay in one of our vacation escapes in the Rosemary Beach community; chances are you will be able to walk right out the door of your property and bury your toes in the sugar white sands! What you choose to do out there, of course, varies from guest to guest. Choose between frolicking in the surf, tanning on the beach, or escaping into the newest summer blockbuster under a cheerfully colorful umbrella that will protect your skin from the elements! Building sandcastles and moonlit walks at shore’s edge are other ways to enhance the fun you can have outdoors in Florida.
Stay Home and Play
By home, we mean your vacation home, of course! Our comfortable and stylish vacation escapes offer community amenities for you to enjoy without leaving the property. Swim in crystal clear pools, barbecue your catch of the day on your back porch, or simply enjoy sunset views with a refreshing beverage in hand. A Florida sunrise is a sight to behold, stopping people in their tracks when out and about, and when viewed over the water from your balcony, it’s one you will never forget! Reserve your vacation escape in the Rosemary Beach community today!
Our charming Rosemary Beach community is known for more than its scenic landscape and friendly residents; the shops and boutiques that can be found here are designed to bring pleasure to everyone who enters their doors, and this guide will help you find the best of the best!
Patchouli’s, 82 S Barrett Square
This sweet boutique offers one of our favorite types of shopping experiences, as it features pretty much everything we could need in life, from essential oils to bath and body (including an entire collection that is patchouli made), beauty products, perfumes that are customized for your needs, and a decent line just for men. Plan on spending a few hours and probably more than a few bucks here; the prices are reasonable but do add up quickly!
Rosemary Beach Trading Co, 34 N Barrett Square #1C
Everyone’s guilty pleasure is doing a little souvenir shopping while on vacation, and as we seemingly can’t get enough magnets, t-shirts, and coffee mugs, souvenir shops pop up all over the world; you can even buy a souvenir coin from the gift shop at Notre Dame in Paris! The Rosemary Beach Trading Company may not be in Paris, but we think the trinkets and treasures found here are something you will fall in love with! Made well and designed to be stylish, we especially love their selection of shirts, sweatshirts, and hats!
Hissyfits Boutique at Rosemary Beach, 34 N Barrett Square #1A
Hissyfits Boutique is definitely a winner in the shopping arena! Offering a delectable assortment of women’s clothing, shoes, and accessories, this may be your favorite part of your Emerald Coast getaway! In any case, don’t expect to swoop in and swoop out in only a few moments time; this sweet spot deserves to be appreciated and enjoyed and will suck up more time than you realized!
Still So Much More in the Rosemary Beach Community!
From tea shops to clothing stores, your vacation in the Rosemary Beach community promises to be a shopper’s idea of paradise, and when you choose one of our surfside escapes for your accommodations, your vacation promises to be unforgettable! Reserve your stay with us today!
No matter how old we get, summer remains our favorite time of year. The days grow longer, and the smell of sunscreen and the warm, wet breeze off the Gulf fill our nostrils and bring peace to our hearts. This is when most of us take vacations, exploring places we have never been or returning to spots we know and love and have made an annual tradition. These journeys often bring us back to the days of our youth, and when your journey brings you back to the Rosemary Beach community (for the first or the hundredth time!) this guide to Rosemary Beach activities in the Summer will ensure you will stay young forever, no matter what your chronological age happens to be!
A Day on the Course
For many of our guests, a summer vacation is a golf vacation, and in the Rosemary Beach community, you will be surrounded by a selection of top-class courses to explore! Origins Golf Club in nearby Watersound is one of our favorites, but you can choose from a large variety of courses that run up the coast; road trips are fun when the final destination involves acres of green grass, golf carts, and of course, the 19th hole at the end!
Retail Therapy
Every vacation needs at least one afternoon set aside for a little retail therapy, and the shops and boutiques found in the Rosemary Beach community offer not just the traditional souvenirs you’ve come to expect from a beachside setting, but unique pieces you really will want to add to your collection. Rosemary Beach Trading Company, for example, offers magnets, t-shirts, and other knickknacks we all love to collect, but they also feature household items, lotions, candles, and jewelry for your shopping pleasures.
Two-Wheeled Adventures
Exploring the community and the beaches on a bike is a great way to enjoy the weather and get a little exercise in at the same time, and the Bamboo Bicycle Company offers a giant selection of bikes to rent, including tandem bikes! A romantic ride through the area is an experience you will never forget, as you and your riding partner enjoy the sights, sounds, and aromas of a day in the Rosemary Beach community, be sure and stop by the Sugar Shak for a refreshing ice cream cone!
Summer Won’t Last Forever
But your memories of a Florida summer vacation and your stay in one of the Rosemary Beach community’s rental homes will last a lifetime. Reserve your summer getaway today!
Easter is just a few short weeks away, and if you haven’t made other plans already, maybe this year would be the perfect year for a holiday spent at the beach—Rosemary Beach, to be precise! Offering sunny skies and clear waters, white sands, and moments so beautiful they are spiritual, our beachfront community and charming vacation rentals will turn an ordinary Easter into an extraordinary one! This guide will ensure that you enjoy every fun-filled moment of this Easter 2020 in Rosemary Beach!
Eastern and Western Green Is Where It All Happens
Our community is a smaller one, but we know the best way to celebrate any holiday is with friends old and new, and Easter is no exception! Coming together on the green, both the eastern and western side, old friendships are cherished, and new friendships are eagerly made on this swathe of emerald located in the center of Rosemary Beach.
On the Eastern Green, guests can embrace their spiritual side with a “sunrise service” that begins at 8:30 AM at the Chapel at the Beach. It’s BYOB (bring your own beach chairs or blankets) and the message will speak to your soul. Sitting out on the green grass with the surf splashing in the background and the sun shining brightly is an experience your family will never forget.
When the service ends, gather up the family and head over to the Western Green for more Easter activities with the arrival of the Easter Bunny and a 15,000 Easter egg hunt! Pictures can be taken with the hopping star of the show, and a complimentary mimosa can be enjoyed by the 21 and over crowd as happy children giggle and squeal in delight over each colorful egg found!
Bring It Home
Of course, not everyone enjoys crowds, no matter how beautiful the day is, but the great thing about celebrating Easter in Rosemary Beach is knowing you can do it all without leaving the boundaries of your Rosemary Beach property! A sunrise walk on the beach offers quiet moments of contemplation, as you pray, plan, and revel in the beauty of a new day. Easter brunch can be enjoyed at the Pearl, but our fully equipped kitchens put the joy back in cooking, and colorful eggs can be hidden anywhere on the property! Reserve yours today and start a new Easter tradition!
March is a special month, bringing together millions of people, countries, cities, and states from all over the world, all claiming solidarity to one country in particular: Ireland. And as everyone wears their lucky green, drinks green beer, and generally celebrates all thing Irish, you may be wondering where you can do the same during your Rosemary Beach getaway and stay in one of our charming Rosemary Beach vacation rentals. We’ve got you covered with this guide to St. Patrick’s Day in Rosemary Beach in March; following this guide means you will not miss a moment of the excitement!
St. Patrick’s Day Parade on 30A
Starting at Blue Mountain Beach and ending in Gulfside, this annual parade is our favorite way to celebrate! Offering Irish dancers, Irish food, and all the green beer you can safely drink, the good times start at 2:00 PM and end at 7:00 PM, allowing participants to move on to “greener waters” and other celebrations! Contests for the best redhead (girl) and best pirate (boy) as well as one for your best dressed pet make the event that much more fun!
Havana Beach Bar & Grill, Rooftop Bar, 63 Main Street, Rosemary Beach
What better way to celebrate the wearing of green than with views of the Gulf spreading out below you? Although it’s a mite sunnier and a whole lot warmer in Florida than it is in the old country, after a few green beers and pours of Jameson, you won’t even notice the difference! The music, the food, and the people who celebrate with you will ensure that this St. Patrick’s Day will be as close to perfect as if you were celebrating with a céilí in Dublin!
Build Your Own Green Beer
Because not everyone wants to go out and celebrate, we’re offering this super-secret and incredibly complicated recipe for making your own green beer to enjoy in the comfort of your Rosemary Beach holiday escape. You might want to get a piece of paper and pen, and after you write it down, you have to promise us you’ll eat the evidence; we don’t want the Irish to get angry with us for revealing their family secrets! Ok, are you ready? Pick your beer of choice and pour it into a glass. Now, pick up that little bottle of green food coloring you purchased at the grocery store in advance and squeeze it into the beer. One drop. Now drink! Ok, it wasn’t complicated or secret, but now that you have the ingredients for your own céilí, your at-home celebration promises to be more fun than a bag of shamrocks!
Our Properties Add to the Celebration
Coming home after the party is always a treat when you choose Rosemary Beach rentals for your vacation accommodations—reserve your stay with us today!
Still making plans for Super Bowl Weekend? Ladies, look no further. The 9th annual Girls Getaway is scheduled to take place January 30 through February 2, 2014. Girls Getaway is presented by the Rosemary Beach Foundation and is a fun, fabulous opportunity for women to celebrate and come together in laughter and community for a good cause.
Ladies of all ages are invited to partake in this glamorous event filled with activities and entertainment celebrating women. This year, the proceeds will benefit The Suzy Fund of Sacred Heart Hospital of the Emerald Coast. The Suzy Fund was established in 2007 to provide free mammograms for underserved women in our community. The goal of annual screening mammograms is to find cancer when it is still in an early, treatable stage. Taking part in the Girls Getaway weekend is the perfect way to enjoy quality time with girlfriends while also making a difference for women in our community.
2014 Girls Getaway attendees will be treated to the following:Our lineup for Girls Getaway 2014 includes:
- A red carpet arrival and welcome party at The Pearl Hotel with music by Kyle LaMonica
- Songwriter concert featuring Alissa Moreno, Christa Wells, and Nicole Witt
- Designer Trends with featuring Nicole Paloma (fashion), Mary Kay Samouce (jewelry), and Mary Hong (South Walton Artist of The Year)
- Book-signing and talk with author and nutrition expert, Carolyn O’Neil
- Saturday evening party including libations, heavy hors d’oeuvres, raffle and silent auction and Music by DJ Shane Keller/Rock The House
- Sunday Brunch featuring live music by Bryan Kennedy
- Plein air artist exhibits, shopping, tour of homes, and much more
The Winter 2012 issue of The Knot wedding magazine features Rosemary Beach, Florida as one of 50 Best Honeymoon locations and one of the 10 best beaches. This issue is on newsstands now.
Rose Bros. is an artisinal coffee shop and old-timey sodafountain with a modern twist – serving handcrafted sodas, Brooklyn egg creams,malteds, milkshakes, burgers and more.
At Rose Bros. we pay attention tothe details. We believe youcan make delicious things out of whole ingredients without all the additives. That’s why we use local ice cream purveyor Southern Craft Creamery andserve only 100% Certified Organic coffee. We source local ingredientswhenever possible and our burgers are made with All-American Angus Brisket andChuck. Rose Bros is a friendly casual neighborhood spot, where folks canstop by any time of day for a coffee, refreshing soda, sweet treat orbite. Sophisticatedenough for the grownups, relaxed enough for the young and young at heart!
Rosemary Beach Racquet Club has earned a reputation for hosting some of the best tennis tournaments in the Southeast. This spring, the tennis pros at Rosemary Beach® will again create a fun and competitive weekend within our relaxed, scenic coastal setting.
The 11th Annual Rosemary Beach® Open Tennis Tournament will be held May 1-4, 2014. The tournament includes prize money for Open Singles Divisions and every player will receive a t-shirt and complimentary opening night dinner.
With eight Har-Tru courts and talented pro team led by Tennis Director Michael Clark, Rosemary Beach Tennis Center consistently ranks among the top 75 tennis resorts in the world by Tennis Resorts Online.
Don’t miss the fun! Register for the Rosemary Beach® Open by visiting www.floridausta.com (tournament ID #1531018124). Sponsorship packages still available for businesses who wish to get in on the action.
To book your weekend accommodations, visit Rosemary Beach Cottage Rental Company and select from an impressive selection of rental options, including luxury rental homes, carriage houses, lofts, and flats. Extend your stay and take advantage of mid-week specials at the charming Pensione Inn in the heart of the Rosemary Beach® Town Center.
We look forward to welcoming you to Rosemary Beach!
There’s something so mesmerizing, relaxing and even therapeutic about watching the sun sink down over the Gulf of Mexico, creating a rainbow of colors in its descent.
You can find faithful viewers settling in every day just before the big show watching from the boardwalk or finding a place to settle on the sugar white sand. It’s a South Walton tradition and one that doesn’t disappoint in Rosemary Beach. Enjoy the video below of March’s final sunset and if you’d prefer to view in person, we’re saving a space just for you.