Hurricane Isaias came ashore near Destin around 8 p.m. on Friday, October 9, as a Category 2 storm, CBS News reported. As of this week, Alys Beach says its amenities and Town Center merchants have reopened, apart from a few places where repairs and restoration are still underway. The beach and all beach services stay closed until further notice. That split shapes the next eleven weeks. The holiday calendar from mid-November through New Year's Eve happens entirely off the sand, in courtyards, on lawns and at dinner tables. Then on December 1, Caliza's restaurant service closes for the winter, and Town Center's year-round restaurants become the main places to eat.
A Calendar Planned for Courtyards and Lawns
Here are the places that host the season: the Alys Beach Amphitheatre on Somerset Street, Central Park, the North Sea Garden Walk, the Red Loggia at Caliza, George's, and The Summerhouse at The Silva. None of the season's events, from the first Crafted dinner to the last party of the year, are scheduled on the beach.
The Silva is the newest name on that list. Alys Beach's Phase 4 page, updated October 9, describes it as an event lawn, an enclosed pavilion, a pool and a covered terrace with a bar and café. That page gives no opening date. The Summerhouse at The Silva does appear on both the Crafted schedule and the December calendar, so this season will be most residents' first good look at it.
Crafted Week, Day by Day
Alys Beach Crafted is in its fifth year. It runs November 11 through 15 and focuses on makers, chefs, distillers, mixologists and artists. The town's main events calendar still shows the festival ending November 14. The festival's own schedule runs through a Sunday market on November 15. Here is how the week lays out, based on 30A.com's September preview and the Crafted schedule:
- Wednesday, November 11. The 30A Songwriters Session takes place at the Red Loggia at Caliza, presented with the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County. A singer-songwriter performs and talks about the stories behind the songs.
- Thursday, November 12. Three Experiential Dinners begin at 5 p.m. Birmingham chef Rob McDaniel of Helen and Bayonet cooks a family-style, live-fire Southern menu at the Red Loggia. Chef Camille Withall prepares Gulf ingredients with global influences at George's. Chef Drew Dzejak and the Alys Beach Culinary team pair a menu with Menagerie wines at The Summerhouse at The Silva, surrounded by David Yarrow's photography.
- Friday, November 13. The Holiday Makers Market opens at the Amphitheatre from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Cocktails & Clay starts at 2:30 p.m. at The Summerhouse, where ceramicist Sarah Bumanglag guides guests through making two vessels that are later glazed and kiln-fired. The 6th Annual Firkin Fête begins at 6:30 p.m. in Central Park, with live music by Scott T. Smith.
- Saturday, November 14. The Spirited Soirée, a progressive tasting of craft cocktails and spirits, fills the North Sea Garden Walk from 1 to 4 p.m. The market reopens from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Sunday, November 15. The market's last day runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Santa photos are offered noon to 2 p.m. both weekend days.
The ticketed events have limited capacity. The Holiday Makers Market is free and open to the public. Three of the week's venues are restaurants or club spaces and two are lawns, so Crafted brings together the same spaces that host the rest of the season.
The Night After Thanksgiving, on the Amphitheatre Lawn
Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26, the 30A Thanksgiving Day races take place in neighboring Rosemary Beach, with a 10K, a 5K and a one-mile fun run. Alys Beach holds its big holiday gathering the next evening.
Alys in Winter Wonderland is on Friday, November 27, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Amphitheatre on Somerset Street. A holiday concert starts at 4 p.m., and the tree lighting with Santa follows at 6:30 p.m. The Amphitheatre also hosts the Holiday Makers Market two weeks earlier, so it serves as the town's main holiday gathering spot from mid-November on.
December 1, When Caliza's Restaurant Closes for the Season
The Caliza amenity page lists restaurant service as closed from December 1 through March 1. Less than three weeks after hosting Crafted's opening night and one of its dinners, Caliza's dining room closes for the winter. From that date, eating out in Alys Beach means the Town Center restaurants.
Indaco is the newest of them. The Summer 2026 Alys Insider dates its opening to July 2, and WJHG's Foodie Friday segment placed it near its sister restaurant, O-Ku. This is Indaco's first winter, and it opens just as Caliza's dining room closes.
Here are the hours listed in the official merchant directory, which was last updated in July, before the storm:
| Where | Address | Listed hours |
|---|---|---|
| Indaco | 40 Mark Twain Lane, Suite 101 | Dinner daily 4 to 10 p.m., weekday lunch, weekend brunch, daily aperitivo |
| George's | 30 North Castle Harbour Drive | Lunch 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., dinner 5 to 9 p.m., daily |
| Fonville Press Market & Café | 23 North Somerset Street | Daily, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
| Charlie's Delights | 67 North Somerset Street, R102 | Daily, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Alys Shoppe | 27 Admiralty Row, R103 | Daily, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
Most of these addresses sit a short walk from Somerset Street, where the Amphitheatre events take place. In December, an aperitivo at Indaco or a coffee at Fonville Press fits easily before or after an event on the lawn. Alys Beach has not said which merchants are still closed for repairs, so check hours this month before you go.
The Last Five Days of the Year
The town has three events between Christmas and New Year's, each in a different venue.
The Alys Foundation Gala is in Central Park on December 27. Alys Classics, a movie and picnic evening at The Silva, follows on December 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. The listing notes that details are still to come and subject to change. On December 31 from 10 a.m. to noon, the Noon Year's Eve Party at the Amphitheatre brings music, bubbles, crafts, face painting and a Fonville Press bar. It is free and open to the public.
Central Park, The Silva and the Amphitheatre all hosted part of Crafted in November, and all three return for the last week of the year. Fonville Press, which sets up the bar at the noon countdown, is also one of the Town Center spots open every day while Caliza's restaurant is closed.
Before You Make Plans
The event listings above have not posted any change since the storm, so treat them as plans that may still shift. Alys Beach asks guests with questions to call Guest Services at 850-213-5555, and homeowners should get updates by email and through the Alys Beach Owner App. The Alys Beach events calendar and the Crafted schedule are the pages to check as November gets closer.
If you'd like help working out where the Silva, the Amphitheatre and Town Center fit into your own winter on 30A, The Lauderdale Group knows these streets well. Request a personalized 30A consultation and we'll walk the town with you this season.
