Bloody Mary Festival

The Market Shops hosted its Seventh Annual Bloody Mary Festival on Saturday, October 22. The signature event, sponsored by Step One Automotive Group, raised a record-breaking $50,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Walton County.  The sold out event was unlimited tastes of their most creative and innovative bloody.

The shopping center was transformed into a bustling festival ground to host and welcome over 1,000 attendees. Upon check-in, guests received a token to vote for the coveted People’s Choice Awards for the “Best Bloody Mary in South Walton.” At the end of the event, votes were counted by Hill Coleman, CPA and the following local restaurants were chosen as the winners:

1st Place People’s Choice Award – The Beach House

3rd Place People’s Choice Award – Chiringo

A panel of select food critics and regional media also judged each Bloody Mary and selected the following winner as the most delicious and most creative. New this year, they also picked the winner of the “Best Accoutrement”:

Judge’s Choice Award – Chiringo

Best Accoutrement – Camille’s at Crystal Beach