Fort Walton Beach
A city in Okaloosa County, Florida — population 22,396 as of 2020.
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WEDNESDAY: CRA; City Council meetings set for Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026
The City of Fort Walton Beach has two upcoming meetings scheduled for Wednesday, Sept 9, 2026, at City Hall. There will be a CRA Board Meeting at 5 p.m., followed by a Special City Council Meeting.
Government & Civic
FWB Police Department to conduct DUI checkpoint on Sept. 5
The Fort Walton Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on U.S. Highway 98 in front of City Hall on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2026, from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. as part of the NHTSA's "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign.
Public Safety
Fort Walton Beach man arrested on Weapons Violation
Fort Walton Beach Police arrested a man on weapons violation charges on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026, after he displayed a handgun inside a convenience store at Beal Parkway and Hollywood Boulevard.
Public Safety
FWB Sanitation Division to add additional trash collection day in October
The City of Fort Walton Beach’s Sanitation Division will begin providing twice-per-week residential trash collection on Monday, Oct. 5, 2026. The new “2-1-1 service” will provide 2 trash pickups, 1 recycling pickup, and 1 yard waste pickup per week.
Government & Civic
Fire Department to host 9-11 Memorial at Fire Station on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026
Fort Walton Beach Fire Department invites public to mark 25th anniversary of 9-11 with a bell ringing memorial ceremony on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 at Fire Station 6 on Hollywood Boulevard.
Events
Coffee with the City Manager
Join us for Coffee with the City Manager from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at the Fort Walton Beach Public Library.
Community Groups & OrganizationsIn and around Fort Walton Beach
See & do
- 2Seams Training Facility, LLC
- 850 Event Lounge
- Bay Drive Park
- Camp Walton Schoolhouse Museum
- Captain's Quarters
Eat, drink & stay
- 127 Miracle Strip Llc
- 380 Peruvian Bistro (Bowls Only) @Merken850
- Beyond Fokker’s
- 201 Miracle Fwb Llc.
- 7 Brew Coffee
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Fort Walton Beach by the numbers
- Median age
- 39.1
- Households
- 8,817
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $68,538
- Median house value
- $321,800
- Office
- CITY MANAGER
- Address
- 107 MIRACLE STRIP PKWY SW, FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548