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Ever'Trivia Night
Ever'man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe - 9
Put your noodle to work answering fun, creative, and challenging questions. Navigate your way to victory while holding a delicious beverage in your hand.
Free Yoga
Bayview Park
Get outside and enjoy the weather while in attendance. Learn new skills and apply them to your life. Yoga is a great opportunity to stretch the body and the mind.
Brewhouse Bingo
Emerald Republic Brewing
Mark the squares quickly as they are shouted out to see who is the first to scream bingo at Brewhouse Bingo. The event features multiple rounds of bingo including dog bone, four corners, diamond, and blackout along with music to keep patrons singing all night long.
Beer Garden Trivia
Emerald Republic Brewing
DJ Ramsey hosts Beer Garden Trivia at the Republic, where teams gather, with a maximum of six players, and try their hand at winning it all. Enjoy a fun night with friends and family sipping on brews while trying to help the team win a prize.
Comedy Open Mic Night
Big Top Brewing Company Pensacola
The most famous comedy stars started somewhere. This open-mic event will give you the chance to grab the microphone and take the spotlight. What are you waiting for?
Story Sprouts
Ever'man Educational Center
Children ages 3-5 are invited to do arts and crafts, make a snack, and have storytime. The classes are always creative and have an organic, environmental and local twist.
Seville Quarter Haunted Ghost Tour, Lunch, or Dinner
Seville Quarter
This spooky experience is not for the faint of heart. Listen as your guide weaves tales of ghosts, debauchery, murder, mayhem, paranormal activities, and the history of Seville Quarter and downtown Historic Pensacola.
Walk With A Doc
Bayview Park
Walk with a Doc is a walking program for everyone interested in taking steps for a healthier lifestyle. You’ll take a few minutes to learn about a current health topic from Dr. Erin Mayfield then spend the rest of the hour enjoying a healthy walk and fun conversation.
Ever'Market
Ever'man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe - 9 Mile
As a co-op, Ever'man is committed to ensuring that the community has support for responsible local agriculture and small businesses. Enjoy their monthly market where you will be able to purchase goods from different local vendors.
Free Yoga
Maritime Park
Get outside and enjoy the weather while attending a relaxing and free yoga class in Maritime Park. The event is for all levels from beginners to experienced to learn new skills and apply them to everyday life as attendees stretch their bodies and minds.
Stargazing Nights
Gulfside Pavilion Bus Stop Pensacola
Discover the greatness of the night sky on beautiful Pensacola Beach as visitors gather around sunset to gaze at the stars. Claim one of 20 telescopes to take a peek at wonders such as Jupiter, the Milky Way, and other galaxies at Stargazing on Pensacola Beach.
'80s Prom Night
Sanders Beach-Corinne Jones Resource Center
Attend an adult-only prom dressed in totally tubular '80s era garb to support Spread the Cheer USA. Get pumped for an evening of dancing, live music, drinks, and snacks, and find out who will be crowned prom king and queen as guests enjoy a fun night out for a good cause.
Taste of Gulf Breeze
City of Gulf Breeze Parks & Recreation
Taste of Gulf Breeze is an exciting, competitive, culinary adventure that is a sample of all that the Gulf Breeze Area has to offer. Splurge on food and beverages as vendors tempt visitors with culinary delights while they mingle with local businesses and organizations throughout the event.
KMFDM
Vinyl Music Hall
Emerging from the European underground in the 1980s, German firebrands KMFDM were part of the industrial wave that crashed the mainstream in the '90s. The technical and aggressive riffs will leave you energized and chanting for an encore.
Santa Rosa Island Triathlon
Zarzaur Law P.A.
The Santa Rosa Island Triathlon is a race for the entire family that features a flat and fast course. Contestants swim along the pristine shores of the Gulf of Mexico, bike along the shores of Pensacola Beach, then run the 5K through an idyllic beach neighborhood to complete the race.
A Day To Remember
Pensacola Bay Center
A Day to Remember is an American rock band that infuses pop-punk and metalcore in their music.
Sea Turtle Triathlon
Gulf Of Mexico
Swim, bike, and run at the Sea Turtle Trialothon, where hundreds of kids enter to see how fast they can make it through the challenging course. The event features a full triathlon experience for children from seven to fifteen years old while friends and family cheer them on.
Southern Breeze (Bands on the Beach Series)
Gulfside Pavilion Bus Stop Pensacola
Southern Breeze blows into Pensacola Beach with their original blend of rockin’ country, acoustic and southern rock hits at Bands on the Beach from the Gulfside Pavilion. Formed in 1980, they continue to get crowds going with their original brand of true southern honky tonk.
Dragon Boat Festival
Pensacola Dragon Boat Festival
Over 40 teams, supported by thousands of spectators, will be competing for bragging rights in the Dragon Boat Festival. Get the boat in the water to race with a team of 20 other paddlers rowing in sync to get to the finish line first and watch the crowd go wild on the sidelines.
Margaritaville Run
Margaritaville Beach Hotel
The Margaritaville Run is your escape to paradise where exercise is fun and the reward is even better. The miles are easy when you're in the Margaritaville state of mind.
Black Jacket Symphony
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Black Jacket Symphony is a music group that recreates an entire classic album live at its concerts, note for note, sound for sound, as they promise. Performing over 35 of such classic albums in the last decade, they have reached over a million music lovers across the USA.
Pensacola Half Marathon and 5K
Wahoo’s Stadium Maritime Park
This course was designed by locals to highlight the beauty of Pensacola and to give participants an event that they will love. Get your sweat on and stay hydrated as you enjoy the classic cardio exercise.
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Saenger Theatre
Treat yourself to a night of live entertainment. Once again drawing from his back catalog of 14 studio albums, Weird Al promises to deliver a different set list every night, with no two shows the same.
String Farm (Bands on the Beach Series)
Gulfside Pavilion Bus Stop Pensacola
String Farm, Pensacola’s bluegrass house band, plays the greatest all time hits of bluegrass from stage and screen. Home grown and home loved, no one does it quite like Pensacola’s very own String Farm.
Trombone Shorty
Vinyl Music Hall
Troy Andrews, better known by his stage name Trombone Shorty, is a New Orleans-based musician, producer, actor, and philanthropist. He is primarily known for playing the trombone and trumpet, although he also performs on the drums, organ, and tuba.
Micro Wrestling
Wild Greg's Saloon
Micro Wrestling Federation is a full-scale, WWE-type event with an entire cast that is under five feet tall. Enjoy the event with friends and family as Micro Wrestlers body slam, bear hug, and headlock throughout an evening of nonstop action.
Taste of the Beach
7 Casino Beach Boardwalk
Prepare to have your senses delighted. Pensacola Beach’s biggest culinary event starts with a VIP dinner on Friday night followed by Saturday’s day-long event filled with cooking demonstrations, challenges and food tastings from more than a dozen beach restaurants.
Kevin Gates
Pensacola Bay Center
Kevin Gates is a rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Kevin Gates came onto the scene in 2007 and has a plethora of mixtapes to his name. Some of them are; “All or Nothin’”, “Make ‘Em Believe”, and “Luca Brasi 2”. His last three mixtapes have charted on the Billboard 200.
Hotel California: A Tribute to the Eagles
Saenger Theatre
Playing the arrangements is one thing, giving life to music is another. Get ready to sing your heart out as your favorite hits and beloved classics are reimagined.
Bridge to Bridge
Pensacola Bay Bridge
A local must-do event, run over the three-mile Bay Bridge and see why the party was voted the “Best Post-Race Party.” There will be music, refreshments, plus a beautiful view.
26th Anniversary Rare Air VW Car Show and Swap Meet
Five Flags Speedway
Car enthusiasts old and new will find much to enjoy at the 26th Anniversary Rare Air VW Car Show and Swap Meet. Pause and take a moment to admire the automotive technology of ages past, and learn how it influenced current models.
Fitness Festival
University of West Florida, Rec Plex North Field
Enjoy multiple fitness classes such as soca, Zumba, and belly dancing as the Fitness Festival takes over Pensacola. The festival features a live DJ as well as amazing health and wellness vendors for hundreds of attendees to browse to learn how to live a more active and healthy lifestyle.
Dr. Breeze (Bands on the Beach Series)
Gulfside Pavilion Bus Stop Pensacola
Plan on bringing your best dancing flip flops as Dr. Breeze entertains you with current hits, classic rock, R&B, country and tropical tunes. Join hundreds of your closest friends for a night of great music, fun and dancing and be a part of the longest conga line on the gulf coast as Dr Breeze rocks the beach.
GWAR
Vinyl Music Hall
GWAR is a heavy metal band from Virginia known for their outlandish costumes and sci-fi-themed narrative in their songs, live performances, and videos. Their most notable work includes the Grammy-winning 1992 feature film, “Phallus in Wonderland.”
Killer Queen
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Killer Queen is a tribute band to the legendary rock band Queen, named after their 1974 song. Formed in Brisbane in 2003, the group has become the longest established Queen tribute in the world and has performed at more than eight hundred shows in ten countries.
Killer Queen: A Tribute to Queen
Saenger Theatre
Feel Queen’s music come alive once again for an unforgettable night. You'll feel like you're back in the '70s watching Freddie Mercury work his magic.
Pensacola Interstate Fair
Pensacola Interstate Fair
Join 250,000 other adventurous spirits at the Pensacola Interstate Fair, a massive annual tradition in Pensacola, Florida. The action-packed fair hosts over 60 rides, top-name entertainers, classic carnival food, and dozens of interactive exhibits. Walk under the neon lights of a Ferris wheel with a sweet funnel cake in hand as the sun sets over the sea at one of the largest events on the Golf Coast.
BEACH-O-WEEN
Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
Bring the whole family out to the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk to enjoy a free night of fun at BEACH-O-WEEN. The event features Halloween bounce houses, games, face painting, trick or treat candy, arts and crafts activities, and food to keep the fun rolling for hours.
Gallery Night: Fright Night
Gallery Night Pensacola
Get ready to get spooked at Gallery Fright Night. Bring your friends and little ones to experience the streets of Downtown filled with goblins, ghouls, and the cutest little cowboys you ever did see.
Country Wave Fest
Casino Beach Bar
Whether it is the latest song about heartbreak or the type of music you blare while driving your truck, country music is sure to make you feel right at home. Country Wave Fest features live local country bands, food trucks, and vendors for guests to keep dancing and having fun all day long.
Honkey Tonk Splash Plunge
Casino Beach Bar
Make a splash to improve the lives of companion animals in the community at the Honky Tonk Splash Plunge during the Country Wave Fest. Support the community as a portion of the proceeds go to the Pensacola Humane Society and have a blast plunging into the water for a good cause.
Frankie Avalon
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Frankie Avalon is a singer and actor from Philadelphia who rose to prominence as a teen idol during the 1950s. Between 1958-1962, he released thirty-one charting singles including the number one hits "Why" and "Venus" in 1959.
Frankie Avalon
Saenger Theatre
Legend of stage and screen, Frankie Avalon, is set to perform at Saenger Theatre. Avalon dominated the music charts for years with dozens of popular songs in the '50s and '60s including number one hits "Venus" and "Why."
Modern Eldorados (Bands on the Beach Series)
Gulfside Pavilion Bus Stop Pensacola
Experience country and rock ‘n’ roll the way it used be with The Modern Eldorados at the Gulfside Pavilion for Bands on the Beach. Music fans will hear sounds from George Jones, Patsy Cline and Elvis, as the band channels the nostalgia of the 1950s.
Sex n' The City
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Join Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, and Samantha on a hilarious trip through New York in the '90s. Sex n’ The City follows your favorite single gals looking for love in the big city.
Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Pensacola
Seville Square
Envision a future where children no longer live with the threat of breast cancer and where everyone has a fair and just opportunity to prevent, find, treat, and survive this disease. By supporting the Making Strides movement, you help ensure the American Cancer Society can continue fighting for that same vision.
Beulah Fall Food Truck Festival
Escambia County Equestrian Center
Tempt your taste buds and bring an appetite to Beulah’s Fall Food Truck Festival. The event features food trucks, vendors, live entertainment, an adult and kid Halloween costume contest, and a bounce house for the kids so the whole family is entertained all day long.
Halloween Bar Crawl
TBA
Crawl through the streets of Pensacola with over 500 others at the Halloween Bar Crawl. Bust out your favorite Halloween costume to enter the contest and prepare for a fun night on the town sampling food and drinks from place to place.
Foo Foo Festival
Foo Foo Festival
Foo Foo Festival is a celebration each fall, with culturally creative happenings, events, and moments that attract visitors to beautiful Pensacola, Florida. Grab friends and family to get to this fun event that features live music, art, food and drinks, entertainment, and theater.
Frank Brown Songwriter's Festival
Flora-Bama
This festival is an opportunity for seasoned and aspiring songwriters from all over the world to have their songs heard. Learn the stories behind the lyrics that only the song’s author can express.
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival
Seville Square
The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is one of the best-regarded, most popular arts festivals in the United States. The three-day, juried art show draws more than 200 of the nation's best painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic artists, craftsmen, and other artists.
Bumpin Uglies
Vinyl Music Hall
The punk reggae band, Bumpin Uglies, is known for their free-spirited blends and strong lyrics. Their most popular albums include, "Beast from the East," which stayed on the Billboard Top Reggae Album of the Week chart for four weeks.
Zane Lamprey
Emerald Republic Brewing
Zane Lamprey, an award-winning travel show host, and comedian performs his new stand-up comedy show, Larger than Life. Laugh out loud as the show covers crazy stories about being a professional drinker, and experiences while shooting his television shows.
Disney Princess: The Concert
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Disney Princess: The Concert celebrates the iconic music of kind, courageous, and beautiful princesses of classic Disney stories. An all-star quartet from Broadway makes the evening unforgettable with songs, stories, and animation.
Art and Wine Festival
Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
Stroll along the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk and enjoy a day with thousands of others at the Pensacola Beach Art and Wine Festival. Enjoy the fresh fall air with friends and family while sampling wines and perusing the works of some of the Gulf Coast’s most talented artists.
Blue Angels Homecoming Show
1878 South Blue Angel Parkway
It's pure aviation excitement as the Blue Angels return home for the NAS Pensacola Homecoming Air Show. At this airshow, the sky above is full of color and excitement.
Veteran’s Day Parade
Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
Line the streets with patriotic colors and join in a salute to our nation’s veterans. Enjoy the pomp and circumstance and celebrate as the Veteran’s Day Parade marches on.
Maker Faire
Museum Plaza
Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is the venue to showcase hobbies, experiments, and projects to inspire creativity among visitors.
Pensacola Jeeps Show and Shine
Five Flags Speedway
Pensacola Jeeps is hosting an open car show with vendors and food trucks to spread awareness and support veterans. Stroll through with friends and family to admire the cars being showcased while supporting a good cause in the process.
Pensacola Railfest
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds
Put this train show and sale on your calendar and get ready for a weekend of family-friendly fun. With so much to see and do, it shouldn't be missed.
Straight No Chaser
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Straight No Chaser or SNC is a professional a cappella group that was formed at Indiana University in 1996. Their 1998 parody video of "The 12 Days of Christmas" went viral on YouTube with over 24 million views and led to a five-album record deal in 2008.
Spafford
Vinyl Music Hall
Brian Moss and Jordan Fairless founded the American jam band Spafford. The band is known for their astonishing improvisational ability and off-the-cuff extended jams. Spafford paints a picture in real-time each night with a unique musical palette.
Gallery Night: Decades/Throwback
Gallery Night Pensacola
Everyone loves a good dress-up theme. Select your best throwback look and gather your friends for a decade-inspired bar crawl. The options will be limitless at Gallery Night.
Travis Tritt
Pensacola Bay Center
Versatility is one of Travis Tritt’s qualities. From 1989 to 1999, the country singer, songwriter and actor released seven studio albums while signed to Warner Bros. Records, and released three albums while signed to Colombia Records in 2000s.
Pensacola Turkey Trot
Seville Square
What better way to start off Thanksgiving Day than by running through the heart of Downtown Pensacola? The Pensacola Turkey Trot has been voted one of the best 5K courses in Pensacola, and you won't want to miss it.
Boatyard Craft Fair
301 West Main Street
Join with locals and neighbors and enjoy the excitement of the Boatyard Craft Fair at the beautiful new Community Maritime Park. Arts and crafts from many local and regional artists will be on display.
Legacy Reunion of Earth, Wind, and Fire
Saenger Theatre
Earth, Wind, and Fire dominated the '70s with their monster grooves and high energy, danceable hits. Get swept up in the musical whirlwind and the glory days as Legacy Reunion reunites members to continue the tradition.
Casting Crowns
Pensacola Bay Center
The Grammy Award-winning Casting Crowns band started in 1999 by a youth pastor, Mark Hall. It is a contemporary and Christian rock band. Some of the members of Casting Crowns serve as ministers at Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church in McDonough, Georgia.
Three Dog Night
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Three Dog Night is a rock band from LA who had twenty-one Billboard Top 40 hits from 1969-75 which included "Mama Told Me Not To Come" and "Joy To The World." They were included in the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2000.
Holiday Lighted Boat Parade and Fireworks
Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce Visitors Information Center
Watch the boats float by as they loop around in the water to showcase their holiday spirit for all to see at the Lighted Boat Parade in Pensacola. Immediately following the parade, a dazzling display of fireworks will light up the sky along the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk.
Surfing Santa Beach Parade
Pensacola Beach
Thousands of children, parents and other spectators make their way to Pensacola Beach and eagerly wait to see Santa Claus in the parade. Gaze down the street to watch as Santa rolls by on top of a Pensacola Beach fire truck at the annual Surfing Santa Beach Parade to brighten the holiday spirit.
HoHo Hustle
Running Wild
This fun holiday 5K is for the entire family. Bring the kids and hustle along the scenic course, drink hot chocolate, and experience holiday cheer with festive treats.
Gallery Night: Ugly Sweater Day
Gallery Night Pensacola
Celebrate the Holiday Season by donning your favorite cozy sweater. Visit participating bars and restaurants, grab some street food from a food truck, and bask in the holiday magic of Downtown Pensacola.
Make It To The Line Run and Walk
Flora-Bama
Run, jog, walk, or crawl to the line at the 4-mile run/walk and 1-mile fun run. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Secret Santa program, helping local families in need with gifts at Christmas, clothing, and food.
A Christmas Carol
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
A Christmas Carol is a Broadway musical based on the timeless story by Charles Dickens. Created by two visionary Tony Award winners, Jack Thorne and Matthew Warchus, it has won Tony Awards and garnered praises from prestigious names like The New York Times.
New Year's Eve Fireworks
Pensacola Beach
Keep your eyes focused on the Pensacola Beach skies this New Year’s Eve for an evening of firework displays along the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk. Ring in the new year with friends and family as well as thousands of other spectators as a dazzling lights display overlooks the Santa Rosa Sound.
Polar Bear Plunge
Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce Visitors Information Center
Ring in 2023 with a Polar Bear Plunge at Pensacola Beach and jump into the Santa Rosa Sound. Flock to the beach where hundreds of dippers and spectators, many dressed in costume, participate in the long-established tradition.
Snowbirds Beach Bash
Our Lady of Assumption Mission
The Snowbirds Beach Bash is a great way for seasonal tourists and vacationers to meet, mingle and learn more about what’s happening in Pensacola Beach. The event features a musical performance as well as a dance number, followed by a fun game of bingo for attendees to enjoy.
Clint Black
Pensacola Saenger Theatre
Clint Black has had a career filled with hit songs. His debut album, “Killin’ Time,” had four different singles that reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks charts. He had 30 singles on the US Billboard country charts with 22 reaching number one.
Eric Johnson
Vinyl Music Hall
Eric Johnson has been traveling on a prolific odyssey over the course of more than four decades. Along the way, his creations have encompassed repertoire that cross-pollinate genres which include rock, blues, jazz, fusion, soul, folk, new-age, classical, and even country.