Pensacola Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

This 14 week summer concert series enjoyed by locals and visitors alike features a variety of musical styles from big band to jazz and, from Broadway to modern dance. Every week is a different performance to enjoy! Grab your lawn chair, your blanket and get ready to jam to some fantastic music under the stars in Historic Pensacola! Rain date August 16.

This 2 day festival will feature Live Cannon Fire, Fierce Battles, Blackhearted Wenches, Mermaids, Pirate Dancers, Pirate Music, Pirate Games, Fire Shows, Pirate Crews from across the Gulf Coast, Food, Shopping, Carnival and Inflatable dRides, Costume and other contests, Pony and Camel Rides, Exotic Petting Zoo, Parrots and Macaws and much more!!!

Come see the best fishermen in the area catch some of the largest king mackerel and cobia in the gulf. This is one of the largest two-day boat events in the Gulf of Mexico with more than 1,000 anglers. Take-off and weigh-in will be at Flounder's Chowder House on Pensacola Beach.

This a yearly event and each year it keeps getting better so we are inviting everyone to come out and enjoy all genres of music,-ROCK, COUNTRY, PUNK ROCK< HIP HOP, R & B, FUNK, and SCREAMO etc... food, games , face painting and just see what Pensacola , Florida and surrounding areas have to offer with all types of vendors that will be there. Come have some Fun Enjoy the great out doors.

For the 22nd year, area Sertoma organizations are once again coordinating and hosting the largest Fireworks display on the Gulf Coast over Pensacola Bay. There will be activities throughout the day, from 11:00 am until 6:30 pm, in Seville Square to include a FREE Children’s Area with inflatables and pony rides, Arts and Crafts vendors, Food vendors, and live entertainment on the gazebo stage beginning at 11:00 am, with a Hot Dog Eating Contest at noon! Starting at 4:00, there will be live music on the Bayfront Stage, featuring Mass Kunfuzion at 4, followed by August Body at 6:30. The festivities will culminate with the fireworks show over Pensacola Bay, synchronized with music broadcast on Cat Country FM 98.7.

Fireworks will begin at 9pm on Sound Side.

This week long celebration on Pensacola Beach kicks off with a fireworks extravaganza and ends with the Blue Angels Air Show.

The Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club hosts one of the country's largest billfish tournaments at Pensacola, which attracts around 600 anglers from all over the Southeast.

This must-see event features the world-famous Blue Angels performing over Pensacola Beach on Santa Rosa Island . (P.S. don't forget the sunscreen & $1 for the toll bridge.)

Awards Package up $20,000

Featuring live music, The Kids Zone, sidewalk sale and the "Anything that Floats" race and bathtub races in Santa Rosa Sound.

Get a sampling of island flavors from the area's best chefs.

A triathlon along Pensacola Beach for seasoned athletes. A sea turtle triathlon is also offered for kids.

The 53rd annual Pensacola Greek Festival is one the area's most popular outdoor festivals. This 3 day cultural event provides an opportunity for the parishioners to share their heritage, culture and faith with the local community. The event is held on the church grounds under large tents and includes live bouzouki music, folk dance performances, a variety of delicious foods and shopping in the Greek Market. Admission to the festival is free of charge, so come out and enjoy some of the authentic Greek cultures and traditions that Pensacola has to offer its community.

Fair features big-name entertainment in addition to games, rides, agricultural and education-oriented exhibits and displays.

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. The event features live musicians in Fountain Park with sounds ranging from Zydeco, bluegrass, jazz and blues to classical. Local dance schools and groups perform daily. The Children's Arts Festival is next door in Bartram Park, featuring numerous hands-on artistic opportunities provided free of charge. The Children’s Festival is open Friday for children with special needs from selected schools and is open to everyone on Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

An annual two day eventof intertribal dancing, displays and teaching of heritage and customs, great foods and large groups of Native American vendors with authentic crafts. Come be a part of this Pow Wow. (Directions: Turn south at Walgreens in Pace, follow Floridatown Rd; approximately 1-1/2 miles to the banks of Pensacola Bay; park is on the left.)

Auto racing fans will delight in the action at Five Flags Speedway.

The Christmas Parade includes local bands from every high school in Escambia County, groups from around the region, and as far away as Houston and New Orleans. The Cox Pensacola Christmas Parade profits go to local high school band booster organizations to assist in the purchasing of uniforms and equipment and funding of travel expenses. Preceding the parade is the popular 1.2 miles Christmas Parade Dash, sponsored by the Pensacola Runners Association. With nearly 400 participants each year, the Dash uses the Cox Pensacola Christmas parade route just prior to the start of the parade. The race begins at 5:00 pm and is a maze through the downtown area lined with thousands of people cheering. The course ends at Plaza Ferdinand where a large candy cane is handed to each finisher. For more information on the Christmas Parade Dash, please visit www.pensacolarunners.com.

Families can enjoy a street party atmosphere downtown with live music, a children's area and fireworks, along with a 10-foot, half-ton, illuminated pelican that will be dropped 100 feet at midnight!