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Dating back 450 years as the first European settlement in the United States, Pensacola has a rich and colorful history, and the heart of the city of Pensacola is its downtown. A refreshing blend of historic resolve and cosmopolitan progress defines Downtown Pensacola, a 44-block district encompassing historic and archaeological sites, chic shops, eclectic art galleries and award-winning restaurant

s. It's a walkable district lined with colorful bicycle racks, and bustling with alternative transportation options—from pedicabs to Segways to trolleys to holiday-time horse-drawn carriages. Thousands come to the nationally-recognized Blue Wahoos waterfront stadium, just around the corner, during spring and summer, and thousands more head downtown each Saturday for Palafox Market, a farmers' market enjoying its tenth anniversary in 2017. During the holidays, downtown Pensacola glows with the lights of half a million white lights and the month-long Winterfest, recognized as one of Florida's Top Events. PENSACOLA DIB SOCIAL MEDIA TERMS OF USE

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The brunch options are endless downtown and City parking is free on Sundays!Today’s brunch stop is Slick Lips Seafood & ...
08/10/2025

The brunch options are endless downtown and City parking is free on Sundays!

Today’s brunch stop is Slick Lips Seafood & Oyster House Pensacola for a Bacon Bloody Mary, Bayside Omelette and Hillbilly Benedict.
😋🤤

Slick Lips serves brunch every Saturday and Sunday from 11am-3pm.

Another busy weekend downtown! Here's a sneak preview of just a few of the many great happenings you can find. Check web...
08/08/2025

Another busy weekend downtown! Here's a sneak preview of just a few of the many great happenings you can find. Check websites and socials for more details. 🎶🧘🏽‍♀️🎨🎭

FRIDAY
Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures
7:30pm • Pensacola Little Theatre
https://www.pensacolalittletheatre.com

Live Music At Five Sisters Blues Cafe: Me & The Misfits
6pm • Five Sisters Blues Cafe
https://fivesistersbluescafe.com/calendar/

The Bottoms featuring Heavy Kid and Starlin
7pm • The Handlebar
http://thehandlebar850.com

Rosie O’Grady’s Dueling Piano Show
8pm–12am • Seville Quarter
https://sevillequarter.com/

SATURDAY
Palafox Market
Saturday 9am–2pm • Downtown Pensacola
Dr. Martin Luther King Plaza & Plaza Ferdinand
https://downtownpensacola.com/palafox/palafox-market

Zumba Saturday with Vangie
9:30–10:30am • Ever'man Cooperative Grocery & Cafe
https://www.everman.org/classes

The Supervillains
8pm • The Handlebar
http://thehandlebar850.com

SUNDAY
Yoga at Garden & Grain: All Levels Vinyasa Flow Class with Disko Lemonade
10am– 11am • Garden & Grain / Disko Lemonade Yoga
https://ticketsilver.com/perfectplain/tc-events/7-27-2025-yoga/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLvUXJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFIaXphNXR4Q0l0MVRURjc3AR7qtiBIGY6Bi7IJ9BvKsHub7dHXHF17l7TaHTpoQsTzrjDnWgqxL8ZgpnhIaA_aem_KXhQAYEqEk7FaGNYOWCsgw

Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures
2:30pm • Pensacola Little Theatre
https://www.pensacolalittletheatre.com

Jewelry Making Event
9:45–10:45am • Coastal Cat Cafe
https://www.coastalcatpcola.com/event-details/jewelry-making-event-3

This is National Farmers Market Week and it's a great time to celebrate Palafox Market!For nearly two decades, local far...
08/07/2025

This is National Farmers Market Week and it's a great time to celebrate Palafox Market!

For nearly two decades, local farmers, growers, makers and artists have been bringing the best of the Gulf Coast to downtown Pensacola. The market has grown from just a handful of farmers to more than 200 vendors every Saturday! You can find:

🫐 Fresh produce and baked goods
🪴 Plants and flowers
👗 Handmade soaps, candles, clothes, toys, gifts
🦮 Pet accessories and pet food
🖼️ Fine art
🍯 Local honey, jams and more

Saturdays | 9am-2pm | MLK, Jr. Plaza + Plaza Ferdinand

Here's to all of the amazing local vendors of Palafox Market! Thank you Pensacola, for shopping small and local. 🧡

All this rainy weather has us reminiscing… Who else remembers the beautiful Umbrella Sky Project in downtown Pensacola d...
08/04/2025

All this rainy weather has us reminiscing… Who else remembers the beautiful Umbrella Sky Project in downtown Pensacola during Foo Foo Festival 2017? ☔

📷: Foo Foo Festival

So much fun happening this weekend downtown! Here are just a few of the great things to do—be sure to check out the even...
08/01/2025

So much fun happening this weekend downtown! Here are just a few of the great things to do—be sure to check out the events calendar at downtownpensacola.com to see more!

➡️ FRIDAY, AUG. 1

Liverpool Legends: The Complete Beatles Experience
7:30pm • Saenger Theatre

Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures
7:30pm • Pensacola Little Theatre

Live Music At Five Sisters Blues Cafe: Rocky Denney Brotherhood
6pm • Five Sisters Blues Cafe

Enchanted Forest Month
7pm • Coastal Cat Cafe

BRAT
7pm • The Handlebar

Rosie O’Grady’s Dueling Piano Show
8pm - 12am • Seville Quarter

➡️ SATURDAY, AUG. 2

Palafox Market
10am - 2pm
Downtown Pensacola
Dr. Martin Luther King Plaza & Plaza Ferdinand

Petals & Pulse EDM Festival
11am-1am • Perfect Plain Brewing Co.

William Shatner Live On-Stage with Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan
7:30pm • Saenger Theatre

Pensacola Unplugged Songwriter Showcase
7-9pm • Studer Community Institute Atrium


80's Video Night at the Handlebar
8pm • The Handlebar

➡️ SUNDAY, AUG. 3

Gooney Bird Greene and Her True Life Adventures
2:30pm • Pensacola Little Theatre

Ctrl Alt Drag at the Handlebar
8:30pm • The Handlebar

Roman Street
7:30-10pm • Seville Quarter

☕Looking for your morning coffee fix? Find it at Maker's Cafe & Espresso Bar in the heart of Downtown Pensacola!With han...
08/01/2025

☕Looking for your morning coffee fix? Find it at Maker's Cafe & Espresso Bar in the heart of Downtown Pensacola!

With handcrafted coffee and espresso drinks, delicious bites (like the frittata bites), and a warm, creative atmosphere, it’s the perfect spot to meet a friend, get some work done, or simply savor a quiet moment.

📍 422 S Palafox Street
🕖 Open Monday-Saturday 7am-5pm
🏃🏽 Mile Makers Run Club Saturdays 6:30am

Come for the coffee, stay for the downtown vibes.

August is almost here and it’s National Dog Month! 🐶🎉🐾What better excuse to get out with your four-legged bestie and exp...
07/30/2025

August is almost here and it’s National Dog Month! 🐶🎉🐾

What better excuse to get out with your four-legged bestie and explore all the dog-friendly places to eat and sip in Downtown Pensacola?

From sidewalk seating to patios and breezeways (and even inside at Odd Colony Brewing at 260 N. Palafox), there are plenty of pup-welcoming hangouts—downtown’s got you and your furry friend covered.

🐕 Did we miss your favorite downtown dog-friendly spot? Drop it in the comments!

Graffiti Pizza
Dog House Downtown
AJ's Market & Ice Cream at Southtowne
Parlor Doughnuts
Jaco's Bayfront Bar & Grille
Odd Colony Brewing Co.
O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown
Polonza Bistro
The Rex Cafe
86 Forks Bar + Table
Brunch with Ruby - Ruby Slipper
The Wine Bar on Palafox
Perfect Plain Brewing Co.
Five Sisters Blues Cafe
Lucy's in the Square
Bodacious Shops
Fosko Coffee Barre
Maker's Cafe & Espresso Bar
Carmen's Lunch Bar & Tapas
200 South Tap House
Union Public House Pensacola
Pensacola Bay Brewery
Hour Deli
The Garden Pensacola

Thank you, Pensacola News Journal for highlighting some of our incredible dining and dessert options on Palafox Street! ...
07/25/2025

Thank you, Pensacola News Journal for highlighting some of our incredible dining and dessert options on Palafox Street!

http://bit.ly/4och9G8

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Brunch with Ruby - Ruby Slipper
Polonza Bistro
Bodacious Shops
Fosko
Four Seasons Catering and Eatery
Carmen's Lunch Bar & Tapas
Dog House Downtown
Graffiti Pizza
The Garden Pensacola
86 Forks Bar + Table
The Wine Bar on Palafox
Bavaria Pensacola
O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown
Restaurant IRON
The Global Grill
V. Paul's Italian Ristorante
Slick Lips Seafood & Oyster House Pensacola
Khon's on Palafox

DESSERT SPOTS
Kilwins
Parlor Doughnuts
Downtown Dessert
Peterbrooke Chocolatier Pensacola Palafox

A stroll down downtown Pensacola's Palafox Street can lead to decision paralysis on where to eat. Here are some of the most popular choices.

Twenty years ago today, the Pensacola Municipal Auditorium, built in the early 1950's, was demolished. It had been built...
07/24/2025

Twenty years ago today, the Pensacola Municipal Auditorium, built in the early 1950's, was demolished. It had been built for $820,000 and dedicated on February 8, 1955. The Pensacola High School Band played at the dedication ceremony. Time had taken its toll and the auditorium was already in disrepair when Hurricane Ivan battered it in 2004.

Lots of big acts played at the "Bayfront," from Jerry Lee Lewis to Patsy Cline and Elvis. (Jerry Lee Lewis pounded the new piano so fiercely that management stopped the show halfway through). The highest attendance was recorded by country act Charlie Pride.

Today, the south end of Palafox has been reconfigured into Palafox Pier, a downtown waterfront destination that includes a marina, boat slips, three buildings occupied by Jaco's Bayfront Bar & Grille and professional, medical and financial offices, and a multi-residence condominium.

Historic Pensacola University of West Florida Visit Pensacola

So many fun events going on downtown this weekend, including the Running of the Bulls at Seville Quarter! Here is a PART...
07/18/2025

So many fun events going on downtown this weekend, including the Running of the Bulls at Seville Quarter! Here is a PARTIAL list of happenings—hope to see you downtown! 🐂💨🏃🏽🎶🎺🖼️🐈‍⬛

➡️FRIDAY, July 18
Gallery Night Pensacola: Swinging into Art “1920’s Jazz Night”
5-9pm
Palafox Street, Downtown Pensacola

Live Music At Five Sisters Blues Cafe: Harrison Avenue
Five Sisters Blues Cafe
6pm

No Truth
The Handlebar
6:30pm

Sumerween Mewvie Night
Coastal Cat Cafe
7pm

Rosie O’Grady’s Dueling Piano Show
Seville Quarter
8pm

➡️SATURDAY, July 19
Palafox Market
9am-2pm
Downtown Pensacola: Dr. Martin Luther King Plaza & Plaza Ferdinand

Karlous Miller And Friends One Night Only
Saenger Theatre
8pm

Mile Makers Run Club
Maker's Cafe & Espresso Bar
6:30am

Oyster Bay Community Class - BARRE Essentials (Free)
Oyster Bay Boutique Hotel - Pensacola, FL
Lovelock Healing Arts
8am

BTB Comedy - Open Mic
Odd Colony Brewing Co.
7pm

Running of the Bulls Pensacola
Seville Quarter
9am

O’Riley’s Irish Pub 12th Birthday Bash
O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown
10pm

➡️SUNDAY, July 20
Caving In
The Handlebar
5pm

📷: Running of the Bulls Pensacola

O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown is celebrating its 12th birthday this week, and you’re invited to the party! The O’Riley’s ...
07/16/2025

O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown is celebrating its 12th birthday this week, and you’re invited to the party! The O’Riley’s 12th Birthday Bash starts Saturday, July 19th, at 10:00pm and it’s open to ages 21 and up.

Come enjoy drink specials all night long, a live DJ, and a balloon drop at 11pm you don’t want to miss—they’ll be filled with prizes and coupons exclusively for the Birthday Bash.

🍀 Locally owned and proudly poured since 2013 — O’Riley’s Irish Pub is a downtown Pensacola staple and part of a family of four beloved local pubs and bars.

Grab a pint and settle in with:
🎯 Steel-tip darts & billiards
📺 Wall-to-wall HDTVs for every game
🍽️ Indoor & outdoor seating
🥇 An award-winning menu with bold Irish-inspired fare and classic American favorites

Official event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/612421217787084

O ' R I L E Y ' S B I R T H D A Y B A S H

🗓️ Saturday, July 19th
🕙 10pm 'til
📍 321 S. Palafox Street
🔗 orileyspub.com

📷: O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown

07/10/2025

Hey boaters—have you docked at Pensacola Bay Pier yet? Located at 301 W. Main Street, this public pier and marina is your free access point to Downtown Pensacola from the water! 🌊🚤

With 48 slips and floating docks, it’s perfect for daytime visits (open 6am–10pm Mar-Oct and 6am-6pm Nov-Feb). Pull in, tie up, and explore:
🛍️ Palafox Market
🍽️ Local restaurants and shops
🖼️ Art galleries
🚶 Walkable downtown sights and parks

Note: Docks are for day use only—no overnight stays.

Thanks to funding from the City of Pensacola’s Community Redevelopment Agency - CRA and Florida Fish & Wildlife, this stunning waterfront stop is ready for your next adventure!

Vacation Artfully Visit Pensacola City of Pensacola - Government

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