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Downtown Pensacola Downtown Pensacola—discovered in 1559 and recently voted “Florida’s Greatest Place”!
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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 restaurants. 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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We have another great weekend ahead and highs in the 70's! Thank you for supporting all our small businesses in Downtown...
11/14/2025

We have another great weekend ahead and highs in the 70's! Thank you for supporting all our small businesses in Downtown Pensacola and remember to upload all your downtown receipts for the chance to win a daily, weekly or grand prize ($1,000!).

Scan the QR code at your favorite downtown bars, shops and restaurants, or head over to www.downtownpensacola.com/alliwant to upload your receipts. You'll get one entry for every $10 you spend downtown!

Check out these great events happening this weekend (check websites and socials for full details):

FRIDAY
🎸 INOHA At The Handlebar
8pm • The Handlebar

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

SATURDAY
🍅 Palafox Market Downtown Pensacola
Saturday 9am - 2pm • Downtown Pensacola
Dr. Martin Luther King Plaza & Plaza Ferdinand

🍨 Tipsy Scoop Grand Opening
11am • Tipsy Scoop Pensacola

🍔 2025 Pensacola Fall Food Truck Fest
11am - 7pm • Community Maritime Park

🎺 Flavors of (Fall) Jazz Brunch
12pm - 2pm • Celestine Bed and Breakfast

🥫 Neighbors' Night Out - Fundraiser for EPPS Christian Center Sponsored by Pensacola Grocery Buddies
5pm-9pm • Odd Colony Brewing Co.

🎶 John Hart & The Prince Bros
7pm • The Handlebar

SUNDAY
🏎️ Exotic Car Show at O'Riley's
10am - 2pm • O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown

The Winterfest Pensacola Elf Parade is coming to downtown Pensacola on Black Friday, Nov. 28 at 🕧 12:30pm. Join the para...
11/13/2025

The Winterfest Pensacola Elf Parade is coming to downtown Pensacola on Black Friday, Nov. 28 at 🕧 12:30pm. Join the parade or come to cheer on the wagons, sleighs, strollers, elves, reindeer, Santa and the revelers! 🎄🎉🎅🏽🦌🤩 Then stay on to shop Black Friday deals and specials, enjoy lunch and dinner, and play downtown for the day!

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On Black Friday you can earn DOUBLE entries when you upload your receipts in the "All I Want" holiday giveaway. Find out more and start uploading today at www.downtownpensacola.com/AllIWant

The Shops on Palafox Bodacious Shops Parlor Doughnuts Dog House Downtown Local Pulse Pensacola Bluetique Indigeaux Denim Bar & Boutique O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown Play GRAY Boutique Carmen's Lunch Bar & Tapas Graffiti Pizza Papa’s Pizza Downtown Maker's Cafe & Espresso Bar The Handlebar Restaurant IRON Parlor DoughnutsNolita’s Parlor & Eatery Pensacola Hardware Company Hemline Pensacola Bavaria Pensacola

We are saddened to hear of the passing yesterday of Mr. Wilmer H. Mitchell, a Pensacola icon who played an instrumental ...
11/12/2025

We are saddened to hear of the passing yesterday of Mr. Wilmer H. Mitchell, a Pensacola icon who played an instrumental role in the founding of Seville Quarter in 1967. Please click to read more about his life and legacy.

Today, we honor all who have served our country. 🇺🇸 Thank you, Veterans! Downtown Pensacola businesses are showing their...
11/11/2025

Today, we honor all who have served our country. 🇺🇸 Thank you, Veterans!

Downtown Pensacola businesses are showing their gratitude with special offers just for Veterans today:

🍦 Kilwins Pensacola • Free small ice cream (cone or dish) or a free slice of fudge
🍨 Bubba's Sweet Spot • Free kid’s scoop for Veterans
☕ Bodacious Shops and Bodacious Bookstore and Cafe • Free drip coffee for Veterans
🍕 Graffiti Pizza • 15% off online, curbside, or delivery orders (use code VETS200)
🍩 Parlor Doughnuts • Free 12 oz. brewed coffee + one famous layered doughnut (in-shop only, with valid military ID)
🌶️ Seville Quarter • Free order of Jalapeño Poppers with purchase of any entrée
🍺 Odd Colony Brewing Co. • Veterans and active military enjoy a $5 half liter this evening!

Thank you to all who serve and to the downtown businesses showing their appreciation today. 💙

"ALL I WANT" STARTS TODAY! 🛍️🎁🎅🏽The "All I Want" holiday giveaway is back, and you can win a fabulous daily prize, a wee...
11/05/2025

"ALL I WANT" STARTS TODAY! 🛍️🎁🎅🏽

The "All I Want" holiday giveaway is back, and you can win a fabulous daily prize, a weekly $100 gift card and even a $1,000 downtown shopping spree!

All you have to do is shop, dine and play downtown between Nov. 5 and Dec. 17, then upload a pic of your receipts to www.downtownpensacola.com/AllIWant.

Downtown restaurant, bar, gallery and shop receipts all qualify! And seeing how today is the 9th annual Holiday Haul from The Shops on Palafox, it's the perfect time to get started.

➡️For every $10 you spend, you'll get one entry into the prize giveaway (you can upload more than one receipt to get to $10).

*Some restrictions apply, so please read the complete the rules on the website.

Downtown Pensacola is about to shine even brighter! Join us as the holiday magic kicks off this Wednesday, Nov. 5, and h...
11/03/2025

Downtown Pensacola is about to shine even brighter! Join us as the holiday magic kicks off this Wednesday, Nov. 5, and help us light up the heart of the city for the season.

🎄 WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

📸 3–4:45 PM: Bring your phone or camera for Photos with Santa in front of the grand Christmas tree at the Pensacola Museum of History (weather permitting).

🎅 5 PM: The Holiday Lighting Ceremony begins — featuring more than half a million twinkling lights, the Peanuts Gang from Winterfest Pensacola, and a charming mini-train circling Plaza Ferdinand.

🛍️ 5–8 PM: The 9th Annual Holiday Haul from The Shops on Palafox returns! Enjoy a festive evening of shopping, live music, treats, and holiday cheer.

🎁 5–8 PM: Don’t miss the debut of the Palafox Market Holiday Edition! Shop local makers and artisans in Plaza Ferdinand, then every Wednesday beginning Nov. 19 through Dec. 17 in MLK Jr. Plaza (4-8pm) under a canopy of lights.

💫 5 PM: The “All I Want” Holiday Giveaway also begins! Earn entries every time you shop, dine, or play downtown for a chance to win prizes — including daily giveaways and a $1,000 grand prize in downtown gift cards. Upload your receipts at downtownpensacola.com/AllIWant — every $10 spent earns an entry!

Weekend is finally here and so is Foo Foo Festival, along with tons of other great events in downtown Pensacola! Here is...
10/31/2025

Weekend is finally here and so is Foo Foo Festival, along with tons of other great events in downtown Pensacola! Here is a sampling; please check websites and socials for all the details and enjoy your weekend, Pensacola!

FRIDAY
AFTERBURN Aerial Art Installation • Foo Foo Festival
Downtown Pensacola
Palafox and Intendencia Street

HalloZine Festival • Foo Foo Festival
Friday (and Saturday) 11am - 11pm
Voices Of Pensacola

Meowloween Party
6pm - 7:30pm
Coastal Cat Cafe

Live Music At Five Sisters Blues Cafe: Rocky Denney Brotherhood
6pm - 10pm • Five Sisters Blues Cafe

Silverada
7pm • The Handlebar

Cain: Live And In Color
7pm • Saenger Theatre

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

Potions & Pints Halloween Party
8pm • Perfect Plain Brewing Co.

O'Riley's Irish Pub Halloween Costume Contest
11pm • O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown

SATURDAY
Palafox Market
9am - 2pm • Downtown Pensacola
Dr. Martin Luther King Plaza & Plaza Ferdinand

3rd Annual Fall Worship Festival
12pm - 4pm • Museum Plaza

O'Riley's Bourbon and Bacon Event • Foo Foo Fest 2025
2pm - 4pm • O'Riley's Irish Pub Downtown

SUNDAY
Yoga Under Afterburn Disko Lemonade Yoga
9am - 10am • Intersection of Intendencia and Palafox

Gravity Gone Wild Exhibition
1pm - 4pm • Quayside Art Gallery

Jazz For Justice Presented by Legal Services of North Florida • Foo Foo Festival
1pm - 5pm • Museum Plaza

Visit Pensacola

‘Afterburn’ is live above Intendencia Street at Palafox! This beautiful Foo Foo Festival project was created by artist T...
10/30/2025

‘Afterburn’ is live above Intendencia Street at Palafox! This beautiful Foo Foo Festival project was created by artist Tomislav Topic for Friends of Downtown and named to honor the Pensacola-based U.S. Navy Blue Angels. 💛🧡❤️💙

Open day and night throughout Foo Foo Fest!

FULL WEEKEND AHEAD! 🚙💨💨Start your engines—downtown Pensacola! This weekend there's a full lineup of fun things to do. Re...
10/24/2025

FULL WEEKEND AHEAD! 🚙💨💨

Start your engines—downtown Pensacola! This weekend there's a full lineup of fun things to do. Read on for a few ideas!

➡️ FRIDAY
Ballet Pensacola "Dracula" 🧛🏼
Friday 7pm and Saturday 7pm
Pensacola Little Theatre

October Mewvie Night - Friday The 13th 🐈‍⬛
7pm • Coastal Cat Cafe

Live Music: John Strickland Trio 🎺
6pm • Five Sisters Blues Cafe

Ritual 6: Goth Industrial Night 🐦‍⬛
8pm • The Handlebar

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

➡️ SATURDAY
Palafox Market "Halloween" Market 🎃
9am - 2pm • Downtown Pensacola
Dr. Martin Luther King Plaza & Plaza Ferdinand

World Ballet Company: Cinderella 🩰
7pm • Saenger Theatre

Ice Flyers VS Birmingham Bulls 🥅
6pm • Pensacola Bay Center

Drag Me To The Well 🍻
9-11pm • The Well

➡️ SUNDAY
The Wellness Collective 🧘🏽‍♀️
9am - 1pm • 5eleven Palafox

Howl-O-Ween Dog Party 🐾
1pm • Perfect Plain Brewing Co.

Pensacola Songwriter Rounds Series 🎸
3pm • The Handlebar

Josh Gates Live, An Evening Of Ghosts, Monsters, And Tales Of Adventure
6pm • Saenger Theatre

10/17/2025

Gallery Night is getting a little wild and spooky on Palafox tonight ☄️👻🧌🕺🎶👩🏽‍🎤

The City’s free trolley is running until midnight so park for free at Commendencia St. Lot and hitch a ride straight to the festivities.

The Foo Foo Fest Swag Team is here giving out free swag too!

Gallery Night Pensacola Park Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Visit Pensacola The Handlebar Local Pulse Pensacola Pensacon City of Pensacola - Government

It’s Gallery Night Pensacola !Ghoul-ery Night “Art for the whole Family” is today from 5PM-9PM.🕺 Performances all night ...
10/17/2025

It’s Gallery Night Pensacola !
Ghoul-ery Night “Art for the whole Family” is today from 5PM-9PM.

🕺 Performances all night long, from live music and dance to epic lightsaber shows!
🍬 Candy stations for the kiddos
🎨 60+ local artists and makers
🛍️ Merchants and food trucks lining Palafox
✨ Don’t forget your Halloween costume!

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