Downtown Pensacola

09/25/2025

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival Sep. 30-Oct. 2 includes a full week of Downtown Pensacola venues and events!

You know their music. They’ve written some of your favorite songs recorded by some of your favorite artists—like Jason Aldean, and Tim McGraw, 3 Doors Down, Lee Ann Womack, Jake Owens, Eli Young Band, Trace Atkins, Mac Davis, Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Hootie and the Blowfish and countless others.

From Sept. 30-Oct. 12 you can hear the untold stories and inspiration behind the music from the songwriters themselves. The Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival is a unique and unforgettable musical experience, and this year the festival has expanded into Downtown Pensacola! Many concerts are free while others are ticketed and may include dinner, cocktails, concert and other extras.

You can find a complete list of artists, venues and events at https://pensacolabeachsongwritersfestival.com/ 🎶🎸🎤🎹🎻🪕

Downtown Concerts and Venues Include:
• Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center
• Oyster Bay Boutique Hotel - Pensacola, FL
• Historic Pensacola
• The District: Seville Steak & Seafood
• Old Christ Church
• Historic Seville Park
• The Barkley House
• Lucy's in the Square
• The Pensacola Fish House
• Radio Live
• From the Ground Up Community Garden
• 511 Palafox

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09/24/2025

Shout out to James and Red!

These two Downtown Pensacola ambassadors, along with the rest of the team at local business Spotless Logistics Commercial Cleaning Services, work hard every day to keep our streets clean and beautiful, and they do it all with a smile. From picking up trash to pressure-washing sidewalks to lending a helping hand, they’re making a big difference in our community.

Next time you see them out and about, give them a wave or a thank you for all they do to keep downtown looking its best 🩵

09/20/2025

Oktoberfest is kicking off in downtown Pensacola, and three places you can celebrate today are Bavaria, Odd Colony and Perfect Plain!

Celebrate at Bavaria Pensacola today through October 5th with their wide selection of authentic Festbiers.🍺🥨🍻

📍10 S. Palafox

Odd Colony Brewing Co. is hosting Oddtoberfest today with a Stein Hoist competition starting at 4pm.🍺🎉

📍 260 N. Palafox

Join Perfect Plain Brewing Co. 11am-6pm for a day of festive fun today featuring:
🍺 Stein hoisting + beer chugging contests
🇩🇪 Costume contest (lederhosen encouraged!)
🎶 Live music
🌭 German food pop-up
🍻 Specialty beers + limited-edition merch

📍 50 E. Garden

09/18/2025

The September Gallery Night Pensacola "Viva Pensacola" is going to be amazing! Pensacola has a rich Latin American heritage, primarily from Spain, and Friday night you can celebrate the rich, diverse cultures across Latin America!

Friday from 5-9pm you can celebrate culture, art and community with more than 60 artists, live music, a festive parade at 7pm with Krewe de Karnaval, a sneak preview by Ballet Pensacola of their upcoming production, "Dracula," a Latin American-Mexican market on Intendencia Street, plus delicious food from local vendors and restaurants, unique local merchants to shop, family-friendly fun and more. 💃🏽🌶️🎶🪇

GALLERY NIGHT PENSACOLA
🗓️ Friday, Sept. 19
🕔 Time: 5-9pm
📍 Downtown Pensacola
🔗 www.gallerynightpensacola.org

09/13/2025

Our friends Lucky Dough Pizza opened last night at 104 E. Gregory (formerly Gaby’s). We’re so excited for this new addition to the downtown Pensacola food scene!

Lucky Dough Pizza specializes in crafting naturally leavened (sourdough), Napoletana-style pizzas baked in wood-fired brick ovens, made with fresh, all-natural ingredients. Pensacola fell in love with their pizzas at their Palafox Market popup and now they have a permanent new home—congrats! 🍕🔥😋

09/12/2025

So many great things going on this weekend in downtown Pensacola—here are just a few suggestions but be sure to check out our calendar at www.downtownpensacola.com for more events and happenings.

➡️FRIDAY, SEPT. 12
Live Music: Josh Strickland Trio
6pm • Five Sisters Blues Cafe

Live Music: Gage Cowart, Serpent and HDYCVT
Starting at 6pm • Intermission

Big Time Maca , Sam Skolnik, Olivia Searcy, Ray Lau, Aaron Monte
7pm • The Handlebar

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

Red NOT Chili Peppers
8pm • Vinyl Music Hall

➡️SATURDAY, SEPT. 13
Oyster Bay Community Class with Lovelock Healing Arts: Vinyasa Flow
8am - 9am • Oyster Bay Boutique Hotel - Pensacola, FL

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

Rock4Vets 5k Run/Walk
7:30am • Community Maritime Park

1st Anniversary Celebration
7:30am • UB-The Unique Boutique

The Black Jacket Symphony Presents The Era Of Yacht Rock
7:30pm • Saenger Theatre

➡️SUNDAY, SEPT. 14
Kimmi Bitter
3pm • The Handlebar

Sunday Brunch
8am-3pm • Polonza Bistro

PS—Mark your calendar for Gallery Night Pensacola next Friday, Sept. 19th from 5-9pm!

09/11/2025

Honoring and Remembering 9/11 today. 🎗️🇺🇸

Today we pause to reflect on the lives lost on September 11, 2001. A lasting tribute stands at the south end of Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza on Palafox Street, a 10,000-pound ceramic archway created by artists Peter King and Xinia Marin. The 12 ft. high sculpture is entitled the “9-11 Homage to America” and was donated to the City of Pensacola to serve as a public memorial to the victims and a symbol of a more peaceful and united world.

The piece had originated as part of an exhibition, entitled "Architectural Passages," that the couple completed on September 10, 2001. After the attacks, the artists revised the concept of the sculpture to depict "the melding of global cultures [and] the creation of a tolerant and diverse society living peacefully together on one planet." A dedication ceremony was held in downtown Pensacola on September 11, 2004, the third anniversary of the attacks.

09/05/2025

We cannot wait, either Foo Foo Festival!

🎉 We're thrilled to showcase this year’s Foo Foo Fest grant recipients from 10 incredible organizations who are bringing bold and creative experiences to Pensacola:

🤘 309 Punk Project
🏙 Friends of Downtown Pensacola
🌏 Japan-America Society of Northwest Florida
⚖ Legal Services of North Florida, Inc.
🎶 Night Moves Fest
🎭 PenArts, Inc.
🎭 Pensacola Little Theatre
🎙️ Pensacola Opera
🎼 Pensacola Symphony Orchestra
🎓 Pensacola State College

These organizations are the heart of Foo Foo Fest—and we can’t wait for you to experience what they have in store Oct 30–Nov 10!

👉 Stay tuned as we highlight each recipient and their upcoming events. Learn more: https://buff.ly/ypVZ5r7

08/29/2025

Labor Day weekend in Downtown Pensacola means good eats, great views, and Wahoos baseball! ⚾ Dine local, stroll the shops, then cheer on the home team under the summer sky. Send summer off in style!

🚎 The City's free trolley is running Friday and Saturday from 5pm-midnight, and the free Palafox Market trolley will be running Saturday from 10:30am-2:30pm!

Pensacola Blue Wahoos Tickets: https://www.milb.com/pensacola/tickets

08/26/2025

Today is National Dog Day, the official day for all dogs! Just another sign to bring your dog to your favorite dog-friendly places in Downtown Pensacola 🐾

📍: Half-Moon Outfitters

National Dog Day

08/23/2025

The Wild West, America’s Most Wanted, and Pensacola all converged right here at this intersection on this day in 1877. That’s when an outlaw named John Wesley Hardin, known for being one of the fastest gunslingers in the West, was captured on a train as he was returning home.

At the time, the wily Texas native was wanted for the murders of some 40 men, maybe more. Law enforcement got word that Hardin was hiding out near the Florida/Alabama border and when the Texas Rangers caught up with him, Hardin was on a train in Pensacola. When approached by the lawmen, Hardin reportedly drew his gun but it got caught in his suspenders. He was captured and sentenced to prison.

During his 14 years behind bars, Hardin studied law and after being released in 1892, he settled down in Gonzales, Texas, worked as an attorney and tried, unsuccessfully, to win political office. Eventually, Hardin relocated to the violent town of El Paso, where, since the demands for his legal services were limited, he spent more time arguing in saloons than in court. Hardin soon returned to his old ways, with him being involved in several killings. He was himself murdered by an off-duty policeman in a saloon in 1895. His killer was acquitted of any wrongdoing.

Sources: Authentic Texas and HISTORY

Historic Pensacola University of West Florida

08/18/2025

Wow, 58 years, congratulations Seville Quarter!

Seville Quarter celebrated its opening night on August 16, 1967. Bob Snow opened the original “Rosie O’Grady’s” in a former cigar factory, taking the dilapidated 19th century warehouse on East Government Street and transforming it into a beer-and-peanuts saloon offering up heaping portions of Dixieland jazz and good times.

An early write-up of the club described the scene:
"In Rosie's, you find old timey silent films with such stars as Charlie Chaplin and W. C. Fields. You'll find the twangy, happy sound of banjos.

"And sing-alongs. The words are flashed on a screen and when the banjos begin plucking away, it'll take a real music hater to keep from singing along with those nostalgic melodies! But most of all there's the great sound of Dixieland music. And what music!

"This music makes me go," says a college gal when the Dixie Racing & Marching Society Band opens up. "Something happens inside — and whammo!"

Since its opening, Seville Quarter has grown to include seven rooms — the original Rosie O’Grady’s, Phineas Phogg’s, Lili Marlene’s, Apple Annie’s, Fast Eddie’s, End o’ the Alley and Palace Café — each with its own theme and atmosphere. Another building, Heritage Hall, was added in May 2003. The complex is decorated in a largely Victorian style with furniture and other elements salvaged from historic buildings from Pensacola and across the world.

Wilmer Mitchell and his family have been operating Seville Quarter since 1988, and under their leadership Seville has continued to garner accolades and build community partnerships.

📍 130 E. Government Street
🔗 https://sevillequarter.com/
🕚 Open daily 11am-3am

📷: Seville Quarter and floridamemory.com

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