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Your Downtown Guide to Mardi GrasPosted: Jan 29, 2020 07:19 pm Updated: Oct 17, 2023 10:03 am
The good times are rolling in Downtown Pensacola with Pensacola Mardi Gras. Grab your beads, masks and all things purple, gold and green and get ready to celebrate Carnival. Mardi Gras celebrations are taking place throughout the month of February and the weekend before Fat Tuesday, you can check out three back-to-back celebrations featuring colorful floats, lights and music. So grab your bag, and get ready to stock up on moon pies, candy and lots and lots of beads.
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Laugh Your Way into the New Year at the Pensacola Indie Fringe and Comedy FestivalPosted: Dec 31, 2019 03:19 pm Updated: Oct 17, 2023 10:04 am
From January 2-5, the 2020 Pensacola Indie Fringe and Comedy Festival will bring lots of laughter for Pensacola’s first ever comedy festival. Presented by the Indie Art Council Pensacola, this is a dynamic gathering of comedy legends and stars such as Gilbert Gottfried, Donnell Rawlings and Orny Adams along with many others. Pensacola’s premiere comedy festival will feature stand-up, improv, sketch comedy, films, stage productions and comedy workshops across four days of comedic revelry in many entertaining forms. More than just a comedy festival, the 2020 Indie Fringe and Comedy Festival offers a truly hilarious opportunity to laugh, reflect, educate and laugh some more with the festival’s impressive variety of comically crafted, local and one-of-a-kind comedic materials.
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The 2019 Downtown Holiday Gift GuidePosted: Dec 10, 2019 06:15 pm Updated: Oct 17, 2023 10:05 am
'Tis the season of giving, and if you’re still looking for that perfect, thoughtful gift for your loved ones, look no further. Downtown Pensacola contains a myriad of local boutiques, galleries, restaurants, bars, fitness spots and more. And best of all, if you submit your downtown receipts to downtownpensacola.com/alliwant before Dec. 23, you could win $1,000 to spend downtown! What are you waiting for?
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Celebrating Downtown Pensacola’s Female EntrepreneursPosted: Oct 15, 2019 04:18 pm Updated: Oct 17, 2023 10:06 am
October is more than a time for getting into the Halloween spirit and preparing for cooler fall days; it’s also the National Women's Small Business Month. According to recent statistics, women own 42 percent of U.S. businesses which generate $1.9 trillion and employ 9.4 million workers, making female-owned businesses an essential part of the economy. In Downtown Pensacola, many of your favorite businesses are owned and managed by local female entrepreneurs whose efforts and expertise make Pensacola a great place to live, work and play!
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Your Literary Guide to Downtown PensacolaPosted: Sep 26, 2019 04:40 pm Updated: Oct 17, 2023 10:07 am
Turn the page to some of Downtown Pensacola’s renowned authors, whose writings are sure to keep you engaged. Whether you’re a fan of fictional thrillers or looking to improve your coastal culinary skills, you’ll find a wide variety of locally authored books in the downtown district.