450th Signature Events

Celebrate Pensacola, Inc. encourages existing festivals and events to join in the celebration of the First Place City in 2009.

• Spanish Lecture Series - Monthly
• Blue Angels Homecoming Show - November 2009.
• Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival - November 6-8, 2009.
• Seafood Festival - September 25-27.
• Religious Services - Weekly, beginning August 2009.
• Don Tristan de Luna Landing Celebration - August 15.
• Pensacola's Birthday Bash - August 14-15
• Historic Painting Debut and Auction - August 14
• Fiesta DeLuna Coronation and Ball - June 12.
• Juan Sebastián de Elcano Arrives in Pensacola - The Juan Sebastián de Elcano, the world's third largest tall ship, arrived Wednesday, June 3 at the Port of Pensacola to help commemorate Pensacola's 450 anniversary. The Elcano will dock through June 9 giving the public several opportunities to enter the west side of the Port of Pensacola to board and tour the ship June 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8.
• The Battle of Pensacola 2009 - May 8 & 9. Download flyer
• Pensacola Crawfish Festival - May 1-3.
• Miguel Zapata Exhibit - Opening night, May 1.
• Dean Quigley, Artist in Residence - April and May.
  Celebrate Pensacola is pleased to host artist in residence Dean Quigley, who is painting historically-accurate scenes of Pensacola as a gift to the city. The public is invited to watch him at work at 16 Palafox Place near Garden Street.
• Pensacola Spanish Food and Wine Festival - April 2, 3, & 4.
• Life is a Cabaret with Pensacola Little Theatre - March 21, 8 p.m. until midnight
• Royal Visit - February 18-19
  His Majesty King Juan Carlos I and Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain visit Pensacola
  Thursday, Feb. 19. Noon - King Juan Carlos I to make public address from balcony at T.T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum overlooking Plaza Ferdinand
  Royal Society Luncheon sponsored by Compass Bank – Private luncheon for society members - 1:30 p.m. at the Atrium in the National Aviation Museum

Check out the complete listing of our 2009 partnering events.

Visit our flickr gallery for photos of past events.