Seven Days Out is your guide to entertainment events, concerts, festivals and activities in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
MONDAY
Monday Night Blues
7 p.m. Monday October 30. Seville District, 130 E. Government Street Seville District and the Northwest Florida Blues Society bring the ‘blues’ back to Seville’s entertainment district. The event features live blues music and “BBQ and Bud” food and drink specials. More information: 850-434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
TUESDAY
Adventures Unlimited Fall Foliage Zipline Tours
From Tuesday September 1st to Thursday November 30th. Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center, 8974 Tomahawk Landing Road, Milton. THE Visit from beaches to forests is here and it’s a great time to enjoy the natural attractions of Adventures Unlimited located just north of the Blackwater River State Forest. Enjoy the changing colors and excitement while taking one of the Canopy Zipline tours. Overnight lodging at resort campsites or cabins is available as well as canoeing and kayaking on Coldwater Creek. Also find out about team building activities and group outings. Details: adventuresunlimited.com.
Groups on the beach
7 p.m., Tuesday October 31. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, Pensacola Beach. Pensacola Beach’s popular outdoor summer concert series featuring artists for every musical taste. Presenting a program of regional artists, Groups on the beach offers an eclectic musical experience all summer long. This week we’re featuring Not Quite Fabulous. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Free. More information: 850-932-2257 or visit pensocolabeach.com.
Flora-Bama Halloween Costume Tournament
8:30 p.m., end of registration; 8:45 p.m., composition of competitors; 9 p.m., start of the competition; Tuesday October 31. Flora-Bama Lounge & Package, 17401 Perdido Key Drive. Flora-Bama loves a good excuse to dress up, so put on your brooms and come in your most elaborate costume and win cash prizes. Those who come dressed for Halloween digs get in free. More information: 850-492-0611 or florabama.com.
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THURSDAY
Pensacola Foo Foo Festival
From Thursday November 2 to Monday November 13. Several locations. Foo Foo Fest is a 12-day celebration each fall that draws visitors to Pensacola with events, events and culturally creative moments under one banner. Foo Foo Fest is a lot of fun with events of high artistic and cultural caliber, delivered with a healthy dose of Southern sophistication. More information: FooFooFest.com.
Celebrate the fall harvest: a food and wine event
5:30 p.m. Thursday, November 2. Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox St. Join us at Jackson’s for a special food and wine event celebrating the fall harvest. Each year, the restaurant presents a special food and wine event that coincides with the Foo Foo Festival in Pensacola. $90. More information: jacksonsrestaurant.com.
Singing in the streets
6 p.m. Thursday, November 2. Pensacola History Museum, 330 S. Jefferson St. The Pensacola Choral Society and the Pensacola Children’s Choir have teamed up this year for a spectacular Foo Foo event, Singing in the Streets, which will feature the show. off stage and into the community. The program will feature a variety of well-known songs for the audience to perform, from Broadway hits to Disney favorites, all led by the Pensacola Children’s Chorus and Choral Society of Pensacola and musical accompaniment from piano, guitar and drums. Free. More information: PensacolaSings.org.
FRIDAY
Blue Angels Return Air Show
8:00 a.m., doors; 9:30 a.m., show; Friday and Saturday November 3 and 4. Naval Air Station Pensacola. THE Blue Angels Return Air Show comes to NAS Pensacola with the theme “Celebrating Women in Aviation.” The air show is one of Pensacola’s largest events, attracting between 150,000 and 180,000 spectators with an incredible lineup of aerobatic performers and our very own Blue Angels. Free. More information: naspensacolaairshow.com.
Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival
9 a.m. Friday to Sunday, November 3 to 5. Seville Square, downtown Pensacola. The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is one of the most beloved and popular arts festivals in the United States. The three-day juried art exhibition attracts more than 200 of the country’s best painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic designers, artisans and other artists. Live musicians will perform with sounds ranging from bluegrass to Cajun and blues to jazz and classical. Children will also become artists during the Children’s Arts Festival, which will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. More information: ggaf.org.
Pensacola Greek Festival
11 a.m. Friday to Sunday, November 3 to 5. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1720 W. Garden St. The Pensacola Greek Festival is back and better than ever with a celebration of Greek heritage focused on food, music, dance and family fun. Upon arrival, participants will be transported to the Mediterranean with the aroma of freshly grilled meats, the sound of traditional Greek music and the sight of colorful decorations. Treat yourself to gyros, spanakopita and other authentic Greek dishes and satisfy your sweet tooth with baklava, kourabiedes and other delicious pastries. More information:pentacolagreekfestival.com.
Così fan tutte
7:30 p.m. Friday and 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 3 and 5. Ashmore Auditorium, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. The sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi are madly in love with Ferrando and Guglielmo. But when their boyfriends are subjected to a plan designed to test their love and devotion, will their affections survive? This updated chamber production of Mozart’s classic Così fan tutte moves the action to Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola, complete with bums, tourists and something fishy. Tickets start at $25. More information: Pensolaopera.com.
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SATURDAY
Pensacola Mural Festival
Saturday November 4. Various locations. The Pensacola Mural Fest was organized in 2022 by a group of community leaders and local muralists who believe that murals can add to the beauty of Pensacola, promote public art and attract visitors. Artists painted the walls of businesses along Barrancas Avenue, between Garden and Main streets, in the weeks leading up to the event. The pairs are as follows: Eniko Ujj – Kingfisher, 1500 Barrancas Ave. ; Drake Arnold – Pearl & Horn, 1504 W. Intendencia St.; Montgomery Welt – Frank Marston American Legion Post 33, 1401 W. Intendencia St.; HAND IN HAND (Andrew and Sarah McWilson) – Posner Marine, 1701 Barrancas Avenue; and Banks Compton – Merchants Paper Company, 1800 Barrancas Ave. Free. More information: PensolaMuralfest.com.
Holland Farms Pumpkin Patch and Maze
8 a.m. Sunday to Saturday, September 23 to November 4. Holland Farms, 2055 Homer Holland Road, Milton. Enjoy a farm hayride that takes you on a tour of the farm and out to the pumpkin patch to pick a pumpkin of your choice. New activities for this year include a 3/4 mile train ride around the farm and a new inner tube slide. Other activities include a corn box, horse and regular swings, spider web, pirate ship, zip lines, pedal cart races, slides, rat races, sand pit and a eight-acre corn maze with a children’s maze. Each visitor receives a free cup of boiled peanuts grown on site. More information: HollandFarmsOnline.com.
Sweet Season Farms Corn Maze
9 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, from October 1 to November 6. Sweet Season Farms, 2260 Horn Road, Milton. Visitors can spend time this fall making their way through a unique corn maze with plenty of room to spread out on the farm. The pick-your-own sunflowers will bloom in October along with the pumpkin patch. Discover over 25 fun farm-themed activities, including a cow train, Beeline zipline, inflatable corn popper, barnyard ball and playground. More information: sweetseasonfarms.com.
Stella Chalice Painting
11 a.m. Saturday, November 4. O’Riley’s Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. Chalice, the painting will return to O’Riley’s as part of Foo Foo Fest. Participants will paint Stella Artois chalices provided by the pub. All participants will receive a free Foo Foo Fest T-shirt and supplies needed to paint the chalices. Attendees will also receive a free Stella Artois for attending the event. For ages 21 and over. More information: orileyspub.com.
Night Movement Festival
Saturday November 4 at noon. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. Night Moves is an all-day, open-access music festival featuring 12 national and regional alternative/independent artists. In addition to live music, there will also be food trucks, local vendors and brand sponsorship booths on the festival grounds next to Maritime Park. A VIP pre-show will take place at 8 p.m. on Friday, November 3 at The Handle. More information: nightmovesfest.com.
Veterans Week Music in the Park
2 p.m. Saturday, November 4. Veterans Memorial Park, 200 S. 10th Ave. “Week in the Park” kicks off with music in the park featuring Josh Davis and Blackbird Anthem in collaboration with Defenders of Freedom and the Foo Foo Fest. More information: VeteransWeekUS.com.
Symphony No. 4 by Tchaikovsky
7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 4. Saenger Theater, 118 S. Palafox St. Under the direction of guest conductor Brett Mitchell, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s imposing Fourth Symphony. From its opening horn calls signaling inescapable doom to its turbulent conclusion featuring a flurry of cymbal crashes and orchestral fireworks, it serves as a “faithful echo” of an intensely emotional journey. More information: 850-595-3880 or pensecolasaenger.com.
Katt Williams: Dark Matter Tour
8 p.m. Saturday November 4. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. Comedy legend and Emmy Award-winning actor, Katt Williams, brings the Dark Matter Tour to the Bay Center. Produced by North American Entertainment Group, the show promises to be an unprecedented evening of comedy that will break boundaries and challenge the status quo. With a career spanning over 20 years, Williams has earned a global reputation as one of today’s top performers, having developed a career peppered with thousands of sold-out venues, a long list of starring roles on the small screen and memorable performances in large venues. the office knocks. Tickets start at $59. More information: 850-432-0800.
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