HOT RODS IN PARADISE Come check out these beautiful classics in the 14th Annual Hot Rods In Paradise Weekend!! Live music, great conversation and a lot of Hot Rods
- Date: Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, May 18
- Time: Opens at 3 p.m. on Thursday
- Location: 21 Via de Luna Dr, Pensacola Beach, FL
THE BLENDERS Soulful sounds at one of the area’s best places for live music. Stick your toes in the sand, watch the sun melt into the horizon, and let your cares float on the soundwaves. Grab a burger and a libation and remember what it’s like to live in Paradise.
- Date: Friday, May 16
- Time: 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Paradise Inn Bar & Grill
CINEMAS IN THE SAND: MOANA 2 This 2024 Disney-animated musical adventure reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
Presented by the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA), this beloved tradition invites locals and visitors alike to gather under the stars, feel the sand between their toes, and enjoy timeless movie classics against the breathtaking backdrop of the Gulf of Mexico.
- Date: Friday, May 16
- Time: 7:30 p.m.
- Location: Gulfside Pavilion, Casino Beach
BLUE WAHOOS V ROCKET CITY TRASH PANDAS The Blue Wahoos isn’t just a baseball game, it’s a Pensacola experience! Bring the whole family any night for a great time and good food. https://www.milb.com/pensacola
- Date: Thursday, May 15 – Sunday, May 18
- Time: Times vary by day
- Location: Blue Wahoos Stadium; downtown Pensacola
GALLERY NIGHT “ART IN BLOOM” Gallery Night is Pensacola’s largest monthly arts and culture event, and May’s “Art in Bloom” theme will celebrate all things floral, botanical, and fresh. gallerynightpensacola.org
- Date: Friday, May 16
- Time: 5 – 9 p.m.
- Location: Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola
SAND IN MY BOOTS FESTIVAL Morgan Wallen presents a music festival on the beach in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The festival is headlined by Morgan Wallen, Post Malone, Brooks & Dunn, and Hardy. The festival sold out on Day 1, but waitlist and resale tickets are available here: https://sandinmybootsfest.com/
- Date: Friday, May 16 – Sunday, May 18
- Time: Set times vary
- Location: Gulf Shores Beaches
GUMBO YA-YA Amateur and professional cooking teams will compete for bragging rights for the best Gumbo in Pensacola. As part of the rules, the three-person teams have to make the gumbo from scratch. Judges will then have the very difficult job of deciding which teams will win various categories. Each gumbo will be judged on taste, smell, color, and consistency. Trophies will be awarded to the top three winners.
Tickets are now on sale for $15.00, get yours here: https://bit.ly/ILoveGumbo
- Date: Saturday, May 17
- Time: 4 – 6 p.m.
- Location: Seville Quarter
ASIAN/PACIFIC AMERICAN FESTIVAL This family-friendly, two-day event will feature over 30 vendors and multiple cultural dance troupes, offering a vibrant celebration of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage. Admission is free and open to the public. Attendees can enjoy a wide variety of exotic foods, captivating entertainment, and unique cultural experiences. Whether you’re coming for the performances, shopping, or the delicious food, there’s something for everyone.
- Date: Saturday, May 17 & Sunday, May 18
- Time: 9 – 6 p.m.
- Location: Fil-Am Cultural Center, 234 Oakfield Road
MONSTER JAM Experience Monster Jam live and become a fan for life. With awesome trucks, amazing stunts and action-packed excitement, it’s the definition of fun for everyone! You’ll be close to the action watching the world’s best drivers tear up the dirt and show off crazy skills and all-out racing in fierce head-to-head battles of speed and skill. Plus, you get to score the drivers in real time based on their skills, stunts and saves. See the world’s most popular trucks like Grave Digger, El Toro Loco, Sparkle Smash and more only at Monster Jam. As Big As It Gets! MONSTER JAM TIX
- Date: Saturday, May 17 & Sunday, May 18
- Time: 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.; Sunday – 1 p.m.
- Location: Pensacola Bay Center
CRAWFISH & BLUEGRASS JAMBOREE PART II We’re at it again! Come eat some crawfish and listen to some bluegrass while sippin on lagerbier. They’ll be boiling up and serving crawfish, corn & potatoes from 12-5 p.m. (or sold out)…