DISCOVER 🌎 EARTH DAY 2025!

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Good morning, Pensacola.

Today is Band’s on the Beach Day + National EARTH DAY! We came up a few outdoorsy ideas on how to meet Mother Nature at her best NWFL; backpacking, camping or the newest P’COLA Beach website that will captivate your mind!

This is DISCOVER 🌎 P’COLA! Be in the know for where to go with the local news, events, and things to do.

In this issue:

• THE DIGEST

  PENSACOLA BEACH ECO TRAIL 🦅

  JUNIPER CREEK BACKPACKING TRIP 🎒

  TORREYA STATE PARK BACKPACKING TRIP ⛺️

  ROARING 20’s MURDER MYSTERY DINNER 🕵🏽‍♀️

• THE WEATHER

• CIVIL, PARK & BUSINESS NEWS

• FESTIVALS, PARADES & EVENTS

• HAPPENIN’ THINGS TO DO

• LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN

• SPORTS

Cheers!

 DISCOVER 🌎 P’COLA’s Editorial Staff

THE DIGEST

PENSACOLA BEACH ECO TRAIL 🦅

This is AMAZING! Santa Rosa Island Authority recently launched a website designed to help curious minds explore the “beautiful barrier island and learn more about it’s creatures and features”. Take a moment and visit pensacolabeachecotrail.com and explore the physical trail with the aid of the virtual map embedded on the site. Get lost in the beauty of our beach.

Juniper Creek Backpacking Trip

SAVE THE DATE 📆: 26 Apr

Pensacola Parks & Rec sponsored this event! This is a fun filled 8 hour day. Enjoy a hike on a beautiful section of the Florida National Scenic Trail. Explore the red clay cliffs near Red Rock Road and stop for lunch along the trail. Trip Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Appropriate for Ages: 16+ (Participants under 18 must have an accompanying adult).

Torreya State Park Overnight Backpacking Trip 🎒

SAVE THE DATE 📆: 10-11 May

Pensacola Parks & Rec sponsored this 24 hour event! Camp under the stars for one night, then wake up to explore the park's stunning trails the next morning. The hike will cover approximately 12.5 miles, offering breathtaking views and a chance to experience the beauty of nature up close. Trip Hours: 3:00 pm - 3:00 pm (24 hours). Appropriate for Ages: 16+ (Participants under 18 must have an accompanying adult).

ROARING 20’s - Themed MURDER MYSTERY DINNER 🎒

SAVE THE DATE 📆: 26th Apr

Brought to you by Going Noir Mysteries, an evening in Seville Quarter and an opportunity to be a detective. Between Murder, the Mafia, Moonshining, Mystics, & the supernatural, this mystery will take everything the Detective and YOU have to solve the case! (Written & Directed by Clayton Habecker).

THE PLOT: Step back in time to the glitzy and dangerous 1920’s for our Roaring Murder Mystery Dinner Show.

THE SETTING: A '20’s Speakeasy, an artifact has been brought in to be appraised from the excavation of King Tut's tomb, but does his curse follow?

DISCOVER P’COLA is Sponsored by Haiden Shemer, Realtor at Lokation Real Estate

P’COLA WEATHER 

5 Day Forecast powered by HomeStretch TC ~ Saving Home Buyers & Sellers $1000’s. HomestretchTC.com 

CIVIL, PARK & BUSINESS NEWS

• 22 Apr Affordable Housing Advisory Committee Meeting

• 22 Apr Code Enforcement Authority - Building Inspections

• 24 Apr City Council Regular Meeting

• 29 Apr Urban Core Redevelopment Board Meeting

OTHER NEWS/EVENTS

• 3 May🍷 TOAST on the COAST Pensacola Beach Elementary Fundraiser

• 3 May 🎓 UWF SPRING COMMENCEMENT

FESTIVALS, PARADES & EVENTS  

• 26 Apr RENESSAINCE FESTIVAL @ PLAIN BREWING

• 25-27 Apr PENSACOLA CRAWFISH FESTIVAL

UPCOMING

• 10 May🍷🎨 ART & WINE FESTIVAL 

• 30 May 🏴‍☠️ GRAND FIESTA PARADE

• 28 Jun PENSACOLA SPLASH FEST

• 9-12 JUL ✈ BLUE ANGELS Pensacola Beach Air Show

• 25-27 Sept 🦀 PENSACOLA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL

• 17-8 Nov ✈ BLUE ANGELS NAS Homecoming Air Showh Air Show

HAPPENIN’ THINGS TO DO  

• 23 Apr 🤣 Brad Williams Stand Up Comedian

• 25 Apr 🦞 Fiesta Pensacola 40th Annual Crawfish Festival 2025

• 26 Apr 🏍️ 2025 PENSACOLA HOGFEST

• 25-27 Apr 🐠 🏖️ MULLET TOSS & Greatest Beach Party

LIVE MUSIC LOWDOWN  

🎵 BANDS ON THE BEACH

• April 22 – Whitesands Panhandle Band

• April 29 – Smoke Stak Band

MORE LIVE MUSIC

• 22 Apr 🎵 CLEMENTINE

• 23Apr 🎵 GOOD-BYE AUGUST

• 26 Apr 🎵 HOPOUT

• 22 Apr 🎵 CLEMENTINE

• 23Apr 🎵 GOOD-BYE AUGUST

• 26 Apr 🎵 HOPOUT

SPORTS  

• 2025 ⚾️ BLUE WAHOOS April - let the games begin!

COLLEGE SCHEDULES

• 2025 ⚾️ PENSACOLA STATE Baseball 

• 2025 ⚾️ UWF Baseball 

• 2025 🥎 PENSACOLA STATE Softball 

• 2025 🥎 UWF Softball 

MORE SPORTS

• 23 Apr⛳️ FLORA BAMA MULLET SWING GOLF TOURNAMENT

• 26 Apr 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️ CRAWFISH 5k

• 28 Apr🏃🏿‍♀️🐾 MONDAY DOG RUN

• 24 May 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️GRAFFITI BRIDGE 5K

• 29 Jun 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️ FIRECRACKER 5K Ronald McDonald House Charities

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