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Good morning, Pensacola.

P’COLA is happenin’ X2 this weekend! Games, Live bands, Stand up Comedians, 5K Races and Festivals! April showers are bringing April Flowers to PCS, a festival you won’t want to miss! And the week end line up has tons to offer for OFF the BEACH activities .

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

📆 WEEKEND LINE UP

🌼 SPRING FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS

⛵️ GL52 SOUTHERN SHOWDOWN

• 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

WEEKEND LINE UP 📆

Pensacola is happenin’ this weekend! Spring season is wide open with plenty to do off the beach. Get out and enjoy the fun!

• 4 Apr 🤣 Angelah Johnson Reyes Stand up Comedian

• 4 Apr 🏒 ICE FLYERS Game 55 / Live Stream

• 5 Apr 🏒 ICE FLYERS Game 56/ Live Stream

• 5 Apr 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️NAVY FED 5k

• 5 Apr 🏴‍☠️ Fiesta Pensacola Treasure Hunt

• 5 Apr 🤣 Kathleen Madigan Stand up Comedian

• 4-6 Apr ⚾️ BLUE WAHOOS 

• 4-6 Apr 🌼 SPRING FLOWER FESTIVAL

• 6 Apr 🏃🏻‍♂️ Gulf Coast Half Marathon & Quentin Cooper 5k  

• The Pensacola JazzFest, scheduled for April 5-6, 2025, in Seville Square, has been canceled due to a lack of funding, decreased donations, and other factors. 

SPRING FESTIVALS OF FLOWERS 🌼

SAVE THE DATE 📆 : 4-6 Apr

April showers may bring May flowers, but I'm pretty sure they also bring the perfect excuse to stay inside and binge-watch. (Accuweather is calling for thunderstorms Sunday morning through Monday.) But, Saturday will be picture perfect to attend the FREE ✅ Spring Flower Festival!

The University of Florida / IFAS and the PSC Milton campus are hosting an Annual Spring Festival of Flowers from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Milton Campus. On display of is a fabulous selection plants, flowers, herbs, garden supplies, arts and crafts and food.

Food trucks from Veronica’s Dream, Shotgun Barbecue, and Dragon Express will keep bellies full - ice cream and coffee vendors will keep the day going.

Let the sun shine and the flowers bloom!

GL52 SOUTHERN SHOWDOWN 2025

SAVE THE DATE 📆 : 10-13 Apr

The GL52 Southern Showdown is a high performance yacht racing event of the inaugural Pensacola Series. It’s taking place on Pensacola Bay from April 10-13.  This is the 2nd of two events for the GL52 Pensacola Series.

The 1st event, Pensacola Cup, took place in March of this year. Team FOX, sailed by skipper and owner Victor Wild, triumphantly won the first event, the GL52 Pensacola Cup 2025 . 

The races are between six teams racing high-performance sailboats. Each boat has a crew of 15. Registered competitors for the Southern Showdown include: FOX, KATANA, SUMMER STORM, VESPER, WINDQUEST, andWIZARD.

All hands on deck!

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P’COLA WEATHER 

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CIVIL, PARK & BUSINESS NEWS

• 7 Apr 📆 City Personnel Board

• 7 Apr 📆 City Council Agenda Conference

• 7 Apr 📆 Community Redevelopment Agency Meeting

• 8 Apr 🌿 Arbor Day Recognition and Plant Giveaway

• 29 Apr 🌴 ARBOR DAY and TREE GIVEAWAY 

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

• 3 May 🎓 UWF SPRING COMMENCEMENT

FESTIVALS, PARADES & EVENTS 

• 5-6 Apr 🎵 Pensacola Jazz Festival

• 12 Apr 🐋 Gulf Coast Whale Festival

• 25-27 Apr PENSACOLA CRAWFISH FESTIVAL

• UPCOMING

• 10 May🍷🎨 ART & WINE FESTIVAL 

• 30 May 🏴‍☠️ GRAND FIESTA PARADE

• 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 

• 4 Apr 🤣 Angelah Johnson Reyes Stand up Comedian

• 5 Apr 🏴‍☠️ Fiesta Pensacola Treasure Hunt

• 5 Apr 🤣 Kathleen Madigan Stand up Comedian

• 11 Apr 🎬 Cinemas in the Sand The Parent Trap

• 18 Apr 🥊 ISLAND FIGHTS 88

• 18 Apr 🍽️ GALLERY NIGHT P’cola Navy Days “Vintage Vibes & Valor”

• 19 Apr 🕺🏿 White Tie Rock Ensemble: 80s Dance Party!

• 19 April 💃🏻 Arabian Nights & Ale Gary’s Biergarten

• 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 8 – Class X

• April 15 – Disco Kiss

• April 22 – Whitesands Panhandle Band

• April 29 – Smoke Stak Band

MORE LIVE MUSIC

• 6 Apr 🎵 THEM DIRTY ROSES 

• 6 Apr 🎵 HIGH DEMAND

• 7 Apr 🎵 AGE OF APOCALYPSE

• 10 Apr 🎵 FUNK HEADS / LIGHT YEAR SISTERS

• 11 Apr 🎵 FRIED GREEN FRIDAY

• 12 Apr 🎵 CELTIC MUSIC FEST

• 12 Apr 🎵 Brantley Gilbert TATTOO TOUR  

• 13 Apr 🎵 THE SOUTHERN SACRIFICE TOUR

• 18 Apr 🎵 WIDOW ANCHOR

• 19 Apr 🎵 LUNAR VACATION

• 22 Apr 🎵 CLEMENTINE

• 26 Apr 🎵 HOPOUT

SPORTS  

• 2025 🏒 ICE FLYERS Schedule  Pensacola Bay Center  

• 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

• APR 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️ RUM RUNNERS Wed Night 5k’s

• 5 Apr🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️ NAVY FED 5k

• 6 Apr 🏃🏻‍♂️ Gulf Coast Half Marathon & Quentin Cooper 5k  

• 10-13 Apr ⛵️ GL52 SOUTHERN SHOWDOWN 2025

• 18 Apr 🥊 ISLAND FIGHTS

• 19 Apr🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️ JELLY BEAN 5k

• 26 Apr 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️ CRAWFISH 5k

• 24 May 🏃🏻‍♂️🏃🏿‍♀️GRAFFITI BRIDGE 5K

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

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