NAS Pensacola 2025 Blue Angels Homecoming Airshow Cancelled
NAS Pensacola officials announced the 2025 Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show has been cancelled.
Marine Resources to Host Escambia County Waterways Symposium Nov. 10
Escambia County's Marine Resources Division, the Marine Advisory Committee, and Florida Sea Grant invite the public to the Escambia County Waterways Symposium, a free event open to anyone interested in learning more about the conditions of local waterways. The symposium will take place Monday, Nov. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Escambia County Central Office Complex, 3363 W. Park Place,
Visit Pensacola Celebrates Another Strong Year as Tourism Drives $1.3 Billion in Local Economic Impact
Visit Pensacola kicked off its new fiscal year Wednesday by hosting community members and tourism industry professionals at its annual meeting. As Escambia County’s official destination marketing organization, Visit Pensacola highlighted how tourism supports local businesses, creates jobs, and enhances residents’ quality of life.
Pensacola Beach Lifeguards Shift to Winter Staffing, Towers Off the Beach
The Pensacola Beach Lifeguards have shifted to winter staffing levels and lifeguard towers have been removed from the beach until the 2026 lifeguard season. Lifeguards will maintain a presence on Pensacola Beach throughout the winter at Casino Beach and via patrol vehicles.
Surfin’ Santa Parade Registration Opens. Let’s Get Merry!
The Pensacola Beach Chamber Surfin’ Santa Beach Parade Committee has opened the float and participant registration for the beach’s annual holiday parade. The parade will be Sunday, December 7 from Avenida 10 west along Via de Luna to the Gulfside Pavilion at 2 p.m.
Pensacola Named to Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2025
Pensacola has been recognized in Condé Nast Traveler’s 38th Annual Readers’ Choice Awards, earning the No. 10 spot among the Top 10 Best Small Cities in the U.S. under 350,000. Click here for the Conde Naste List
Gulf Views - To Do’s at CBB and Drift
Drift and Casino Beach Bar announced their Drift & Sip, Colab Dinner with Brother Fox, and the CBB Trunk-or-Treat for kids! More delicious details follow.
ECUA Piping Project Enters Phase Two
ECUA Phase 2 of Pensacola Beach Reclaimed Water Main Project Commences
Road Work Underway Through March 2026 to Expand Sustainable Reuse Water System
The Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (ECUA) has begun the second phase of the $4.5 million project, led by contractor Quality Enterprises USA, aims to expand the reclaimed water infrastructure across Pensacola Beach, supporting long-term environmental sustainability and conservation.
Ron Ladner Releases “Shaggy’s Cheeseburgers”
Shaggy’s Cheeseburgers: A Real World Tragedy-To-Triumph Story... Through Hope, Love and Change by Ron Ladner. In Shaggy's Cheeseburgers, Ladner serves up a deeply personal story that's equal parts memoir, business blueprint, and love letter to the Gulf Coast. With warmth, humor, and unflinching honesty, he reveals how a simple cheeseburger became the foundation for rebuilding not just a business, but an entire way of life.
PBA Talks Incorporation At November 5 Annual Meeting by Rhonda Dorfman
As beach leaseholders we too are looking for better governance, more accountability and we want everyone to participate and everyone to have a voice!
Join us at our Annual Meeting on November 5 at The Beach Church at 6 p.m. We are facing a crossroads and need to make changes in Escambia County and at the SRIA. We want you to join us to give us your choices, and make your voices heard.
SRIA Board Approves Cameras, Dog Catcher And Tiffany’s Sale
The Santa Rosa Island Authority Board at their September 24 meeting approved items intended to keep people and pets in compliance with the law.
They also proclaimed September 30 as ALS Awareness Day on Pensacola Beach.
Publisher’s Picks…bonanza of beach events
The beach’s event calendar is jam packed. Everything from crossfit to corvettes - clean ups to CEO Soak. Read more to see what the Publisher picked as the place to be.
Nests Are Hatching! Read about it in Turtle Trax by Melanie Waite
I have one thing to say: Turn off your lights!
We are in the midst of turtle hatching along beaches.
Beach School Benefits From Zany Bathtub Races
Bathtubs will bob and weave while paddlers try to steer them across the finish line at the historic Bathtub Races, August 31 at 2 p.m. at Bamboo Willie’s. Registration opens at noon. There is a daylong line up of live music, drink specials, and racing. The grand finale is a waterfront fireworks show at 8 p.m.
Zero Distance Race Raises Funds for Dog Rescue
Pensacola Beach 0.0K Beer Run, Saturday, August 30. You can register online or come as early as 10 a.m. to The Sandshaker on Pensacola Beach. The party starts at 10:30 a.m. and the “Run” is at 11 a.m. $35, https://mhspns.wufoo.com/forms/muyot4y0qkpi7t/
“We don’t run, we just have fun,”
Get the Beat
Pensacola Beach rocks, jams and rolls into Labor Day with an eclectic variety of bands, August 29-31. Take a look at the lineup of Island Times advertisers and plan to make the scene.
If football fight songs are more your style, the Beach has that covered, too. Read more for the lineup.
Little Theater Presents “The Flick”
Pensacola Little Theatre (PLT) is proud to present The Flick, Annie Baker’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play, as the opening act of its Studio 400 series. The production runs August 29 through September 7, 2025, at the Clark Family Cultural Center, located at 400 South Jefferson Street in downtown Pensacola.
Pensacola Beach Air Show
Pensacola Beach Air Show Generates More Than $31.5 Million in Economic Impact for Escambia County
Will DO Opens Grant Season
Pensacola Beach Air Show Generates More Than $31.5 Million in Economic Impact for Escambia County
Beach Chamber Rolls Out Leadership Program
The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce proudly announces the launch of its newest and most exciting initiative - - RADIATE: Leadership Lab, a leadership development program created to cultivate compassionate, confident, and service-driven leaders rooted in the values of hospitality and community.