Things to do in Pensacola: Greek Fest returns; Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show; Foo Foo

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, Oct. 30. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Seville Quarter and the Blues Society of Northwest Florida are bringing the “blues” back to the Seville Quarter Entertainment District. The event features live blues music and "BBQ and Bud" food and drink specials. More info: 850-434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.

TUESDAY

Adventures Unlimited Fall Foliage Zipline Tours

Tuesday, Sept. 1 through Thursday, Nov. 30. Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center, 8974 Tomahawk Landing Road, Milton. The Beaches to Woodlands Tour is here and it brings a great time to enjoy the natural attractions at Adventures Unlimited located just north of in the Blackwater River State Forest. Enjoy the changing colors and excitement while doing one of the Canopy Zipline Tours. Overnight accommodations at the resort’s campsites or cabins are available along with canoeing and kayaking down the Coldwater Creek. Inquire about team building activities and group outings also. Details: adventuresunlimited.com.

Bands on the Beach

7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, Pensacola Beach. Pensacola Beach's popular outdoor summer concert series with performers for every musical taste. Featuring a lineup of regional artists, Bands on the Beach delivers an eclectic musical experience throughout the entire summer. This week features Not Quite Fab. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Free. More info: 850-932-2257 or visitpensacolabeach.com.

Flora-Bama Halloween Costume Tournament

8:30 p.m., registration ends; 8:45 p.m., contestants lineup; 9 p.m., contest starts; Tuesday, Oct. 31. Flora-Bama Lounge & Package, 17401 Perdido Key Drive. Flora-Bama loves a good excuse to dress up, so hop on your broom sticks and come in your most elaborate costume and win cash prizes. Those who come dressed in Halloween digs get in free. More info: 850-492-0611 or florabama.com.

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THURSDAY

The Pensacola Foo Foo Festival

Thursday, Nov. 2 through Monday, Nov. 13. Multiple locations. Foo Foo Fest is a 12-day celebration each fall that attracts visitors to Pensacola with culturally creative happenings, events and moments under one banner. Foo Foo Fest is big fun with events of high artistic and cultural caliber, delivered with a hefty dose of Southern sophistication. More info: FooFooFest.com.

Celebrate the Fall Harvest: A Food and Wine Event

5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 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 to coincide with Pensacola’s Foo Foo Festival. $90. More info: jacksonsrestaurant.com.

Singing in the Streets

6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. Pensacola Museum of History, 330 S. Jefferson St. The Choral Society of Pensacola and the Pensacola Children’s Chorus teamed up for a spectacular Foo Foo event this year, Singing in the Streets, which will bring the performance off the stage and into the community. The program will include a variety of well-known songs for the crowd to perform, from Broadway hits to Disney favorites, all of which will be led by the Pensacola Children’s Chorus and Choral Society of Pensacola and the musical accompaniment of piano, guitar, and drums. Free. More info: PensacolaSings.org.

FRIDAY

Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show

8 a.m., gates; 9:30 a.m., show; Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4. Pensacola Naval Air Station. The Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show is coming to NAS Pensacola with the theme of “Celebrating Women In Aviation”. The air show is one of Pensacola's largest events, attracting 150,000 to 180,000 spectators with incredible lineup of aerobatic performers and our very own Blue Angels. Free. More info: naspensacolaairshow.com.

Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival

9 a.m. Friday through Sunday, Nov. 3 through 5. Seville Square, downtown Pensacola. The Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival is one of the best-regarded, most popular arts festivals in the United States. The three-day, juried art show draws more than 200 of the nation's best painters, potters, sculptors, jewelers, graphic artists, craftsmen 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 at the Children's Arts Festival, taking place at 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Free. More info: ggaf.org.

Pensacola Greek Festival

11 a.m. Friday through Sunday, Nov. 3 through 5. Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1720 W. Garden St. The Pensacola Greek Festival is back and better than ever before with a celebration of Greek heritage focusing on food, music, dancing and family friendly fun. From the moment attendees step in, they 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. Indulge in gyros, spanakopita, and other authentic Greek dishes and satisfy your sweet tooth with baklava, kourabiedes, and other delectable pastries. More info: pensacolagreekfestival.com.

Così fan tutte

7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3 and 5. Ashmore Auditorium, Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. Sisters Dorabella and Fiordiligi are madly in love with Ferrando and Guglielmo. But when their boyfriends are put up to a scheme meant 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 beach bums, tourists, and something fishy going on. Tickets start at $25. More info: pensacolaopera.com.

A Pensacola favorite returns: Pensacola Greek Festival will be back and in-person for the 1st time since 2019

SATURDAY

Pensacola Mural Fest

Saturday, Nov. 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. The artists painted the walls of businesses along Barrancas Avenue between Garden and Main Streets in the weeks prior 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 Ave.; and Banks Compton - Merchants Paper Company, 1800 Barrancas Ave. Free. More info: pensacolamuralfest.com.

Holland Farms Pumpkin Patch & Maze

8 a.m. Sunday to Saturday, Sept. 23 through Nov. 4. Holland Farms, 2055 Homer Holland Road, Milton. Enjoy a farm hayride that will take you around the farm and 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 innertube hill slide. Other activities include corn box, horse and regular swings, spider web, pirate ship, zip lines, pedal tractor cart racing, hill slides, rat racers, sand box and an eight-acre corn maze with kiddie maze. Every visitor receives a free cup of homegrown boiled peanuts. More info: HollandFarmsOnline.com.

Sweet Season Farms Corn Maze

9 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 through Nov. 6. Sweet Season Farms, 2260 Horn Road, Milton. Visitors can spend time this fall season navigating their way through a unique corn maze with plenty of room to spread out on the farm. U-pick sunflowers will be blooming in October along with the pumpkin patch. Experience more than 25 fun farm-themed activities including a cow train, beeline zipline, corn popper jumping pillow, barnyard ball, and playground. More info: sweetseasonfarms.com.

Stella Chalice Painting

11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. O'Riley's Irish Pub, 321 S. Palafox St. Chalice painting will return to O’Riley’s as a part of Foo Foo Fest. Participants will be painting Stella Artois chalices provided by the pub. All participants will receive a free Foo Foo Fest T-shirt and the supplies needed to paint the chalices. Participants will also receive one free Stella Artois for attending the event. For ages 21 and older. More info: orileyspub.com.

Night Moves Fest

Noon Saturday, Nov. 4. Community Maritime Park, 301 W. Main St. Night Moves is an all-ages, all-welcoming, all-day music festival featuring 12 national and regional alternative/indie acts. Along with live music, there will also be food trucks, local vendors, and brand sponsorship booths on the festival grounds next door to Maritime Park. A VIP preshow will take place at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 at The Handlebar. More info: nightmovesfest.com.

Veterans Week Music in the Park

2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. Veterans Memorial Park, 200 S. 10th Ave. The "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 info: VeteransWeekUS.com.

Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Under the baton of guest conductor Brett Mitchell, the Pensacola Symphony Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s towering Fourth Symphony. From its opening horn calls signaling inescapable fate to its rambunctious conclusion featuring a flurry of cymbal crashes and orchestral fireworks, it serves as a “faithful echo” of an intensely emotional journey. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.

Katt Williams: Dark Matter Tour

8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 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 a night of unparalleled comedy that breaks through boundaries and challenges the status quo. With a career spanning over 20 years, Williams has earned a worldwide reputation as one of today's top entertainers, having developed a career seeded with thousands of sold-out arenas, an expansive list of starring roles on the small screen and memorable performances in major box office hits. Tickets start at $59. More info: 850-432-0800.

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