Things to do in Pensacola: Taste of the Beach; Munson Heritage Festival; Boo at the Zoo
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. 9. 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.
Sara Davis Buechner
7:30 p.m. Rolfs Music Hall at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 11000 University Parkway. The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present Sara Davis Buechner. Noted for her musical command, cosmopolitan artistry and visionary independence, Buechner is one of the most original concert pianists. $20 for adults; $16 for seniors and military; $14 for UWF faculty and staff and non-UWF students; $7 for high school students. UWF students get in free with a valid Nautilus card. More info: uwf.edu/cfpa.
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 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. 10. 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 Crosstown. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Free. More info: 850-932-2257 or visitpensacolabeach.com.
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THURSDAY
Fall Safety Festival
4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12. Santa Rosa Emergency Management, 4499 Pine Forest Road, Milton. Santa Rosa County Emergency Management wants to celebrate fall with the community by hosting a family-friendly Safety Festival featuring free helmets with fitting, face painting, games, safety tips, door prizes and giveaways, and CPR/AED and Basic First Aid mini-training. More info: santarosa.fl.gov.
Disney Junior Live: Costume Palooza
6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 12. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Mickey, Minnie, and their pals are getting ready to throw a huge costume party, but mysterious weather keeps interrupting the fun. Can Team Spidey help save the Costume Palooza? The show is geared toward Disney Junior's most beloved super fans and offers an immersive, interactive concert experience that includes singing, dancing, 3D special effects and acrobatics with cirque-style performances including incredible trampoline routines from renowned acrobatic director John Brady. Tickets start at $43.50. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
FRIDAY
Cinemas in the Sand
Sunset Friday, Oct. 13. Gulfside Pavilion, 20 Casino Beach Blvd., Pensacola Beach. Pack up your beach chairs and a blanket, and dig your toes in the sugar-white sand while watching classic family movies on Pensacola Beach. The Santa Rosa Island Authority invites families and kids, young and old, to its newest event – Cinemas in the Sand movie nights on Pensacola Beach. This week features Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked. Free. More info: visitpensacolabeach.com.
Taste of the Beach
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 13 through 15. Pensacola Beach. Taste of the Beach returns with a seafood-infused VIP Trolley Dinner on Friday and continues Saturday with an outdoor festival staged around the Gulfside Pavilion on Casino Beach. Saturday’s free outdoor festival takes place on the white-sand shoreline of the beach for a daylong celebration of all things Southern, seafood, savory and sweet. To conclude the Sea, Sip, and Savor weekend on Sunday, don’t miss the Innisfree Food Challenge presented by PensacolaBeach.com from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Gulfside Pavilion. More info: PensacolaBeach.com.
Ital-iano
6 p.m., cocktail hour; 7 p.m., program; Friday, Oct. 13. Sanders Beach Corinne Jones Resource Center, 913 South I St. The Pensacola Children’s Chorus invites members of the community to take a journey to sun-kissed Italy for its final “Ital-iano” fundraiser, which benefits PCC’s Tuition Assistance program. The event will with a cocktail hour featuring a larger-than-life charcuterie board by Olive to Nosh. The Ensemble and Young Singers groups will perform a Patriotic Medley as well as an excerpt from the upcoming Hauncert, a family-friendly Halloween themed concert. $95; table of 10 for $850. More info: PensacolaSings.org/Italiano.
Seville Rotary Steak Cook Off
6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. The 11th annual Seville Rotary Steak Cook Off will give all attendees a chance to try New York Strip steaks provided by Winn-Dixie and prepared by 20 teams competing for the Judges' Choice and People's Choice awards. All proceeds benefit Manna Food Pantries and other local nonprofits. More info: sevillerotary.com.
Bands on the Blackwater Fall Concert Series
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Jernigan’s Landing, 5154 Willing St., Milton. Come by boat or bring a lawn chair and join friends and neighbors for the best live music on the Gulf Coast at the award winning, family-friendly Bands on the Blackwater concerts. The series offers a variety of music from local favorites to national touring bands. This week features Jarred McConnell & the High Aces. Free. More info: 850-983-5400 or facebook.com/BandsOnTheBlackwater.
Rodney Carrington
7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Rodney Carrington is a multi-talented comedian, actor, singer and writer playing sold-out shows around the world as one of the top 10 highest-grossing touring comedians for the past two decades. A platinum-recording artist, he recorded eight major record-label comedy albums, followed by three albums on his own record label, Laughter's Good Records. His last album, "Here Comes the Truth,” climbed to No. 3 on the comedy charts, accruing tens of millions of streams on Spotify and spawned a Netflix special. Tickets start at $49.50. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
Scary Pockets
7 p.m., doors; 8 p.m., show; Friday, Oct. 13. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Scary Pockets are a rotating roster of world class musicians who release live funk reimaginations of familiar songs every week. Since their first recording session in 2017, Scary Pockets have released 300-plus videos that have been watched over 234 million times on YouTube for over 540 million minutes. Their songs have been streamed 117 million times on Spotify by 570,000 monthly listeners. Scary Pockets' over 200 collaborators (so far) include all-stars such as Larry Goldings, John Scofield and Darren King, to name a few. $25. For all ages. More info and ticket purchase: vinylmusichall.com.
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SATURDAY
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 8-acre corn maze with kiddie maze. Every visitor receives a free cup of homegrown boiled peanuts. More info: HollandFarmsOnline.com.
Navarre Beach Autorama: Car, Truck, and Bike Show
8 a.m., check-in; 11 a.m., judging; Saturday, Oct. 14. Navarre High School, 8600 High School Blvd., Navarre. The 22nd annual Autorama will showcase more than 150 historical cars from a variety of decades. The event features music, food and vendor booths. More info: NavarreBeachCarShow.com.
Munson Community Heritage Festival
9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14 and 15. Krul Lake Recreation Area, Milton. Learn about old-time ways through hands-on demonstrations. The festival features a Civil War reenactment camp, Native American displays, wood carving, basket weaving, making corn-shuck dolls, dulcimer making, shoe cobbling, cross-cut sawing, an old-time circular sawmill operation, turpentining and displays by local museums. More info: facebook.com/munsoncommunityheritagefestival.
Boo at the Zoo
10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 14 through 29. Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Parkway. Boo at the Zoo offers six days of scare-free, daytime fun for children and their families. Join the safe zoo neighborhood of Halloween entertainment, with kid-friendly fun around every corner. The event features a trick-or-treat trail with toys, treats, treasures, bounce houses, face painting, animal ambassador headquarters and the entire zoo. More info: gbzoo.com.
Festa Italiana
11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Seville Square, 300 E. Zaragoza St. The Sons & Daughters of Italy in America Buona Fortuna Lodge invites everyone to its 13th annual Festa Italiana. Experience freshly prepared Italian food including spaghetti with meatballs, lasagna and meatballs, meatball sandwich, the ultimate Italian sandwich, sausage peppers and onion sandwich, and a Pensacola Seafood Festival champion award-winning dish, Shrimp Scampi Napoletano. More info: buonafortunalodge.org.
Coastal County Sausage Fest
Noon Saturday, Oct. 14. Coastal County Brewing, 3041 E. Olive Road. The annual Coastal County Sausage Fest returns. Prepare for an afternoon of excitement and lighthearted shenanigans as organizers honor this unique and beloved dog breed with plenty of fun games, local vendors, raffles, succulent beer brats and specialty brews. More info: coastalcountybrewing.com.
WSRE Wine & Food Classic: A Legendary Dinner
6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio, 1000 College Blvd. Billed as A Legendary Dinner, the WSRE Wine & Food Classic gala will include a champagne reception, five-course meal with free-flowing wine service, performances by Holly Shelton and John Link and by the Pensacola State College Jazz Ensemble, and a live auction led by Marty Stanovich. More info: wsre.org/events.
The Belonging Co Worship Nights Tour
7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Join The Belonging Co Worship team and pastors Henry and Alex Seeley for a powerful night of worship, teaching and ministry. The Leadership Co Ticket ($59.50) includes access to a Q&A/panel discussion from 5-6 p.m. Tickets start at $28.50. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
SUNDAY
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.
The Symphonic Band in concert
3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 15. Museum Plaza, 300 S. Tarragona St. The University of West Florida Dr. Grier Williams School of Music will present the Symphonic Band in concert. Under the direction of Dr. Steven Sudduth, this program will include works by Frank Ticheli and Clifton Williams and an arrangement of “America, the Beautiful” by Samuel Augustus Ward with vocal soloist. Free. More info: uwf.edu/cfpa.
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