Julie Remke & Burnadette Golden
Stephen MacBeth & Ron Helms
Abigail Remke & Lindsey Middelton
T
he 41st Annual Pensacola Seafood Festival was held on the warm
weekend of September 28-30 in Downtown Pensacola. Between
11 a.m. Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday, Seville Square, Fountain Park,
and Bartram Park were filled with crowds waiting for their taste of
some of the best Gulf Coast seafood around. Various musical acts, live cooking
demonstrations, and children’s activities including SeaMobile touch pools, hermit
crab races, an obstacle course, arts and crafts, and games, were presented by Fiesta
Pensacola. The Pensacola Seafood Festival is one of the largest arts and crafts fairs
in Northwest Florida with more than 150 artisans and craftsmen and fresh local
seafood from the Gulf of Mexico, served tapas-style by over 18 food vendors. Some
non-seafood related items available included burgers, hot dogs, corn dogs, chicken
tenders, bloomin’ onions, french fries, nachos, funnel cakes, kettle corn, turkey legs,
ice cream, gelato, apple dumplings, Sno-Cones, fresh-squeezed lemonade, and root
beer floats.
Featured local catches included local snapper, seafood gumbo, oyster croquettes,
soft shell crab, coconut shrimp, Caribbean crab cakes, bang-bang shrimp, and
more. The Pensacola Seafood Festival also featured cooking demonstrations, a 5K
run/walk, a cost-friendly children’s area, and other activities located in Bartram
Park. The entertainment schedule included Kenton Bryant, Adam Doleac, William
Michael Morgan, Chris Winward Band, Paperchase, The Molly Ringwalds, Ben
Loftin and The Family, and Pierce Penniless.
PENSACOLA
SEAFOOD
FESTIVAL
photos & story by
Kristina Wright
VIP Pensacola in Downtown Pensacola
Paige Gaerlan, Karva Gatdula & Kyra Gaerlan
Jenny Andrews, Tracy Johnson & Conie Morse
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