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JULY 23
Viva Festival de San Fermin!
Seville Quarter | Pensacola
(850) 434-6211
Seville Quarter is recreating the Running of the Bulls for the 6th year in historic downtown
Pensacola. This tribute to Pensacola’s Spanish heritage will be staged July 21-23 in the area
surrounding the popular entertainment complex. This year, the Running of the Bulls will
benefi t the USO of Northwest Florida.
The event will offi cially begin Thursday and the main event will be Saturday’s Encierro which
features a meaner breed of bulls—the Pensacola Roller Gurlz and other ladies from roller-derby
leagues. The fi rst cannon will fi re at 10:00 a.m., releasing the runners onto the approximately
two-mile course. At the second cannon, the bulls will be released wielding whiffl e bats to chase
down the runners. The festival will continue in the street in front of Seville Quarter.
Visit pensabulls.com, sevillequarter.com or phone (850) 434-6211.
JULY 27
Heroes Among Us
Heroes Among Us is a six-month speaker series than runs from
May to October. It features Veterans of every service branch and
generation, hosted by the local Marine Corps League J. R. Spears
Detachment #066 at the Pensacola Veterans Memorial Park on
the last Friday of each month, in order to support the Marines in
Distress Fund established by the Marine Corps League to help
Veterans in need, anything from medical needs to helping pay rent.
This month’s feature is Korean War Remembrance Night with
Guest of Honor Sergeant (Rev.) John Phillips, US Army, Bronze
Star, Battle of Pork Chop Hill, Republic of Korea.
JULY 29-30
42nd Annual Coin & Currency Show
Hadji Temple
800 Nine Mile Road, Pensacola
(850) 602-7600
Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm
Sunday 9:00am-3:00pm
Buy, sell, trade coins, currency, stamps, pocket watches, tokens, and
other collectibles. Fresh home cooked food & drinks will be available.
JULY 29
Mothers & Sons
Night Out
Mother & Son Night Out is
an event celebrating the special
relationship between mothers
(or mother-fi gures) and their sons. The event highlights the role that
mothers play in their son’s development and focuses on the skills that
young men need to know in order to treat women with respect and
dignity. Mother & Son Night Out is also designed to show mothers how
important their presence and support is in the lives of their sons. The
event will be full of good food, good music, and entertainment.
For more information visit MyBrothersAndSisters.org or call
(850) 261-4918.
JULY 23 & 30
Blues on the Bay Concert Series
Hunter Amphitheater
Community Maritime Park | Pensacola
6:00pm
Catch a beautiful sunset, and maybe even a glimpse of our
famous Blue Angels coming home while you enjoy FREE music
and great times on the beautiful Pensacola Bay!
Pack your coolers and bring your lawn chairs. Concessions are
available. Please do not bring pets or glass containers into the park.
Concerts are free and open to the public.
The Mulligans will perform on July 23 and on July 30 The
Astronauts will perform.
Sanders Beach
Corinne Jones Resource Center
913 South I Street, Pensacola
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Veterans Memorial Park
200 South 10th Avenue | Pensacola
(850) 434-6119 | 6:00pm
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