MARCH 11-12
Gulf Breeze
Celebrates the Arts
Festival 2017
University of West Florida’s
Multi-Purpose Field
11000 University Pkwy.
850-434-1333
7:30am – 12:00pm
Gulf Breeze Celebrates the Arts Festival 2017 is one of
the nation’s premium art festival, a two-day event located in
downtown Gulf Breeze.The Festival is a juried fi ne arts and
fi ne crafts festival that brings together quality local, regional
and national artists to Gulf Breeze. The two-day family event
is free to the public and includes over 140 artists.
Questions contact Festival Director Amanda Holtzhower
at director@gulfbreezearts.com or (850) 529-2051
MARCH 11
40th Annual
McGuire’s St. Patrick’s
Day Prediction 5K Run
600 E. Gregory Street, Pensacola
9:00am – 12:00pm
With More than 5,000 participants, this is Pensacola’s largest run and the
nation’s largest prediction run. Awards to the fastest as well as the most accurate
in predicting the time it will take them to complete the 3.1 mile course.
5K certifi ed course (3.1 miles) starts and fi nishes at McGuire’s Irish Pub in
Downtown Pensacola. You must be able to run or walk 3.1 miles in under one
hour. The course will open to traffi c at 10:00am, stragglers will be picked up by
McGuire’s bus.
Each runner/walker predicts how long it will take them to complete the
3.1 mile course. The fi nishers who come closest to the time predicted on their
registration form wins.
For more information visit mcguiresirishpub.com/event.
Go Irish on the Island at the annual St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl on Pensacola Beach. The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce sponsors the
pub crawl which features 10 participating beach bars, restaurants and hotels serving up Irish drink specials, music and mischief. The fun begins at
10:30am at Crabs We Got ‘Em on Pensacola Beach. Revelers can jump in and join the fun mid-day at any of the locations.
While it’s a celebration of Irish culture and traditions, the St. Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl is also a benefi t for Covenant Care. The Pensacola Beach
Chamber of Commerce donates proceeds from the sale of pub crawl t-shirts to the organization. The t-shirts are $12 each and available at each of
the stops and the Visitor Information Center on Pensacola Beach.
MARCH 17
Go Irish on the Island St.
Paddy’s Day Pub Crawl
Casino Beach, Pensacola Beach
MARCH 17 & 19
Pensacola Opera Presents:
“Dead Man Walking”
Saenger Theatre
118 Palafox Place
3/17 – 7:30pm | 3/19 – 2:00pm
Experience one of the most gripping
and important operas of the new century.
Based on Sister Helen Prejean’s book
about her experiences as a spiritual
adviser to prisoners on Death Row. It opens with the brutal murder of two
teenagers by Joseph de Rocher. It ends with his execution, Sister Helen at
his side. In between, a searing emotional journey. A woman of God struggles
to fi nd humanity in a brutal criminal. A murderer is forced to confront and
acknowledge his heinous act. And two families—those of the murdered
and of the murderer—poignantly reveal that there are many victims of an
unspeakable crime.
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MARCH 25
Pensacola Open Streets
Ciclovia (seek–low–via)
Pensacola’s Business District
9am – 2pm
Pensacola will close a portion of our streets to motorized
vehicles and OPEN them up to EVERYONE! At the Ciclovia
Open Streets event, you can walk, run, bike, roller skate/
blade, stroll, skateboard or just play in the streets!! FIVE miles
of roadway running down the middle of historic Pensacola’s
business district and along our beautiful Bayfront will be fi lled
with energy and activities for all! DON’T MISS IT!
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