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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