5 Ways to Enjoy the Beach in Winter
Whether you're looking to recharge, soak in beautiful views, or spot local wildlife, our winter months offer something for everyone.
Redefine Winter Chill
Escape the winter's frosty grip with a dose of Pensacola sunshine.
Just 3 hours east of New Orleans, you can swap single-digit temps for miles of get-away-from-it-all white-sand beaches. Let your winter legs dance through vibrant downtown streets or explore storied pre-Civil War forts that whisper history's tales. Make plans now to melt away your winter woes in a place where time slows down, and wonder awaits...that's The Way to Beach.
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Take a Live Peek at the Beach
Take a Look
Sometimes a shot of beach makes the day better.
5 Places to Spot Dolphin
Spotting dolphins in the wild tops the sand-bucket lists of many Pensacola Bay Area visitors.
72 Hours In Pensacola
Averaging over 300 days of sun year-round, you've found the perfect long weekend getaway.
Getting to Pensacola
Visitors often tell us, “Getting here was easy. Leaving is so hard.” We couldn’t agree more!
January 4
Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick Off on the 12th Night
Downtown Pensacola 130 E Government St Pensacola Pensacola, Florida 32502
January 9
2025 Snowbird Hootenanny: Rock Your Decade
Perdido Key 17401 Perdido Key Dr. Pensacola, Florida 32507 (850) 492-4660
January 11
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra Presents Beethoven & Blue Jeans
Downtown Pensacola 118 South Palafox Place Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 435-2533
January 17
Gallery Night: Lunar New Year “Art of the Snake”
13 Palafox Place Pensacola, Florida
January 22
Paint by Numbers with CATS!
Downtown Pensacola 1508 W Garden St Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 359-1133
January 23
2025 Snowbird Hootenanny: Beach Bum Party
Perdido Key 17401 Perdido Key Dr. Pensacola, Florida 32507 (850) 492-4660
January 24
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro
Downtown Pensacola Box office, 118 South Palafox Street, 22 E Intendencia St Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 433-6737
January 24
Short Attention Span Theatre
Downtown Pensacola 400 S. Jefferson Street Pensacola, Florida 32502
February 6
2025 Snowbird Hootenanny: Sweetheart Saloon
Perdido Key 17401 Perdido Key Dr. Pensacola, Florida 32507 (850) 492-4660
February 8
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra Presents Mozart Madness
500 N Palafox St Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 435-2533
February 14
Pensacon
Downtown Pensacola 201 East Gregory Street Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 454-8741
February 14
Troyboi at Laguna’s!
Pensacola Beach 460 Pensacola Beach Blvd. Pensacola Beach, Florida 32561 (850) 677-3905
February 15
Pensacola Symphony Orchestra Presents Bond & Beyond
Downtown Pensacola 118 South Palafox Place Pensacola, Florida 32502 (850) 435-2533
February 16
Pawdi Gras
Garden Street
Closed down Garden Street from Taragonna to Palafox
Pensacola, Florida
(318) 451-8477
February 20
2025 Snowbird Hootenanny: Mardi Gras Mambo
Perdido Key 17401 Perdido Key Dr. Pensacola, Florida 32507 (850) 492-4660
February 28
Krewe of Lafitte Mardi Gras Parade
Begins Spring & Garden Streets Pensacola, Florida 32501 (850) 436-7638
March 1
Pensacola Mardi Gras Grand Parade
Palafox St Pensacola, Florida 32502
March 2
Krewe of Wrecks Mardi Gras Parade
Mardi Gras parade with an island atmosphere! The Krewe of Wrecks Parade will have the best floats throwing beads, candy and doubloons. No one leaves…
