Visit Pensacola Event Grant Program
Annually, Visit Pensacola allocates funds from its budget to an event grant program for groups and organizations that coordinate events or visitor experiences with a demonstrated history of visitor impact or significant potential to draw visitors to the area.
The Visit Pensacola event grant program’s main purpose is to attract visitors overnight while engaging the local community with more experiences.
Visit Pensacola event grants for FY2025 are now closed and will be available again for FY26.
Check back for more information.
If you have submitted a grant for FY25 and have not received an email confirmation from Ashley, please reach out at ahendrickson@visitpensacola.com or 850-696-1352.
Other Tourism-Related Grant Programs
Visit Pensacola Mini-grants
Visit Pensacola’s event marketing mini grants are available for FY 2024. Annually, Visit Pensacola allocates funds from its budget to a grant program for local groups and organizations that coordinate events with a demonstrated history of visitor impact or the significant potential to draw visitors to the area. The maximum mini-grant request is $5,000. Mini-grant dollars are to be used 100% on the marketing of events creating awareness and bringing visitors from outside of Escambia County.
Art, Culture & Entertainment (ACE)
Grants are funded by the Escambia County Tourist Development Council (TDC) and are administered by ACE for cultural programs & events.
Foo Foo Festival Grants
Foo Foo Festival programming should showcase the cultural and arts community — appealing to locals while attracting regional and national visitors as well.
View Foo Foo Grant Information >
Pensacola Sports
Grants are funded by the Escambia County Tourist Development Council (TDC) and are administered by Pensacola Sports for events that demonstrate significant potential to draw visitors to the area.
Download the full grant packet for eligibility requirements and application form »
