Five Fun Filled Water Activities on Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach is a haven for water lovers, offering a variety of activities that cater to all interests and skill levels. Whether you're diving beneath the waves or soaring above...
Plan Ahead for the Pensacola Beach Air Show
There’s nothing quite like experiencing the Blue Angels along Pensacola Beach. I may be a little biased, but you’d be hard pressed to find a prettier backdrop than Pensacola Beach...
Share the Beach with Sea Turtles
Sea turtle nesting season is upon us once again. One of the most exciting events that takes place on our beautiful Gulf Coast is the annual nesting of momma sea...
Experience the History of Fort Pickens
The truth is, as the site of our nation’s first settlement — with more than 450 years of history to lean on — naturally, Pensacola offers endless historic grounds to...
Enjoy Pensacola Beach’s Natural Wonders with the New Eco Trail Website
The SRIA recently launched a new, content-rich website showcasing the many unique creatures and features of Santa Rosa Island. Stunning imagery and videos illustrate the wide variety of plant and...
Explore Paradise on Pensacola Beach This Spring Break
Nestled along the stunning Gulf of Mexico, Pensacola Beach beckons visitors with its landmark, 40-foot, flashing neon fish to its pristine white sand beaches, inviting emerald waters, and a vibrant...
9th Annual Snowbird Beach Bash is Coming to Pensacola Beach
The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Rosa Island Authority will host the 9th Annual Snowbird Beach Bash on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024, at Our Lady of Assumption...
#CapturePensacolaBeach is back again this year!
Do you have unique photos of Pensacola Beach? We’d love for you to share them! The 2023 #CapturePensacolaBeach Photo Contest is back! We are looking for beautiful photos taken on...
Kid-Friendly Activities On Pensacola Beach
Get ready to have a blast at Pensacola Beach! If you're planning a family vacation, this sunny Gulf Coast paradise is the ultimate destination for creating memories that will last...
Spring Break Responsibly on Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach has long been a favorite, family-friendly Spring Break destination that locals cherish and newcomers embrace....
What Makes Pensacola Beach So Unique
Pensacola Beach just added another prestigious award to its long list of accolades when TripAdvisor's annual Travelers' Choice awards named Pensacola Beach a Top 25 beach in the United States...
Season Your Holidays
The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce is offering a snow-white sanded holiday season through the month of December on Pensacola Beach with activities guaranteed to get even the worst Scrooges...
Cinemas in the Sand Coming to Pensacola Beach for Three Consecutive Friday Nights this Fall!
Pack up your beach chairs and a blanket, and dig your toes in the sugar-white sand while watching classic family movies on Pensacola Beach this fall. The Santa Rosa Island...
Pensacola Beach’s Annual Foodie Festival Returns This October
If your ideal vacation is flip-flops and a fork, we’ll see you on the sugar-white sands of Pensacola Beach this fall for the 13th annual Taste of the Beach! Presented...
Five Kid Friendly Beach Restaurants
Pensacola Beach has long been a favorite, family-friendly Spring Break destination that locals cherish and newcomers embrace....
Lights Out! Help protect our nesting and hatchling sea turtles.
Who doesn’t love a moonlit stroll along the beach? While the crowds may be smaller once the sun goes down, our beaches are still extremely active after dark! For our...
Share the Beach with Shorebirds this Spring
It's springtime again, and that means fun in the sun! It seems everyone is clamoring to get to Pensacola Beach to enjoy the beautiful weather and crystal clear waters now...
BRING ON THE DOGS! Rules and Tips for Bringing Fido on the Island
Now that spring has arrived and the days are getting longer and warmer, who doesn’t want to go to the beach with their best friend? Man’s best friend, that is....
Five Reasons To Spend Winter On Pensacola Beach
Winter weather shouldn’t be something you have to bear the brunt of while on vacation. It should be something to enjoy and behold. On Pensacola Beach, winter is truly something...
Seventh Annual Snowbird Beach Bash is Coming to Pensacola Beach
Calling all Snowbirds! The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Rosa Island Authority will host the 7th Annual Snowbird Beach Bash on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at Our...
#CapturePensacolaBeach is back again this year!
Do you have unique photos of Pensacola Beach? We’d love for you to share them! The 2022 #CapturePensacolaBeach Photo Contest is back! We are looking for beautiful photos taken on...
Shelling Pensacola Beach in Fall
Pensacola Beach in fall is a beachcomber’s heaven, providing a unique experience unlike any other time of the year. When the cooler weather comes in it sweeps away the humidity...
Dive Into Pensacola Beach
The coastline of Pensacola Beach has been luring scuba divers and snorkelers here for decades. The pristine Gulf waters around Pensacola Beach are home to dozens of ghostly shipwrecks and...
Manatees on the Move!
Did you know manatees are being sighted with increasing frequency in Northwest Florida? More and more coastal residents and visitors are delighted as they see manatees when they are swimming,...
Enjoy a Spooktacular Beach-O-Ween on the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk
Load up your kids, friends and family and head to Pensacola Beach on Friday, Oct. 22, to enjoy a SPOOKtacular Beach-O-Ween celebration along the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk....
We’re Expecting… Sea Turtle Hatchlings!
School may be starting soon but summer is still in full swing on our beaches. Undeterred by extreme heat indexes and heavy summer rains, female sea turtles have continued to...
Get Ready for the 2021 Pensacola Beach Air Show this July
There’s nothing quite like experiencing the Blue Angels along Pensacola Beach. Every year, tens of thousands of people migrate to Pensacola Beach to watch the spectacle of our hometown heroes,...
#CapturePensacolaBeach for a Chance to be Featured on the Pensacola Beach Website and 2021 Visitor Guide!
Do you have unique photos of Pensacola Beach? We’d love for you to share them! The 2021 #CapturePensacolaBeach Photo Contest is back! We are looking for beautiful photos taken...
Florida Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail
Feeling a bit pent up right now? Needing a little more Vitamin D and adventure in your life? Don’t worry. We have just the solution for you. Become an eco-explorer...
Fall into Fishing on Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach is famous for our red snapper fishing, but our Gulf, Bay and Sound hold a treasure trove of hard-fighting finned delicacies both inshore and offshore. We even have...
Ring Out and Wash Off 2020 on Pensacola Beach this New Year
Ready to say goodbye to 2020? The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce invites one and all to “Ring Out and Wash Off 2020” from the sugar-white sands of Pensacola Beach...
Let’s Go Camping, Santa Rosa Island Style!
Needing to disconnect? Clear your mind? Get off the grid for a while? In today’s fast-paced, technology-dependent world, sometimes ...
Special Exhibit at Fort Pickens Highlights African American Soldiers Stationed in Pensacola during the Civil War
Seventeen African American soldiers who were integral to the mission of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War are the focus of a special exhibit currently on display at...
Find Your Own Seashells by the Seashore on Pensacola Beach
Pensacola Beach in winter is a beachcomber’s heaven, providing a unique experience unlike any other time of the year. Many landscapes across the country turn dull and colorless in winter,...
Geronimo – Pensacola’s First Major Tourist Attraction
133 years ago this October, a train arrived into the port city of Pensacola, all the way from the wild west, carrying a very famous passenger. His name was Geronimo....
2020 Snowbird Beach Bash
Calling all Snowbirds! The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Rosa Island Authority will host the 6th Annual Snowbird Beach Bash on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, at Our...
Experience Nature’s Bounty on Pensacola Beach in Fall
When the summer season comes to an end along Pensacola Beach, that’s when you’ll find the locals come out to play. Fall is the perfect time of year here, in...
Pensacola Beach’s Annual Foodie Festival Moves to October
If your ideal vacation is flip-flops and a fork, we’ll see you on the sugar-white sands of Pensacola Beach this fall for the 12th annual Taste of the Beach!...
Leave No Trace Behind to Help Sea Turtles Thrive on Pensacola Beach
It’s sea turtle nesting season again on Pensacola Beach, and if you’ve been lucky enough to witness firsthand the magic of watching a mother sea turtle laying her eggs in...
Beach Day Essentials
Needing a beach day soon? Whether you’re a “plan ahead” type or more of a ‘grab-and-go’ person, there are essential items that should always be in your beach bag for...
TripAdvisor Names Pensacola Beach One of the Top Five Beaches in the U.S.
In an age when we’re all anchored to our phones and constantly checking our email, social media and text messages, having a refuge is more important than ever. Everyone needs...
Pensacola Beach Icons
Pisa has its Leaning Tower. Pensacola Beach has its Water Tower. One could argue ours is just as famous....
Welcome to Spring Break 2019 on Pensacola Beach!
Welcome to Spring Break 2019 on Pensacola Beach! ...
Was there ever really a casino on Pensacola Beach?
We’ve all questioned it. Why is the main public beach on Pensacola Beach called Casino Beach?...
Gulf Islands National Seashore — A National Treasure
Yes, there’s a reason why Pensacola Beach’s Gulf Islands National Seashore has long been treasured as an acclaimed national park and awarded as one of the most beautiful beaches in...
Fall in Love with Fall on Pensacola Beach
Home to everything from bottlenose dolphins to cownose rays, from hermit crabs to loggerhead turtles, from least turns to great blue herons — nature abounds on Pensacola Beach. ...
Help Sea Turtle Hatchlings Thrive on Pensacola Beach this Summer and Fall
Sea turtle hatchling season is now in full swing on Pensacola Beach, so what better time to remind all residents and visitors to the island how to be good sea...
Explore the Footprints in the Sand Eco Trail on Pensacola Beach
Home to everything from bottlenose dolphins to cownose rays, from hermit crabs to loggerhead turtles, from least turns to great blue herons — nature abounds on Pensacola Beach. ...
Cruise on over to Pensacola Beach this summer!
There’s a brand new way to explore Pensacola’s top destinations now. Pensacola Bay Cruises recently launched its ferry service to Pensacola Beach, Fort Pickens and downtown Pensacola....
Pro Tips for Enjoying the Pensacola Beach Air Show
It's a decades-old Pensacola tradition. Red, White and Blues Week is a continued celebration stemming from the Fourth of July on Pensacola Beach....
Take a FREE RIDE on the Pensacola Beach Trolley
“Come on and take a free ride (free ride)… Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!” Quick! Name that band! If you guessed the Edgar Winter Group, then Ding, Ding, Ding, Ding! Congratulations! You’ve...
Pensacola Beach Welcomes Sea Turtles This Spring and Summer
Sea turtle nesting season has arrived on Pensacola Beach so what better time to remind all residents and visitors to the island how to be good sea turtle stewards?...
Celebrate Mom on Pensacola Beach this Mother’s Day
Pensacola Beach just added another prestigious award to a long list of accolades. The Santa Rosa Island Authority is pleased to announce that Pensacola Beach has won the title of...
We’re #1: Pensacola Beach Wins Best Florida Beach Gulf Islands National Seashore Cited to Top Three
Pensacola Beach just added another prestigious award to a long list of accolades. The Santa Rosa Island Authority is pleased to announce that Pensacola Beach has won the title of...
Please VOTE!
Pensacola Beach has been nominated for USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice 2018 Best Florida Beach and we’re going for #1!...
Spring Forward to Pensacola Beach: A Family-Friendly Destination
If you’re looking for a fun place to travel with your family and escape over spring break, Pensacola Beach offers diverse itineraries for visitors looking to combine a little bit...