Seven days out is your guide to entertainment events, concerts, festivals and activities in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
MONDAY
Monday Night Blues
7 p.m. Monday, April 21. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Seville Quarter and the Blues Society of Northwest Florida are bringing the “blues” back to the Seville Quarter Entertainment District. The event features live blues music and “BBQ and Bud” food and drink specials. More info: 850-434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
The Manhattan Dolls: Music of the 30’s & 40’s
7:30 p.m. Monday, April 21. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. The Manhattan Dolls originated in New York City in 2009 and are swing-style female vocal trios with the sound of The Andrews Sisters. Started by former USO Girl, The Dolls travel the world performing for military events, air shows, award ceremonies, parades, jazz clubs, and concert series. Tickets start at $15. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
TUESDAY
Bands on the Beach
7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. Gulfside Pavilion at Casino Beach, Pensacola Beach. Bands on the Beach is Pensacola Beach’s popular outdoor summer concert series with performers for every musical taste. Featuring a lineup of regional artists, the series delivers an eclectic musical experience throughout the entire summer. This week features Whitesands Panhandle Band. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and blankets. Free. More info: 850-932-2257 or visitpensacolabeach.com.
Clementine
7 p.m. Tuesday, April 22. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Clementine will perform live in concert with Lights With Fire, Kyker, and Other. $10 in advance and at the door. More info: thehandlebar850.com.
WEDNESDAY
Mullet Swing Golf Tournament
11 a.m. Wednesday, April 23. Flora-Bama Lounge & Package, 17401 Perdido Key Drive. The 2th annual Mullet Swing Golf Classic is a four-person scramble. The maximum handicap per player is 30. A package of two mulligans and two red tee busters is $25. These cannot be used for hole-in-one prizes. There is a limit of one package per player. The Mullet Swing serves as a fundraiser for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. $900 per team. More info: 850-492-0611 or florabama.com.
STRFKR
7 p.m., doors; 8 p.m., show; Wednesday, April 23. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. In a journey that’s been taking new directions since it started, every step of the way has led STRFKR to Parallel Realms. The band’s energetic, danceable pop has assumed many forms since they first emerged in 2007, always reliably delivering unshakeable melodies and larger-than-life anthems infused with intellectually challenging lyrics. The show also features special guests Valgur and happy sad face. Tickets start at $25. For all ages. More info and ticket purchase: vinylmusichall.com.
THURSDAY
Henry Cho: The Empty Nest Tour
8 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Henry’s TV credits include appearances on NBC’s The Tonight Show, CBS’s The Late, Late, Show, and NBC’s Young Comedians Special. He served two years as host of NBC’s Friday Night Videos and had many guest roles on various network sitcoms. Henry was co-creator, co- producer and co-writer of “The Henry Cho Show” on GAC. Tickets start at $29. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
FRIDAY
Emerald Nationals 3 Day Championship
Friday through Sunday, April 25 through 27. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. Victory Cheer and Dance Championships is hosting their Emerald Nationals championship event. Victory is for the athletes that go hard, and crash harder. The ones whose faith is bigger than their fears, and ambition is greater than their setbacks. Victory is there for the high-fives, the friendships, and camaraderie, and the getting up one more time than you fall. They are there to witness your wins, and protecting you for those try-again-tomorrows. Tickets start at $30. More info: 850-432-0800 or pensacolabaycenter.com.
Interstate Mullet Toss & Greatest Beach Party
10 a.m. Friday through Sunday, April 25 through 27. Flora-Bama Lounge & Package, 17401 Perdido Key Drive. The Interstate Mullet Toss & Gulf Coast’s Greatest Beach Party started as just a reason to party and has become one of the biggest beach parties on the coast. Those who participate in the Mullet Toss will throw a dead mullet over the state line of Florida and Alabama to see who gets the farthest. People travel from across the globe to see what all the fuss is about here at the Flora-Bama. $10 a day for ages 21 and older; $15 for ages 16 to 20; free for ages 15 and younger. The event is for all ages until 6 p.m., at which point it becomes for ages 21 and older. More info: 850-492-0611 or florabama.com.
Pensacola Crawfish Festival
Crawfish lovers take in the festivities during the 39th Annual Pensacola Crawfish Festival swings into high gear at Seville Square on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The annual Fiesta event brings food, fun, music, crafts, and 20,000 pounds of crawfish to downtown Pensacola for the three-day event.
11 a.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday, April 25 through 27. Seville Square & Fountain Park, downtown Pensacola. The Pensacola Crawfish Festival features thousands of pounds of boiled crawfish, fresh from Louisiana, brought to attendees by Pensacola locals, Cordova Crawfish Company. Cajun fare features include boudin, jambalaya, etouffee, fresh and fried seafood, and gumbo. Traditional festival options and desserts are also available. Live entertainment will be provided all three days. Adults: $5 per day. Kids aged 6 to 12: $2 per day. Kids 5 and younger: Free. More info: fiestapensacola.org/crawfish-festival.
Bands on the Blackwater
7 p.m. Friday, April 25. Jernigan’s Landing, 5154 Willing St., Milton. Come by boat or bring a lawn chair and join friends and neighbors for the best live music on the Gulf Coast at the award winning, family-friendly Bands on the Blackwater concerts. The series offers a variety of music. This week features Crosstown Band. Free. More info: 850-983-5400 or facebook.com/BandsOnTheBlackwater.
Gulf Coast Chorale Spring Show: ‘Stories’
7 p.m. Friday, April 25. First Baptist Church Gulf Breeze, 555 Fairpoint Drive, Gulf Breeze. ‘Stories’ embraces the unique ability of music to tell a story that stays with us through all the seasons of life, stories of love, celebration, memories, coming of age, loss and more. It will be filled with songs we all love to sing from artists such as Earth, Wind and Fire, Chicago, Simon and Garfunkel, Dolly Parton, Curtis Mayfield and more. $12 for adults and $5 for children younger than 12 in advance. There is a special group pricing of 10 tickets for $100. More info: gulfcoastchorale.org.
Blackberry Smoke: Rattle, Ramble and Roll Tour 2025
8 p.m. Friday, April 25. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. Over the past two decades, Blackberry Smoke has developed their confidence and amassed a loyal fanbase, leading to their last five full-length albums achieving great chart success, including 2021’s You Hear Georgia, which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart. For Blackberry Smoke, embracing the light and finding the silver lining are at the heart of what they do best. Tickets start at $44. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
Emo Night
8 p.m. Friday, April 25. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Relive the angst, the eyeliner, and the anthems — Emo Night is here to prove it was never just a phase. $10 in advance; $15 at the door. More info: thehandlebar850.com.
It’s A 2000s Party: Pensacola
10 p.m. Friday, April 25. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Experience a nostalgic blast from the past as this event celebrates the iconic 2000s era, featuring the decade’s biggest hits across pop, hip-hop, and rock genres. Embrace the Y2K fashion and culture as you dance the night away to tunes from Britney Spears, Eminem, and more. Don’t miss this chance to relive the unforgettable 2000s vibes in a night filled with music, style, and nostalgia. $15. For ages 18 and older. More info and ticket purchase: vinylmusichall.com.
SATURDAY
Master Gardener Plant Sale
9 a.m. Saturday, April 26. Santa Rosa Extension Office, 6263 Dogwood Drive, Milton. The UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Master Gardeners invite the public to attend their annual plant sale. The event features over 2,400 native and Florida-Friendly plants, educational booths, food trucks, activities for kids, and one-on-one help with plant and garden concerns. Those wishing to purchase plants should plan to bring their own wagon. More info: 850-623-3868.
Grillin’ in the Breeze
11 a.m. Saturday, April 26. Shoreline Park, 800 Shoreline Drive, Gulf Breeze. Grillin’ in the Breeze is a competitive grilling event where patrons enjoy delicious and creative concoctions hot off the grills, live music, a silent auction, and interactive children’s activities while raising money for Santa Rosa Education Foundation and its Take Stock in Children Scholarship and Mentoring program. More info: grillininthebreeze.com.
Murder Mystery Dinner: Roaring 20s
6 p.m., doors; 7 p.m., show; Saturday, April 26. Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. Set in a ’20s Speakeasy, an artifact has been brought in to be appraised from the excavation of King Tut’s tomb, but does his curse follow? Between murder, the mafia, moonshining, mystics, and the supernatural, this mystery will take everything the detective and audience has to solve the case. $69. More info: 850-434-6211 or sevillequarter.com.
Navarre Sunset Stampede 5k
6 p.m. Saturday, April 26. Juana’s Pagodas, 1451 Navarre Beach Causeway, Navarre Beach. The 16th annual Navarre Sunset Stampede, the largest race held in Navarre Beach, is a fast and flat, certified out and back course along beautiful White Sands Boulevard. There will be an awards ceremony and beach party at Juana’s Pagodas featuring live music, food and drinks on the sand of Santa Rosa Sound. The race begins at 6 p.m. with a kids fun run starting at 5 p.m. Finisher’s medals are guaranteed to the first 400 people registered that finish the race. More info: getrelaxing.com.
Hopout
7 p.m. Saturday, April 26. The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St. Hopout will perform live in concert featuring GLSNR, NVSN, and Oversight. $10 in advance and at the door. More info: thehandlebar850.com.
SUNDAY
John Crist: Jokes for Humans
3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 7. Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox St. John Crist is one of today’s fast-rising stand-up comedians, with more than one billion video views, over five million fans on social media and sold-out shows from coast to coast, making Pollstar’s Top 100 Global Tours list in 2019 with over 197,000 tickets sold. He is widely known for viral videos such as “Honest Football Coach,” “Every Parent at Disney,” and “Brands that need to be cancelled.” Tickets start at $34. More info: 850-595-3880 or pensacolasaenger.com.
Cold
6 p.m., doors; 7 p.m., show; Sunday, April 27. Vinyl Music Hall, 2 S. Palafox St. Cold is celebrating 25 years of 13 Ways To Bleed Onstage and 20 years of A Different Kind Of Pain. The group will be performing both albums in their entirety. The show also features special guests September Mourning, University Drive and Thrower. $24. For all ages. More info and ticket purchase: vinylmusichall.com.
Never miss a story: Subscribe to the Pensacola News Journal using the link at the bottom of the page under Stay Connected.
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Things to do in Pensacola: Crawfish Festival; Interstate Mullet Toss
