Community Calendar

Alaqua Animal Refuge invites the community to join them for the Bluegrass Barn Jam & Fall Fest on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Refuge’s beautiful property in Freeport, Florida. This family-friendly celebration will feature live bluegrass music, food vendors, children’s activities, hayrides, and more. Proceeds benefit Alaqua’s mission of providing shelter, safety, and second chances for animals in need.

Celebrate creativity, community, and the magical Monarch migration at the 33rd annual Flutterby Festival, presented by the Cultural Arts Alliance of Walton County! This beloved children’s arts festival features hands-on art activities, live music, theatre and dance performances, student art exhibits, the whimsical butterfly parade, and so much more.

Sunday, November 9 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Pavilion at Watersound® Town Center

Free and fun for the whole family!

Onsite parking available, including accessible spaces.

NIGHT ON THE TRACKS is Pensacola’s favorite recurring multivenue community arts event in the historic Old East Hill neighborhood, where eclectic artistry meets industrial grit.

NIGHT ON THE TRACKS takes place at various locations between 3pm to 11pm on Sunday, Nov 9.

309 Punk Project is the lead organizer of this event in collaboration with the following community partners:
🚂 From the Ground Up Community Garden
🚂 Pensacola MESS Hall
🚂 Bear Walker skateshop
🚂The Handlebar

Grab your PUNCH CARD at one of these locations for a special Handlebar DISCOUNT for NIGHT ON THE TRACKS
participants!

More details about each venue’s offerings are listed below in the order they are scheduled — or refer to our NOTT Google Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7C8CAnQEoitutYih9

✨ From the Ground Up ✨
3-4pm Garden Activities
430-630pm Music with Katie Dineen, Love Brynnevere, Hane McLeaish & John Hart

✨ Bear Walker ✨
Paint Your Own Board
3-6pm

✨ Pensacola MESS Hall ✨
Build Your Bling
5-7pm

✨ 309 Punk Project ✨
Zines Through the Years Exhibition
6-8pm

✨ Handlebar ✨
Metal show with Nixil & Saidan
Doors at 6pm
Tickets required. 50% off cover with card, or advance tickets available at thehandlebar850.com.

On 11 November 2025, The Wreaths Across America will be coming to Pensacola for 4 consecutive days.

November 11th at Veterans Memorial Park
November 12th at Mission BBQ on 9th Avenue
November 13 & 14th at the Veterans Clinic on HWY 98

The mission is to teach the community why we Honor the Veterans and their Families with Veterans Wreaths every 2nd Saturday in December at Barrancas National Cemetery on NAS Pensacola.

We have this Honor because the Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon was named Number 1 in the US as the Non-Profit that put more memorial Wreaths on a National Cemetery than over 4009 other Non-Profit Groups. We are so proud to Honor, Remember, and Teach the Children of our community the sacrifices of Veterans and Families.

On 11 November 2025, The Wreaths Across America will be coming to Pensacola for 4 consecutive days.

November 11th at Veterans Memorial Park
November 12th at Mission BBQ on 9th Avenue
November 13 & 14th at the Veterans Clinic on HWY 98

The mission is to teach the community why we Honor the Veterans and their Families with Veterans Wreaths every 2nd Saturday in December at Barrancas National Cemetery on NAS Pensacola.

We have this Honor because the Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon was named Number 1 in the US as the Non-Profit that put more memorial Wreaths on a National Cemetery than over 4009 other Non-Profit Groups. We are so proud to Honor, Remember, and Teach the Children of our community the sacrifices of Veterans and Families.

On 11 November 2025, The Wreaths Across America will be coming to Pensacola for 4 consecutive days.

November 11th at Veterans Memorial Park
November 12th at Mission BBQ on 9th Avenue
November 13 & 14th at the Veterans Clinic on HWY 98

The mission is to teach the community why we Honor the Veterans and their Families with Veterans Wreaths every 2nd Saturday in December at Barrancas National Cemetery on NAS Pensacola.

We have this Honor because the Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon was named Number 1 in the US as the Non-Profit that put more memorial Wreaths on a National Cemetery than over 4009 other Non-Profit Groups. We are so proud to Honor, Remember, and Teach the Children of our community the sacrifices of Veterans and Families.

A gathering of former and present caregivers of family loved ones thru the various stages of the different dementias. Purpose is to share possible solutions, techniques, and exterior sources of assistance with each other from our personal experiences.

The UWF College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities invites you to join us on Thursday, November 13, from 6 to 8 p.m., with a public reception at 5:30 p.m. at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Pensacola for the third installment of this year’s Gulf Coast Culture Series: Pensacola Noir, Murder, She Investigates.

Dr. Allysha Winburn, a biological anthropologist specializing in forensic and bioarchaeological research, and Dr. Cate Bird, missing persons and forensic manager for the International Committee of the Red Cross (United States and Canada), will examine the lasting cultural impact of the television series “Murder, She Wrote.”

The discussion will explore how the show shaped public fascination with forensic evidence and influenced popular understandings of crime-solving. Drawing on their own expertise, Winburn and Bird will connect the fictional world of Jessica Fletcher to the realities of forensic anthropology, investigative work, and human rights, revealing how cultural narratives intersect with science and justice.

"In the final days of the 2025 session, Florida lawmakers quietly passed Senate Bill 180 — a bill described as hurricane relief but packed with sweeping restrictions on local planning. It freezes local governments’ ability to adopt stronger land-use and development rules for years, even if those rules have nothing to do with storm recovery. Communities are already seeing long-planned growth protections overturned. SB 180 strips local governments of their ability to protect residents, manage flooding, and guide growth — and it must be fixed in 2026."

Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 6:00 PM CT / 7:00 PM ET. Join us as we welcome Guest Speaker Kim Dinkins, Policy and Planning Director, 1000 Friends of Florida, who will provide a general overview of SB180 and the implications it has for our communities, followed by what we can expect to see in the 2026 legislative session with regards to the bill - i.e., amendments to the original language, etc.

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../register/V4lLL9TWQNWRdaMHhO4s7g
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

On 11 November 2025, The Wreaths Across America will be coming to Pensacola for 4 consecutive days.

November 11th at Veterans Memorial Park
November 12th at Mission BBQ on 9th Avenue
November 13 & 14th at the Veterans Clinic on HWY 98

The mission is to teach the community why we Honor the Veterans and their Families with Veterans Wreaths every 2nd Saturday in December at Barrancas National Cemetery on NAS Pensacola.

We have this Honor because the Kiwanis Club of Big Lagoon was named Number 1 in the US as the Non-Profit that put more memorial Wreaths on a National Cemetery than over 4009 other Non-Profit Groups. We are so proud to Honor, Remember, and Teach the Children of our community the sacrifices of Veterans and Families.