Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival returns to Downtown Pensacola


PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival returns to Downtown Pensacola this week!

It runs from Friday through Sunday at Seville Square.

There will be artists from across the nation, including eight local artists there.

They’ll be showing off their work, and there’s different styles for everyone.

“We have the fine arts section, we have the heritage art, which is the crafts of the past,” Eileen Periigo, Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival said. “And so there blacksmiths there. There’s weavers, there’s spinners, there’s pottery so there’s something from everyone there. In addition to art, we have performing arts where a lot of the dance studios in Northwest Florida come down. We also have the main stage and at the main stage we have all kinds of acts from the Tonya Gallagher Band to the Roman Street Band. Sunday, everybody’s favorite is Pensacola’s Symphony. So the weather is supposed to be beautiful so we’re just really excited.”

The festival is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.


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