Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce Teams with WEAR, Emerald Coast Rentals and Facebook for Holiday Getaway Promotion

Pensacola Beach, FL — November 16, 2011 – The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for the holiday season by giving away a weekend getaway courtesy of Emerald Coast Rentals. The company is giving away a two bedroom, two bathroom condominium to be awarded to one lucky winner for a weekend on beautiful Pensacola Beach.

Between Nov. 21 and Dec. 2, there will be daily contests for the 38,000 existing fans and all the new fans of the WEAR Facebook page. WEAR will award the daily winners for entering the contest on the Facebook page. These winners will be entered for the grand prize drawing for a weekend getaway which will be awarded shortly after the final daily winner is drawn on Dec. 2.

Daily, those entering the contest will have to answer questions based on the jam packed beach “Season Your Holidays” schedule. Answers to the questions will involve, but not limited to, the events beginning on Dec. 9 with the Lighted Boat Parade, which begins at the Sabine Marina and winds around the Santa Rosa Sound to end at the Boardwalk. Saturday, Dec. 10’s events include the Kowabunga Breakfast with Surfing Santa at Surf Burger for the kids and for the adults, the Santa Claus Look Alike Contest at the always entertaining Bamboo Willie’s on the boardwalk and the Full moon Party at the legendary Sandshaker Lounge across from the beach at night. Sunday, Dec. 11’s events are all about the young and the young at heart that includes Ornament Making at Island Style, the Surfing Santa Beach Parade down Via de Luna and after the parade, finishing with a Gingerbread House Make and Take with Santa at the Gulfside Pavilion, where the children can tell Santa all their holiday wishes and make tasty and creative gingerbread houses. With sugar white sand and a crisp ocean breeze, it’s the perfect ingredients to “Season Your Holidays” at Pensacola Beach.

Questions should be directed to Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Maureen LaMar, 850-932-1500 or penbeach@visitpensacolabeach.com. Additional details will be available online at www.pensacolabeachchamber.com.

Calling all Boats and Floats

Season Your Holidays

Pensacola Beach, FL — Boats and floats should get ready to rock and roll during the Pensacola Beach Chamber’s Season Your Holidays parade weekend. The Lighted Boat Parade will sail on December 9 at 6 p.m. Prizes will be awarded for the best decorated vessels.  The Surfing Santa Beach Parade is December 11 at 2 p.m. Applications, which are available at penbeach@visitpensacolabeach.com. Additional details will be available online at www.pensacolabeachchamber.com.

 

Season Your Holidays!

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Enter a chance to win a weekend get away on Pensacola Beach with the Season Your Holidays sweepstakes!

Get a little Taste of the Beach in YOUR news!

We’re so happy to say that Taste of the Beach is newsworthy!  WEAR ABC 3 covered Taste of the Beach in their article & video here. People did not fear the seafood, and neither did we! Everyone behind Taste of the Beach was there enjoying the delicious food, delectable drinks, fun games & jammin’ music!

Scan me with your smart phone to check other great events!

We hope those of you that visited plan on coming more often. There’s always something to do in Pensacola Beach, and our calendar proves that! If you ever want to know about daily happenings, take a look at the calendar here; or, scan this QR Code into your smart phone to find out about our most special events each season.

Don’t forget: Just because Taste of the Beach and Summertime are over, doesn’t mean we don’t have something up our sleeve for the Fall season! We have our Annual “Anything that Floats” Bathtub Races, Annual Art & Wine Festival, Songwriter’s Festival & much much more to look forward to in the coming months!

Again, a big THANK YOU to everyone that came out to Casino Beach to enjoy Taste of the Beach with us. Will you be attending other Pensacola Beach events, too? If so, let us know in the comments which events you’ll be looking forward to the most!

Artist Categories Announced for the 4th Annual Art & Wine Festival

Local artists are getting ready to show off their best work at the 4th Annual Art and Wine Festival, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1-2, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Pensacola Beach.

TheArtist Village will be filled with an array of artists who bring their own unique style to traditional and modern art. Booths will showcase:

• Hand-made Jewelry
• Oil, Watercolor, and Acrylic Paintings, plus Sketches
• Pottery
• Metal and Wire Sculptures
• Seashell and Marine Art
• Watermedia
• Lampwork Artists
• Local Photography
• Candles
• Textile Embroidery
• Face painting

The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce invites you to visit the Artist Village located at the Visitor Information Center parking lot. In addition, there will be featured artists at businesses throughout the island. Take time to be mesmerized by the different wine’s evocative aromas at several wine tasting locations island wide by strolling or jumping aboard the wine tasting trolley. Riders must be 21. Wristbands will be available for $5 per day. Enjoy live music from the Pensacola Beach Songwriters’ Festival (penbeach@visitpensacolabeach.com. Additional details will be available online at www.pensacolabeachchamber.com.

Preview the 4th Annual Taste of the Beach on YouTube

Do you want to see what the island chefs are preparing to showcase at the 4th Annual Taste of the Beach? Check out our YouTube channel at http://youtube.com/user/pcolabeachchamber to get a sneak peak at what’s on the menu for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach.

The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce invites you to come to the Island and indulge in some tasty island-inspired fare, sip a glass of wine and listen to the tunes. To spice things up, there will be a corvette show, live entertainment including music and dancers, crab racing for all ages. The kid’s area, open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on both days, will include face painting, mini golf, coloring contests, and bean bag toss.This year, 17 restaurants will be competing for the People’s Choice Award. The restaurants will be offering portions of their signature dishes for $5 or less. If you would like to see what our restaurant chefs have in store for you this year, check out our YouTube channel http://youtube.com/user/pcolabeachchamber!

The Menu

• Beach Pops – Organic Popsicles & Organic Drinks with Tapioca Pearls
• Castaways – Fish Tacos
• Crab’s We Got ‘Em – Crab Cake Sliders, She Crab Soup
• Dog House Deli – Mama Dawgs, Red Beans & Rice, Signature Hot Dogs, Banana Pudding
• Flounder’s – Flounder Chowder, Shrimp Kabobs
• Frank & Lola Love Pensacola Café – Crab and Shrimp Mac and Cheese
• Grand Marlin – Island Ceviche
• Hemingway’s – Fish Tacos, Key Lime Pie
• Hilton’s H20 – New Orleans Styled Barbecued Shrimp with Buttery French Bread, Lumpia with Sweet and Sour Sauce
• Hooters – Naked Wings, Breaded Wings and Drums with Dipping Sauces
• Laguna’s – Cuban Pulled Pork Tacos, Blackened Fish Tacos, Korean style BBQ Pork Sliders
• Lillo’s – Sausage Sliders
• Paradise Bar and Grill – Mini Cuban Sandwich & Shrimp Salad
• Peg Leg Pete’s – Cajun Fried Catfish & Shrimp, Coconut Shrimp
• Sidelines – Fresh Fried Grouper Nuggets, Steamed Shrimp
• Surf Burger – Mini Burgers, Red Beans & Rice
• The Dock – Jan’s Famous Corn & Crab Bisque

Questions should be directed to Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Maureen LaMar, 850-932-1500 or penbeach@visitpensacolabeach.com. Additional details will be available online at www.pensacolabeachchamber.com.

Want a Taste of the Beach?

Island chefs are preparing to showcase their signature dishes at the 4th Annual Taste of the Beach, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17-18, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach.

The Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce invites you to come to the Island and indulge in some tasty island fare, sip a glass of wine and listen to the tunes. To spice things up, there will be a corvette show, live entertainment including music and dancers, face painting, mini golf, coloring contests, bean bag toss and a kid’s area which will have crab racing hosted by Seadog. This area will be open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on both days.

This year, 17 restaurants will be competing for the People’s Choice Award. The restaurants will be offering portions of their signature dishes for $5 or less.

The Menu

• Beach Pops – Organic Popsicles & Organic Drinks with Tapioca Pearls
• Castaways – Jerk Chicken Skewers, Gumbo
• Crab’s We Got ‘Em – Crab Cake Sliders, She Crab Soup
• Flounder’s – Flounder Chowder, Shrimp Kabobs
• Grand Marlin – Island Ceviche, Gumbo
• Hemingway’s – Fish Tacos, Rice and Beans, Key Lime Pie
• Hilton’s H20 – New Orleans Styled Barbecued Shrimp with Buttery French Bread, Lumpia with Sweet & Sour Sauce
• Hooters – Naked Wings, Breaded Wings and Drums with Dipping Sauces
• Laguna’s – Fish Tacos
• Lillo’s – Sausage Sliders
• Frank & Lola Love Pensacola Café – Crab and Shrimp Mac and Cheese
• Paradise Bar and Grill – Mini Cuban Sandwich & Shrimp Salad
• Peg Leg Pete’s – Cajun Fried Catfish & Shrimp, Coconut Shrimp
• Sidelines – Fresh Fried Grouper Nuggets, Steamed Shrimp
• Surf Burger – Mini Burgers, Red Beans & Rice
• The Dock – Jan’s Famous Corn & Crab Bisque
• Dog House Deli – Mama Dawgs, Red Beans & Rice, Signature Hot Dogs, Banana Pudding

Questions should be directed to Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Maureen LaMar, 850-932-1500 or penbeach@visitpensacolabeach.com. Additional details will be available online at www.pensacolabeachchamber.com.

Pirate Day on Pensacola Beach

Swashbuckling paddleboarders and costumed characters will land on Pensacola Beach, Wednesday, August 31 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the
inaugural Pirate Day. Put on your best pirate costume and join them on the shores of the Santa Rosa Sound, between Key Sailing and Morgan Park.
This is a free, fun-filled family event that is brought to you by the Pensacola Chamber of Commerce.

“Pensacola Beach will be swarming with Pirates, the young and young at heart. We can’t wait to see all the pirates in their various
costumes. We organized this event to provide a safe family fun-filled event, so that local families won’t have to break the bank to have a
good time,” said Maureen LaMar, executive director, Pensacola Beach Chamber.

Spectators will line the shoreline of Santa Rosa Sound, between Key Sailing and Morgan Park, on Pensacola Beach to cheer for the Pirate
Paddleboarders. This bunch of swash-buckling, paddleboarders will be out  in force, showing off their graceful skills, and feats of strength. The
pirates will end their evening with wild and wacky races. Free eye patches for all spectators will be provided. The fun begins at 6 p.m. on
Wednesday, August 31, 2011.

Everyone is invited to wear their best pirate costumes and participate in an entertaining costume contest. No cost to enter and
participants have a chance to win a treasure chest of prizes. A panel of  three judges will award prizes to the top three adults, and top three
children in costume. The judging will begin at 7 p.m.

Questions should be directed to Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Maureen LaMar,

850-932-1500       or penbeach@visitpensacolabeach.com

Additional details will be available online at www.pensacolabeachchamber.com