Pensacola shares some aspects of European colonial culture seen in other Gulf cities like New Orleans; Galveston, TX; Biloxi, MS; and Mobile, AL. Initially settled by the Spanish, Pensacola celebrates this history with the annual Festival of the Five Flags. Pensacola also celebrates Mardi Gras each year, though, the city's festivities focus on the weekend before Mardi Gras. Pensacola has a vibrant food culture that blends Southern cuisine with the bountiful seafood offerings of its coastal geographic setting. Among its popular dishes are fried mullet, shrimp and grits, fried grouper sandwiches, and grilled red snapper. Pensacola is world renowned for its seafood markets, none better know than Joe Patti's Seafood, the largest seafood market in America. Pensacola's proximity to fertile agricultural lands allows for seasonal harvests of peanuts, butter beans, silver corn, tomatoes, strawberries, and blue berries.
Performing arts • Pensacola Symphony Orchestra •
Pensacola Saenger Theatre • Pensacola Opera • Pensacola Little Theatre • Choral Society of Pensacola • Ballet Pensacola • Pensacola Children's Chorus
Museums •
National Museum of Naval Aviation • Parts of the
Gulf Islands National Seashore: •
Fort Barrancas •
Fort Pickens •
Pensacola Museum of Art •
Historic Pensacola's Museum of Industry •
Historic Pensacola's Museum of Commerce •
Pensacola MESS Hall • Milton Historical Society ==Sports==