Lightspill
Lightspill at Artel Gallery in Pensacola.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 29–November 9, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereArtel Gallery, 223 Palafox Pl, Pensacola, FL 32502
CostFree
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STEAM 2026: Exploring Wonder
STEAM 2026: Exploring Wonder at Pensacola Museum of Art in Pensacola.
WHO Everyone
WhenNovember 4–7, 2026 · Nov 4 kickoff 5 PM; Nov 5 artist talks 5 PM; Nov 6 panels 5 PM; Nov 7 STEAM Day 10 AM–4 PM
WherePensacola Museum of Art, 407 S Jefferson St, Pensacola, FL 32502
CostFree (ticketed workshops extra)
NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show
NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show opens free at the West Gate both days.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6–Sat Nov 7 · Gates 8:00 AM · show 9:30 AM · Blue Angels ~2:00 PM
WhereNAS Pensacola West Gate / Blue Angel Parkway, Pensacola (Escambia)
CostFree (admission & parking; paid seating upgrades available)
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This weekend · Sat Nov 7 – Sun Nov 8
Lightspill
Lightspill at Artel Gallery in Pensacola.
WHO Everyone
WhenOctober 29–November 9, 2026 · Contact organizer for hours
WhereArtel Gallery, 223 Palafox Pl, Pensacola, FL 32502
CostFree
STEAM 2026: Exploring Wonder
STEAM 2026: Exploring Wonder at Pensacola Museum of Art in Pensacola.
WHO Everyone
WhenNovember 4–7, 2026 · Nov 4 kickoff 5 PM; Nov 5 artist talks 5 PM; Nov 6 panels 5 PM; Nov 7 STEAM Day 10 AM–4 PM
WherePensacola Museum of Art, 407 S Jefferson St, Pensacola, FL 32502
CostFree (ticketed workshops extra)
NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show
NAS Pensacola Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show opens free at the West Gate both days.
WHO Everyone
WhenFri Nov 6–Sat Nov 7 · Gates 8:00 AM · show 9:30 AM · Blue Angels ~2:00 PM
WhereNAS Pensacola West Gate / Blue Angel Parkway, Pensacola (Escambia)
CostFree (admission & parking; paid seating upgrades available)
Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival
Juried fine arts fill Seville Square with 200+ artists, Heritage Arts, music stages, and a Children’s Art Festival in Bartram Park.
WHO Family
WhenFri Nov 6–Sun Nov 8. Fri–Sat 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sun 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
WhereSeville Square, 301 South Alcaniz St, Pensacola (Escambia County)
CostFREE
Pensacola Gun Show (North Florida Gun & Knife Shows)
North Florida Gun & Knife Shows fills the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds for a public-gate weekend gun and knife show.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 7–Sun Nov 8. Sat 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sun 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
WherePensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Hwy, Pensacola (Escambia County)
Cost$12 general; children 12 & under free; law enforcement in uniform free
Next week · Nov 9–15
Holly Fair 2026
Junior League of Panama City’s upscale holiday merchant fair fills Edgewater Beach & Golf Resort for four days of shopping.
WHO Everyone
WhenThu Nov 12–Sun Nov 15 · Preview Party Thu 6:00–10:00 PM; Champagne Brunch Fri 8:00–10:00 AM; shopping Fri 10:30 AM–5:00 PM, Sat 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Sun 10:00 AM–4:00 PM (children’s event Sun 10:00 AM–2:00 PM)
WhereEdgewater Beach & Golf Resort, 309 Richard Jackson Boulevard, Panama City Beach (Bay)
CostPreview Party $60 · brunch $30 · general shopping $10 · children’s event $10/child
Santa Rosa Rural Roots Day – Ag Expo
Santa Rosa’s ag heritage expo stacks a fall pie contest, farmer panel, antique tractors, farm tour, and hay maze at the Jay Research Center.
WHO Family
WhenSat Nov 14 · from 10:00 AM · Contact organizer for end hours
WhereUF/IFAS Research Center, 4253 Experiment Drive, Jay (Santa Rosa)
CostFree
Fort Walton Beach Gun Show (North Florida Gun & Knife Shows)
North Florida Gun & Knife Shows opens the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds for a public-gate weekend gun show.
WHO Everyone
WhenSat Nov 14–Sun Nov 15. Sat 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sun 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
WhereNorthwest Florida Fairgrounds / Destin-FWB Rigdon Center, 1958 Lewis Turner Blvd, Fort Walton Beach (Okaloosa County)
Cost$12 general; children 12 & under free; law enforcement in uniform free
Coming up · Nov 16–30
Creek Fest '26
Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee brings pow wow drum, Creek village, and the Battle of Chumuckla reenactment across two days.
WHO Family
WhenSat Nov 21–Sun Nov 22 · 9:00 AM–6:00 PM each day
WhereSanta Rosa County Creek Indian Tribal Grounds, 4750 Willard Norris Road, Milton (Santa Rosa)
Cost$5 general · kids under 7 free · parking free
Public Syrup Making Day / Craft Fair (Shop Local Saturday)
Public Syrup Making Day and Shop Local Saturday craft fair open free at Panhandle Pioneer Settlement — gates around 6 AM CT.
WHO Family
WhenSat Nov 28 · gates open around 6:00 AM CT
WherePanhandle Pioneer Settlement inside Sam Atkins Park, 17869 NW Pioneer Settlement Road, Blountstown (Calhoun)
CostFree
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By night
Sat Nov 7
- Nov 6–7Blue Angels
- Nov 6–8Gulfcoast Arts
- Oct 29 – Nov 9Lightspill
- Nov 7–8Pensacola Gun Show
- Nov 4–7STEAM 2026: Exploring Wonder
Thu Nov 12
- Nov 12–15Holly Fair 2026
Sat Nov 14
- Nov 14–15FWB Gun Show
- Sat Nov 14Rural Roots Day
Sat Nov 21
- Nov 21–22Creek Fest '26
Sat Nov 28
- Sat Nov 28Syrup Making Day
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