The grand finale of Pensacola's 450th birthday party will take place this coming week. What a celebration it has been with the visit in June of the Juan Sebastián de Elcano, our annual reenactment of the Don Tristan de Luna landing, and now our final week long birthday party.
The events will begin with an unveiling of the Spanish Conquistador statue at Plaza de Luna on Thursday at 5 pm. On August 14, there will be an art auction at Plaza de Luna, featuring 10 historic paingints of Pensacola by Dean Quigley.
The main events are August 15. There will be a renactment of the landing ceremony of Don Tristan de Luna at Fort Pickens Gate Park. The party really gets going that evening. Palafox Place will host a large street party. Come for local and regional bands, birthday cake, restaurant specials, more historic re-enactors, and fireworks! Bring the kids - small Spanish plates prepared by the Pensacola Celebrity Chefs will be available for $4.50, and children can try to dunk their favorite chef in a dunking booth! All this and the world's biggest birthday card too!