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Labor Day Holiday: Send Back-to-School Blues Packing
Picture this: a sunny beach, a gentle breeze against your face, your toes in the sand and nothing but clear, blue skies and water ahead of you. This is what you have to look forward to this Labor Day. With significantly fewer crowds than summertime, Pensacola Beach and Perdido Key offer the ideal vacation this fall. Also, prices on accommodations are lower in the fall season, and local realty companies offer additional savings on rental condos and houses. So, as a back-to-school gift to yourself, plan to spend your Labor Day holiday in the Pensacola Bay Area.
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Bushwacked in Pensacola
Get bushwacked in Pensacola Aug. 5-6. After a fun run over a scenic, waterfront course, celebrate at the finish line with live music and frozen treats. For a sneak peak, here’s a traditional Pensacola Bushwacker recipe:
4 oz cream of coconut
2 oz Kahlua® coffee liqueur
1 oz Bacardi® black rum
1 oz creme de cacao
4 oz half-and-half
vanilla ice cream
Deals on Accommodations
- Save $300 Off Any Room Aug. 15-Oct. 1
- Get a Free Night at Meyer Realty Condos
- Complimentary Amenity Package at Realty Marts Condo
- Save 5% off Paradise Beach Homes by Booking Online
- Military Discount 10% off Your Stay at Perdido Key Resort Management
Bite into Pensacola’s Fresh Gulf Seafood
Our Pensacola Celebrity Chefs visited the James Beard House in New York City this summer where they presented their finest dishes featuring Gulf seafood. Next month, get a taste for yourself of our delicious seafood. Savor an array of Gulf flavors during Taste of the Beach Sept. 17-18, Pensacola Seafood Festival Sept. 23-25 and Art and Wine Festival Oct. 1-2. Click for a slideshow of the Celebrity Chefs event.
Stay with Us and Get $300 Back
Between Aug. 15 and Oct. 1, receive up to $300, or $100 per day, on an American Express gift card for a stay of three days or more. Visitors staying in a Pensacola or Pensacola Beach property valued at $100 per night or more are eligible to for the $100 gift card, and those staying at a property valued under $100 are eligible for the $50 gift card. There’s no better time to save and play in Pensacola. Click here for a complete list of rules and to register.
Dog Days of Summer
Are you planning a vacation this summer, but want to bring your furry friend along? The Pensacola Bay Area is pet-friendly, offering a variety of parks and events especially for you and your bud. Here are six picks for pets:
1. Bayview Park dog beach and park
2. Roger Scott Complex Dog Park
3. Shoreline Bark Park
4. Navy Point Walking Trail
5. Bay Bluffs Park
6. Barktoberfest
Click for additional information on pet-friendly activities, parks, lodging and outdoor dining in the Pensacola Bay Area.
Seven Spectacular Pools for Kids
1. Holiday Inn Resort on Pensacola Beach has a relaxing lazy river with a touch of added fun as it carries you through a waterfall.
2. Kids feel like they’re in a tropical oasis at Eden Condominiums on Perdido Key, who surrounded their pool with luscious plants and built in a tumbling waterfall.
3. Portofino Island Resort on Pensacola Beach features an Olympic-sized indoor pool and outdoor pool area with fun kid-friendly activities.
4. Purple Parrot on Perdido Key features a pool with a laid-back, island flair and an area for additional adventure and imagination under a towering waterfall.
5. Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front's pool has a splash of fun with surrounding water fountains and a gradually sloping beach-style access children’s pool.
6. At SpringHill Suites, kids can have a splashing good time with tumble buckets that dump water.
7. For a fun-filled day on the water, go to Sam's Fun City, Pensacola's only waterpark, for slides, games and more.