Oil Spill: Pensacola Seafood Festival Goes On

June 26, 2010

The Fiesta of Five Flags Association announced Friday that they willl proceed as planned for the 33rd annual Pensacola Seafood Festival held September 24, 25, and 26 in downtown Pensacola.

The annual event in Seville Square attracts over 100,000 attendees every year as the Fiesta continues to support the local community through festive activities that celebrate our heritage, promote tourism and build pride in Pensacola.

“Pensacola has always taken deep pride in our environment and especially in our seafood. This year’s Pensacola Seafood Festival will be no different,” said Paul Remke, 2010 Pensacola Seafood Festival chair. “While the oil leak has broken the hearts of many, we hope that this year’s festival shows the world how great our area is and how resilient our community continues to be.”

“Although much of our Seafood originates from the gulf, there many other alternatives by which our vendors can procure quality seafood. This year’s festival will once again rein as one of the best attended festivals in the southeast,” said Jon Green, Fiesta of Five Flags president.

Applications for food vendors and arts and crafts vendor are still being accepted and local restaurants are encouraged to participate. Over 180 artists and craftsmen from around the nation participate in the three-day festival. Quality conscious, creative artisans and craftsmen are encouraged to apply. Mediums include pottery, painting, jewelry, mixed media, weavings and much more.

“We have absolutely no reason to believe that this year’s Pensacola Seafood Festival will be nothing other than one of the best we’ve ever had,” Green said. “With the challenges surrounding us, namely the economy and the oil upon our beaches; our community needs something positive to look forward to and the Pensacola Seafood Festival can and will be just that.”

Applications may be obtained online at www.fiestaoffiveflags.org and must be submitted along with payment to the Fiesta of Five Flags office located at 2121 West Intendencia Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The application process is highly competitive and submitting an application does not ensure acceptance.

The Pensacola Seafood Festival has been consecutively recognized as one of the Top 20 festivals in the southeast by the Southeast Tourism Society. The festival will feature great family entertainment, exciting activities for children with the Babin House of Party, the Splash Dogs dock jumping competition, and the ESP Fiesta Seafood Grille.

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