Sertoma 4th Of July Fireworks In Pensacola Canceled; Fate of Century, Flomaton Show To Be Discussed

June 5, 2020

This year’s  Sertoma 4 of July Fireworks Celebration in Pensacola has been canceled, and a meeting will be held next week to discuss the fate of the annual combined Century-Flomaton show.

Sertoma chairwoman Lucy Stolfi said the cancellation was due to the coronavirus, permitting issues, and a lack of funding.

“We know the cancellations of this event will be a disappointment for many and we are disappointed as well,” Sertoma said in a statement. “Next year we will return bigger and better to celebrate the men and women that sacrificed so much for our country and the great community we live in.”

The Century Town Council will discuss the annual Century-Flomaton Fireworks Show at a meeting on Monday. The show is funded by both communities, and it alternates locations each year from Showalter and Anthony Pleasant parks in Century to Hurricane Park in Flomaton.

If this year’s show happens, it is set to be in Century.

Pictured: A previous fireworks show in Century. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

18 Responses to “Sertoma 4th Of July Fireworks In Pensacola Canceled; Fate of Century, Flomaton Show To Be Discussed”

  1. Stephanie Willis on June 6th, 2020 7:18 pm

    So people can wall shoulder to shoulder and protest and shop at Walmart ect. But you cant sit in the grass or a boat and watch fire works??? I dont watch them anyway but I dont understand the logic behind this.

  2. Bill L on June 6th, 2020 10:09 am

    Might as well cancel the Christmas parade as well and save time.
    This country is living in fear because of misleading info. Trust in Jesus he is the truth that can always be trusted.

  3. Freedom on June 5th, 2020 7:56 pm

    Shoot em high enough to see em from home.

  4. Well on June 5th, 2020 7:43 pm

    No KP
    Something wrong with this country and a reckoning is building.

  5. J.Larry Seale on June 5th, 2020 5:13 pm

    Thanks to north escambia .com. Once again
    you have shown how much better you are compare
    to the PNJ………….

  6. John Doe on June 5th, 2020 4:55 pm

    I think I’ll live.

  7. IMHO on June 5th, 2020 3:17 pm

    Y’all really trust Century and fireworks?? Jus sayin’

  8. Just saying on June 5th, 2020 2:09 pm

    Make China Great Again

    While our economy has been destroyed by a Chinese virus we are going to spend tax payer money on Chinese fireworks and will watch thousands of dollars of our money go up in smoke.

    Money to burn. From food lines to burning money.

    Just saying.

  9. KP on June 5th, 2020 12:00 pm

    So we can allow people to march down streets side by side, physically beat on one another during violent riots and condemn the police if they try to stop it, but we cannot express our joy in independence. Something is very wrong with the leadership in Pensacola.

  10. EMD on June 5th, 2020 11:53 am

    We are no longer the governed, but the manipulated. More and more, I understand about Charles Schulz’s idea of Charlie Brown, Lucy, and the football.

  11. Me on June 5th, 2020 11:11 am

    It’s a shame how locals are not taking this virus serious enough. Even though the rising number of deaths each day is not an enormous amount, there is STILL an increase! So spend your own $$ to purchase your fireworks & display them “at your own risk”! And BYW bet Sertoma has to purchase all of their fireworks from China.

  12. Niknak50 on June 5th, 2020 10:35 am

    I get the permitting and funds issues, but the coronavirus? Are the crowds in our major cities that are burning look like they are practicing self quarantine and social distancing?

  13. Frustrated on June 5th, 2020 10:23 am

    Protesting and rioting can happen, side by side, packed in like sardines, but no Fireworks on the 4th. It’s a sad world these days. Come on Sertoma the community needed you! I’m with Paul – please everyone do not go and buy fireworks – they are all made in China!

  14. Tee bug on June 5th, 2020 10:22 am

    Century needs to be spending money on a fireworks show about like I need a hole in my head and besides they matter of fact they should be looking at things such as showing the county and there citizens within there small town that they can start managing there money in a way that will start building trust then and only then is when they can put money in for entertainment purposes

  15. retired on June 5th, 2020 9:31 am

    permitting issues, and a lack of funding. BET THEY CAN FIND FUNDS FOR OTHER THINGS, PERMITTING THERE WAS NEVER A PROBLEM BEFORE????????????????

    Wait for the home displays—– fires, burns, ER visit

  16. Paul on June 5th, 2020 8:54 am

    I quit buying Chinese fireworks a long time ago.. Think about it. It’s just sending them money to watch it just go boom.. Not very patriotic..

  17. Concerned Citizen on June 5th, 2020 8:16 am

    What a joke, how do you cancel 4th of July. Come at your own risk, it’s sad how spineless society has become.

  18. sam on June 5th, 2020 6:47 am

    cancel the 4th? pitiful.

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