The historic downtown area, once an area reserved for office buildings, is now home to bars, restaurants, and music venues. Pensacola’s Memorial Day Weekend is undergoing a resurgence as the city of Pensacola is undergoing a similar resurgence. There is a sizable lesbian community in Pensacola as well. Heinberg St., 85) is the home bar for the country/western, bear and leather communities, although it welcomes all gay men. Jefferson St., 85) draws a mixed crowd and is popular for happy hour and first dates, due to its inviting polished-wood bar and opportunities for quiet conversation (DJs don’t start until 10 p.m.). Definitely watch for the “Jewels of the Emerald Coast,” Emerald City’s show cast, headed by local celebrity Lauren Mitchell. For many years the headlining entertainer for Memorial Day Weekend at Emerald City was Bianca Del Rio, who is now well-known for her appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race. The main nightclub in Pensacola is the aforementioned Emerald City (406 E. If you don’t want to go to the beach every day, there are many events going on in town at the bars for you to enjoy. Pensacola Beach is well removed from the gay nightlife of Pensacola, which is a 15-minute drive away and is centered around the downtown area. To buy tickets for this event, go to /tickets.html. DJ Roland Belmares, who has played Miami’s Winter and White Parties, will be producing this event in conjunction with Johnny Chisholm, and will also be spinning all night. Wave Beach Party – Pensacola Beach’s signature nighttime party, the Wave Beach Party will happen this year on Saturday, May 24 from 10 p.m.Music from local and nationally-known DJs will be playing around the clock on all days of the party. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend. This year the Splash Beach Fest hours are 10 a.m. People from all over the country bring their tents, their coolers, and their state flags and claim their territory right on the beach it’s fun to see all the people and where they’re from! The Splash Beach Fest happens each and every year on big stages directly on Pensacola Beach’s Park East.
The weekend started in the 1970s when locals invited their friends from Atlanta and South Florida to come to town for the weekend.
Pensacola’s Memorial Day Weekend is considered the unofficial “start” of the summer circuit party season, and with over 50,000 people converging on the northern Gulf coast each year for the fun beach parties and revelry, the weekend definitely starts the season off right!