This week in Pensacola: Oct 23 – Oct 29

The fair's running all week, Waitress hits the Saenger, and Foo Foo Fest kicks off Thursday, so there's a lot going on.

Times are what the organizers had posted as of Thursday afternoon. Some things got shuffled after Isaias (Friday's Cinemas in the Sand is canceled), so check before you drive.

Pensacola Interstate Fair — Fairgrounds, 6655 W. Mobile Highway. Through Nov 1. Fri 4 PM–1 AM, Sat 11 AM–midnight, Sun 11 AM–11 PM, Mon–Wed 4–11 PM, Thu 2–11 PM. Adults $12 Mon–Thu and $14 Fri–Sun, kids 4–11 $6, 3 and under free, parking $10. Every show on the open-air stage is free with admission, first come, first served. Clear bags only, no firearms.

The Band Perry at the Fair — Interstate Fair stage. 7:30 PM. Free with fair admission. It's also Midnight Madness: from 8 PM, $35 gets you in plus unlimited rides.

Sweeney Todd — PSC Theatre, Ashmore Auditorium (Bldg. 8), Pensacola State College, 1000 College Blvd. 7:30 PM. Ticketed through PSC.

Gators open practice — Blue Wahoos Stadium. 8 PM. Florida baseball practices in town the night before the Troy game, and their fall practices are open to the public.

Palafox Market — MLK Jr. Plaza and Plaza Ferdinand, downtown. 9 AM–2 PM. Free to browse, 200+ vendors, every Saturday. Palafox itself is closed for construction, so park on the side streets.

SevilleStock (Pensacola Hippie Festival) — Seville Square and Fountain Park, 331 E. Government St. 10 AM–6 PM. Free, rain or shine. Music, art and food.

Florida Gators vs Troy (fall baseball exhibition) — Blue Wahoos Stadium, 351 W. Cedar St. First pitch 1 PM Central. Tickets through the Blue Wahoos box office.

Boo at the Zoo — Gulf Breeze Zoo, 5701 Gulf Breeze Pkwy. Opens 10 AM. Trick-or-treat trail, bounce houses and face painting, and the ticket covers the whole zoo. Also Sunday, then again Oct 31 and Nov 1.

Ice Flyers vs Huntsville Havoc — Pensacola Bay Center. 7:05 PM, doors an hour before. Tickets from $17. It's Small Dog Race Night.

Fair: Kids' Day, 11 and under get in free 11 AM–2 PM. Hunter Hayes plays the fair stage.

Blues on the Bluff — Calvert's in the Heights, 670 Scenic Hwy. Doors at noon, music at 2 PM with Soulman Sam & the Backstreet Blues Band, Kara Grainger and Jonathon "Boogie" Long. $25 plus fees. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. No coolers, umbrellas or pets. Rain or shine.

Breeze-O-Ween trunk or treat — 800 Shoreline Dr., Gulf Breeze. 3–5 PM. Gulf Breeze United Methodist Church is hosting it this year.

Boo at the Zoo — Gulf Breeze Zoo. Opens 10 AM.

Fair: Military Day ($7 admission) and Buddy Day, 2-for-1 from 11 AM–2 PM. The Temptations Revue plays the fair stage.

Waitress — Saenger Theatre, 118 S. Palafox. 7:30 PM, doors 6:30. The Broadway musical, Monday and Tuesday only. Reserved seats, ticket required.

Hauntcert — Pensacola Children's Chorus at the Jane C. Noonan Center, 46 E. Chase St. 6:30 PM, kids can trick-or-treat inside from 5:30. Family-friendly Halloween concert, about 40 minutes. Costumes welcome, just no masks or prop weapons. Also Tuesday.

Monday Night Blues — Lili Marlene's at Seville Quarter, 130 E. Government St. 7–9 PM. Smoke-free, food and drink specials at 8.

Fair: First Responders Day ($7) and ladies get in free 4–6 PM. John Foster plays the fair stage.

Bands on the Beach: Horseshoe Kitty — Gulfside Pavilion, Pensacola Beach. 7–9 PM. Free. Bring a lawn chair.

Waitress and Hauntcert both run again tonight (same times as Monday).

Fair: Teachers Day ($7). White Tie Rock Ensemble plays the fair stage.

Comedy Open Mic — Talk to the Moon, back of Mathieson Brewing, 500 E. Heinberg St. 7–9 PM. Free. Comic sign-ups at 6:30.

Fair: Bring three canned goods and get $3 off adult admission.

HalloZine Fest — Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, 117 E. Government St. 11 AM–6 PM (and Friday 11–3). Free, RSVP on Eventbrite encouraged. Afterparty with The Linda Lindas at The Handlebar, 319 N. Tarragona St., 6:30 PM.

Lightspill — Artel Gallery, 223 Palafox Place. Opens today, runs through Nov 9. Free. Hundreds of mirrored spheres "pouring" over the building, part of Foo Foo Fest.

Taste of the Beach: Coastal Sunset Cruise — Free pre-board happy hour at 5 PM at Baja Coastal Kitchen, 460 Pensacola Beach Rd, then boarding at 5:30 at the Pensacola Beach Boardwalk. $125. Taste of the Beach runs through Nov 1.

Fair: Seniors 55+ get in for $7. Bee Gees tribute at 3:30 and 7 PM on the fair stage.

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