![]() Quilt Trails have become one of the largest grassroots public art movements in the country, and the first Quilt Trail in Florida started in 2013. The three-day film series taking place during the Foo Foo Festival will be a fun and educational experience for children and adults alike and will conclude with a family-friendly film day. Stamped Film Festival is dedicated to providing a vibrant cultural experience to Pensacola by using the unique expression of films with a specific focus on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community to foster awareness, inclusion, and diversity. The Pensacola MESS Hall will present a pop-up Games Garden and other game-themed programming throughout the festival dates, engaging passersby and attendees in games of chance, physics, math, and more. The mission of the Pensacola MESS Hall is to inspire curiosity, experimentation, and creative problem solving through exploration of math, engineering, science, and stuff while aspiring to attract and create a community of critical and creative thinkers of all ages who are inspired by and understand the basic principles of science. The free Veterans Day salute will feature four vocal soloists and the Pensacola Symphony performing patriotic selections along with members of the Pensacola Children’s Chorus, Pensacola Opera Chorus, the Choral Society of Pensacola, and University of West Florida music students. This year, Pensacola Opera will celebrate and honor community veterans by kickstarting the final weekend of the Foo Foo Festival with a free concert at the Hunter Amphitheatre. The mission of Pensacola Opera is to enrich the culture of Northwest Florida by producing professional opera performances, educational programs, and other opera-related community events for people of all ages, interests, and backgrounds. In partnership with the Pensacola Museum of Art and Ballet Pensacola, Pensacola Little Theatre will wow tourists and locals alike with a double-trouble projection bouncing back and forth between the Pensacola Museum of Art and Pensacola Little Theatre buildings to give audiences twice the bang for their artistic buck – with live performances, music, cocktails, and beyond to make culture come alive in Downtown Pensacola. Pensacola LittleTheatre plans to make the biggest, safest, and most dramatic statement at Foo Foo Festival 2021 with an outdoor, COVID-friendly projection series. Pensacola Little Theatre presents programming such as musicals, comedies, dramas, and children’s shows adult and youth classes in acting and other theatre skills a variety of volunteer opportunities and thrilling, mission-based fundraisers. Pensacola Little Theatre is a non-profit community theatre that has been providing diverse theatrical experiences in Northwest Florida since 1936. “The grantees are an impressive group of organizations who have put together a series of stellar events which can be enjoyed throughout the festival.” “We are looking forward to an incredible Foo Foo Fest for 2021,” said Maria Goldberg, Chair, Foo Foo Festival. To apply as a Friend of Foo, please visit. Those non-profit organizations who were not selected, and for-profit partners who are interested in participating, are encouraged to do so as “Friends of Foo,” receiving local, regional, and national visibility during the 12-day event via the festival’s regional marketing campaign. The 2021 grant recipients will produce a series of events from the categories of live theatre, music, film, art, interactive gameplay, a nd more at this year’s cultural celebration. The 2021 Foo Foo Festival will take place in Pensacola, Fla., from November 4-15, 2021. ![]() Following an impressive number of submissions, this year’s grant winners include Pensacola Little Theatre, Pensacola Opera, Pensacola MESS Hall, LGBTQ+ Stamped, Friends of Downtown, Gulf Coast Quilt Trail, and Jazz for Justice. (May 14, 2021) – Today, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee announced the public grant scoring for the seventh annual Foo Foo Festival, naming seven grant recipients and allocating more than $250,000 in grant funding for this November’s events. ![]() Top Scoring Recipients Pensacola Little Theatre, Pensacola Opera & Pensacola MESS Hall Among Others to Present Events at This November’s Arts & Culture Celebration ![]()
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