Visit Pensacola announced today its event grant recipients for the 2023 fiscal year taking place Oct. 1, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023.
Annually, Visit Pensacola allocates funds from its budget to a marketing grant program for groups and organizations coordinating events. The Visit Pensacola event grant program’s primary purpose is to enhance marketing efforts to attract visitors overnight while engaging the local community with more experiences. Developed in 2015, the grant program has awarded over $1.6 million to numerous events and organizations’ marketing efforts within Escambia County.
“The Visit Pensacola grant program is a great asset for the Escambia County community,” Visit Pensacola President and CEO Darien Schaefer said. “The funding allocated supports local organizations and events and provides them with additional marketing resources to share The Way to Beach™ to out-of-market audiences that they typically couldn’t.”
This year’s grant recipients include:
Pensacon HalloweenFest: Oct. 1-2
Gulf Coast Blues Festival: Nov. 25-27
ITEN Wired Summit: Oct. 5-7
Battle of the Bands: Dec. 2-3
Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival: Oct. 5-9
Gulf Coast Empowerment: Jan. 6-8
Reboot Retreat: Oct. 6-9
Pensacola Mardi Gras: Jan. – Feb.
Pensacola Interstate Fair: Oct. 20-30
Rosie O’Grady’s Airshow & Hot Air Balloon Glow: March 17-19
Pensacola Beach Wellness Festival: Oct. 28-30
Pensacola VegFest: March 20 & 25
UWF Pensacola Maker Fair: Nov. 11-12
Pensacola Habitat Food Truck Festival: March 24-26
EntreCon 2022: Nov. 16-17, 2022
For anyone seeking funds less than $4,999.99, mini-grants are available year-round. Additionally, Visit Pensacola provides free marketing support through the calendar of events on its website.
Events in Escambia County are encouraged to upload information to visitpensacola.com/events/submit-your-event/.
To learn more about marketing opportunities with Visit Pensacola, visit www.visitpensacola.org or contact Director of Marketing and Communications Nicole Stacey at nstacey@visitpensacola.com.