Events
Events
Big ideas, real impact.
Checkout some volunteers events throughout this month (and score extra entries for our monthly donation raffle in the process).
Past Events
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Link to our April event on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AsaBUBSxp/
Chimes Way Park
Summary: This park is located within a residential neighborhood off of Beverly Pkwy and W St in the Brent area of Pensacola.
Please bring with you:
Water
Comfortable walking/outdoor shoes
Sunscreen
Hat, socks
Multi-purpose gloves (optional, but recommended)Provided for you:
Grabber
Nitril gloves (rubber and powder free)
5-gal bucket
Trash bags
Hand sanitizerDescription of cleaning area:
This is a popular park in the Brent area of Pensacola. This park features a walking track, basketball courts, skateboard ramps, a children’s playground, and plenty of open space and trees. This park has heavy traffic from this community.
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Link to our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DWbkAUwjQ/
Old Ensley School Park
Summary: This park is located within a residential neighborhood on the corner of Dudley Ave and W Detroit Ave.
Please bring with you:
Water
Comfortable walking/outdoor shoes
Sunscreen
Hat, socks
Multi-purpose gloves (optional, but recommended)Provided for you:
Grabber
Nitril gloves (rubber and powder free)
5-gal bucket
Trash bags
Hand sanitizerDescription of cleaning area:
Old Ensley School Park is a historic park in the Ensley/Ferry Pass area of Pensacola that’s situated on the corner of Dudley Ave and W Detroit Ave. The park provides tables with seating, basketball courts, volleyball sandpit, a walking track, children’s playground equipment, and plenty of open space and trees.
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Link to our Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/16p8VKSW1g/
Marie K. Young Park/Wedgewood Community Center
Summary: The Marie K. Young Park and Wedgewood Community Center are located in the residential neighborhood of Wedgewood just off of the highway where Car City is located.
Please bring with you:
Water
Comfortable walking/outdoor shoes
Sunscreen
Hat, socks
Multi-purpose gloves (optional, but recommended)Provided for you:
Grabber
Nitril gloves (rubber and powder free)
5-gal bucket
Trash bags
Hand sanitizerDescription of cleaning area:
This park is connected to a community center that features a pavilion and a playground, soccer fields and basketball courts. The park includes a 1.4-mile walking track, children’s playground equipment, and one of the larger park spaces in the Brent/Ferry Pass/Ensley area.
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Link to our Facebook event:
https://www.facebook.com/share/17uCMHeEcV/Located in the bend on Burgess Rd, there's a lot of trash that builds up in this area regularly from people littering, garbage truck litter, and natural accidental trash.
This area is close to a waterway, which means keeping it clean is that much more important to the local community and its wildlife.
Provided will be:
-grabbers
-buckets
-trash bags
-glovesPlease bring if needed:
-water (needed)
-closed-toed shoes (needed)
-hat
-sunscreen
-bug sprayPlease join us for an hour cleanup on the Burgess Rd bend!
500 E Burgess Rd
Pensacola, FL 32504
7:30am - 8:30am -
On July 11, we'll be hosting an event at Quintette Community Center & Park featuring a movie that's fun for the whole fam, but we need your help!
We'll be watching Zootopia 2.
The event starts at 6:00pm, with the movie starting at 6:30pm. Before the film, we'll be giving away brown bag lunches to any families who would like them. We'll have free pizza, drinks, and popcorn during the movie as well.
This will be an outdoor event, which means that this is dependent on the weather. Please ensure that you bring chairs, blankets, pillows since seating is limited to what's available in the park. If we cannot hold the movie, we'll still be giving away brown bag lunches to anyone who wants to stop by and collect one.
Event details:
Quintette Community Center & Park
2490 Quintette Ln, Cantonment, FL 32533
July 11, 2026
6:00pm - 9:00pmThis event is sponsored by A Pensacola Perspective and Publix.
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Sanders Beach Park
8am – 10am CST
913 South I Street
Pensacola, FL 32502Summary: This park is located off of I St near the Sanders Beach-Corrine Jones Resource Center. There is access Pensacola Bay, the park itself, and the resource center that features rooms, computers, and gym equipment.
Checklist of Functional Items
Please bring with you:
Water
Comfortable walking/outdoor shoes
Sunscreen
Hat, socks, multi-purpose gloves (optional, but recommended!)Provided for You
Grabber
Nitril gloves (rubber and powder free)
5-gal bucket
Trash bags
Hand sanitizerDescription of cleaning area:
The 3.5 acres of waterfront property that was received was developed into a public park and later named for Frank Dent Sanders, a prominent civil servant. The grounds house Sanders Beach and the Corinne Jones Community Center. Onsite amenities include beach access, swimming area, boat launch, picnic tables, grills, playground, and restrooms.
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On July 25, we'll be hosting our second event at Barrineau Park Community Center featuring a movie that's fun for the whole fam. We'll be watching Hoppers!
The event starts at 6:00pm, with the movie starting at 6:30pm, 7:00pm at the latest. Before the film, we'll be giving away brown bag lunches to any families who would like them. We'll have free Porky's Pizza, drinks, and popcorn during the movie.
This will be an indoor event inside the auditorium in the community center. There are chairs available, but if you'd like to bring pillows or blankets, can you certainly do so!
Event details:
Barrineau Park Community Center
6055 Barrineau Park School Rd, Molino, FL 32577
July 25, 2026
6:00pm - 9:00pmThis community event is sponsored by A Pensacola Perspective and Publix
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On August 1, we'll be hosting an event in Century at the Ag Building featuring a movie that's fun for the whole fam!
The event starts at 4:00pm, with the movie starting at 5:00pm. Before the film, we'll be giving away brown bag lunches to any families who would like them. We'll also have free pizza, drinks, and popcorn to enjoy throughout the movie.
This will be an outdoor event, which means that this is dependent on the weather. There is limited seating at the park, so please make sure that you bring chair, blankets, something comfortable to sit on. We'll have bug repellent to keep bugs away from the area, but brining some of your own might also be a good idea!
Event details:
Ad Building
6001 Industrial Blvd Century, FL
August 1, 2026
4:00pm - 7:00pmThis event is hosted by A Pensacola Perspective and Publix.
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Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Farm Hill / Santa Maria Plaza Park | Cantonment, FLShop. Sell. Eat. Connect.
Join A Pensacola Perspective for the first North End Market in the Park – Cantonment! This monthly community marketplace is designed to bring more opportunities closer to home for residents of Cantonment, Quintette, Molino, and surrounding areas.
Spend your Saturday shopping local small businesses and handmade goods, grabbing something to eat from food vendors, browsing resale and yard sale finds, and connecting with nonprofits and community resources.
Want to be a vendor?
You don't have to own a traditional business to participate! Local makers, small businesses, resellers, families with yard sale items, food vendors, food trucks, nonprofits, community organizations, and others are welcome to apply.
Vendor Fees
$30 – Food Trucks & Food Vendors
$20 – Handmade, Resale, Yard Sale & Other Vendors
$10 – Nonprofit Organizations(Select North End Market in the donation form if not pre-populated as first option)
Come shop, sell, eat, and connect while helping us build a recurring community marketplace for northern Escambia County.
North End Market in the Park is hosted and coordinated by A Pensacola Perspective (APP).
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Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Thomas Nelson Park | Century, FLShop. Sell. Eat. Connect.
Join A Pensacola Perspective for the first North End Market in the Park – Century! This monthly community marketplace is designed to bring more opportunities directly to Century and surrounding communities while creating a welcoming place for neighbors to gather, shop, sell, eat, and connect.
Browse local small businesses, handmade goods, resale and yard sale finds, enjoy food from local vendors, and meet nonprofits and organizations providing resources and services throughout our community.
Want to be a vendor?
North End Market in the Park is open to more than established businesses. Makers, entrepreneurs, resellers, families with items to sell, food vendors, food trucks, nonprofits, community organizations, and others are encouraged to apply.
Vendor Fees
$30 – Food Trucks & Food Vendors
$20 – Handmade, Resale, Yard Sale & Other Vendors
$10 – Nonprofit Organizations(Select North End Market in the donation form if not pre-populated as first option)
Our goal is simple: create more opportunities closer to home while supporting local commerce, community resources, and positive connections throughout northern Escambia County.
North End Market in the Park is hosted and coordinated by A Pensacola Perspective (APP).
Events in Pensacola & Surrounding Areas
North End Market in the Park - Cantonment
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Farm Hill / Santa Maria Plaza Park | Cantonment, FL
Shop. Sell. Eat. Connect.
Join A Pensacola Perspective for the first North End Market in the Park – Cantonment! This monthly community marketplace is designed to bring more opportunities closer to home for residents of Cantonment, Quintette, Molino, and surrounding areas.
Spend your Saturday shopping local small businesses and handmade goods, grabbing something to eat from food vendors, browsing resale and yard sale finds, and connecting with nonprofits and community resources.
Want to be a vendor?
You don't have to own a traditional business to participate! Local makers, small businesses, resellers, families with yard sale items, food vendors, food trucks, nonprofits, community organizations, and others are welcome to apply.
Vendor Fees
$30 – Food Trucks & Food Vendors
$20 – Handmade, Resale, Yard Sale & Other Vendors
$10 – Nonprofit Organizations
Come shop, sell, eat, and connect while helping us build a recurring community marketplace for northern Escambia County.
North End Market in the Park is hosted and coordinated by A Pensacola Perspective (APP).
North End Market in the Park - Century
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 10 AM – 4 PM
Thomas Nelson Park | Century, FL
Shop. Sell. Eat. Connect.
Join A Pensacola Perspective for the first North End Market in the Park – Century! This monthly community marketplace is designed to bring more opportunities directly to Century and surrounding communities while creating a welcoming place for neighbors to gather, shop, sell, eat, and connect.
Browse local small businesses, handmade goods, resale and yard sale finds, enjoy food from local vendors, and meet nonprofits and organizations providing resources and services throughout our community.
Want to be a vendor?
North End Market in the Park is open to more than established businesses. Makers, entrepreneurs, resellers, families with items to sell, food vendors, food trucks, nonprofits, community organizations, and others are encouraged to apply.
Vendor Fees
$30 – Food Trucks & Food Vendors
$20 – Handmade, Resale, Yard Sale & Other Vendors
$10 – Nonprofit Organizations
Our goal is simple: create more opportunities closer to home while supporting local commerce, community resources, and positive connections throughout northern Escambia County.
North End Market in the Park is hosted and coordinated by A Pensacola Perspective (APP).
Movies & Meals - Barrineau Park
On July 25, we'll be hosting our second event at Barrineau Park Community Center featuring a movie that's fun for the whole fam, but we need your help!
The event starts at 6:00pm, with the movie starting at 6:30pm, 7:00pm at the latest. We'll have free pizza from Porky’s Pizza, drinks, and popcorn. Before the film, we'll be giving away brown bag lunches to any families who would like them. If there are any leftover after the film, we’ll pass those out as well.
This will be an outdoor event, which means that this is dependent on the weather. There is limited seating at the park, so please make sure that you bring chair, blankets, something comfortable to sit on. We'll have bug repellent to keep bugs away from the area, but brining some of your own might also be a good idea!
If we cannot hold the movie, we'll still be giving away brown bag lunches to anyone who wants to stop by and collect one.
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AzzAWc7bs/
Event details:
Barrineau Park Community Center
6055 Barrineau Park School Rd, Molino, FL 32577
July 25, 2026
6:00pm - 9:00pm
This community event is sponsored by A Pensacola Perspective and Publix.
Movies & Meals - Quintette Park
On July 11, we'll be hosting an event at Quintette Community Center & Park featuring a movie that's fun for the whole fam, but we need your help!
We'll be watching Zootopia 2!
Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B92BeNmDV/
The event starts at 6:00pm, with the movie starting at 6:30pm, 7:00pm at the latest. We'll have free pizza from Porky’s Pizza, drinks, and popcorn. Before the film, we'll be giving away brown bag lunches to any families who would like them. If there are any leftover after the film, we’ll pass those out as well.
This will be an outdoor event, which means that this is dependent on the weather. There is limited seating in the park, so please bring either a blanket to sit on or lawn chairs. If we cannot hold the movie, we'll still be giving away brown bag lunches to anyone who wants to stop by and collect one.
Event details:
Quintette Community Center & Park
2490 Quintette Ln, Cantonment, FL 32533
July 11, 2026
6:00pm - 9:00pm
This community event is sponsored by A Pensacola Perspective and Publix.
June Park Cleanup - Making Our Way to Marie K.
Location:Marie K. Young Park & Community Center, 6405 Wagner Rd, Pensacola, FL 32505
Description:
Summary: This park is located in the residential neighborhood of Wedgewood just off of the highway where Car City is located.
Please bring with you:
Water
Comfortable walking/outdoor shoes
Sunscreen
Hat, socks
Multi-purpose gloves (optional, but recommended)
Provided for you:
Grabber
Nitril gloves (rubber and powder free)
5-gal bucket
Trash bags
Hand sanitizer
Description of cleaning area:
This park is connected to a community center that features a pavilion and a playground, soccer fields and basketball courts. The park includes a 1.4-mile walking track, children’s playground equipment, and one of the larger park spaces in the Brent/Ferry Pass/Ensley area.
Burgess Rd Bend Cleanup
Located in the bend on Burgess Rd, there's a lot of trash that builds up in this area regularly from people littering, garbage truck litter, and natural accidental trash.
This area is close to a waterway, which means keeping it clean is that much more important to the local community and its wildlife.
Provided will be:
-grabbers
-buckets
-trash bags
-gloves
Please bring if needed:
-water (needed)
-closed-toed shoes (needed)
-hat
-sunscreen
-bug spray
Please join us for an hour cleanup on the Burgess Rd bend!
Register via Facebook:
May Park Cleanup - Old School Cleanup
Location: Old Ensley School Park, 107 W Detroit, Pensacola, FL 32534
Description:
Summary: This park is located within a residential neighborhood on the corner of Dudley Ave and W Detroit Ave.
Please bring with you:
Water
Comfortable walking/outdoor shoes
Sunscreen
Hat, socks
Multi-purpose gloves (optional, but recommended)
Provided for you:
Grabber
Nitril gloves (rubber and powder free)
5-gal bucket
Trash bags
Hand sanitizer
Description of cleaning area:
Old Ensley School Park is a historic park in the Ensley/Ferry Pass area of Pensacola that’s situated on the corner of Dudley Ave and W Detroit Ave. The park provides tables with seating, basketball courts, volleyball sandpit, a walking track, children’s playground equipment, and plenty of open space and trees.
Register for event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1DWbkAUwjQ/
April Park Cleanup - Ramping Up to Clean
Location: Chimes Way Park, 5002 Chimes Way, Pensacola, FL 32505
Description:
Summary: This park is located within a residential neighborhood off of Beverly Pkwy and W St in the Brent area of Pensacola.
Please bring with you:
Water
Comfortable walking/outdoor shoes
Sunscreen
Hat, socks
Multi-purpose gloves (optional, but recommended)
Provided for you:
Grabber
Nitril gloves (rubber and powder free)
5-gal bucket
Trash bags
Hand sanitizer
Description of cleaning area:
This is a popular park in the Brent area of Pensacola. This park features a walking track, basketball courts, skateboard ramps, a children’s playground, and plenty of open space and trees. This park has heavy traffic from this community.
Register for event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1AsaBUBSxp/
Just A January Cleanup Event
01/30/2026
Off of Bayou Blvd, next to Old Pottery Barn
8AM - 10AM
Join us for our monthly cleanup. We’ll be cleaning the side of the highway off of Bayou Blvd that’s next to the Old Time Pottery Barn in Downtown Pensacola. This is a high-traffic area for both people walking and vehicles. Full sun exposure, so please come prepared for the working environment!
November Pop-Up
Please join us at the Mom2Mom event where we’ll be asking the community questions and raising funds for our locally held and sponsored events!
Play: Who Wants to Be A Millionaire (20 questions for $20)
Higher or lower: Try to guess higher or lower correctly 10x in a row for a prize (while supplies last!)
Are you smarter than a 5th grader? We’ll ask you and our resident 5th grader 10 questions. Earn bragging rights and a nifty pinnable badge that shows you’re smarter than a Pensacola 5th grader!
AND
Help us with our next event! We’ll be collecting a survey of 100 answers to 10 different questions about interesting topics, some of which are local to Pensacola-others are just a little fun or silly! This will help us put on a Family Fued style event, so we’ll need to hear from you to help supply the answers!
October Cleanup
Public Beach Access #1
13549 Sandy Key Dr, Pensacola, FL
Come hang out for a couple of hours and clean the beach, beach parking lot, and surrounding areas. 🚮
September Pop-Up
APP Pop-Up at the Mom2Mom Flea Market
Location: Five Flags Speedway
Date: Saturday, September 6
Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Come stop by our booth at the Mom2Mom Consignment Flea Market for a fun and interactive pop-up experience! We’ll have games to play, merch to grab, and we want to hear from you—tell us what local issues matter most in your neighborhood.
Whether you're shopping, chatting, or just passing through, come say hi and help shape the future of Pensacola through real community conversations.
Let’s connect!
#APP850 #PensacolaEvents #APensacolaPopUp #CommunityVoice
August Cleanup Event - Sanders Beach
August Cleanup – Sanders Beach
Location: Sanders Beach, I St, Pensacola, FL
Date: Friday, August 29
Time: 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Join us bright and early for a community cleanup along the beautiful shoreline at Sanders Beach! We’ll be working to clear litter and debris from the beach and surrounding areas to help protect our waters and public spaces.
We’ll provide:
– 5-gallon buckets
– Trash grabbers
– Gloves
– Trash bags
Please bring:
– Water bottle
– Sunscreen
– Tennis/running shoes
– Hat or sun protection
Let’s work together to keep our beaches clean so we don’t Stay Trashy, Pensacola.
Helping us out? Use some of these hashtags when showing up for your community.
#SandersBeachCleanup #StayTrashyPensacola #app850 #BeachCleanup #CommunityEffort
August String Art Workshop: Amigurumi Apples & Pencils
Join us for a fun and creative afternoon making adorable amigurumi apples and pencils! Whether you're a crochet pro or a curious beginner, this workshop is perfect for all skill levels.
Date: Friday, August 8
Time: 3:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: WFPL, North Spring Street
All materials provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own. Come craft, learn, and connect! All levels of experience welcome.
Perdido Beach Cleanup: 2 fast, 2 furious
Cleaning up our public spaces so we don’t Stay Trashy, Pensacola.
Perdido Key Beach Cleanup
Cleaning up our public spaces so we don’t Stay Trashy, Pensacola.