SEA. SIP. SAVOR

Pensacola Beach's biggest culinary event returns this October and you're invited!

Taste of the Beach, one of the Pensacola Bay Area’s most beloved annual fall food festivals, kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 10, with a luxury sunset cocktail cruise aboard Premier 1. The sunset cruise will feature one of the most exclusive restaurants on Pensacola Beach - Coastal, Portofino Island Resort's signature restaurant.

Friday, October 11, features our annual upscale, island-chic VIP Trolley Dinner.

Taste of the Beach continues Saturday, Oct. 12, with a free, outdoor festival featuring signature dishes made by 20 Pensacola Beach restaurants, all staged around the Gulfside Pavilion on Casino Beach.

Tickets to the Sunset Cruise and VIP Trolley Dinner will be available Sunday, September 1st.

Hosted by the Pensacola Beach Chamber of Commerce, Taste of the Beach spotlights Pensacola Beach’s unique restaurants and coastal cuisine, focusing on fresh, local seafood.

Schedule of Events

SATURDAY FESTIVAL FUN

Saturday’s free outdoor festival takes place October 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the white-sand shoreline of Pensacola Beach for a daylong celebration of all things Southern, seafood, savory and sweet. We’re talking feet in the sand, crashing waves, sunshine and shrimp. So if you’re a Gulf Coast seafood junkie, you’re not going to want to miss it.

The festival opens at 10 a.m. at Casino Beach when 20 of the beach’s restaurants, stationed in booths surrounding the Gulfside Pavilion and overlooking the Gulf of Mexico, begin serving their signature dishes for $10 each. The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The menu changes every year, but you’ll always find plenty of seafood options as well as landlubber fare such as sliders, sandwiches and sweets. And yes, beer, wine and frozen alcoholic concoctions will also be available for purchase.

Kids Cooking Classes

Kids can learn how to make gourmet crab cakes with Crabs On The Beach Chef Lou Roberts during the Taste of the Beach Festival on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Participants will receive their very own Taste of the Beach branded Little Chef apron! Tickets for Little Chefs Classes are $15each. Limited to 20 tickets.

Little Chefs Crab Cake Class Ticket

At 12:00pm, Crabs On The Beach Chef Charlie Kuzma will teach kids how to make a proper Ice Cream Sundae at the Taste of the Beach festival on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Participants will receive their very own Taste of the Beach branded Little Chef apron!  Tickets for Little Chefs Classes are $15each. Limited to 20 tickets.

Little Chefs Ice Cream Class Ticket