Pensacola Parades & Events

Pensacola Beach Krewe of Wrecks Parade

When: February 19 from 2 pm to 11:30 pm

Where: Pensacola Beach festival will feature a crawfish boil, Cajun food trucks, king cake and beignets, musical entertainment and dancing.

Other Parades

Milton Mardi Gras Parade

When: February 4 @ 4 pm

Where: Starts on Raymond Street, Milton

Krewe of Lafitte Illuminated Mardi Gras Parade

When: February 17 @ 7:30 pm

Where: Downtown Pensacola

The first parade is the Krewe of Lafitte Illuminated Mardi Gras Parade. This parade is extra special since it is hosted at night which allows the floats to be lit up.

This family-friendly event starts at 7:30 pm and goes on for a few hours. Parade-goers can catch candy, beads, toys, stuffed animals, bouncy balls, local swag and, of course, lots of Moon Pies. For more information, visit pensacolamardigras.com.

Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras Parade

When: February 18 @ 2 pm

Where: Downtown Pensacola

The Pensacola Grand Mardi Gras parade draws in tens of thousands of people and is one of the biggest parades of the year. This parade has hundreds of floats and tends to last about four hours, so be sure to arrive early to claim your spot. For more parade details, visit pensacolamardigras.com.

The Krewe of Wrecks Parade serves as the last parade of the season and it’s held on Pensacola Beach. This is a smaller-scale parade that first happened in 1980. The parade starts off at Avenida 10 and Via de Luna, runs west and then disbands at the Gulfside Pavilion in the Casino Beach parking lot. The parade concludes with a series of afterparties where judges will award trophies. Visit pensacolabeachmardigras. com for complete parade details.

Pensacola Mardi Gras Fat Tuesday Celebration

When: February 21 from 11 am to midnight

Where: Seville Quarter, downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Mardi Gras, local Krewes and Seville Quarter have teamed up to host a special French Quarter Fat Tuesday Celebration February 21 at Seville Quarter in downtown Pensacola. This Big Easy-style Mardi Gras

The event will kick-off at 11 am with The Priscus Celebration, a longtime Pensacola Mardi Gras tradition. The celebration will include a Jazz Royalty Brunch with a special Mardi Gras-themed menu, a bloody mary bar and famous crawfish boil. Local Mardi Gras krewes will transform each of the rooms inside the historic complex into the French Quarter for the day.

At 2 pm, Krewe Royalty and elected officials will be on-hand to join in the festivities as Seville Quarter is taken over and turned into the French Quarter. At 5 pm, Pensacola Mardi Gras krewes will come together for a celebration featuring live entertainment. The coronation of a new King and Queen of Priscus for 2024 will also take place, along with a special Mardi Gras Drag Show and awards ceremony presented by President of Pensacola Mardi Gras, Danny Zimmern. For tickets and more information, visit pensacolamardigras.com.

Join the Krewe of Airship Pirates for the five-year anniversary of hosting the Milton Mardi Gras parade. The parade starts at Milton High School and heads down south on Stewart Street, turns east on Berryhill Road, turns north on Willing Street and ends at Jernigan’s Landing in Downtown Milton. Immediately following the parade, an after-party will be held at Jernigan’s Landing from 6 to 10 pm featuring a live performance by Frank Fletcher. This afterparty event will include a free kids’ zone, food trucks and vendors.

Navarre Parade

When: February 11 @ 1 pm Where: Navarre Beach

The Krewe of Jesters is hosting the Navarre Mardi Gras Parade on February 11. The theme is dancing through the decades. This parade attracts around 30,000 spectators from the surrounding area and features participants from krewes located throughout the Gulf Coast.