FRI 8/14–SUN 8/23
Stage Crafters: Ken Ludwig's “Moriarty”
Fort Walton Beach Civic Auditorium
A Sherlock Holmes comedy takes the stage.
/Sat 7:30 PM · Sun 2 PM · two weekends (8/14-16, 8/21-23)
Arts & theatre
The next ninety days of arts & theatre on the coast.
Arts & theatre
16 events
FRI 8/21
Gallery Night: Rusty Knuckle Torque Club Car Show
Palafox St, Downtown Pensacola
Classic cars fill closed-off Palafox, an easy hit for both boys, with the usual art and street food around it.
5-9 PM
FRI 8/21–SUN 8/30
Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors
Pensacola Little Theatre
A laugh-out-loud stage spoof of Dracula takes the stage.
/Sat 7:30 PM · Sun 2:30 PM · two weekends
FRI 8/21
DIY Accessories Craft Night: Destin Library
Destin Library
Materials out, instructions on the table, make something you can wear.
6:00 PM
SAT 8/29
Western Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Heritage Hall at Seville Quarter · Pensacola
This frontier-saloon whodunit downtown includes dinner, a cast working the room, and clues you actually chase.
Doors 6:00 PM · Show 7:00 PM (runs to ~10 PM)
FRI 9/4–SUN 9/6
Baytowne Art Walk + Chalk Festival (Labor Day wknd)
Village of Baytowne Wharf · Miramar Beach
Sidewalk chalk artists take over the village all Labor Day weekend, an art-lover's dream, with fireworks Sunday night to cap it.
Evenings · Labor Day fireworks Sun ~9 PM
THU 9/10–SUN 9/20
Come From Away: Chickasaw Civic Theatre
Chickasaw Civic Theatre
The heartfelt true story of Gander, Newfoundland taking in stranded 9/11 passengers gets staged by a community theatre about an hour west.
Eves + matinees
SAT 9/12
Art Academy for Autism: PMA (free, register early)
Pensacola Museum of Art
The museum's free semester-long art program for kids on the spectrum has a 5-9 age band that fits a STEM-loving nine-year-old exactly, and he ages out soon.
Weekly fall-semester program · ages 5-9 section fits the 9-year-old
SAT 9/12
ScripTeasers: second-Saturday table reading
Pensacola Little Theatre, Studio 400
A live table reading of new scripts runs in the theatre's studio room, open to anyone who wants to read or just listen.
11:00 AM
FRI 9/18
Gallery Night: Viva Pensacola (Latino Festival)
Palafox St, Downtown · Pensacola
Music, dancing, and food-festival flavor fill Palafox, family-fine in the early hours.
5-9 PM
SAT 9/19
Totally 80s Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Heritage Hall at Seville Quarter · Pensacola
Neon, big hair, and a body in the room set the scene.
Doors 6:00 PM · Show 7:00 PM
THU 10/15–SUN 10/25
The 39 Steps: Hitchcock Farce (ECTC)
Emerald Coast Theatre Company · Miramar Beach
Four actors play 150 roles in a full-tilt Hitchcock spoof that is clean, fast, and laugh-out-loud.
Thu-Sat 7 PM · Wed + Sun 2 PM
FRI 10/16
Gallery Night: Ghoul-ery Night (Halloween theme)
Palafox St, Downtown Pensacola
October's Gallery Night goes Halloween, with costumes on closed-off Palafox, art, and street food.
5-9 PM
FRI 10/16–SUN 11/1
Blithe Spirit: Theatre 98
Theatre 98, Fairhope
Noël Coward's classic ghost-comedy plays at Fairhope's intimate community playhouse, a witty, dressed-up date about 50 minutes west.
Eves + matinees
FRI 10/23–SAT 10/24
Rocky Homicide Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
Heritage Hall at Seville Quarter · Pensacola
This boxing-gym whodunit downtown is the longest run of the series, four nights across two weekends.
Doors 6:00 PM · Show 7:00 PM · also 10/29-10/30
THU 11/12–SUN 11/22
Noises Off!: Chickasaw Civic Theatre
Chickasaw Civic Theatre
Michael Frayn's door-slamming backstage farce, one of the funniest plays ever written, plays at Chickasaw's community playhouse about an hour west.
Eves + matinees