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PENSACOLA FOO FOO FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES  KICKOFF MEETING FOR TENTH ANNUAL (2023) EVENT

PENSACOLA FOO FOO FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES  KICKOFF MEETING FOR TENTH ANNUAL EVENT, FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Beloved Arts and Culture Event Returns November 2 – 13, 2023, Celebrating 10 Years of Foo Foo in Pensacola 

WHAT: The Pensacola Foo Foo Festival is returning bigger and better than ever in 2023 as it announces its 10 Year celebration. On Monday, February 6, 2023, at 10:30 a.m., the Foo Foo Fest committee will conduct an in-person kickoff meeting to review the plans for this year’s festival, including important grant application information. This year’s 12-day series of events is scheduled to take place November 2 – 13, 2023.

After an incredibly successful Foo Foo in 2022, featuring milestone events such as the 50th Anniversary of the Great Gulfcoast Arts Festival, the 40th Anniversary of the Pensacola Opera, and the 10th Anniversary of the LGBTIA+ Stamped Film Festival among other acclaimed grant-funded events, Foo Foo Fest 2023 will mark the celebration of 10 years of the highly-anticipated annual arts & culture event. The invitation to join this year’s kickoff meeting is open to all nonprofits, prior participants, local-to-Pensacola community groups, local and regional arts organizations, businesses, hoteliers, and musicians that are interested in learning how to participate in Foo Foo Fest as a grant recipient and “Friend of Foo,” as well as media. 

The kickoff meeting will take place in person at Palafox House. To learn more about the grant process visit ACEPensacola.org.

WHEN: Monday, February 6, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. CT to 12:00 p.m. CT

WHERE: Palafox House – 196 N. Palafox St., Pensacola, Fl. 32502

WHO:  

  • Therese Felth McKenzie, Chair, Foo Foo Festival
  • Nicole Stacey, Curator, Foo Foo Festival
  • Maria Goldberg, Past-Chair, Foo Foo Festival 
  • Joani Delezen, Ad & Marketing Liaison, Foo Foo Festival
  • Robbie Schrock, Public Relations Liaison, Foo Foo Festival
  • Warren Sonnen, Compliance, Foo Foo Festival
  • Trang Taylor, Member at Large, Foo Foo Festival
  • Jarrod England, COO, Hummingbird Ideas Marketing & Branding
  • Erica Benken, Vice President, Giant Noise Public Relations

ABOUT FOO FOO FESTIVAL:

For more information on the 2023 Pensacola Foo Foo Festival, visit FooFooFest.com or follow Foo Foo Festival on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

ABOUT ART, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (ACE):  

ACE is a nonprofit organization that receives Federal, State of Florida, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, corporate, foundation and personal funds. ACE disperses these funds through an equitable granting process to nonprofit arts, culture and entertainment organizations throughout Escambia County, Fla., and promotes Escambia County as an arts and cultural destination through the annual Foo Foo Festival and other marketing efforts. For more information about ACE, visit www.acepensacola.org.