PMC’s Summer Bucket List Presented by Rachael Johnson of the Mark Lee Team / Levin Rinke Realty
Pensacola Mom Collective has partnered with Rachael Johnson of the Mark Lee Team / Levin Rinke Realty to bring you our Summer 2021 Bucket List with 100 FUN things to do in and around our area.
Whether you’re a local, a native, or here on vacation, there is so much to do in Pensacola and along the Gulf Coast. We don’t want you to miss out on anything!
Rainy day? No problem!! We’ve even got you covered with creative ways to have fun (and keep everyone entertained) at home or indoors!
Create memories, have some fun, and share your adventures with us using the hashtag, #PMCSUMMER. We want to come along!
Don’t forget to grab your FREE PRINTABLE bucket list, and our fun game of BINGO to make a summer of fun at the bottom of this post!
PMC Bucket list – Sample
Exploring Pensacola
Blue Wahoos Game Pensacola Blue Wahoos Schedule | Schedule | Blue Wahoos (milb.com)
Visit Laguna’s on Pensacola Beach for Food and Fun Laguna’s Beach Bar + Grill
Movie Night at the Wahoos Stadium Special Events | Blue Wahoos (milb.com)
Sunset Picnic at Pensacola Beach (Contact Pensacola Picnic or Coastal Picnics to set it all up ahead for you)
Geo-cache Downtown Pensacola Geocaching In Pensacola (visitpensacola.com)
Visit UWF Historic Village Home | Historic Pensacola
Ride the Pensacola Bay Ferry from Pensacola to the Beach Pensacola Bay Ferry | Get Ferry Tickets Online | Pensacola Bay Cruises
Day Trip out to Fort Pickens Fort Pickens – Gulf Islands National Seashore (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)
Palafox Market on Saturdays Palafox Farmers Markets – | Palafox Markets
Go early morning shell hunting on Pensacola Beach
Sunrise playtime at the beach (before it gets hot and busy!)
Perdido Kid’s Park Perdido Park
Try Out A New Local Camp Pensacola Mom Collective’s Ultimate Summer Camp Guide
Take a Selfie Downtown at a Mural Must-See Murals in the Pensacola Bay Area (visitpensacola.com)
Dolphin Cruise at Pensacola Beach Dolphin Express (visitpensacola.com)
Gallery Night Downtown Pensacola
Library West Florida Public Libraries | Informing People. Empowering Lives
Watch the Blue Angels Practice Blue Angels Practices – NNAM
Outdoor Fun
OffShore or InShore Fishing For The Day Fishing Charters – Pensacola Fishing Co.
Hiking at State Parks (Locally- Big Lagoon State Park Big Lagoon State Park | Florida State Parks)
Take a Day Trip and Swim at Morrison Springs Morrison Springs • FLsprings.org
Biking at Arcadia Mills Directions, Parking, & Site Information | Historic Pensacola
Glamping for the Night at Twin Lakes Northwest Florida Lakefront Campground – Twin Lakes Camp Resort
Take a Day Trip Down Blackwater River in Tubes Bob’s Canoes | Facebook
Spend the Day at Krul Lake Recreation Krul Campground Blackwater River State Forest, FL – Florida State Forests (reserveamerica.com)
Adventures Unlimited FUN Adventures Unlimited Outdoor Center | Milton, Florida
Splash Pad Skate Park and Splash Pad – City of Gulf Breeze
Blackwater River State Park – Camping, Hiking, Kayaking Blackwater River State Park | Florida State Parks
Walk the trails at UWF UWF Trail Maps | University of West Florida
Rent a Jet Ski with Radical Rides on Pensacola Beach Radical Rides
Spend an Evening Glow Paddling on Pensacola Beach Glow Paddle
Learn to Dive & Explore Pensacola Scuba Training & Gear – MBT Divers
Avid Divers- Shipwreck Trail Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail (floridapanhandledivetrail.com)
Watersports at Key Sailing on Pensacola Beach Key Sailing | Watersports Rentals, Sales, and Boat Tours, Pensacola Beach FL
Spend the Weekend at Coldwater Gardens Coldwater Gardens | Eco-Resort Milton, Florida
National Park Pass (Every Kid Outdoors website) Every Kid Outdoors
Sports, Recreation and Fitness
Bowling / Kids Bowl Free Program Kids Bowl Free All Summer Long in Pensacola! (dopensacola.com)
Surf lessons/Surf Camp (Waterboyz or Innerlight)
Sailing Camp ( at Pensacola Yacht Club) 2021 SUMMER SAILING | Pensacola YC Sailing (wixsite.com)
Urban Air Adventure Park Kid Friendly Family Fun Attractions in Spanish Fort, AL | Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park (urbanairtrampolinepark.com)
Goofy Golf at First Tee Gulf Coast Goofy Golf! – First Tee – Gulf Coast (firstteegulfcoast.org)
Swim Lessons at the YMCA Home YMCA
UWF pool and High-dive Hours and Guest Information | University of West Florida (uwf.edu)
Skate Indoors and Have Lunch and Cafe Single Fin Waterboyz Surf & Skate Shop and Cafe Single Fin
Education and Learning
Alligator Alley Alligator Alley | Alligator Farm & Family Nature Adventure (gatoralleyfarm.com)
Kangaroo Encounter with the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo Animal Encounters – Kangaroo : Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Group Play Date at Pensacola State College’s Planetarium Pensacola State College – Planetarium & Space Theater –
Pensacola MESS Hall Pensacola MESS Hall – Math, Engineering, Science & Stuff
Giraffe Encounter at the Gulf Breeze Zoo Animal Encounters (gbzoo.com)
Dolphin Encounter at the Gulfarium Dolphin Splash Encounter – Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park
Dinosaurs in Elberta Dinosaur Statues Elberta, Alabama (vacationsalabama.com)
Visit the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center Sea Turtles
Mobile Science Museum Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center of Mobile,AL Exploreum Science Center of Mobile,AL
Colonial Fort in Mobile Colonial Fort Condé| History Museum of Mobile
Visit the USS Alabama USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park
Food and Fun
Visit Bailey’s Produce and let the kids pick new fruits or veggies to try Bailey’s Produce (baileysproduce.com)
Grab a Milkshake from the Famous TasteBuds in Pace TASTEbuds: Sweet Treats and Ice Cream – Sweets And Dessert Buffet in Pace (business.site)
Lunch at Dog House Deli Dog House Deli Menu
Eat Oysters at Peg Leg Pete’s on Pensacola Beach Peg Leg Pete’s | Home (peglegpetes.com)
Bagels from Bagelheads for Breakfast Bagelheads – Bagels, made from scratch
Visit Joe Patti’s For Fun and Seafood (and some beignets outside) Joe Patti’s World Famous Seafood Market
Family Fun
Have Family Portraits Taken on the Beach Guide to Pensacola Photographers – Pensacola Mom Collective
Fast Eddies Fast Eddies Fun Center
Enjoy a Drive-In Summer Movie HOME – Timewarp Drive-In Theaters (ticketsilver.com)
The Track in Gulf Shores The Track | Gulf Shores, AL | Go-Karts | Skycoaster | Arcade (funatthetrack.com)
Gravity at OWA Gravity Island Watersports – OWA Resort in Foley, Alabama (visitowa.com)
Check Out an Outdoor Concert, Shopping or Fun at The Wharf The Wharf at Orange Beach
Spend the Day at Waterville USA The Park – Waterville USA Waterpark & Amusement Park, Gulf Shores AL
Paintball Full Range Paintball Fields in Fort Walton Beach near Destin
Berry Picking Berry Picking – Pensacola Mom Collective
Go Camping in the Backyard or at a Local Camp Ground YOGI Bear’s Jellystone Park of the Alabama Gulf Coast Family Campground
Volunteering
Take a daytrip to Destin – Gulfarium + Beach + Lunch on the Boardwalk + Mini Golf
Have a “Yes Day” YES DAY | Netflix Official Site
Fun at Home
Have a Lemonade Stand in your neighborhood and donate the money to a local non-profit Nonprofit Spotlight Archives – Pensacola Mom Collective
Free Art Ideas from Deep Space Sparkle
DIY Popsicles Jello Popsicles Recipe (and VIDEO) – Homemade Popsicles with Jello (eatingonadime.com)
Homemade Ice Cream Easy Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream | Recipe
Watch the International Space Station Go By http://iss.stormway.ru/en/?fbclid=IwAR0cyZVJDcmeffkcRnrHCJSv5LWmBBDamwPKF4z6E_q0zAw96UnBVVwGzKA
Campfire with Hot Dogs and S’mores
Water gun fights at your Local Park in your neighborhood
Water balloon fight
Keep a detailed summer/travel journal
Make a FUN, summer music playlist that makes you smile all summer long
Teach life skills appropriate for child’s age (the little things that get pushed to the side during the school year)
Pick something you want to learn and set a goal to learn it by the end of the summer
Ice Painting Ice Painting Art for Kids
Baggie Ice Cream Fresh Fruit Ice Cream in a Baggie Recipe | Recipe
Night swimming
Set up your own “drive-in” theatre in the backyard
Peanut boiling cookout
Work on a submission for the “Keep Pensacola Beautiful” Art Show in September Keep Pensacola Beautiful | Pieces Adrift
Chalking in the neighborhood / uplift the community
Buy litter pickers and do your part to upkeep your neighborhood
Write letters to out-of-town friends and family or service industry workers at places your family frequents.
Read together
Nerf Wars at your local park or friends house
Plan a Sleepover with Friends or Family with HAVE A BALL SLUMBER PARTIES Kids Party – Have A Ball Slumber Parties
Treasure Hunt with a homemade map
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