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, so we’ve created the Ultimate Summer Bucket List with 100 FUN things to do in and around our area!
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
Catch a Blue Wahoos Game
Visit Laguna’s on Pensacola Beach for Food and Fun
Sunset Picnic at Pensacola Beach (Contact Pensacola Picnic or Coastal Picnics to set it all up ahead for you)
Catch an Outdoor Movie at Community Maritime Park
Geo-caching in Downtown Pensacola
Visit the UWF Historic Village
Take a Day Trip to Fort Pickens
Enjoy the Palafox Market on Saturdays
Go early morning shell hunting on Pensacola Beach
Sunrise playtime at the beach (before it gets hot and busy!)
Have a Playdate at Perdido Kid’s Park
Try Out A Local Summer Camp
Take a Dolphin Cruise with Jolly Sailing and Dolphin Cruises, Dolphin Express, or Premier Dolphin Cruise
Enjoy Monthly Gallery Night in Downtown Pensacola
Visit Your Local Library
Watch the Blue Angels Practice
Outdoor Fun
Go Fishing for the Day
Take a Hike at Big Lagoon State Park
Take a Day Trip and Swim at Morrison Springs
Go Biking at Arcadia Mills
Go Glamping for the Night at Twin Lakes Camp Resort in DeFuniak Springs or Coldwater Gardens in Milton
Have a FUN-Filled Day at Adventures Unlimited in Milton
Experience Blackwater River State Park – Camping, Hiking, Kayaking, Tubing
Walk the Trails at UWF
Go Fishing at Steve’s Catfish Farm
Play and Splash at Sunset Kids Park and Splash Pad in Gulf Breeze
Rent a Jet Ski with Radical Rides on Pensacola Beach
Spend an Evening Glow Paddling on Pensacola Beach
Learn to Dive / Explore the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail
Watersports at Key Sailing on Pensacola Beach
Spend the Weekend at Coldwater Gardens
Get a National Park Pass (Every Kid Outdoors)
Sports, Recreation, and Fitness
Go Bowling! (Kids Bowl Free Program)
Take Surf Lessons or Attend Surf Camp at Waterboyz or Innerlight
Attend Sailing Camp at Pensacola Yacht Club
Jump, Soar, Race, Climb and Play at Urban Air Adventure Park
Play a Round of Goofy Golf at First Tee Gulf Coast
Take Swim Lessons at the YMCA
Swim at the UWF Pool
Skate Indoors at Waterboyz and Have Lunch at Cafe Single Fin
Go Jumping at Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park
Play Mini Golf at UFO’s on Pensacola Beach
Education and Learning
Visit Alligator Alley
Take a Trip to the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo
Have a Group Play Date at Pensacola State College’s Planetarium
Get Your STEM On at the Pensacola MESS Hall
Take a Behind-the-Scenes Tour with the Giraffe Encounter at the Gulf Breeze Zoo
Participate in the Dolphin Encounter at the Gulfarium
Find the Hidden Dinosaurs in Elberta
Visit the Navarre Beach Sea Turtle Conservation Center
Check Out the Exploreum Science Center of Mobile
Explore Colonial Fort Condé in Mobile
Visit the USS Alabama
Volunteer at From the Ground Up Community Garden
Food and Fun
Visit Bailey’s Produce and let the kids pick new fruits or veggies to try
Grab a Milkshake from the Famous TasteBuds in Pace
Have Lunch at Dog House Deli
Eat Oysters at Peg Leg Pete’s on Pensacola Beach
Grab Bagels from Bagelheads for Breakfast
Visit Joe Patti’s For Fun and Seafood (and some beignets outside)
Get a Treat at BAM Snoballs
Family Fun
Have Family Portraits Taken on the Beach
Go-Karting and Arcade Fun at Fast Eddies or The Track
Go Wakeboarding at Gravity Island Watersports at OWA
Go to an Outdoor Concert and Enjoy Some Shopping at The Wharf
Spend the Day at Waterville USA
Play Paintball
Go Camping in the Backyard or at a Local Camp Ground
Go on a Family Bike Ride
Spend the Day at Adventure Island in Orange Beach
Volunteer with a Local Nonprofit Organization
Take a Day Trip to Destin : Gulfarium + Beach + Lunch on the Boardwalk + Mini Golf
Have a “Yes Day”
Fun at Home
Have a Lemonade Stand and donate the money to a local non-profit
Create Arts and Crafts with Free Ideas from Deep Space Sparkle
Have a Family Game Night
Make DIY Popsicles
Make Homemade Ice Cream
Watch the International Space Station Go By
Have a Campfire with Hot Dogs and S’mores
Have a Water Gun or Water Balloon Fight
Keep a detailed summer/travel journal
Have a Pizza + Movie Night at Home
Make a FUN, summer music playlist that makes you smile all summer long
Teach life skills appropriate for your 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
Make Baggie Ice Cream
Go Night Swimming
Set up your own “drive-in” theatre in the backyard
Have a Peanut Boiling Cookout
Draw Chalk Art in the neighborhood to uplift the community
Buy litter pickers and do your part to keep your neighborhood clean
Write letters to out-of-town friends and family or service industry workers at places your family frequents.
Read together
Have a Kids’ Bike/Toy Car Wash
Have Nerf Wars at your local park or a friend’s house
Plan a Sleepover with HAVE A BALL SLUMBER PARTIES
Treasure Hunt with a homemade map
