Gulf Coast Drag Fest

07/01/2024

🏳️‍🌈 "We’re still here, we’re still q***r, and we’re serving pride all year.” - RuPaul 🏳️‍⚧️

06/26/2024

🎭 Our latest collab with .jones_coffee is going to be 🔥. Show tunes, singing along with friends, and a whole lot of fun. See you there. Thursday, 6/27. 6 PM. No Cover. 🎶

05/29/2024

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Terrah Card last night at Alga Beer Co.!

A big shoutout to Alastina Jade Samore, Andy Kardasz, Wyntier Kandiey, and Brody Parker for their great performances.

We sincerely appreciate the Alga team organizing a fantastic drag-themed trivia night ahead of the viewing and staying a little later than usual to accommodate us.

If you haven't done so already, check out this article about Terrah from the Pensacola News Journal yesterday. Thank you, Troy Moon, for a great story.

Terrah Card, a popular Pensacola drag performer and designer, has earned a spot in the season two finale of the Canadian reality program "Sew Fierce."

05/28/2024

This is an excellent article about Pensacola's rich, gay history. It highlights how this town was home to one of the most significant LGBT movements in the country during the late 1950s.

The movement continued into the '70s and was the precursor to the massive MDW Celebration at Pensacola Beach, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this past weekend.

Pensacola, Florida wasn't supposed to be a place that was crucial in the movement for gay rights. It was a typical southern town essentially in "the bible belt” with all the stereotypes that come with it. One of the primary towns of Florida’s panhandle coastal area colloquially known as the “R...

05/26/2024

🏳️‍🌈 Thank you Memorial Weekend Pensacola for another fun day on the beach. No tows requested today...y'all learned yesterday. 🤣

See you at The Roundup for the 8:30 show. 🪩

05/26/2024

Join us for the Season Finale Viewing Party of OUTtv's Sew Fierce Season 2 at Alga Beer Co.!

Terrah Card made it to the top three and will find out if she won while viewing the episode with us.

To honor Terrah's achievement, we'll have performances by Alastina Jade Samore, Andy Kardasz, Wyntier Kandiey, and Brody Parker.

Doors open at 8:30 PM. No cover. We'll start the party after Alga's weekly trivia night ends. See you there!

05/26/2024

On Pensacola Beach, Memorial Day weekend has doubled as a huge LGBTQ celebration. Every year, thousands of people gather at Park East on Pensacola Beach.

05/26/2024

Thanks for a super fab day Memorial Weekend Pensacola!

We successfully retrieved five cars, got a $20 tip we'll be donating to Free Mom Hugs- Florida, busted a tow strap - off to the store tomorrow to get a new one for the rest of the weekend, danced on the beach with Trixie Mattel, AND took a few hitchhikers back to the Portofino Island Resort.

Shout out to our friends Remedy Pensacola for keeping everyone on the beach in fluids!

See you tomorrow! 🏳️‍🌈

05/25/2024

The ONLY thing that can be left on the beach overnight are TENT FRAMES.

Starting tonight EVERYTHING ELSE will be removed starting at 7PM and thrown away. Our special event permit ONLY ALLOWS TENT FRAMES to remain. Any canopies, tent covers, flags, chairs, ice chests, personal items etc. will be removed.
After meeting with the Santa Rosa Island Authority, Memorial Weekend Pensacola was granted a special event permit. This permit will allow for TENT FRAMES ONLY to remain overnight on the beach in the event area from 7AM Thursday, May 23rd through 7AM Monday, May 27th 2024. This area is just east of Portofino to the National Seashore.

ALLOWED
* Tent frames may go up Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 at 7AM, All canopy covers and floors must be removed when leaving the beach at the end of the day
* Pop-up canopies without sides, canopies must be next to each other or a minimum of 7 feet apart.
* Tables must be removed when leaving the beach at the end of the day.
* Chairs must be removed from the beach at the end of the day.
* Ice chests must be removed from the beach at the end of the day.
* Solar-powered generators with sealed batteries - Entire assembly must be removed from the beach at the end of the day.
* You may begin occupying the permitted area on Thursday, May 23rd, 2024 at 7AM.

NOT ALLOWED
* Tents with sides or built-in floor not allowed overnight.
* No RV’s parking along main road.
* No fossil fuel generators, not even in parking lots or on the roadside.
* No open flames - this includes charcoal grills.
* No portable toilets.
* No reserving of space on the beach prior to the start of the permit.
* No roping off spots during events.
* No portable swimming pools. Fill in all holes before leaving the beach at the end of the day.
* No pets.
* No glass.
* No sleeping or camping on the beach at night.
* No walking on the vegetated dunes.
* No parking in non-designated areas.
* No parking on any portion of the bicycle path.
* No part of the vehicle to protrude beyond the white line on the shoulder of the road.
* No guy-wires supporting canopies.

05/24/2024

🏳️‍🌈 Get saved by a gay this MDW in Pensacola. 🏳️‍⚧️

If you’re in town for Memorial Weekend Pensacola and your car gets stuck at the beach, we’ve got you covered! The Gulf Coast Drag Fest team is offering **FREE** assistance to anyone in need. Just message us here or on Instagram, and we’ll send someone to help you ASAP.

Saturday - 12-6PM
Sunday - 12-6 PM
Monday - 11-4 PM

05/23/2024

Our first installment of the LGBTQIA+ community, friends, and allies Speed Friending is tonight. We hope to see you there from 6 to 7:30 PM at Mrs. Jones Cold Brew on Nine Mile Road.

Life is better with friends. Period. When you find friends who are from different backgrounds and cultures, you’ll be blessed with even better stories and deeper connections.

Mrs. Jones has created a safe space at the Cold Brew Bar for anybody and everyone. We welcome all with open arms (hugs too if you need one) and listening hearts. Join us at this edition of Speedfriending to meet new friends and find allies.

Speedfriending: Friends & Allies
Thursday, May 23, at 6pm

Some of y’all may be stuck in your little friend bubble and not have a ton of friends in (or outside of) the LGBTQIA+ community. This event provides a fun and fabulous way to get to know people for their humanity rather than their orientation.

We will pair you up for 6 minute blocks of conversation and move around the room to see just how many new BFFs we can make.

Hope to see you there!

05/22/2024

Pensacola's Terrah Card made it to the top three on OUTtv's Sew Fierce!!! Congrats, Terrah!🪡

Join us next Tuesday, 5/28, at 9 PM for the Season Finale Viewing Party at Alga Beer Co.

We'll have special performances by Alastina Jade Samore, Andy Kardasz, Wyntier Kandiey and many more. DJ Brody Parker will be keeping us in beats.

Stay tuned for more details.

05/21/2024

We're co-hosting a LGBTQIA+ friends and allies, speed friending event at Mrs. Jones Cold Brew this Thursday. Come out and make some new friends. 5/23, 6 PM, 1449 W 9 Mile Road, Unit 17.

Life is better with friends. Period. When you find friends who are from different backgrounds and cultures, you’ll be blessed with even better stories and deeper connections.

Mrs. Jones has created a safe space at the Cold Brew Bar for anybody and everyone. We welcome all with open arms (hugs too if you need one) and listening hearts. Join us at this edition of Speedfriending to meet new friends and find allies.

Speedfriending: Friends & Allies
Thursday, May 23, at 6pm

Some of y’all may be stuck in your little friend bubble and not have a ton of friends in (or outside of) the LGBTQIA+ community. This event provides a fun and fabulous way to get to know people for their humanity rather than their orientation.

We will pair you up for 6 minute blocks of conversation and move around the room to see just how many new BFFs we can make.

Hope to see you there!

04/09/2024

🪩 DJ ANNOUNCED - We're less than 12 hours away from the Sew Fierce Season 2 Premiere party in honor of cast member Terrah Card ⭐️
🎼 A huge shout out goes to Brody Parker for volunteering his time to DJ tonight and connecting us with the Subculture Art Gallery & Event Space team. 🎵
A huge thanks also goes out to Alastina Jade Samore, the Subculture Art Gallery & Event Space team and Galactic Eye Kandi for helping us pull this off so quickly. 🙏
Our pay-what-you-cover benefits Free Mom Hugs- Florida 🤗 See you tonight! 🏳️‍🌈

04/05/2024

!!!Breaking News Pensacola Drag Fans!!! Pensacola's very own Terrah Card was cast in OutTV's Sew Fierce, Season 2. The premiere is April 9. Don't miss it. Congrats Terrah!

Sew Fierce is back for a second season with more designers, more fashion and more camp! Jaime Lujan returns with new co-host Crystal, on a mission to find t...