Pensacola Pawdi Gras

04/01/2025

We would love for you guys to head to the Entertainment/Leisure category and then festivals/fairs to nominate Pensacola Paw-di Gras! This will help us make the ballot to be voted for! We appreciate your love and support of this event. Each year, we are passed up. We've won runner up in the past, but we believe its our time to shine, and hope you do, too!

Thank you! 🐾🧡

Submit your favorite area companies for consideration and be entered to win a gift card!

03/24/2025

We are starting a monthly informational newsletter and our first one just went out! Check out the article below, and subscribe to never miss an article! Informational newsletters will go out the second and last Thursday of every month! (this one went out a couple of days early, due to scheduling conflicts)

Have an idea of something we should write about? Comment below or email us!

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03/20/2025

The people have voted, and the 5th Annual Pensacola Paw-di Gras theme has been selected!

February 1, 2026 will go back 4 decades to transform downtown Pensacola into the PAW-SOME 80'S!

We are stoked to create this event around this theme, and we can't wait to see everyone in their costumes!

WolfGang Pensacola
Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare
Krewe of Hip Huggers
Perfect Plain Brewing Co.
Hanto & Clarke

03/16/2025

Today is the last day to vote for the final 4 bracket for the 5th annual theme! Head to WolfGang Pensacola to vote for who makes it to the final round!

03/11/2025

The second round of voting has begun, and you can now vote for the elite 8 over at WolfGang Pensacola . This round will last from March 11th to March 13th! Let's see who makes it to the final 4!

03/10/2025

Make sure to head to WolfGang Pensacola to vote on the first bracket round for the 5th annual theme. First round ends tonight and the second round starts tomorrow!

02/27/2025

02/27/2025

‼️ It’s That Time Again—Pensacola Paw-di Gras Theme Submissions Are OPEN!🐶🎭 ‼️

Each year, we let YOU—our amazing community—help choose the theme for the next Pensacola Paw-di Gras! Starting today, February 26th, through March 3rd, drop your theme ideas in the comments below.

After March 3rd, we’ll take all your suggestions and put them into a March Madness-style bracket! Every five days, themes will go head-to-head, and the winners will advance until we crown the official 2026 Paw-di Gras theme! 🏆

Get creative, have fun, and let’s make next year’s celebration the best one yet! Comment below with your theme ideas! ⬇️🎉

WolfGang Pensacola

02/20/2025

02/20/2025

We are excited to announce that we are once again the official sponsors of Bark in the Park at and !

Leash up your pup and join us for a day of softball and baseball ⚾️ games on March 29th!

There will also be a couple of adoptable dogs from our friends at !

Each dog will receive a bandana when you get there, a pup cup, and there will be a doggy play area set up!

You can purchase your tickets in advance by visiting https://goargos.universitytickets.com/

We hope to see you all there!

02/17/2025

🗣 SAVE THE DATE!

The 5th Annual Pensacola Paw-di Gras will be February 1, 2026! 🐾💜💚💛⚜️

Comment below if you're joining us next year! 👇👇

WolfGang Pensacola

02/17/2025

Wow, what an amazing day! We have so many thank yous to give out, but for now, THANK YOU to our animal loving community.

Your love and support of this annual event means the world to us.

We can't wait to go through all of the photos and comments.

4th Annual Pensacola Paw-di Gras

02/15/2025

Online registration for parade and costume contests will end at 8pm tonight. We have around 20 swag bags left of the 300.

If you did not pick up your swag bag last night, you can pick it up at the Escambia County Department of Animal Welfare tent tomorrow from 11 to 3.

If you signed up for a costume contest, please plan to be at the stage by 12:50 tomorrow . Contest starts at 1, and there will be many reminders announced ahead of time.

Event starts at 11 and ends at 4. Full timeline of events can be found on top of the official map, posted on all official pages.

4th Annual Pensacola Paw-di Gras

02/15/2025

We wanted to share the official map with timeline of events again for everyone. Both maps are also pinned on our pages

WEAR ABC 3 News, Pensacola
WKRG
Pensacola News Journal

Official map and timeline of events!

02/15/2025

Important parking information for the 4th Annual Pensacola Paw-di Gras :
-Downtown parking is FREE on Sundays in all CITY/BLUE parking spots.
-red/green parking spots are private lots that charge 24/7. You can park there if you're willing to pay.
-there are parking lots charging to park all weekend due to Pensacon. These are NOT due to our event. You can park there, but we wanted to make sure everyone knew these lots were not set up for our event.
-we HIGHLY SUGGEST parking to the west of Garden Street and Palafox Streets and walking to the event space. Everything east of the closed down Garden Street between Tarragona and Palafox Streets will fill up fast due to Pensacon.
-as a reminder, Paw-di Gras is from 11 to 4 on a closed down Garden Street between Tarragona and Palafox Streets
-you can also park in the Jefferson Street garage and Intendencia garage.

We look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow at 11!

02/14/2025

Official pawrade route. As a reminder, these roads will NOT be shut down for the entire day, but our men and women in blue from the Pensacola Police Department will stop traffic from 2:30 to 3:30 along the parade route, as the dogs and their hoomans Strut their stuff down these roads! Please prepare for slight traffic delays.

Parade line up will start in front of the stage starting at 2. Parade starts at 2:30. Entire event time is from 11 to 4

Garden Street between Tarragona and Palafox Streets WILL be closed from 7:30 AM to 5PM on event day.