O que acontece em Pensacola, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — Pensacola Mardi Gras, Snowbird season

• Regra

  Double-red flag closures

  1 Jan – 31 DezFechamentos

  The Gulf here runs strong rip currents and the beach flags are enforced: a double red means the water is closed and entering it is a fine, not a warning. Spring and early summer are when it flies most. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Pensacola Mardi Gras

  6 Jan – 9 Mar · normalmenteCarnavalLotado

  The Gulf coast carnival tradition here predates New Orleans' by decades and still runs krewes and a Grand Parade through downtown on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Snowbird season (15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente)), Christmas and New Year (24 Dez – 1 Jan)

Lotação máxima — Pensacola Mardi Gras, Snowbird season

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Pensacola Mardi Gras (6 Jan – 9 Mar (normalmente)), Snowbird season (15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Pensacola Mardi Gras, Spring break

• Feriado

  Spring break

  1 Mar – 10 Abr · normalmenteFérias escolaresLotado

  March is when the southern universities arrive on Pensacola Beach and the sound-side condos fill. The water is still cold enough that most of it happens on the sand. Fonte ↗

• Abertura

  Blue Angels practice days

  31 Mar – 28 OutAbertura da temporada de verão

  The squadron flies practice sessions over the naval air station on most Tuesday and Wednesday mornings in season, free to watch from behind the museum. The schedule changes week to week, so check it the day before. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Pensacola Mardi Gras (6 Jan – 9 Mar (normalmente)), Snowbird season (15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))

Movimentado — Spring break

Nada novo começa em abril.

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Spring break (1 Mar – 10 Abr (normalmente)), Blue Angels practice days (31 Mar – 28 Out)

Movimentado — Memorial Day weekend

• Natureza

  Sea turtle nesting

  1 Mai – 31 Out

  Loggerheads nest on the white quartz sand of the national seashore from May, and the hatchlings run from July into October. Beach lighting is restricted for the whole season. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Memorial Day weekend

  23–25 MaiFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, opens the summer travel season: over the long weekend campsites and lodging book out, roads are slow, and parking at the most popular spots fills early in the day. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Blue Angels practice days (31 Mar – 28 Out)

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Risco

  Atlantic hurricane season

  1 Jun – 30 Nov

  The eastern Gulf coast is exposed and the risk peaks from mid-August through September. Most seasons pass with nothing worse than a week of rain and cheaper rooms. Fonte ↗

• Risco

  Gulf humidity

  15 Jun – 10 Set · normalmenteCalor extremo

  Heat index in the forties most afternoons with a thunderstorm coming off the Gulf by four. The water is bath-warm, which helps less than people expect. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Blue Angels practice days (31 Mar – 28 Out), Sea turtle nesting (1 Mai – 31 Out)

Lotação máxima — Independence Day, Pensacola Beach Air Show

• Feriado

  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Pensacola Beach Air Show

  8–20 Jul · normalmenteGrande festivalLotadoReserve cedo

  The Blue Angels fly over the beach in mid-July with practice days beforehand, in front of a crowd of well over a hundred thousand. The bridge onto the island backs up for hours. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Blue Angels practice days (31 Mar – 28 Out), Sea turtle nesting (1 Mai – 31 Out), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Gulf humidity (15 Jun – 10 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Risco

  Red tide risk

  1 Ago – 15 Dez · normalmenteAlgas e maré vermelha

  Karenia brevis blooms drift along the Gulf coast in late summer and autumn in some years, killing fish and putting an irritant in the air along the shore. The state publishes a beach-by-beach status twice a week. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Labor Day weekend

  5–7 SetFeriado nacionalLotadoReserve cedo

  Labor Day, the first Monday of September, is the last big getaway of summer: the long weekend books out campsites and lodging and fills parking early, and families thin out quickly once it has passed. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Blue Angels practice days (31 Mar – 28 Out), Sea turtle nesting (1 Mai – 31 Out), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Gulf humidity (15 Jun – 10 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Labor Day weekend, Summer break em Estados Unidos

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Blue Angels practice days (31 Mar – 28 Out), Sea turtle nesting (1 Mai – 31 Out), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Gulf humidity (15 Jun – 10 Set (normalmente)), Red tide risk (1 Ago – 15 Dez (normalmente)), Labor Day weekend (5–7 Set)

Movimentado — um dos melhores meses em clima

• Temporada

  The good weeks

  1 Out – 15 Nov · normalmenteEstação seca

  The humidity finally breaks in October, the Gulf holds its summer warmth into November, and the beaches are empty. The best six weeks of the Pensacola year.

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Blue Angels practice days (31 Mar – 28 Out), Sea turtle nesting (1 Mai – 31 Out), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Red tide risk (1 Ago – 15 Dez (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show, Snowbird season

• Festival

  Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show

  1–15 Nov · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  The squadron's home-base show at the naval air station in early November closes their season, and it is free. Base access rules change year to year, so check before driving to the gate. Fonte ↗

• Temporada

  Snowbird season

  15 Nov – 31 Mar · normalmenteTemporada de sol no invernoLotado

  Long-stay visitors from the northern states and Canada take the beach condos by the month from about Thanksgiving, so the island is busy while the water is far too cold to swim in. Restaurants keep winter hours regardless. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Blue Angels practice days (31 Mar – 28 Out), Atlantic hurricane season (1 Jun – 30 Nov), Red tide risk (1 Ago – 15 Dez (normalmente)), The good weeks (1 Out – 15 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Snowbird season, Christmas and New Year

• Feriado

  Christmas and New Year

  24 Dez – 1 JanNatal e Ano-NovoFechamentosLotado

  Christmas Day and New Year's Day are federal holidays: on 25 December most shops, museums and many restaurants close, and airports stay busy through the week between as families travel. New Year's Eve fills bars and restaurants, many at set-menu prices. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Double-red flag closures (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Red tide risk (1 Ago – 15 Dez (normalmente)), Snowbird season (15 Nov – 31 Mar (normalmente))