One of the many reasons that Cindy and I re-located ZimmComm World Headquarters to Pensacola, FL is seafood. We love fish farmers! Today we’re going to be sampling at the Fiesta of Five Flags Pensacola Seafood Festival. I think everyone loves festivals. We’ve gone to more than I can even remember. Some stand outs for me have been the Catfish Festival, Swamp Cabbage Festival, Strawberry Festival, Testicle Festival, Sweet Corn Festival and Watermelon Festival. Mmm, mmm! Today should be a foodie delight.

Today we’ll visit a new one that has a lot of promise. Here’s what we’ll be doing.

The festival is one of the largest arts and crafts fairs in northwest Florida with more than 160 artisans and craftsmen who travel from around the country to participate in this three day festival. Vendors will be displaying their unique wares, and many items are reflective of the area’s Gulf Coast lifestyle. Arts and crafts vendors will be located in Pensacola News Journal Pelican Park (Seville Square).

The Pensacola Seafood Festival will feature seafood dishes and other delicious festival fare. Treat your taste buds to a variety of dishes from 17 carefully selected food vendors bordering the park along Government and Alcaniz Streets. Enjoy favorite foods such as grilled conch, seafood gumbo, oyster croquettes, soft shell crab, coconut shrimp, Caribbean crab cakes, and more.

You can follow the action on Twitter with the hashtag, #PcolaSeafood. BTW. Did you know that in 1559, Spanish Conquistador, Don Tristan de Luna, established Pensacola as the first European settlement in the United States?