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Pensacola's Foo Foo Festival Announces $500,000 Grant Pool for 13th Year - Foo Foo Festival Pensacola’s Foo Foo Festival Announces $500,000 Grant Pool for 13th Year PENSACOLA’S FOO FOO FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES $500,000 GRANT POOL FOR THIRTEENTH YEAR, OCTOBER 29 – NOVEMBER 9, 2026 Letters of Intent to Apply for a 2026 Foo Foo Festival Grant Due March 6, 2026 PENSACOLA, FLA.

(FEBRUARY 9, 2026) – Today, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival Committee officially announced its plans for its thirteenth year of events, scheduled for October 29, 2026, to November 9, 2026. At this morning’s kickoff presentation, the Foo Foo Festival Committee shared this year’s grant application process and funding structure that will be implemented for this year’s happenings.

In 2025, Foo Foo Fest celebrated its twelfth iteration, featuring 10 grant recipients backed by more than $450,000 in grant funding. In 2026, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival will once again fund top-scoring grant applicants, with the number of grants to be awarded contingent upon the number of submissions.

The Foo Foo Festival Committee will award up to $500,000 in grant funding and grant applicants can apply for up to $100,000 in grant funding per event.

All organizations, businesses, and community partners are also encouraged to submit their various events (occurring October 29, 2026, through November 9, 2026) for consideration to become a “Friend of Foo,” receiving visibility as part of the regional marketing campaign and throughout the 12-day series of events.

Organizations interested in applying for a Foo Foo Fest grant must submit a mandatory letter of intent by Friday, March 6, 2026, at Noon CT. To learn more about the letter of intent and the Foo Foo Fest application process, visit ACEPensacola. org .

To apply for consideration as a “Friend of Foo,” visit FooFooFest. com ; applications will open on Friday, May 1, 2026. 2026 Foo Foo Fest Committee members include Warren Sonnen (Chair/Compliance), Therese McKenzie (Past-Chair), Nicole Stacey (Curator), Robbie Schrock (Public Relations Liaison), Kelly MacLeod (Marketing Liaison), and Mallory Studer (Member at Large).

Foo Foo Fest Application Timeline: Friday, March 6, 2026 – Foo Foo Fest Organization Letter of Intent Deadline (Noon CT) Monday, April 6, 2026 – Foo Foo Fest Grant Applications Open Friday, April 10, 2026 – Foo Foo Fest Grant Application Deadline (Noon CT) Thursday, April 30, 2026 – Public Grant Scoring and Announcement Friday, May 1, 2026 – “Friend of Foo” and Foo Foo On the Menu Applications Open Friday, May 22, 2026 – Foo Foo On the Menu Application Deadline (Noon CT) Friday, October 1, 2026 – “Friend of Foo” Application Deadline (Noon CT) To download resources provided by the committee, visit ACEPensacola.

org . For more information on the 2026 Pensacola Foo Foo Festival, visit FooFooFest. com or follow Foo Foo Festival on Facebook , X , and Instagram .

ABOUT ART, CULTURE, ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (ACE): ACE is a nonprofit organization that receives Federal, State of Florida, Escambia County, City of Pensacola, corporate, foundation, and personal funds. ACE disperses these funds through an equitable granting process to nonprofit arts, culture, and entertainment organizations throughout Escambia County, Fla.

, and promotes Escambia County as an arts and cultural destination through the annual Foo Foo Festival and other marketing efforts. For more information about ACE, visit www. acepensacola.

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