Panama City Beach is a REAL.FUN.BEACH and to show that we here are not letting any potential impact from the Gulf Coast oil-spill deter our visitors from having a quintessential summer experience, Panama City Beach is launching Summer Of Fun. This is going to be a season-long, city-wide beach party, and YOU are invited!!

Now through Labor Day weekend, there will be a series of benefit concerts, street festivals, outdoor movies, fireworks and more! Here you will find all the information that you will need to have a REAL.FUN.VACATION!

· BeachFest Block Party – Saturday, July 17 at Pier Park – A family favorite event not-to-be-missed.  Visitors can enjoy a day of shopping, dining and entertainment at Pier Park and then enjoy festivities which culminate with a fireworks display over the Gulf of Mexico.   

· Bon Temps Rouler Pirate Festival – Friday, July 23 & Saturday, July 24 – Panama City Beach will “Let the Good Times Roll,” bringing New Orleans flair to Panama City Beach for concerts on Friday and festive pirate parade with fabulous floats, masked performers, colorful costume and street party beginning at 9 p.m. on Saturday.

· Festival of the Beach – Sunday, July 25 at Spinnaker Beach Club – Beginning at noon, Spinnaker Beach Club will feature live music from the Bellamy Brothers, Tobacco Road, Boyd & Wood, American Honey, Phar Fletcher, Citizen Icon, Nothing Short of Pure and more. Purpose is to raise awareness and aid in coastal clean up efforts.

· Bellies for the Beach – Saturday, July 31 and Saturday, August 21 on By the Sea Resort’s gulf-front green next to Beachcomber by the Sea – Beginning at 6:30 p.m., belly dancing troupe Gypsy Parvana is headlining two benefit performances and free workshops.  A $5 donation to the National Wildlife Federation’s Gulf Oil Spill Restoration Fund is encouraged but not required. Benefit t-shirts will also be for sale. 

For more information about Summer of Fun events and a full listing of activities, please visit www.visitpanamacitybeach.com/summer-of-fun.

Additional events upcoming include a Summer Songwriters Festival and Preseason Football Kick-Off party and a Never Ending Summer Festival during Labor Day weekend. The Convention & Visitors Bureau will be working with Beach Care Services, a local non-profit organization that provides emergency assistance to local business. For ways that you can help contact Beach Care Services. http://beachcareservices.org/

Just opened in Panama City Beach, WonderWorks™, an innovative attraction based on a science lab being picked up in a storm and dumped upside down. The four-story, 39,000-sq.-ft. attraction is filled with 100 interactive hands-on exhibits, small rides, video games, a gift shop and more. www.wonderworkspcb.com

 
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