Pensacola

Galleries, Theaters & Arts in Pensacola

27 locally owned galleries, theaters & arts in Pensacola, picked by The Emerald Coast Guide: hours, maps and what each place does best.

27 places

Pensacola

UWF Center for Fine & Performing Arts

University of West Florida's home for theatre, music and visual art

Live Performances Local artists
Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Little Theatre

Community theater in downtown Pensacola's 1912 former courthouse and jail

Community theater Historic Live Performances
Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Children’s Museum

Hands-on play and local history for kids ages 0–8 downtown

Family friendly Hands-on exhibits Local history exhibits
Pensacola

Pensacola State College Ashmore Auditorium

Pensacola State College's stage for plays, musicals and concerts

Live Performances Local artists
Downtown Pensacola

Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center

Rotating exhibits on the cultures that shaped Pensacola

Local history exhibits Nonprofit
Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola MESS Hall

Hands-on science center where visitors run their own experiments

Family friendly Hands-on exhibits Science center
Pensacola

Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. Museum of Pensacola

Childhood home and legacy of the first Black four-star general

Aviation history Historic Military history
Downtown Pensacola

Blue Morning Gallery

Palafox Street co-op showing work by more than 60 local artists

Artist cooperative Local artists Original art
Downtown Pensacola

Quayside Art Gallery

Artist-run co-op gallery in downtown Pensacola since 1973

Artist cooperative Classes & workshops Local artists
Downtown Pensacola

Artel Gallery

Volunteer-run experimental art gallery on Palafox Street since 1993

Local artists Nonprofit Original art
Downtown Pensacola

SSW Studios

Sarah Soule Webb's coastal paintings and guest artists on Palafox

Local artists Original art
Downtown Pensacola

Joe Hobbs Gallery

Hand-blown art glass and custom lighting by a Pensacola glass artist

Glassblowing Local artists Original art
Pensacola

First City Art Center

Hands-on glass, clay and art center in Pensacola's old waterworks

Classes & workshops Glassblowing Kids' classes
Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Symphony Orchestra

Pensacola's professional orchestra, led by Peter Rubardt for 30 seasons

Classical music Live Performances
Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Opera

Professional opera at the Saenger Theatre since the early 1990s

Live Performances Opera
Downtown Pensacola

Ballet Pensacola

Northwest Florida's resident professional ballet company since 1978

Dance Kids' classes Live Performances
Pensacola

Let’s Go Paint Pottery

Pottery painting, mosaics and wheel classes with a big party room

Classes & workshops Paint-your-own pottery Private parties
Pensacola

Perdido Artist Gallery & Gifts

Local artists' gallery and gift shop on the way to Perdido Key

Classes & workshops Local artists Original art
Pensacola

Luna Fine Art Gallery

Rotating local and regional art exhibits inside the Hilton Pensacola Beach

Local artists Original art
Pensacola

Graffiti Bridge

Pensacola's ever-changing community canvas on the 17th Avenue trestle

Free admission Historic Local artists
Pensacola

Pensacola Lighthouse & Maritime Museum

Climb 177 steps up the 1859 lighthouse on NAS Pensacola

Family friendly Open daily
Pensacola

National Naval Aviation Museum

Free museum with 150+ Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard aircraft

Family friendly Open daily
Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Saenger Theatre

Restored 1925 Spanish Baroque theater on Palafox Street

Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Museum of Art

Modern and contemporary art inside Pensacola's old city jail

Downtown Pensacola

Pensacola Museum of History

City of Five Flags history in Pensacola's 1907 City Hall

Family friendly
Downtown Pensacola

Historic Pensacola Village

Walkable museum village inside Pensacola's colonial core

Family friendly
Gulf Breeze

Marty Campbell Gallery

Fine art gallery and custom framing

Custom framing Fine art Local artists