PENSACOLA’S FOO FOO FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES VENDOR APPLICATIONS, GRANT STRUCTURES AND COVID-SAFE PLANS FOR 2021
Date Posted: Jan 29, 2021
Pensacola, FL (January 29, 2021) – Today, Pensacola’s Foo Foo Festival officially announced its plans for its seventh annual events, taking place November 4-15, 2021. Via a virtual kickoff, the Foo Foo Festival committee shared this year’s grant application process, funding structure, and COVID-safe procedures that will be implemented into this year’s festival. While the Foo Foo Festival’s plans for its 2020 events were canceled out of an abundance of caution to ensure the health and safety of the Pensacola community and attendees, the highly-anticipated festival will return in November 2021 better than ever before.
In 2021, 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. This year the Foo Foo Festival will provide up to $315,000 in grant funding, and grant applicants can apply for up to $100,000 in grant funding. For those local non-profits interested in applying for a Foo Foo Festival grant, visit ACEPENSACOLA.ORG. Additionally, for those non-profit organizations that apply and do not receive a grant, but would still like to participate or those local for-profit businesses such as hoteliers, restaurants, bars, etc who are interested in participating and benefitting, we encourage you to apply as a Friend of Foo. To apply for this year’s Friends of Foo, visit FOOFOOFEST.COM.
This year’s events will be held with COVID-safe procedures in mind. As Foo Foo Fest organizers work to finalize the plans and event layout for this November’s festivities, the team is taking all precautions possible to ensure that the health of its organizers and attendees will be kept top of mind, including the institution of COVID-safe protocols and enhancement of outdoor spaces to allow for social distancing. The Foo Foo Fest team will continue to monitor developments surrounding COVID-19 leading up to November’s events and will fully cooperate with any instructions heeded for Escambia County by local and state officials and the CDC.
2021 Foo Foo Fest committee members include David Bear, Founder of Foo Foo Fest and Vice President of The Lewis Bear Company; Maria Goldberg, Foo Foo Fest Chair and Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Events for Great Southern Restaurants, ; Nicole Stacey, Foo Foo Fest Curator and Director of Communications and Marketing for Visit Pensacola; Jane Birdwell, CEO of the Birdwell Agency; Michelle Ortiz-Miguez, Marketing Manager, Zarzaur Law, PA; and Warren Sonnen, Manager of O’Riley’s Irish Pub.
Foo Foo Fest Application Timeline:
- Friday, February 5, 2021 – Foo Foo Fest Grant Applications Open
- Friday, April 30, 2021 – Foo Foo Fest Grant Application Deadline (12 noon CDT)
- **UPDATED** Friday, May 14, 2021 – Public Grant Scoring and Official Announcement (10:00 a.m. CDT at the Bowden Building): Due to COVID-19 there will be a virtual or ZOOM meeting option made available. Masks and social distancing measures will be required of those attending the meeting in person.
Foo Foo Fest looks forward to the opportunity to welcome new and returning festival attendees to its seventh annual beloved arts & culture event November 4-15 and to showing support for the Pensacola community during these challenging times.
To watch our January 29, 2021, virtual kickoff event, click below. For more information on the 2021 Pensacola Foo Foo Festival, visit FooFooFest.com or follow Foo Foo Festival on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Virtual Kick-Off Announcement
Virtual Kick-Off Announcement RESOURCES :
Foo Foo Festival Grant Application
ABOUT FOO FOO FESTIVAL
For more information on the 2021 Pensacola Foo Foo Festival, visit FooFooFest.com or follow Foo Foo Festival on Facebook, Twitter, 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 art and cultural destination through the annual Foo Foo Festival and other marketing efforts. For more information about ACE, visit www.acepensacola.org.
COVID-19 STATEMENT
The health and safety of the Pensacola Foo Foo Fest’s attendees, staff, vendors, and participants are of the utmost importance to the Foo Foo Fest team. As Foo Foo Fest organizers work to finalize the plans and event layout for this November’s festivities, the team is taking all precautions possible to ensure that the health of its festival-goers will be kept top of mind, including the institution of COVID-safe protocols and enhancement of outdoor spaces to allow for social distancing. The Foo Foo Fest team will continue to monitor developments surrounding COVID-19 leading up to November’s events and will fully cooperate with any instructions heeded for Escambia County by local and state officials and the CDC.
