While visitors wait all year long for the Pensacola Beach Blue Angels Air Show, one of the biggest dilemmas of the day is finding a parking spot when the show rolls around on July 12. If you don’t want to wake up at 2 a.m. to head to the free main lot or walk a mile from your spot to the sand, there are some ticketed options for prime parking spaces that can be reserved ahead of time – if you’re willing to pay.
Luckily, most places that offer parking spaces also offer food and drink vouchers, live music, and other add-ons. Here are some ideas to get your search started.
Where to reserve parking on Pensacola Beach
Laguna’s Beach Bar + Grill
460 Pensacola Beach Blvd.
Each Laguna’s parking pass includes two drinks and an appetizer for the ticket purchaser that can be redeemed upstairs at the restaurant. Pricing varies depending on the day, starting out at $88.02 on Thursday, $116.69 on Friday’s Blue Angels dress rehearsal and $145.37 for Saturday’s air show. Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.
Salty Rose
165 Fort Pickens Road
Get up close and personal with the Blue Angels while parking at the Salty Rose at Pensacola Beach Resort with parking tickets available for both Friday and Saturday. Each ticket includes a prime parking spot, a free appetizer and two complimentary cocktails from the Salty Rose. Tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite at $108.55 per space for Friday’s show and $215.26 per space on Saturday.
Red Fish Blue Fish
5 Via De Luna Drive Unit B
Red Fish Blue Fish is offering table rentals to make sure you have a seat to catch the Blue Angels firsthand. All tables are reserved for 1.5 hours before the air show on Saturday and 30 minutes after. Four-top tables are available for $400 and six-top tables are available for $600. A 20% gratuity will be added to the final bill after the event. Table reservations include one parking spot per table, and a license plate will be needed to complete registration. For questions or further information, call 850-712-9381. To make a reservation, visit the Red Fish Blue Fish Watch Party survey here.
Hilton Pensacola Beach
12 Via De Luna Drive
Hilton Pensacola Beach is hosting a watch party from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hilton poolside, with shuttle transportation offered to and from Gulf Breeze High School. Tickets will include a full buffet offered from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., pool and beach access, live music and a private viewing area and can be purchased on the Hilton Pensacola Beach website. Ticket pricing is as follows:
This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Need a parking spot for Blue Angels? Here are nearby places where you can pay to park
Reporting by Brittany Misencik, Pensacola News Journal / Pensacola News Journal
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