08 Oct Bands on the Beach Canceled on Pensacola Beach

October 8, 2018 –Pensacola Beach, Fl—The Santa Rosa Island Authority has canceled the 7 p.m. Bands on the Beach performance scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 9, due to the hurricane and storm surge watch in effect for the area by the National Hurricane Center.

There will be no rain date for Tuesday night’s canceled performance by Elvis Remembered.

The remaining performances scheduled in October are:

Oct. 16                        Holly Shelton

Oct. 23                        Southern Breeze

Oct. 30                        Emerald Coast Blues Brothers

Media Note: For additional information please contact Robbie Schrock, Director of Administration at (850) 932-2257 or robbie_schrock@sria-fla.com.

Pensacola Beach is owned by Escambia County, Fla., and is under the direction of the Santa Rosa Island Authority (SRIA). The SRIA was created by the Florida legislature in 1947 under Chapter 24500. The SRIA does not receive tax support from the taxpayers of the county. It is fully funded from lease fees collected from business and residences on the beach. The Island Authority board is made up of six members; five are named by members of the Escambia County Board of Commissioners whose term is the same as the commissioner who appointed them. Registered voters on Pensacola Beach elect the sixth member. The elected member’s term is two years.