This Saturday, March 14, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. is the SOGO district’s Springtime in SOGO event.

The SOGO stores — South of Government Street on Palafox — will shut down a block of Palafox Street, between Main and Zarragosa streets, opening the area for shopping, dining, live music and entertainment.

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Springtime in SOGO Participants

Participating SOGO stores and restaurants include, Al Fresco, Between, Bodacious Brew, Bodacious Olive, Carmen’s Lunch Bar, Don Alans, Emerald Coast Tours, Fiore of Pensacola, Jackson’s Steakhouse, Mainline Art House, McAlpin Interiors, Nom Sushi Izakaya, O’Riley’s Irish Pub, Pensacola Museum of Art, Pure Pilates, Scout, Shux Oyster Bar, SoChopped, SoGourmet, Susan Campbell Jewelry, T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum and VolumeOne Salon.

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Entertainment at Springtime in SOGO will include a jazz band performance, Pure Pilates’ aerial demonstrations, sidewalk chalk art, and more.

“This month we have an exciting new SOGO Selfie Contest,” says Susan Campbell, owner of SOGO’s Susan Campbell Jewelry. “Take a selfie in the SOGO district during our Springtime in SOGO event, use the hashtag #sogopcola, and you’re automatically entered to win a SOGO prize basket with goodies from the different SOGO retailers.”

There will also be pop-up shops around the block from Fiore of Pensacola and VolumeONE Salon.

“We are going to bring a piece of Main Street to Palafox Street,” says Shannon Pallin, owner of Fiore of Pensacola. “Our pop-up shop ‘green space’ will encompass the two Main Street stores. Fiore will have spring plants and flowers for sale and VolumeONE will have chairs set up for children hair cuts.”

Just around the corner, Pensacola Museum of Art and T. T. Wentworth, Jr. Florida State Museum will both be open with free admission as part of the SOGO Saturday.  Jackson’s Steakhouse will be opening for a rare Saturday lunch as part of the day’s events.

SOGO, SOuth of GOvernment, is downtown’s retail and cultural center. There are more than 20 stores, specialty shops and restaurants in the SOGO area.

For more information on Springtime in SOGO and other upcoming SOGO Saturdays, visit the SOGO District Facebook page.