Since the event’s inception, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival has become an annual staple, welcoming thousands of travelers year after year to the destination to experience Pensacola’s impressive artful offerings. In 2023, the Pensacola Foo Foo Festival awarded nearly $500,000 in funding to 16 grant recipients – the highest number of grant recipients ever awarded. Foo Foo chair Therese Felth McKenzie discusses what made it special this year.