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Ballet Pensacola Brings 'Carnival of the Animals' to Foo Foo Festival, November 1-3

The animal kingdom takes the stage in downtown Pensacola this weekend as Ballet Pensacola presents Carnival of the Animals, an original family production created for the Foo Foo Festival, with five performances from Sunday through Tuesday.

By Pensacola Watch News Staff • October 31, 2026 at 3:09 PM CDT

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Ballet Pensacola Brings 'Carnival of the Animals' to Foo Foo Festival, November 1-3 (Pensacola Watch News)

Ballet Pensacola is giving Foo Foo Festival its family centerpiece. Carnival of the Animals, an original production created especially for this year's festival, opens Sunday, November 1, at the Clark Family Cultural Center, 400 South Jefferson Street, in The Courtroom on the first floor, the Pensacola News Journal's entertainment guide reported.

The run is built for families fitting a show around the rest of the festival weekend: performances at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, November 1, at 1 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Monday, November 2, and a closing performance at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3 — Election Day.

Ballet Pensacola is one of the 2026 Foo Foo Festival grant recipients, and its production is part of the festival's 13th annual run, October 29 through November 9, which spreads grant-funded arts, music, science and theatre events across Pensacola. The full festival schedule is at FooFooFest.com.

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