It’s that time again! Come join us at our 13th Annual Krewe of Blues Pin and Bead Festival & Charity Diaper Drive at Seville Square on January 14, 2024.

This event is a great follow up to Pensacola Mardi Gras Kick-Off. It’s a Krewe driven event and can’t be successful without your Krewe. Krewe of Blues (KOB) would love for your Krewe to be a part of this year’s “Krewe of Blues Pin and Bead Festival”.

Last year we collected 177,000 diapers as well as other items and donations for the Gulf Coast Kids House and Santa Rosa Kids House. Come out represent your Krewe and Charity and help us help the Gulf Coast Kids House and Santa Rosa Kids House with even more this year!

This event is free to attend unless you and your Krewe or Business desire to have a tent set up at the event.

We will have Krewe booths again this year and we will be assigning spaces on a first come first serve basis, so get your Krewe application in as soon as possible to get prime real estate in Seville Square. Krewe welcome packets will be sent out a couple weeks before the event.

Krewe tent prices are $40 – Single, $70 – Double and $105 – Triple. We also have Vendor Tents for $45. Please see our website for Sponsorship opportunities.

You may use your 10×10 space to promote your favorite charity, Krewe membership, Krewe events, and Krewe fundraisers or just to celebrate Mardi Gras.

Event hours will be 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. We ask that everyone be set up by 10:00 a.m. remain set up until 3pm or as coordinated.

Is your Krewe competitive? Make sure and sign up for the Krewe Wars.

Oh, and last but not least, don’t forget your Pins and Beads!

The KOB Pin & Bead Festival Krewe Wars Champion competition consists of several events but not limited to: booth displays and decorations, pin and bead judging, diaper drive, Krewe participation and motivation, monies raised for select charity, AND Krewe Wars Games.

Please note that any diapers donated on behalf of a Krewe will be given credit toward the Krewe Wars Champion Trophy.

Krewe awards include:

The KOB Pin & Bead Festival Krewe Wars Champion Trophy, passed from year to year & magnetic door sign for Krewe Wars Champion for parading.

Awards to be announced and presented at the Pin and Bead Awards Presentation after the event (Date TBA) are:

Best Tent
Best Bead
Best Pin
Most Diapers

Awards to be announced and presented at Priscus are:

Krewe War Champion Trophy (Overall 1st place)
King Elwood Award (Overall 2nd place)
Queen Joliet Award (Overall 3rd place)

Remember the real winners from this event are Gulf Coast Kids House and Santa Rosa Kids House, so please help us help the kids win!