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'''Celebrate Pensacola, Inc.''' is a non-profit organization that is organizing a festival commemorating the '''450th anniversary''' of Don [[Tristan de Luna]]'s [[1559]] [[Luna expedition|expedition]] that established Pensacola as the [[America's First Settlement|first European settlement]] in the United States. The celebration will run for a total of for 450 days, from [[May 23]], [[2008]] to [[August 15]], [[2009]]. Among other events, the organizers have stated the possibility of Pensacola received a visit by the [[Wikipedia:Spanish Royal Familyroyal visit|visit by Spanish Royal Familyroyalty]] on [[February 19]], 2009.
The organization will come together again in [[2014]] to celebrate the 100th anniversary of [[Naval aviation in Pensacola]].
*[[May 23]], [[2008]]: Kick-off party
*[[July 10]], 2008: [[Evenings in Olde Seville]] concert with Spanish orchestra
*[[March 20February 19]], [[2009]]: [[Spanish royal visit]]*[[March 20]], 2009: A Night of One Voice
*[[April 4]], 2009: [[Spanish Wine Festival]]
*[[July 10]], 2009: Spanish Band
*TBA: Visit of tall ship ''[[Juan Sebastian de Elcano]]''
*TBA: [[Heritage Festival]]
*TBA: Lecture series and archaeological digs
*TBA: Historical reenactments and plays
*[[August 15]], 2009: De Luna Landing Celebration
