HOLIDAY HARBOR MARINA & SUNSET GRILLE

July Newsletter

Holiday Harbor Marina

July is A Busy Month

July will be a very busy month at Holiday Harbor Marina and Sunset Grille.  In addition to the July 4th weekend, the annual Blue Angels at the Beach show will take place at Pensacola Beach July 15-18, and the Holiday Harbor Marina annual red snapper tournament continues through July 31.

FAST GAS!

We now have a duel hose dispenser and up-graded pumps at the North Fuel Dock located next to Sunset Grille.  This doubles our gas fueing capacity and enables us to meet your fueling needs much quicker so that you can spend more time enjoying your time on the water.

July Planning

This year, the 4th of July is on Saturday and the Blue Angels at the Beach will be TWO WEEKS LATER, Wednesday the 15th through Saturday the 18th. This will be one of the busiest times of the year at Holiday Harbor. In order to help assure everyone has an enjoyable boating experience, we ask that dry storage customers: – Call at least 2 hours before you want your boat placed in the water. – Recognize that there is not enough dock space at the marina for all launched boats to stay in the water over the holiday. Therefore, boats returned before closing will be returned to dry storage daily and boats returned after closing will be returned to dry storage early the next morning. – Know that all wet slips are rented. Therefore, do not dock in wet slips, unless specifically advised to do so.  If you return after closing and the launch area is full, please use the fuel dock or the “T” dock used for docking at Sunset Grille.  We will move your boat early the next morning. – Keep the number of vehicles parking at the Marina to a minimum. – Remember that there will be NO WORK RACKS July 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, or 19. We appreciate customers’ help in making the holiday week a great time for all.
July 15 – 18 Blue Angels At The Beach The annual Blue Angels’ weekend show at Pensacola Beach is July 15 – 18. The basic schedule is as follows –             July 15, Wednesday – Breakfast with the Blues             July 16, Thursday – Blue Angels Dress Rehearsal Show             July 17, Friday  —  Blue Angels Full Dress Rehearsal and Civilian Acts             July 18, Saturday  —  Blue Angels Air Show and Civilian Acts The latest schedule information can be found at: https://www.visitpensacolabeach.com/whats-happening-blue-angels/
PARKING ENFORCEMENT NOTICE
  To ensure that all eligible customers are able to park, we began enforcing parking restrictions on Memorial Day weekend and will continue each holiday weekend through Labor Day weekend, including Blue Angels weekend.
 
PARKING WILL BE RESTRICTED TO
STORAGE/WET SLIP CUSTOMERS AND GUESTS
FREEDOM BOAT CLUB MEMBERS WITH SCHEDULED BOAT USAGE
PATRONS OF SUNSET GRILLE WHILE DINING AT THE GRILLE
PATRONS OF LOST KEY BARBER SHOP

OTHER VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO BEING TOWED WITHOUT WARNING!

Please help by minimizing the number of vehicles to be parked in the Marina/Grille parking lots. You also may consider having you and your guests dropped off at the Marina.

You may encounter a Parking Lot Attendant who will confirm your parking status. Please do not be offended. We regret this enforcement is necessary; our only purpose is to help ensure our customers are able to park and enjoy their boating or dining experience.

Please contact the Marina office (850-492-0555) if you have special circumstances.

Real-Time Weather Available

An automated, real-time weather station has been installed on the roof at the marina, along with a camera to view our Osprey Nest.
https://tempestwx.com/station/175202/grid
https://myholidayharbor.com/view-camera/

Red Snapper Tournament — Still Time to Win Big!

The Holiday Harbor Marina “Show Us Your Sow” annual red snapper tournament continues through July 31, 2026, the end of the recreational red snapper season for Florida.

As of July 1, the top spot is 21.4 pounds!
REMEMBER: You don’t have to have the largest fish to win a prize.  The Wildcard Weight award will go to the weighed fish that comes closes to a Wildcard Weight between 5 and 15 pounds to be drawn at the end of the tournament.

Complete information for Florida waters, including open dates (when set), gear requirements, size requirements, harvest limits and other requirements, can be found at:
http://myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/snappers/   

BAIT AND TACKLE

Both our South Store and North Store have various frozen baits, including squid, cigar minnows, shrimp and pogies.  We also have the largest selection of JYG slow pitch jigs on the water for our area along with their jigging rods. Other tackle we carry are MirrOLures, Zara Spooks, Gulps, DOA shrimp, Fishbites and Bird of Prey tackle for inshore. For offshore, we have Nomad deep diving plugs (great for wahoo), Chasebait squids, Rapala plugs and deep drop weights and rigs by Bird of Prey.

MARINA RENTAL ACCOMMODATIONS

The Marina has two units available for short-term rental, an apartment and a three-bedroom waterfront house.
 

The Marina apartment is one bed/one bath with kitchen and dining area and pull-out couch.

The Heron house is located near the Grille on Waterview Drive facing the Intracoastal Waterway. It is a 3 bed/2 bath that sleeps 9.

Smoking and pets are NOT permitted.

Complete information and availability can be found at the following links:

Sunset Grille

Sunset Grille BAR will OPEN at 10:00 AM on July 4.

Food, Drink and Fun
Complete your boat outing with a stop at Sunset Grille.  In addition to great food and ice cold drinks, you can enjoy watching all of the boat traffic.

We also accept To-Go Orders! If you’re on your boat or in your car, give us a call at (850) 492-1063

Air Conditioned Seating

The space formerly occupied by our Gift Shop has been converted to an air conditioned dining area. Perfect for those who don’t prefer the open-air concept, or small groups (16-20)
If you wish to be seated in the dining room, please let the Host/Hostess know.

SPECIALS

Drink – Firecracker martini –  Citrus vodka, lemonade, blue curacao, with a sugar rim! 

Pie – Blueberry Cream