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|website=[http://www.celebratepensacola.com/ CelebratePensacola.com]
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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 a visit by the [[Wikipedia:Spanish Royal Family|Spanish Royal Family]].
==Events==
[[Image:CelebratePensacolaKickOff.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bishop [[John Ricard]] leads a prayer at the Celebrate Pensacola kick-off party.]]
*[[May 23]], [[2008]]: Kick-off party
*[[July 10]], 2008: [[Evenings in Olde Seville]] concert with Spanish orchestra
