For live music tonight, go to Bands on the Beach at the Gulfside Pavilion on Pensacola Beach — 7–9 p.m. It’s the best low-key Friday option: free, outdoors, right by the water, and easy to pair with dinner or drinks on the Boardwalk. Bring a chair or blanket and leave early enough for beach parking and the bridge traffic. Event details

If you’d rather stay downtown, Kyle Turner is playing jazz/saxophone shows at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at 1216 N. 9th Ave., Pensacola. That’s the better choice for a more intimate, listen-to-the-band kind of night. Tickets/details

👉 Do you want the beach concert or a downtown jazz show?