On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Faith Festival returns to Panama City Beach for its second year at Aaron Bessant Park. Beginning at 9:30 a.m., Faith Festival 2026 offers a full morning and afternoon of Christian music, entertainment, food and activities. This wholesome, family-friendly event unites churches in our community, and provides an opportunity for Christians to fellowship and glorify God through praising, worshiping, singing, dancing, eating… and more! The Festival concludes at 6 p.m.; this event is free and open to the public.
Faith Festival began as a dream among local believers several years ago. The idea was to bring Christians together, uniting many churches in worship with the singular goal of proclaiming Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. The inaugural Faith Festival in October 2025 incorporated food trucks, retail vendors, and children’s play areas, bouncy houses, games and rides. Faith and worship bands performed all afternoon on the big stage at Aaron Bessant Park, and community churches assembled their tents, inviting Festival goers to learn about them and their church services. A Prayer & Baptism Tent provided one-on-one prayer by Faith Festival team members to uplift any needs, hurts or issues of Festival goers.
Faith Festival 2026 will include everything mentioned above – and more! It is our goal to grow Faith Festival every year, enabling thousands to come together to enjoy the combined efforts of this unique community outreach. Faith Festival proceeds benefit and bring awareness to its host, The Ark Transitional Housing Ministry in Panama City Beach, which provides transitional housing to those currently without a home, offering shelter, meals, prayer, and love. We invite you to be part of this very special day! Please contact the following for information:
For general information on Faith Festival, visit www.faithfestivalpcb.com
For churches wishing to take part, contact churches@faithfestivalpcb.com
For musical entertainment information, contact music@faithfestivalpcb.com
For vending, contact vendor@faithfestivalpcb.com
For sponsoring and donations, contact sponsorship@faithfestivalpcb.com
To volunteer, please reach out to volunteer@faithfestivalpcb.com
For media relations, contact Monica at directorattheark@gmail.com
The Ark Transitional Housing Ministry
In addition to Christian unity, Faith Festival seeks to raise funds for The Ark Transitional Housing Ministry. The Ark is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization that reaches out to those in need of shelter, providing temporary housing, clothes, food, and job placement; but its primary mission is to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. There are currently over 100 precious souls that live at The Ark, many of whom are children. It is the goal of the Festival team that sufficient funds be raised to not only cover the Festival’s overhead and production costs, but to raise funds to continue to improve and elevate the Ark’s residents’ lives. In 2025, Faith Festival raised $32,000, which allowed The Ark to purchase and install a playground for the children who live there. In 2026, we hope to raise funds to update The Ark’s Compassion Closet.
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