All Hands-On Science
Join us for a special event combing Science + Food. It’s going to be a fun & unique fine dining experience with Pensacola’s favorite local chefs – you don’t want...
Make us a part of your year of education! The MESS Hall offers monthly field trips for homeschool students. The activities are best for ages 6+,...
During the Winter Break, we will be open for you to bring the whole family to explore during extended hours. Closed 12/23 – 12/25...
Winter Break Camps Register your creative and curious young scientists for hands-on exploration through the winter break. Enjoy the theme “Science Sampler,” which will...
Curiosity Day: Diggin’ Fossils Saturday November 10, 1PM – 4PM What lies below the surface? Find out during Curiosity Day: Diggin Fossils. Learn more...
The Pensacola MESS Hall is not a typical science museum. Rather than exhibits with planned outcomes, visitors get to work like real scientists, developing questions and creating experiments, engaging in complex reasoning and learning science just through tinkering. It’s all hands-on science. Learn more.
We are located at 116 N. Tarragona St. in downtown Pensacola, right behind Caldwell Associated Architects. (Need directions?)
The Pensacola MESS Hall’s school year hours of operation are 1pm to 5pm Tuesday through Friday and 10am to 5pm Saturday. Admission is $8 per person, or free with a family membership.
Design your own marble racetrack and race your friends! The same track pieces and tubes can have very different results depending on angles and other factors. It's a great hands-on demonstration of physics concepts like acceleration and velocity, and it's just one of many permanent exhibits at the Pensacola MESS Hall.
