All Hands-On Science
Check out these opportunities to explore science. The MESS Hall hosts events for the whole family, and after-hours events exclusively for adults to get in on the science fun! Looking...
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+,...
Sip for Science! Enjoy sampling a variety of wines, munching on hors d’oeuvres, and mingling with others who inspire creativity and scientific curiosity at the...
Ignite scientific curiosity with themed camps this summer! Weeklong, half-day camps explore a variety of topics. Find our schedule and theme descriptions below....
This summer, travel through time and experience innovations and breakthroughs we’ve made in the many fields of science with hands-on exhibits, new mess kits,...
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.
