FRI 9/18–SUN 9/20
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Family Camp
Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Dauphin Island Sea Lab runs an overnight family camp the weekend of September 18 through 20, mixing lab time with Alabama Aquarium programming.
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Temperature and the chance of rain, out to 10 AM.Tide low 2:28 PM, high tomorrow 1:52 AM, low tomorrow 3:23 PMSlack at the pass 4:14 PM and tomorrow 6:09 AM, when the current stops runningWind 7 mph from the east, 5 to 9 through the dayHourly UV, weather and wind from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0), baked in when the app last updated. Tide and slack from NOAA Tides & Currents (Pensacola Beach Pier, Pensacola Bay entrance, midchannel). Water and flag read from today's beach forecast.Science & discovery
The next ninety days of science & discovery on the coast.
Science & discovery
36 events
SAT 9/19–SUN 9/20
Pensacola Brick Convention (LEGO fan expo)
Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds
A LEGO fan convention runs '2x bigger' this year, with builds, vendors, and meet-the-builders sessions.
Sessions 10 AM-1 PM + 2-5 PM
SAT 9/19
IHMC Science Saturdays (fall season)
IHMC, Downtown Pensacola
Free hands-on STEM runs at a real robotics institute, grades 3-7, with registration opening about 2 weeks before each session on Eventbrite.
Monthly school-year Saturdays · the grades 3-4 band 9-10:30 AM
SAT 9/19
NatureNauts STEM Day
Bellingrath Gardens & Home · Theodore, AL
Bellingrath Gardens hosts a family STEM day with interactive science exhibits, wildlife and conservation activities, and live animal encounters.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 9/19
LEGO Club @ the Library (Ages 6-12)
Youth Services Program Room @ the Niceville Library
Kids ages 6 to 12 build with library provided LEGO bricks in the Youth Services Program Room at the Niceville Library, split across two shorter sessions so nobody has to sit still too long.
10:30 AM to 12:15 PM
SAT 9/19
Heartsaver CPR & Healthcare Provider Certification Class
Fire Station 1 / Training Facility · Daphne, AL
Daphne's Fire Department runs a Heartsaver CPR and Healthcare Provider Certification class on Saturday morning from 8 AM to 12 PM at the training facility.
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Sunday 9/20
ALET Fall Symposium
Perdido Beach Resort · Orange Beach, AL
Perdido Beach Resort hosts the ALET Fall Symposium on Sunday, September 20.
Monday 9/21
Homeschool Academy
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
This drop-off homeschool science workshop at the Emerald Coast Science Center is built for ages 6 to 12, with lessons pitched at grades 1 through 5.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
18+TUE 9/22
Women in Science Conference
Beachside Church · Fort Walton Beach
A STEM conference at Beachside Church brings in local women in science, technology, engineering and math for talks and a panel Q&A.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
TUE 9/22
Curiosity Day: Energy Extravaganza
Pensacola MESS Hall
Pensacola MESS Hall devotes an afternoon to hands-on activities exploring energy, recommended for kids ages 7 and up.
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Wednesday 9/23
Makerspace Studio Fall 2026
Downtown Pensacola, Museum of Commerce
This hands on course at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Pensacola covers 3D printers, laser engravers, CNC mills, sewing, electronics, and other fabrication tools.
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Thursday 9/24
Basic Computer Skills for Everyday Life
Ben May Main Library, AT&T Technology Center · Mobile, AL
This class, Basic Computer Skills for Everyday Life, meets at the Ben May Main Library's AT&T Technology Center.
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
THU 9/24
Tween/Teen Tech-Time (Gulf Breeze)
Gulf Breeze Library
Tween/Teen Tech-Time opens the Gulf Breeze Library's technology space to older kids for two hours after school.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
FRI 9/25
Drop In Family STEAM: Forest Fire Safety
Mary Esther Library
Mary Esther Library opens its meeting space for a walk-in STEAM session on forest fire safety.
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM
SAT 9/26
Emerald Coast Science Center's Day of Play with ACM and Nickelodeon
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
The Emerald Coast Science Center teams up with the Association of Children's Museums and Nickelodeon for a day built around coding and robot play.
10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 9/26
Explorecon: A Day of Animation
Exploreum Science Center · Mobile, AL
Explorecon: A Day of Animation takes over the Exploreum Science Center on Saturday, September 26, from 10 AM to 4 PM.
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
WED 9/30
Homeschool S.T.E.A.M.: The Science of Senses
Orange Beach Public Library
The Orange Beach Public Library runs a hands on homeschool lesson about the five senses in humans and animals on Wednesday, September 30, from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Wednesday 9/30
LEGO Club: September 30
Orange Beach Public Library
The Orange Beach Public Library's LEGO Club meets on Wednesday, September 30, from 4 PM to 5 PM.
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
FRI 10/2
Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon Planetarium Show
Pensacola State College Planetarium, Bldg. 21
PSC's planetarium builds a one-hour dome show around Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, pairing the album with a projected light show under the dome.
6:00 PM-7:00 PM
Saturday 10/3
Discover Science Saturday
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
The Emerald Coast Science Center runs a themed activity morning on the first Saturday of every month, included in regular admission.
10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Tuesday 10/6
Maker Days
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
Maker Days is a hands-on STEAM drop-off workshop at the Emerald Coast Science Center, held the first Monday and Tuesday of every month.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tuesday 10/6
Pathways: Middle School Workshop
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
This drop-off STEM workshop at the Emerald Coast Science Center is for students ages 11 to 14, held the first Tuesday of every month.
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
THU 10/8–FRI 10/9
Draconid Meteor Shower: the one that happens at bedtime
Your own yard, or Big Lagoon State Park for a darker sky · Pensacola
Nearly every meteor shower asks you to be awake at three in the morning.
From dark, best in the first hours
Thursday 10/8
AI & Emerging Tech Roundtable/Workshop
Navarre Chamber Information Center, Ira Mae Hewatt Bruce Conference Room
The Navarre Chamber's Ira Mae Hewatt Bruce Conference Room hosts this AI and emerging tech roundtable on the second Thursday of the month.
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Thursday 10/8
Mini Makers and Experimenters Lab
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
This preschool activity hour at the Emerald Coast Science Center is built for ages 3 to 5, though the whole family is welcome to join in.
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
FRI 10/9
Ship to Shore Chat with E/V Nautilus
Alabama Aquarium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab
The Alabama Aquarium at Dauphin Island Sea Lab hosts a live ship-to-shore chat with the crew of the E/V Nautilus for one hour on a Friday morning.
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Saturday 10/10
Girls Empowered with Math and Science Workshops
Fort Walton Beach Library
The Emerald Coast Science Center runs this GEM workshop for girls ages 8 to 15 at the Fort Walton Beach Library on the second Saturday of every month.
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
TUE 10/13
NatureNauts Academy: Bellingrath Numbers Harvest
Bellingrath Gardens & Home · Theodore, AL
This NatureNauts Academy session turns Bellingrath Gardens' fall harvest into a hands-on math workshop for K-8 students.
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
THU 10/15
Planetarium Night: STEAM Wars
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
The Emerald Coast Science Center runs its Planetarium Night with the STEAM Wars program on Thursday, with two separate showtimes back to back.
THU 10/15
Breeze Makers
Gulf Breeze Library
Gulf Breeze Library opens its makerspace for Breeze Makers, a free drop-in session for crafts, hobby projects and hands-on creating.
3 PM to 5 PM
THU 10/15
STEAMaker (Navarre)
Navarre Library
STEAMaker is a one hour after school science and building session at the Navarre Library, run on a recurring schedule this fall.
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Laser Etching: Custom Keychain FOB at the SEA Makerspace
Downtown Pensacola, Museum of Commerce
This hands on workshop at the Museum of Commerce in downtown Pensacola teaches you to prepare artwork, operate a laser cutter, and make a wooden keychain fob.
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
SAT 10/17
Curiosity Lab: Frankenstein
Pensacola MESS Hall
October's Curiosity Lab goes spooky: kids build their own monster mechanisms using string finger, jumping jack, and automata mechanics.
1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
THU 10/22–FRI 10/23
Orionid Meteor Shower: Halley's Comet dust
Your own yard, or Big Lagoon State Park for a darker sky · Pensacola
These are crumbs off Halley's Comet hitting the air at forty-one miles a second.
From 3:15 AM, once the moon is down
THU 10/22
Planetarium Special Feature: Spooky Secrets of the Stars
Emerald Coast Science Center · Fort Walton Beach
The Emerald Coast Science Center's planetarium turns Halloween themed for Spooky Secrets of the Stars, mixing eerie space facts with mythological monsters and a tour of the solar system.
6:00 PM
THU 10/22
Tween/Teen Tech-Time (Gulf Breeze)
Gulf Breeze Library
Tween/Teen Tech-Time opens the Gulf Breeze Library's technology space to older kids for two hours after school.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM