Community Calendar

All aboard the STEAM Machine! Join us every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. from June 3 to August 7. Enjoy different activities every week while exploring creative ways to solve challenges with the whole family. Space on the STEAM Machine available on a first come, first served basis. You can RSVP for a selected date to help us determine the number of guests to expect on your selected day.

Visit ecscience.org/events to view each week’s workshop.

sciPad featuring SMALLab Learning is an embodied learning environment where every learner is up, moving, and collaborating. You'll work together to solve puzzles, compete in trivia games, learn about the world, play memory and matching games, and so much more. Watch as our classroom becomes the fraction, letter, molecule, paintbrush, or playing piece in hundreds of educational activities...think of it like playing in an interactive, room-sized iPad. Ages 2 to 102 will have fun on the sciPad...it's unlike anything else!

We'll feature a new game each day during the summer for guests to experience:
•Mindful Memory Monday: Join us for fun memory challenges that help your brain grow stronger while working together to solve cool puzzles.
•Spectrum Sprint Tuesday: Zoom through the colors of light and energy in a race to explore the amazing world of the electromagnetic spectrum.
•Gear Up Wednesday: Hop on for an adventure into the world of gears and machines, where you'll see how they help bikes move and make heavy things lighter.
•Transmission Trek Thursday: Step into the shoes of a scientist and see how germs spread in this exciting activity that teaches you how to stay healthy.
•Sorting Challenge Friday: Put on your detective hat and get ready to sort, group, and organize in a fun and exciting way that will make you a classification pro.

sciPad is open from 1-3 p.m. Monday through Friday for guests to drop in and play as they please on their visit. As such, private reservations are not available. However, you can RSVP for a selected date to help us determine the number of guests to expect on your selected day.

sciPad is subject to availability due to summer field trip bookings. Please call to confirm availability or visit ecscience.org/events for any potential closure dates.

sciPad featuring SMALLab Learning Courtesy of Impact100 of Northwest Florida

Experience our exciting shows on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, featuring intriguing topics on space, history, and how various cultures around the globe view the night sky, both past and present! Be sure to inquire at the front desk during check-in for details on today's specific show. These shows are typically suitable for ages 5 and up.

On Tuesdays, check out the Young Astronauts show, and blast off to the planetarium in this show perfect for astronauts-in-training ages 3-5 from 2:00-2:30 p.m. All ages are welcome, but the focus on this show will be for the little ones to enjoy!

On Thursday, the interactive Global Soundscapes show is the place to be! Soundscapes takes you on a sound safari to explore the health of our planet...with your ears. Travel the globe with scientists to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of Costa Rica’s rainforests, Hawaii’s coral reefs, and Mongolia’s vast grasslands. Learn how animals use sounds to survive and communicate in lush, but threatened environments. Experience basic acoustics through interactive activities and incredible slow-motion footage of pulsating musical instruments, vibrating vocal cords, and slobbering “raspberries.” With Global Soundscapes’ unique format—combining full-dome imagery, surround sound, and live presentation—you’ll hear the Earth in a whole new way.

Our planetarium is powered by FPL // Galaxy Gateway courtesy of Impact100 of Northwest Florida

Collaborate and compete with other adults as you challenge yourself with new (or familiar) board games. This event will feature several games related to nature – Wingspan, Photosynthesis, Catan New Energies, and more. MESS Hall staff will facilitate so you can quickly get started and enjoy a night of fun.

June 19, 2025
6 – 9 PM

The event is for adults ages 21+. There will be light refreshments.

Please preregister so we can know how many games to set up.

Join us for a CPR, AED, & First Aid Training presented by Heartbeat Safety on Friday, June 20, from 9 AM - 1 PM in downtown Pensacola, FL.

CLASS IS OPEN TO ANYONE AGE 12+

Classes are $135 per person.

Register here: www.heartbeatsafety.org/classes

Participants in American Red Cross CPR/First Aid/AED Training courses gain the knowledge, skills, and abilities to recognize and respond to emergency situations until EMS arrives.

Students learn proficient CPR, how to effectively utilize an AED, and how to best respond to the onset of sudden illnesses - Diabetic Attack, Stroke, Poisoning, Allergic Reaction, and other first aid emergencies.

The American Red Cross issues certificates for students who successfully complete this course, valid for 2 years from the date of the class.
To register go to: www.heartbeatsafety.org/classes

Learn about some of our Animal Ambassadors during a Creature Feature! We have over 55 exotic animals that call the center home...which will you get to meet today? We like to bring out a wide variety of our creatures- each week we’ll focus on a new theme like invasive species, adaptations, food chains, and more.

Stop by every Monday and Wednesday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. and Friday at 1 p.m. to get an up-close encounter with our critters. Safely interact with our animals and learn about the creatures that call the museum home in these fun presentations. SPACE AT THE CREATURE FEATURE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS. REGISTERING ONLINE DOES NOT SECURE A SPOT.

Creature Features are subject to availability due to summer field trip bookings. Please call to confirm availability or visit ecscience.org/events.

sciPad featuring SMALLab Learning is an embodied learning environment where every learner is up, moving, and collaborating. You'll work together to solve puzzles, compete in trivia games, learn about the world, play memory and matching games, and so much more. Watch as our classroom becomes the fraction, letter, molecule, paintbrush, or playing piece in hundreds of educational activities...think of it like playing in an interactive, room-sized iPad. Ages 2 to 102 will have fun on the sciPad...it's unlike anything else!

We'll feature a new game each day during the summer for guests to experience:
•Mindful Memory Monday: Join us for fun memory challenges that help your brain grow stronger while working together to solve cool puzzles.
•Spectrum Sprint Tuesday: Zoom through the colors of light and energy in a race to explore the amazing world of the electromagnetic spectrum.
•Gear Up Wednesday: Hop on for an adventure into the world of gears and machines, where you'll see how they help bikes move and make heavy things lighter.
•Transmission Trek Thursday: Step into the shoes of a scientist and see how germs spread in this exciting activity that teaches you how to stay healthy.
•Sorting Challenge Friday: Put on your detective hat and get ready to sort, group, and organize in a fun and exciting way that will make you a classification pro.

sciPad is open from 1-3 p.m. Monday through Friday for guests to drop in and play as they please on their visit. As such, private reservations are not available. However, you can RSVP for a selected date to help us determine the number of guests to expect on your selected day.

sciPad is subject to availability due to summer field trip bookings. Please call to confirm availability or visit ecscience.org/events for any potential closure dates.

sciPad featuring SMALLab Learning Courtesy of Impact100 of Northwest Florida

Experience our exciting shows on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, featuring intriguing topics on space, history, and how various cultures around the globe view the night sky, both past and present! Be sure to inquire at the front desk during check-in for details on today's specific show. These shows are typically suitable for ages 5 and up.

On Tuesdays, check out the Young Astronauts show, and blast off to the planetarium in this show perfect for astronauts-in-training ages 3-5 from 2:00-2:30 p.m. All ages are welcome, but the focus on this show will be for the little ones to enjoy!

On Thursday, the interactive Global Soundscapes show is the place to be! Soundscapes takes you on a sound safari to explore the health of our planet...with your ears. Travel the globe with scientists to investigate the spectacular soundscapes of Costa Rica’s rainforests, Hawaii’s coral reefs, and Mongolia’s vast grasslands. Learn how animals use sounds to survive and communicate in lush, but threatened environments. Experience basic acoustics through interactive activities and incredible slow-motion footage of pulsating musical instruments, vibrating vocal cords, and slobbering “raspberries.” With Global Soundscapes’ unique format—combining full-dome imagery, surround sound, and live presentation—you’ll hear the Earth in a whole new way.

Our planetarium is powered by FPL // Galaxy Gateway courtesy of Impact100 of Northwest Florida

Get certified as an American Red Cross Instructor in CPR/AED/First Aid with Heartbeat Safety!

WHEN? Saturday, June 21, 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

WHERE? UWF Historic Trust - Bowden Building 1, 120 Church St, Pensacola, FL 32502

WHO? This training is open to anyone with a valid CPR/AED certificate (see registration link for details)

HOW? Register at https://www.heartbeatsafety.org/instructorcourse

CONTACT: hello@heartbeatsafety.org or (850) 203-0238

You'll find the unique, the one-of-a-kind, the precious, the delicious and the off-beat at Palafox Market in Downtown Pensacola. Items originate directly from talented onsite vendors who grow, make, or create each item for sale.

Join us every Saturday for the award-winning Palafox Market from 9:00am-2:00pm, rain or shine for farm-fresh produce, plants, flowers, baked goods, hand-crafted works of art, sculpture, fresh tea and coffee, delicious food and spices, hand-blown glass, ceramics and much more at the event that was named Florida's Best Farmers Market by Southern Living magazine.

NOW AT TWO LOCATIONS!

PALAFOX MARKET NORTH at Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza and PALAFOX MARKET SOUTH at Plaza Ferdinand