There’s no time quite like family time on the Mississippi Gulf Coast! Make the most of your experience with these 50 fun family activities:

 

1. Explore the Mississippi Sound on the Biloxi Shrimping Trip

 

2. Make a day trip out to Ship Island

 

3. Escape to Margaritaville’s Family Entertainment Center

 

4. Explore Earth and space at INFINITY Science Center

 

5. Go to a Biloxi Shuckers game

 

6. Bike the coastline

 

7. Cruise the Pascagoula River with Eco-Tours of South Mississippi

 

8. Take a cooking class at the Mary C. O’Keefe Cultural Center or Lynn Meadows

 

9. Have a dolphin encounter at the Center for Marine Education & Research

 

10. Have a picnic on the beach

 

11. Play a round of putt putt at Scarlet Pearl’s Lava Links

 

12. Take a nature tour at the Pascagoula River Audubon Center

 

13. Splash the day away at Gulf Islands Waterpark

 

14. Bowl, play and eat at Big Play Entertainment Center

 

15. Kayak out to Deer Island

 

16. Discover your inner kid at Lynn Meadows Discovery Center

 

17. Climb to the top of the Biloxi Lighthouse

 

18. Try an artisan popsicle at Pop Brothers

 

19. Discover Mississippi Gulf Coast nature at Grand Bay NERR

 

20. Sail along the Coast on a Biloxi Schooner

 

21. Have a bonfire on the beach

 

22. Make a trip to the Mississippi Coast Model Railroad Museum

 

23. Get an up-close look at swamplands at the Gulf Coast Gator Ranch & Airboat Tours

 

24. Take a stroll down Fishbone Alley

 

25. Explore the Maritime & Seafood Industry Museum

 

26. Zip, climb and swing at Zip’N Fun Adventure Park

 

27. Attempt an escape room at Escape This Biloxi

 

28. Cool off at a local splash pad

 

29. Go on a paddleboarding adventure with Paddles Up

 

30. Discover Local Art at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art

 

31. Jump around at Altitude Trampoline Park

 

32. Camp at Davis Bayou

 

33. Watch a beautiful sunset

 

34. Enjoy dinner with a view

 

35. Get festive at the Mardi Gras Museum

 

36. Visit Sharkheads and get a memorable photo

 

37. Explore the Coast’s National Park – Gulf Islands National Seashore

 

38. Visit the 500-year-old Friendship Oak

 

39. Attend a local festival

 

40. Enjoy art and architecture at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

 

41. Rent jet skis for an afternoon of fun on the water

 

42. Tour the Round Island Lighthouse

 

43. Try the best donuts in Mississippi at The TatoNut Shop

 

44. Go fishing in freshwater, saltwater, or brackish water…

 

45. Then have your catch cooked at The Blind Tiger

 

46. Stop by a souvenir shop and get something to remember your trip by

 

47. Fly kites on our 26 miles of coastline

 

48. Catch a play or performance at one of the area’s theaters

 

49. Do some bird watching on our bird trails

 

50. Get a selfie at “Welcome to the Mississippi Gulf Coast” sign