There’s no time quite like family time in Coastal Mississippi! Make the most of your experience on The Secret Coast 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 Family Fun 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 Everything Kayak Rentals
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