After more than a month since the originally scheduled opening date, the Mississippi Aquarium remains under construction. As they continue to move forward, officials haven’t missed a beat. In fact, the highly anticipated Gulf Coast attraction is coming to life…
It’s World Otter Day! The Mississippi Aquarium is inviting the Coast to get involved with the celebrations. The Mississippi Aquarium will be home to four North American River Otters. The animals are already being cared for by the aquarium, but…
September 27th, 2019: the big announcement by the Mississippi Aquarium was made at the Splash Bash in Gulfport. It was announced April 30th, 2020 was the day for the much anticipated opening. Today is April 30th and the aquarium is…
The Mississippi Aquarium was slated to open its doors to the public today. Now, that isn't happening. The construction project has already faced delays, and now health concerns regarding the coronavirus have further hindered development. Officials say a new opening…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) — The grand opening of the Mississippi Aquarium has been delayed. In a press release Thursday, the Mississippi Aquarium, the City of Gulfport, and the Gulfport Redevelopment Commission announced they are revising the opening date of the…
Construction is moving swimmingly and in just a few months the doors will open at the Mississippi Aquarium as they stand on their three pillars of education, community, and conservation. With those education and community pillars in mind, a new…
Hundreds of locals lined the streets in downtown Gulfport yesterday to grab a popsicle and pose with penguins. Pop Brothers and the Mississippi Aquarium teamed up for the first of three ‘Penguins and Pops’ event. With the purchase of a…
This weekend you can chill out with a delicious treat and a couple of cool birds. The Mississippi Aquarium is teaming up with Pop Brothers to give you the chance to get up close and personal with some penguins. For…
We are all looking forward to the New Year, especially with events like Penguins and Pops coming up in January to give us an opportunity to take some pictures with our feathered friends! The Vice President of Animal Care and…
Do you want to support the Mississippi Aquarium’s mission to protect the beauty of aquatic life all while sharing the power of Coast waters? Well now may be your perfect chance with a membership to the aquarium. They will have…
The Harrison County Beautification Commission, the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Mississippi Aquarium, and Gulfport High School came up with a new and interactive way to keep our beaches clean on the Coast. They came together to build a mobile…
Coastal Mississippi CEO Milton Segarra tells News 25 that the future of the Coast looks bright with $600 million of new projects being worked on including the aquarium. With the tourism industry in South Mississippi being hit hard by the…
It was an exciting night on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Tonight was the second annual Hancock Whitney ‘Splash Bash.’ Guests jumped in and danced the night away to live music, mingled with friends, and there was plenty of food and…
Now, we head over to Jones Park where one of the most anticipated parties of the year is about to kick off in a few hours. News 25’s Kristen Anzuini has more.
People are gearing up for a splashin’ good time in Gulfport tonight to support one of the Coast’s biggest upcoming attractions. This is the second year Hancock Whitney is hosting its ‘Splash Bash’ to benefit the under-construction Mississippi Aquarium. All…
It’s not every day you see a penguin in South Mississippi, but it is becoming a little bit more common. We are just days away from the second annual ‘Splash Bash’ at the Barksdale Pavilion in Jones Park. This year…
A new walkway above Highway 90 in Gulfport will allow for safe and easy access to Gulfport’s newest attraction: the aquarium. This video put together by the architects behind the project, Eley Guild Hardy, brings this project to life. Coast…
Today, the theme for the Hancock Whitney Splash Bash benefiting the Mississippi Aquarium was announced. September’s party is being hailed “The Year of the Croc.” This year’s Splash Bash will spotlight the endangered American Crocodile. Bob and Bob were in…
We are inching closer and closer to the opening date of the brand new Mississippi Aquarium. Over at the construction site for the aquarium, lots of progress is being made. The three sails that will welcome people to the aquarium…
As the Mississippi Aquarium inches closer to opening, they’ve officially started the hiring process. While the aquarium doesn’t plan on opening until early 2020 they have started to list many different positions for hire. The aquarium has listed positions for…
If you’ve driven down Highway 90 recently you may have noticed the continued construction by Jones Park. That’s the future site of the Mississippi Aquarium as they continue to inch closer to opening. The last time we checked with the…
A drastic decline in numbers of the Oceanic Whitetip Shark has prompted a fight for their conservation. The Mississippi Aquarium and the Chandeleur Island Brewing Company have teamed up in honor of ‘Endangered Species Day’ this weekend to give us…
The Mississippi Aquarium is still set to open at the end of this year or early next year. Today, they reached a milestone in construction. “We spent so many years of people saying ‘oh, it’s a dream. It is never…
This morning a massive step in the construction of the Mississippi Aquarium took place. Contractors from Roy Anderson Corp. installed the first set of acrylic panels that will act as windows for the main habitat. This is phase one of…