Pacific Pinball Museum

08/08/2026

The Pacific Pinball Museum has landed at CalExtreme 2026! 🙌🏻🤩 We're proud to bring some of our special woodrail pinballs - the oldest games at this weekends show! 💪🏻😤 (Also, take a close look at that Williams arcade game lineup...one is NOT like the others and a very special gem from our collection...🧐)

More information about CalExtreme here: https://caextreme.org/

If you cant make it to Santa Clara this weekend or still have a pinball itch after the show wraps, our 100+ games from the 1940's to the 2020's stand ready every Tuesday to Sunday! 🙏🏻☺️❤️⚪️

08/06/2026

Happening until 8pm 🙌🏻🤩🎶🎶

08/04/2026

Love at the Pacific Pinball Museum! 🙌🏻😍 We are so happy to be part of a special story - the site of one of the first dates, and then also the eventual proposal here at our special museum! 💍

Congrats to the happy couple & and thank you to for sharing the great pics!

We hope to see you making special memories and playing our 100+ games from the 1940's to the 2020's soon! 🙏🏻☺️❤️⚪️

07/27/2026

Join us for our Summer surplus sale at the legendary Pacific Pinball Museum Annex Warehouse on Alameda Point! You can help support our nonprofit operation by purchasing a rare piece of pinball history.

(PPM Members can get in 30min early at 10:30am!) 🙌🏻🤩

We'll have working and project pinball games, dozens of amazing frame-able vintage backglasses, rare bagatelles, pachinko games, EM Arcade games, beautiful playfields and much more for sale at our vast Annex Warehouse. Sale location is on the old Alameda Naval Air Station at 1680 Viking Street, Sunday August 2nd from 11am to 3pm.

Payment by Credit/Bank card and cash only, sorry no checks. We hope to see you there! ☺️❤️⚪️

07/26/2026

The Pacific Pinball Museum is celebrating National Pinball Day (Saturday Aug 1st) by extending our special (2) for $22 discount to all patrons! Bring a friend to the PPM free!

National Pinball Day coincides with pinball hero Roger Sharpe's birthday - learn more about Roger's amazing contribution to pinball here:
https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/national-pinball-day/

We'll see you at the nonprofit PPM playing over 100(!) pins soon! 🥰⚪️

07/22/2026

Join Little Flippers instructor and certified Teacher Scott Weigum at the nonprofit Pacific Pinball Museum for a fun filled event this Sunday from 3-5pm for kids ages 5-15yrs old! 🙌🏻🤩 A mixture of pinball and summer literacy, come tell a unique story with pinball and fun ☺️

Prizes will be awarded for all participants! 🏆

Our 100+ pins from the 1940's to the 2020's awaits you this every Tuesday to Sunday this summer - see you soon! ❤️⚪️

The Pacific Pinball Museum is an interactive museum offering 90 playable pinball machines that span decades. Unlimited play with admission.

07/15/2026

Our San Francisco Pinball popup exhibit is now live in the city! 🙌🏻🤩🌉

Visit our good friends at the nonprofit SF Historical Society to see our special exhibit with rare San Francisco themed games - they have an open house "City Lab for kids" this coming Saturday the 18th from 11am - 3pm!

More special event information here: https://givebutter.com/CityLabforKidsOpening

Back at the nonprofit Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, the most publicly playable pinball in California (outside of a show) with over 100 pins from the 1940's to the 2020's awaits you this every Tuesday to Sunday this summer - see you soon! ❤️⚪️

07/10/2026

Take a look at our newest game here at the nonprofit Pacific Pinball Museum! 🤩🙌🏻🌵🌵🌵

We're delighted to have installed a rare 1991 Gottlieb Premiere "Cactus Jacks" in our modern room - stop by and enjoy the singing cacti and delight in the music and gameplay of this unique pin ☺️🌵

We hope to see you enjoying our exhibits, playing music on our freeplay jukeboxes and enjoying over 100 pinballs from the 1940's to the 2020's this summer - see you soon! ❤️⚪️

07/06/2026

Thanks so much to all that came out and supported the nonprofit Pacific Pinball Museum's truck in Alameda's 4th of July parade! 🇺🇸🎇 We always have such a good time waving at folks and hearing the young and old yell "Pinball!@ and "We love you!" as we drive by - it means everything to us 🙏🏻☺️⚪️

Driven by Founder Michael Schiess with valued volunteer David Volansky riding shotgun, Executive Director Evan Phillippe and his children Grey and Lara were joined by Lady Liberty Erika Benitez on the back around a 1975 Gottlieb "Soccer" to celebrate the World Cup. Board members Jem Gruber and Jim Strehlow escorted our float by bike, and enjoyed the company of longtime museum friend Vita. We're proud to have made the East Bay Times!

We hope to see you enjoying our exhibits, playing music on our freeplay jukeboxes and enjoying over 100 pinballs from the 1940's to the 2020's this summer - see you soon! ❤️☺️⚪️

07/02/2026

The Pacific Pinball Museum is proud to have been named one of the Bay Area's top museums in a review run poll by the SF Chronicle! 🙌🏻🤩 In fact, THREE(!) Alameda museums made the top ten cut with our good friends at the USS Hornet - Sea, Air and Space Museum and the California Historical Radio Society placing as well. 🏝️💪🏻

Summer is a great time to visit the PPM and play over 100+ pinballs from the 1940's to the 2020's, enjoy music on our three freeplay jukeboxes and learn more about this amazing American cultural icon through our artwork and exhibits. We're open from 11am to 9pm Tues to Sun. We hope to see you, your family, friends and coworkers soon! ☺️❤️⚪️

Full Article here: https://www.sfchronicle.com/project/top-bay-area-museums/