Maine Ocean Festival 2024

We were thrilled to host vendors, speakers, and visitors from all over the country for another successful Maine Ocean Festival on June 8th, 2024! Attendees enjoyed presentations by Chewonki educators, performances by The Frogtown Mountain Puppeteers and local Celtic musicians, and games and activities hosted by the Oceanarium and other local organizations. The aquarium, museum, and salt marsh trail were open to explore outside of the festival area and filled with visitors! Alongside the festivities, we organized the very first online Maine Ocean Festival silent auction. Over the course of a week, we raised nearly $2,000 to support the ongoing development and enhancement of the Oceanarium and Education Center buildings and grounds.

The Maine Ocean Festival came into existence when the staff at the Oceanarium brainstormed about creating our first annual fundraiser to support our mission of providing educational exhibits and programs for all ages on local ecology, marine biology and research, citizen science, dark skies, fisheries and aquaculture, and STEM education in partnership with Maine schools. This festival has been a wonderful opportunity to celebrate with visitors and locals alike each year in conjunction with World Ocean Day.

Special Thanks!

We wanted to extend our gratitude to our generous sponsors and donors. Thanks to their support, we’re able to pursue our mission to educate and inspire guests of all ages by offering place-based learning and conservation opportunities to locals and visitors alike. Located on Mount Desert Island, we are grateful stewards of a vital part of Maine’s coastal ecosystem; a tidal salt marsh teeming with wildlife for all to enjoy. We look forward to hosting the 2025 Maine Ocean Festival and hope you will join us.

If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, email meg@theoceanarium.org or call us at 207-288-5005

Maine Ocean Festival 2025

We’re thrilled to start preparing for the third annual Maine Ocean Festival! This event wouldn’t be possible without the support of volunteers, dedicated employees, and our community. If you’d like to get involved, feel free to reach out. It’s never too early to connect!

For questions about volunteering, email meg@theoceanarium.org or call us at 207-288-5005