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  • Cooking with Kelp Workshop at Canopy Farms

    Zao Ze Cafe and Market 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, United States

    Want to support local seaweed farmers but not sure how to work with kelp at home? Interested in gaining the recipes and know-how to create restaurant-quality dishes in your own…

  • Flatbread Community Night with the Maine Aquaculture Association

    Flatbread Co. 72 Commercial Street, Portland, ME, United States

    Head to Flatbread on Portland's waterfront for oven-fired pizza, kelp-topped salad, and beverages as part of a community night to benefit the Maine Aquaculture Association! The Maine Aquaculture Association (MAA)…

  • Friends from the Field Webinar: A Field Guide to the Seaweeds of Maine

    Zoom https://bit.ly/3vf0EhC 

    Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Island Heritage Trust for a Friends from the Field Webinar! Glen Mittelhauser (director of Maine Natural History Observatory), Jordan Chalfant (MNHO board member), and Dr. Amanda Savoie (researcher at the Canadian Museum of Nature) are writing a user-friendly photographic field guide to the seaweeds of Maine. The project has…

  • Sun + Seaweed: Cyanotype Workshop with Oriana Poindexter

    Après 148 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United States

    Small Group Cyanotype Workshop led by Oriana Poindexter, with local seaweed species ID presentation by Carissa Maurin, Aquaculture Project Manager at Gulf of Maine Research Institute and seaweed provided by Nautical Farms. Join artist and marine scientist Oriana Poindexter for an interactive art-science workshop to learn the cyanotype, or sun-printing, process. Learn this early alternative…

    $125

  • Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing: Open-Water Rowing in Stunning Belfast Bay

    DoryWoman Rowing is excited to offer this totally one-of-a-kind experience where you can learn about Maine seaweed while rowing in a wooden dory in Belfast Bay! You can row or be a passenger (please note on booking form). An extra special guest will be on board, Kim Grindle of Isleboro Oyster, an aquaculturist who grows…

    $150

  • Seaweed ID Beach Walk

    Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States

    TIME CHANGE!! NEW TIME IS 9:00-10:30 AM. The Seaweed Week species ID beach walk is back for our 5th annual event! How many species of seaweed are there in Maine? Do seaweeds change with the season? What even is seaweed? Dive into these questions and more at this species-identification workshop and beach walk, hosted by…

  • Shifting Sands: Beaches, Bathers, and Modern Maine Art

    Ogunquit Museum of American Art 543 Shore Road, Ogunquit, ME, United States

    Gallery season opening featuring seaweed artists! Exhibition: April 29 to July 16, 2023 at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Curated by Donna Cassidy, Professor Emerita at the University of Southern Maine, Shifting Sands explores the unique place that the beach holds in modern art. The beach is now viewed as a fragile environment subject…

  • Cooking with Kelp: Class at The Maker’s Galley

    The Maker's Galley 5 Commercial St., Portland, ME, United States

    Join Executive Chef, Arianna Stefanilo, at The Maker’s Galley to celebrate Seaweed week with a Kelp Klass 101! Learn all about Maine’s aquatic adventures of growing sugar and skinny kelp…

    $55

  • Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing

    Belfast Bay Front Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    10 sessions available to book throughout the week. Get in the weeds with DoryWoman Rowing during Maine Seaweed Week!  Each row up to 2 people. Open Water Rowing in a…

    $105

  • Atlantic Sea Farms Tasting at Onggi

    Onggi 131 Washington Avenue, Portland, Maine, United States

    Atlantic Sea Farms will be popping up at Onggi for a product tasting from 11am-3pm on Friday, April 19th. The team will be serving up yummy seaweed bites and free…

    Free

  • Sea Shanties, Seaweed, Sake & Snacks at Zao Ze

    Zao Ze Cafe and Market 5 Abby Rd, Brunswick, ME, United States

    Join Zao Ze in celebrating Maine's sixth annual Seaweed Week. This kickoff celebration will be a special Sake and Snacks, featuring free musical entertainment by local artists Jennifer and Bobby…

  • Seaweed Week Launch Party with Oxbow Brewing Company

    Oxbow Blending & Bottling 49 Washington Ave, Portland, ME, United States

    Let's get this seaweed party started! Join us as we launch the sixth annual Seaweed Week with our friends at Oxbow Brewing Company! We’ll be celebrating with friends and farmers…

  • Seaweed Saturday: Food, Films, Art, Science & Marketplace

    Gulf of Maine Reserch Institute 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME, United States

    Dive into seaweed with food, films, art, science and vendors at this free all-day expo on April 20. Celebrate seaweed with friends, family, and farmers! This day-long event will offer…

  • Sea Kraut Sampling by Thirty Acre Farm

    Harbor Fish Market 9 Custom House Wharf, Portland, ME, United States

    We invite you to join us at Harbor Fish Market in downtown Portland for a Sea Kraut sampling event from 1-3 on Saturday, April 20th. Thirty Acre Farm will be…

    Free

  • Seaweed ID In-the-Field: Afternoon Workshop

    Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States

    The Seaweed Week species ID workshop is back for our 6th annual event! Join us for this Sunday afternoon ID workshop where we'll explore all things Maine seaweeds. Have you ever wondered... how many species of seaweed are there in Maine? Or if seaweeds change with the season? And, what species are edible? We'll dive…

    $20

  • Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing

    Belfast Bay Front Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    10 sessions available to book throughout the week. Get in the weeds with DoryWoman Rowing during Maine Seaweed Week!  Each row up to 2 people. Open Water Rowing in a…

    $105

  • Flatbread Community Bake with the Maine Aquaculture Association

    Flatbread Portland 72 Commercial St #5, Portland, ME, United States

    Join the Maine Aquaculture Association at Flatbread Portland on Tuesday, April 23rd from 5-9 for a Flatbread Community Bake! Come for a pizza dinner and help support MAA's work across Maine’s aquaculture community. Visitors will be entered into a raffle to win a whole swag bag of goodies from the Maine Oyster Trail & MAA.…

  • Seaweed Explorers: Discover, Touch, & Learn

    Ellsworth Public Library 20 State Street, Ellsworth, ME, United States

    Join us for a unique Homeschool Hour with Maine Coast Sea Vegetables at the Ellsworth Public Library What to Expect: 🍽 Yummy Snacks like Kelp Krunch, Seaweed- Seasoned Popcorn & Seaweed Energy Bars and Smoothies. 👀 Explore and touch various types of seaweed up close in a special touch tank. A Seaweed-Themed Storytime.   Free…

    Free; Please Register

  • Oceanic Cuisine: Delicious Seaweed Creations

    Ellsworth Public Library 20 State Street, Ellsworth, ME, United States

    Join us for a special cooking presentation, learn to ID seaweed in a live touch tank and learn more about the work of Maine Coast Sea Vegetables. Participants will sample…

    Free; Please register

  • Talk of the Towns: Aquaculture in Stonington

    Stonington Opera House 1 School Street, Stonington, ME, United States

    Join your host the Town of Stonington, friends, neighbors and special guests from around our region to celebrate Maine Seaweed Week with a community conversation on small-scale aquaculture and how our marine economies are essential sources of food for us all. The free evening opens at 6 pm in the Stonington Opera House lobby with…

    Free

  • Kelp Farmer Pop-Up at SoPo Seafood

    SoPo Seafood Market & Raw Bar 171 Ocean St, South Portland, United States

    Join local kelp and oyster farmer, Greg Foote of Dirigo Marine Resources, at SoPo Seafood Market and Raw Bar to talk all things seaweed and aquaculture. And what better way…

  • Maine Seaweeds & Their Wellness Benefits: Botanically Curious

    Botanically Curious 419 Congress Street, Portland, ME, United States

    We invite you to dive into this nourishing seaweed wellness workshop only offered during Seaweed Week at Botanically Curious, an herbal apothecary and workshop space in Portland. Discover the wellness…

    $45

  • Seaweed ID In-the-Field: Morning Workshop

    Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States

    Start your Saturday with some seaweed ID! Have you ever wondered... how many species of seaweed are there in Maine? Or if seaweeds change with the season? And, what species are edible? We'll dive into these questions and more at this species-identification workshop and beach walk, hosted by Maine Sea Grant’s seaweed specialist, Jaclyn Robidoux.…

    $20

  • Seaweed Row with DoryWoman Rowing

    Belfast Bay Front Street, Belfast, ME, United States

    10 sessions available to book throughout the week. Get in the weeds with DoryWoman Rowing during Maine Seaweed Week!  Each row up to 2 people. Open Water Rowing in a…

    $105

  • Seaweed Week Send Off!

    Après 148 Anderson St, Portland, ME, United States

    Join us as we celebrate the final weekend of Seaweed Week with our friends at Apres! They'll be pouring a variety of seasonal and classic hard seltzers and gluten-free hard ciders and we'll be (can you guess) talking seaweed, of course! We'll have a pop-up table where you can chat seaweed with farmers and experts…