Seaweed Row and Seaweed Sauna
2026-04-24 - 2026-05-03 | Belfast Bay, Front Street, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States
Get in the weeds with DoryWoman Rowing during Maine Seaweed Week, April 24-May 3!
Seaweed Row:
Learn about Maine’s favorite weed and this crop’s importance in Maine’s aquaculture industry, while rowing a wooden dory in Belfast Bay. We’ll do a row-by of a local kelp farm. You’ll learn about a variety of seaweed in Maine and enjoy seaweed tea and seaweed-infused treats as part of this experience! Open to all skill-levels, ages 10 and up. You can row or be a passenger.
Seaweed Sauna:
New this year! Follow-up your row with wood-fired heat on the Belfast waterfront with our Seaweed Sauna! Enhance your sauna glow with a salty seaweed scrub and seaweed mask. Dip in the harbor to rinse off and cool off, among the abundant rockweed and bladderwrack. Choose Seaweed Sauna as an add-on on our booking form. The Seaweed Sauna can also be booked as a stand-alone experience (meaning, you don’t have to row to sauna).

Sessions and Pricing:
The Seaweed Row will be offered throughout Seaweed Week, in the morning and late afternoon sessions. This row can be booked privately for two or three people or as a mixed group of individuals. Pricing is $105 for individuals, $200 for two people and $300 for three people. Seaweed treats are included in the price. The Seaweed Sauna add-on is $40 pp and includes all seaweed treatments and tea. Seaweed Sauna only: $45.
To learn more and book your Seaweed Row and Sauna visit dorywomanrowing.com

Maine's Seaweed Moment: Film and Panel Discussion
2026-04-24 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Kick off seaweed week with us at the Portland Museum of Art! Join The Maine Outdoor Film Festival, The Maine Seaweed Council and The Maine Farmed Seafood Coalition for an evening of short films followed by a panel discussion to start off your Maine Seaweed Week.
Event Link: https://maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com/maines-seaweed-moment/

EVENT SCHEDULE:
FILM PROGRAM – 6:15PM to 6:45PM – Several short films about seaweed including the *Maine Premiere* of:
MAINE’S SEAWEED MOMENT | 6.97 minutes | by No Umbrella Media | United States |
Short synopsis: Maine’s Seaweed Moment follows seaweed farmers Nathan and Natalie Johnson, diving into their world to demonstrate how farmed seaweed can revitalize Maine’s working coastline, improve local ocean habitats, and diversify its economy. The film explores the qualities that make seaweed a conservation solution and a valuable product, and how expanding farmed seaweed markets can help address local and widespread challenges.
PANEL DISCUSSION – 6:45PM to 7:45PM

How seaweed can be a key contributor to the blue bioeconomy through a diversity of products, in Maine and beyond.
Panelists include: Nichole Price (Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Moderator), Nathan Johnson (Seaweed Farmer), Bailey Moritz (World Wildlife Fund), and Jaclyn Robidoux (Maine Sea Grant)

This event is supported by World Wildlife Fund and proceeds benefit the Maine Seaweed Council. The Maine Seaweed Council is a statewide collaborative organization that has supported Maine’s seaweed industry for over 30 years. Working alongside harvesters, farmers, researchers, regulators, and coastal communities, the Council promotes sustainable harvest and cultivation practices, public education, and responsible management of Maine seaweeds to support healthy ecosystems and working waterfronts.

Seaweed Saturday 2026
2026-04-25 11:00 - 16:00 | Gulf of Maine Reserch Institute, 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME, 04101, United States
Join us for a free, one-day expo of seaweed food, art, and fun on the Portland waterfront! Explore the seaweed marketplace, try delicious seaweed samples, get inspired by local seaweed artists, and learn directly from Maine’s seaweed experts in one of our community panels. Seaweed Saturday is hosted at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in partnership with the Maine Seaweed Council.

Event details:

Date & Time: April 25, 2026, 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME (Map)
Admission: Free. No ticket required. All ages.
Panels: Register to attend a free community panel. Registration opens soon.
More event details at seaweedweek.org/seaweed-saturday/

Seaweed Week Guided ID Walk 1
2026-04-26 13:30 - 15:00 | Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States
Join us for a guided Seaweed ID walk at low tide, led by Jaclyn Robidoux, seaweed specialist with Maine Sea Grant and UMaine Cooperative Extension.
We’ll explore the shore near Two Lights State Park, learning to identify native edible seaweeds and diving into their ecological roles, seasonal rhythms, environmental benefits, and at-home uses. We’ll also talk about Maine’s growing seaweed farming industry, sustainable harvest practices, and the big role this unique marine resource plays in the state’s coastal economy.
We’ll bring the field guides, seaweed samples, and snacks to take home—just bring your outdoor gear and questions!
Registration: $20. Children 10 and under are free—please note if they’ll be joining when you sign up so we can bring enough supplies. Space is limited. Registration coming soon.

WHEN: Sunday, April 26th. 1:30 – 3:00 PM
WHERE: This workshop is being held at Dyer Cove in Cape Elizabeth, near Two Lights State Park. Parking is available in the lot next to Dyer Cove, adjacent to the lot for The Lobster Shack at Two Lights. To map to Dyer Cove, use the address: 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107. We’ll meet out on Dyer Cove beach at the Seaweed Week table.
WEATHER NOTE: This workshop may require navigating some slick and/or rocky terrain. Attendees should have proper footwear (rubber boots/shoes with good traction that may get wet) and dress accordingly for a few hours in the Maine outdoors, especially as it can be colder and more windy on the ocean. We’ll host this workshop in a variety of Maine’s spring weather conditions, but will notify participants if we need to cancel or reschedule in the case of extreme weather. Thanks for understanding!

Seaweed Week Guided ID Walk 2
2026-04-28 15:00 - 16:30 | Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States
Join us for a guided Seaweed ID walk at low tide, led by Jaclyn Robidoux, seaweed specialist with Maine Sea Grant and UMaine Cooperative Extension.
We’ll explore the shore near Two Lights State Park, learning to identify native edible seaweeds and diving into their ecological roles, seasonal rhythms, environmental benefits, and at-home uses. We’ll also talk about Maine’s growing seaweed farming industry, sustainable harvest practices, and the big role this unique marine resource plays in the state’s coastal economy.
We’ll bring the field guides, seaweed samples, and snacks to take home—just bring your outdoor gear and questions!
Registration: $20. Children 10 and under are free—please note if they’ll be joining when you sign up so we can bring enough supplies. Space is limited. Registration coming soon.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 28th. 3:00 – 4:3o PM
WHERE: This workshop is being held at Dyer Cove in Cape Elizabeth, near Two Lights State Park. Parking is available in the lot next to Dyer Cove, adjacent to the lot for The Lobster Shack at Two Lights. To map to Dyer Cove, use the address: 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107. We’ll meet out on Dyer Cove beach at the Seaweed Week table.
WEATHER NOTE: This workshop may require navigating some slick and/or rocky terrain. Attendees should have proper footwear (rubber boots/shoes with good traction that may get wet) and dress accordingly for a few hours in the Maine outdoors, especially as it can be colder and more windy on the ocean. We’ll host this workshop in a variety of Maine’s spring weather conditions, but will notify participants if we need to cancel or reschedule in the case of extreme weather. Thanks for understanding!

Seaweed Week Guided ID Walk 3
2026-04-30 17:00 - 18:30 | Dyer Cove, Cape Elizabeth, 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME, United States
Join us for a guided Seaweed ID walk at low tide, led by Jaclyn Robidoux, seaweed specialist with Maine Sea Grant and UMaine Cooperative Extension.
We’ll explore the shore near Two Lights State Park, learning to identify native edible seaweeds and diving into their ecological roles, seasonal rhythms, environmental benefits, and at-home uses. We’ll also talk about Maine’s growing seaweed farming industry, sustainable harvest practices, and the big role this unique marine resource plays in the state’s coastal economy.
We’ll bring the field guides, seaweed samples, and snacks to take home—just bring your outdoor gear and questions!
Registration: $20. Children 10 and under are free—please note if they’ll be joining when you sign up so we can bring enough supplies. Space is limited. Registration coming soon.

WHEN: Thursday, April 30th. 5:00 – 6:30 PM
WHERE: This workshop is being held at Dyer Cove in Cape Elizabeth, near Two Lights State Park. Parking is available in the lot next to Dyer Cove, adjacent to the lot for The Lobster Shack at Two Lights. To map to Dyer Cove, use the address: 225 Two Lights Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107. We’ll meet out on Dyer Cove beach at the Seaweed Week table.
WEATHER NOTE: This workshop may require navigating some slick and/or rocky terrain. Attendees should have proper footwear (rubber boots/shoes with good traction that may get wet) and dress accordingly for a few hours in the Maine outdoors, especially as it can be colder and more windy on the ocean. We’ll host this workshop in a variety of Maine’s spring weather conditions, but will notify participants if we need to cancel or reschedule in the case of extreme weather. Thanks for understanding!

Low Low Tides Seaweed Harvest
2026-05-15 - 2026-05-21 | Smithereen Farm, 767 Leighton Point Rd, Pembroke, ME, 04666, United States
Join Smithereen Farm and other curious people for a week of learning, harvesting, processing, and eating seaweed together! This week-long experience covers the ecology and biology of the seaweed ecosystem, hand-harvest techniques, regulations, drying, processing and culmination of the wild algae species that abound in Downeast Maine. Participants can join as either a Harvester (full immersion and get paid to harvest seaweed) or a Learner (July session only, come for a day of education). Workshop fees are sliding scale ($20-$150). More information at: https://greenhorns.org/lowlowtides/
