Celebrate

So many ways to celebrate the ocean: art, music, dance, film, poetry or just splashing around!

FESTIVAL WEEKEND SCHEDULE

LANTERN PADDLE JUNE 10

6-10pm: Museum open with hands-on marine science, art and food trucks
7-8pm: PLU Steel Pan Ensemble, plus start of Seventy-48 paddle race
8-9pm: Vuelta La Luna aerial circus
9-10pm: Lantern paddle, Native American flutist Paul Chiyokten Wagner, illuminated puppets


BEACH CLEANUP JUNE 11

9:30am-12pm: Beach cleanup, Hawaiian music Hula Halau, trash whale art


FESTIVAL DAY JUNE 12


ART

Water mural, photography, installation.
Dive in.

OCEANX TALKS

Short talks by scientists, artists, community leaders, with Q&A. Be inspired.

MUSIC & DANCE

Aerial circus | Latin music | Percussion
Island dance | Strings |Cello | Ballet
Be immersed.

YOUTH FILM + POETRY

girl reading poem
Powerful ocean poetry + film from the finalists in our Youth Story Contest. Be transported.

WATER FUN!

lantern jellies

Try a kayak or stand-up paddleboard at the festival, or come to the Lantern Paddle for Species. The water’s waiting for you…