# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Seaweed Saturday - Presented by Maine Seaweed Week
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am – Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 04:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙢𝙨, 𝙖𝙧𝙩, 𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡-𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤!

𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀.

Spring is seaweed season in Maine! Join us to celebrate! This event is part of Maine Seaweed Week, an annual food and drink festival that celebrates Maine’s kelp harvest by featuring seaweed on menus at over 70 restaurants, breweries, and businesses across the state. Activities at Seaweed Saturday will highlight seaweed in art, food, and science, featuring dozens of local seaweed farms, businesses, and organizations. Hosted in partnership with the Maine Seaweed Council. 

Maine is the national leader in seaweed farming and harvest, with over 40 kelp farms along the coast, dozens of seaweed businesses, and a growing number of innovative seaweed-based products. This climate-friendly crop benefits people and the planet by supporting coastal communities and healthy oceans.

𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲
💠Seaweed species ID workshops and demos 
💠Local artists will exhibit their seaweed-inspired works
💠Marketplace featuring  seaweed farms and businesses showcasing their seaweed products to taste or take home
💠Seaweed businesses offering seaweed samples
💠Experts from across the state will share their knowledge on community panels

𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: FREE. All ages.
𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://seaweedweek.org/seaweed-saturday/
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: Heritage Seaweed, Sea Grant Maine, Maine Seaweed Council
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portland/seaweed-saturday-presented-by-maine-seaweed-week/200029880589337
- **Event Categories**: festivals, art, workshops, food-truck-festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029880589337?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=portland-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Portland
- **state**: ME
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Gulf of Maine Research Institute
- **lat**: 43.65176
- **long**: -70.256354
- **full address**: Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 344 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101-4618, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Seaweed Week (https://allevents.in/org/seaweed-week/19323628)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 344 Commercial St, Portland, ME 04101-4618, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Seaweed Week
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, art, workshops, food-truck-festivals
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Seaweed Saturday - Presented by Maine Seaweed Week ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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