Plus festival photo and video, the Trashoctopus Tour, beachwalks and more. | | | | View this email in your browser | | | | | | | | | | | WHAT A WEEKEND! But wait. There's more. Much more. | | | | | | | | | | | Lantern Paddle, Cleanup & Festival What a success! Opening weekend of Tacoma Ocean Fest month saw hundreds of folks gather safely to remember endangered species in a magical Lantern Paddle, clean up 700 pounds of trash at the Tacoma Shoreline Survey & Cleanup, and celebrate, learn and protect the ocean at the Sunday festival. Big thanks to all of you for making it so special - and to all our sponsors, partners, performers, artists, eco-booths, speakers and volunteers. It truly takes a village. (Photo credit: 350Tacoma.) We'll be posting photos and livestream videos soon.  MEANWHILE - Don't miss the rest of Ocean Month events! Keep reading... | | | | | | All Ocean Fest Events | | | | | | | | | | Get your seats for the Ocean Film Fest! It's the first-ever Tacoma Ocean Film Fest, and it's NEXT WEEK. See local and international ocean films from turtles to kayaks, meet PNW filmmakers and get inspired. Space is limited in The Grand Cinema, so get your tickets soon. 7-9pm June 16-17. | | | | Info & tickets | | | | | | | | | | | Trashoctopus on tour... It's big. It's orange. Meet the Trashoctopus, a giant sculpture that doubles as a trash can to remind us all to keep our garbage out of the ocean. It's now on tour, starting this Fri-Sat at the Point Defiance Marina, then Sunday at Titlow Beach. Don't be shy. It loves photos. :) | | | | | Trashoctopus Tour | | | | | | | | | | | Follow the Ocean Story Trail Three Tacoma water protectors. Three audio/video stories. Three QR code posters leading around the Foss Waterway Seaport building at 705 Dock St. Find them on the esplanade side, scan the QRs and discover their stories.  Then join in to help protect our ocean. Up through June 30.   | | | | | Ocean Story Trail | | | | | | | | | | | Livestreamed Beachwalks Our Marine Biologist Beachwalks happen this weekend at Titlow Beach, Tacoma. In-person spots are full, but you can watch it live on our Facebook page. Discover crabs, kelp and more in the low-tide zone...1pm Sat. June 12; 2pm Sun. June 13.   | | | | | Watch on Facebook | | | | | | FESTIVAL LIVESTREAM: Join Gumo Imahe for dance and music from the Manislan (Mariana) Islands in the Pacific! (Watch other festival videos on our Facebook page.) | | | | | | | | Tacoma Ocean Fest is a free festival and more, held on World Ocean Day weekend and beyond on Tacoma's waterfront.  Lifting up diverse voices, our community comes together with arts, sciences and water fun to celebrate the ocean, learn about its threats and get inspired to protect it. CELEBRATE | LEARN | PROTECT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Copyright © 2021 Tacoma Ocean Fest, All rights reserved. You're on this list because you gave your email at an Ocean Fest event. You'll get sneak peeks and fun details about the festival. We promise not to spam you! If you do want to unsubscribe, just let us know. But we'll miss you. Our mailing address is: Tacoma Ocean Fest705 Dock StTacoma, WA 98402 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. | | | |