California Seaweed Festival

The 6th Annual California Seaweed Festival is coming to Los Angeles! Los Angeles, CA – The 6th Annual California Seaweed Festival will take place on Saturday, October 11, from 10am - 6pm, in collaboration with Cabrillo Marine Aquarium in San Pedro. The California Seaweed Festival is a free, family-friendly, public event celebrating the seaweed diversity of California. This is its first time in Los Angeles. There will be talks on Seaweeds in the Arts, Aquaculture and Science, and Panel Discussions including Indigenous People’s Forum, Seaweed Applications in Farming and Health, Urban Ocean Ecosystems, and Restoration & Seaweed Solutions. There will be a screening of the film “Seaweed Stories” by Lonely Whale, an underwater puppet show and a cooking demonstration. More than 50 vendors and exhibitors will share seaweed art, food, products and information. You’ll be able to taste a variety of seaweed products, handle seaweeds in our touch tanks, take a picture with a mermaid or a giant blue whale, dance to live music, and try your hand at seaweed-y art. Food trucks and a beer garden by Smog City Brewing will be featuring seaweeds too. On Friday, October 10, AltaSea Berth 60 in San Pedro will host the festival’s Seaweed Speakeasy, a celebration of cutting-edge Blue Technology and immersive art, accompanied by gourmet seafood and seaweed-forward appetizers, cocktails and beer, live music, and a chance to meet and interact with hundreds of seaweed enthusiasts from across the country and beyond. Industry tours and a kelp cultivation workshop are available before the party. The California Seaweed Festival 2025 is a one-time event not to be missed by anyone interested in coastal ecosystems, seaweeds and how they make life better, or the blue sustainable future. Full information and a detailed schedule is available at californiaseaweedfestival.org.