Sea Change Festival

CELEBRATING
OUR CONNECTION WITH THE SEA

📅 Saturday 1st August 2026

📍 Portland Marina, Black Barge
Beach and the green above Quiddles. 

⏰ See below for exact timings
and locations for each activity

Join
us for a magical day celebrating everything that makes our relationship with
the sea so special.

Sea
Change Festival is a brand-new community festival brought to you by Plastic
Shores CIC, bringing us all together to celebrate our coastline, our maritime
heritage and the people who help protect it.

Whether
you’re five or ninety-five, there’ll be something to discover.

🧜‍♀️🏴‍☠️ 11.30am – Pirates vs
Mermaids Interactive Beach Panto at Black Barge Beach

🧘‍♀️ 1.30pm – Community yoga
session with Sida Yoga on the green above Quiddles (look for their flag!)

🌿 2pm – Seaweed Bingo at
Portland Marina (on the green next to Salt)

📖 3.30pm – Mermaid Story Time
at Portland Marina

Self-led
activities available between 10am to 4pm, starting from the festival hub at
Portland Marina;

🏴‍☠️ Follow the Pirate Treasure
Trail

🤿 Win prizes on the O’Three
Snorkel Stones Quest. **Bring your own snorkel equipment.

🌱 Become a Coast Keeper by
cleaning a beach clean

🐚 Listen to our Beach
Meditations. Look for the QR codes at Black Barge Beach, near Quiddles and
Portland Marina

🏮 Create your own lantern at
Light the Way lantern building workshop, ready for the evening lantern
procession.

As
the sun begins to set, the festival will lead into the Tide of Light lantern
procession and the inaugural Sea Change Awards (https://fb.me/e/4UXSpwlwC), celebrating
the people, groups and businesses who help keep our connection with the sea
alive.

💙 Activities are free thanks
to the generosity of our partners and volunteers.

Follow
this event as we share more information on the activities including timings,
festival updates, partners and announcing exciting surprises over the coming
weeks.

Because
sometimes the best way to protect the sea… is to fall in love with it first 🌊