World Ocean Day is the UN-recognized day of ocean celebration and action. All around the globe individuals and groups use the day to celebrate, learn about, and do their part to help the ocean. Local, regional, and state organizations will come together to provide engaging activities to help visitors understand the human connection to the ocean.

Artist Boat joins this celebration by hosting the World Ocean Day Festival on June 6th, 11am to 4:30pm at East Beach.

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The World Ocean Day Festival offers a day of entertainment and education for all ages. Visit our exhibitors to learn about caring for our ocean, join a workshop to create your own art and music, and sit back to enjoy our live entertainment on the main stage. The festival and all activities are FREE for all ages!

Main Stage Entertainment (June 6)

• Galveston Ukulele Society
• Tom’s Fun Band
• Sanggar Tari Citra Indonesia Dance Troupe
• Women in Coastal Science

Free Eco-Art Workshops (June 6)

Underwater HOA
Create your own yard sign as you learn about sea level rise and climate change.
12:30 pm | 2:30 pm

Tentacles of the Deep
Learn to draw an octopus or squid using contour lines and watercolor paints.
11:00 am | 12:15 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:45 pm

Island Rhythms
Join the drum circle led by a world renowned professional drummer.
12:15 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:45 pm

Bucket Brigade
Interactive beach tours guide you into the surf to learn about Galveston Beaches.
11:00 am | 12:15 pm | 1:30 pm | 2:45 pm

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Pre-Festival Events

Leading up to the festival at East Beach,  two events are scheduled:

Sharkwater
Rosenberg Library, June 4 @ 5:30pm

For filmmaker Rob Stewart, exploring sharks began as an underwater adventure. What it turned into was a beautiful and dangerous life journey into the balance of life on earth.

Driven by passion fed from a lifelong fascination with sharks, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of sharks as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters and reveals the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of the seas.

Filmed in visually stunning, high definition video, Sharkwater takes you into the most shark rich waters of the world, exposing the exploitation and corruption surrounding the world’s shark populations in the marine reserves of Cocos Island, Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

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Underwarter HOA
MarMo Plaza, June 5 @ 6-8pm

Xavier Cortada, this year’s resident artist, will present his Underwater HOA (homeowners association) an art project that aims to generate awareness about sea level rise and engage neighbors in taking action by providing space where they can collectively address the impacts of sea level rise and climate change. We have brought Xavier here especially to Galveston to meet our homeowners, make some yard art, and to have some fun with all of us.

The Underwater HOA is a socially engaged art project that aims to generate awareness about sea level rise and engage neighbors in taking action by providing a space where they can collectively address the impacts of sea level rise and climate change , as part of our World Ocean Day Festival activities.

Artist Boat invites you to join us for this FREE Eco-Art Workshop intended for Coastal Homeowners to learn how climate change and sea level rise may affect you and to guide you through making an elevation yard sign.

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