Join us for an evening celebrating the wonders of our local coastline at August First Friday! Seaweed Summer highlights the beauty, ecology, and hidden life of seaweeds found along the Santa Cruz shoreline.
Enjoy food, drinks, hands-on activities, and opportunities to learn from local partners and naturalists about the important role seaweed plays in marine ecosystems, from habitat building to climate resilience. Explore interactive tables, creative art-making, and community organizations sharing ocean-inspired work.
Join community partners including:
- City of Santa Cruz
- Sea Otter Savvy
- Seymour Center
- Save our Shores
- UCSC Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department
- Sunflower Star Laboratory
- Cabrillo College
- O’Neill Sea Odyssey
- Kylene Gilmore
- Olivia Merriam
- Noelle Kaslly
As always, First Friday is free and open to all. Come connect with nature, science, and community as we celebrate the coastal world right in our backyard.
Museum admission is free all day, and evening festivities take place from 5:00–8:00 PM outside in Tyrrell Park.