A free, one-day expo of seaweed food, art, and fun on the Portland waterfront

Event details:

Date & Time: April 25, 2026, 11 am to 4 pm
Location: Gulf of Maine Research Institute, 350 Commercial St, Portland, ME (Map)
Admission: Free. No ticket required. All ages.
Panels: Register to attend a free community panel. Registration opens soon.

Explore the seaweed marketplace, try delicious seaweed samples, get inspired by local seaweed artists, and learn directly from Maine's seaweed experts in one of our community panels. Seaweed Saturday is hosted in partnership with the Maine Seaweed Council.

Lakin’s Gorges Cheese will be in the vendor area selling our seaweed laced Rockweed,recently recognozed in Food and Wine Magazine as one of the “25 Essential American Cheeses”