Events calendar
Trident True Trivia Night
Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 6-7pm | Free | @ Elements: Books Coffee Beer
Are you saltwater savvy?
Join Turning Tides and TideMinded for ocean trivia at Elements: Books Coffee Beer to benefit Saltwater Classroom. Trivia is free to play. A percentage of sales from the evening will be donated to Saltwater Classroom, so the more you snack and sip, the more will be raised for this organization’s mission to foster an ethic of ocean stewardship. Winners will receive a small prize, including tickets to a Community Tide Pooling Event.
Eating Invasives
Sunday, May 3, 2026 | 11:30am-1:00 pm | $55
SOLD OUT
A seafood lunch and learn in partnership with Fish & Whistle
Join Turning Tides and Fish & Whistle for the sustainable seafood event of the Spring! At this event, you’ll experience a four-course tasting menu featuring locally harvested invasive species. The menu will be accompanied by a presentation on the history and ecology of these species in the Gulf of Maine. Bring an appetite and some coastal curiosity! We can’t wait to host you!
May Community Tide Pooling
Saturday, May 16, 2026 | 4:30 - 6:00 PM | $30
Our first community tide pooling event of the season!
Join Turning Tides for our monthly Community Tide Pooling event in Biddeford Pool! These events are intended for Mainers to get together and explore their own backyard with local marine scientists. Held on the lowest possible tide of each summer month, Community Tide Pooling Events are strategically timed to showcase the greatest diversity of terrain and creatures available. Come say hello to some of the critters who like it cold before they move to deeper waters for the summer.
Eating Invasives
Sunday, May 31, 2026 | 11:30am-1:00 pm | $55
A seafood lunch and learn in partnership with Fish & Whistle
Join Turning Tides and Fish & Whistle for the second installment of this celebration of sustainable seafood. At this event, you’ll experience a four-course tasting menu featuring locally harvested invasive species. The menu will be accompanied by a presentation on the history and ecology of these species in the Gulf of Maine. Bring an appetite and some coastal curiosity! We can’t wait to host you!
Ebb & Flow Coastal Retreat
Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM | $125
A retreat where mindfulness meets marine biology
Join Kaneel and Turning Tides this summer for a unique retreat blending mindfulness meditation and environmental science. Ebb & Flow is an invitation to pause, engage your sense of curiosity and play, and connect with the rhythmic cycles of the tides. This day-long retreat invites you to move beyond the typical beach getaway and intentionally learn about the beach itself. Throughout the day, we will explore the coast through a series of immersive mindfulness practices, including meditation, ocean dipping, mindful beachcombing, a gourmet lunch featuring sustainable seafood, and guided tide pooling.
June Community Tide Pooling
Sunday, June 14, 2026 | 4:30 - 6:00 PM | $30
Explore your own backyard in community- summer is just getting started!
Join Turning Tides for our monthly Community Tide Pooling event in Biddeford Pool! Get one last peak at some of our cold-loving critters and see the variety of critters that the early spring has to offer, including a diversity of invertebrate eggs and juvenile fish.
July Community Tide Pooling
Saturday, July 18, 2026 | 8:30 - 10:00 AM | $30
Explore your own backyard in community
Join Turning Tides for our monthly Community Tide Pooling event in Biddeford Pool! These events are intended for Mainers to get together and explore their own backyard with local marine scientists. Held on the lowest possible tide of each summer month, Community Tide Pooling Events are strategically timed to showcase the greatest diversity of terrain and creatures available.
August Community Tide Pooling
Thursday, August 13, 2026 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM | $30
Explore your own backyard in community
Join Turning Tides for our monthly Community Tide Pooling event in Biddeford Pool! These events are intended for Mainers to get together and explore their own backyard with local marine scientists. Held on the lowest possible tide of each summer month, Community Tide Pooling Events are strategically timed to showcase the greatest diversity of terrain and creatures available.
September Community Tide Pooling
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026 | 5:00 - 6:30 PM | $30
Explore your own backyard in community
Join Turning Tides for our monthly Community Tide Pooling event in Biddeford Pool! September usually holds gorgeous sunsets, delightfully chilly air, and a last opportunity to relish in warm ocean waters before they cool down for the winter.