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Surfrider Foundation Northern Beaches

Join our awesome café community working to reduce plastic pollution on our beaches. Collect a Surfrider bucket from the cafes listed on Council’s website and receive a free coffee for a full bucket of beach trash.

Northern Beaches Clean Up CrewSun 24 Nov, 10am Dee Why Beach

Do a good deed for the planet and make new friends. Family event. Meet at grassed area by table tennis.

Ocean Care Day for SchoolsManly Environment Centre Mon 25 – Fri 29 Nov

Primary school students are invited to drop by the Manly Environment Centre to meet Tula the penguin and collect their free Ocean Care Day pack with stickers, marine creature mask and more!

MeditationSun 24 Nov - Sun 1 Dec, 6 - 6.45am Manly Beach (behind The Pantry)

Early morning meditation led by local Vedic meditation teacher Angela Lyos Braun. Watch the sunrise over the ocean, followed by an optional Salute to the Sun.

No bookings required.

Yoga on the Beach 25, 27, 29 Nov and 1 Dec, 7 - 8.15 am Manly Beach (behind The Pantry)

Join Raja Hatha Yoga practitioner Paola de Teliga, as she guides you into asanas and breathing techniques to quiet your mind.

No bookings required.

Community Beach Clean UpSun 24 Nov, 9am South Avalon Beach

Join Living Ocean and The Green Team for a community beach clean and help log macro plastics for the marine debris database. Gloves advised.

Meet south of beach by pine trees.

Celebrate our spectacular oceans in this week-long festival across the Northern Beaches. Our jam-packed program includes cinema, guided tours, beach clean ups, meditation and yoga, citizen science projects, walks and talks.

The week culminates with the 26th Ocean Care Day and over 30 environmental organisations and community members working tirelessly to keep our oceans healthy for future generations. We encourage you to get along to one of the many events.

For full program and booking details search ‘Ocean Festival’ atnorthernbeaches.nsw.gov.au

Michael Regan, Mayor

Image: Mark Budd

Ocean Festival

Sun 24 Nov - Sun 1 Dec

Life Below the Water

Celebrating our oceans. Festival events from Manly to Palm Beach.

Art Exhibition: 3D Poolside Warringah Aquatic Centre Until Apr 2020, 9am – 5pm

Dive into another world, and let your imagination run free with sculptures bringing the poolside garden alive.

Image: Victoria Norman

Image: David Jenkins

Dive Against DebrisSat 30 Nov, 9am – 2pm Manly Cove, West Esplanade

Join Manly Dive Centre and help clean up Manly Cove. Dive, snorkel or freedive.

Half price gear rental available.

Kayak TourSat 30 Nov, 10am – 2pm East Esplanade, Manly

Explore beautiful Manly Cove with Manly Kayaks and see first-hand why we need to protect our oceans.

Bookings essential.

Boomerang BagsTue 26 Nov, 11.30am – 3pm, Avalon Fri 29 Nov, 10am – 12 midday, Narrabeen

Pop into one of our working bees and learn how to make reusable shopping bags from recycled fabrics to reduce plastic bag pollution.

Visit Council website for details.

Science at the SteyneTue 26 Nov, 6.30 – 8.30pm Henry’s Bar, Steyne Hotel

Hear from Professor of Marine Ecology David Booth and other speakers. on how climate change is resulting in more coral reef fish species in Sydney.

Booking essential.

Art Meets Science Wed 27 Nov, 6.30 – 8pm Ruby Lane Wholefoods, Mona Vale

Enjoy the launch of artist Leonie Kneipp’s new exhibition at this ocean-friendly cafe.

Bookings essential.

Big Blue Trivia NightMon 25 Nov, 7 – 9pm Harbord Diggers, Freshwater

Test your knowledge on all things oceanic. Family-friendly event with prizes on offer.

View historic surfboards on display.

No bookings required.

Eco Treasures Adventures

Paddle the Basin on a stand-up paddle board or snorkel Cabbage Tree Bay, Manly.

Visit Council website for dates and session times.

Bookings essential.

Life Below the Water: Why it MattersSun 24 Nov, 5pm – 7pm Hemingways, Manly

Seven Northern Beaches underwater photographers bring you the essence of the ocean with their visual stories at Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve.

No bookings required.

Rock Platform TourFri 29 Nov, 5 – 7pm Coastal Environment Centre, North Narrabeen

Once the ocean retreats an amazing world is uncovered. Discover the biodiversity that exists between the land and the sea. Family-friendly.

Free; but bookings essential.

Rockpool RambleThu 28 Nov, 4 – 5.15pm The Bower, Manly

Discover what lives in Sydney’s rockpools with marine conservationist, Sharnie Connell at Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve.

Free; but bookings essential.

26th Ocean Care DaySun 1 Dec, 10am – 4pm Manly Beachfront

Join over 30 + organisations working hard to keep our oceans healthy for future generations.

Visit the Ocean Lab, enjoy live music, face painting, ocean trivia and more.

Dive Centre ManlySnorkel tours, daily, 2 – 5pm Shore dives, daily, 9am – 2pm 10 Belgrave St, Manly

Explore our amazing underwater world at Cabbage Tree Bay Aquatic Reserve. Opportunities for beginners and more experienced scuba divers.

Bookings essential.

Operation Crayweed Snorkel TourTue 26 Nov, 11am or 1.30pm Bower Lane, Manly

Join a guided snorkel of Cabbage Tree Bay’s underwater forests with scientists from the Sydney Institute of Marine Science.

Bookings essential.

Meet the Friends of Cabbage Tree BayShelly Beach, Manly

Find out about becoming a volunteer with this award-winning group who are protecting this beautiful aquatic reserve.

Visit Council website for dates and session times.

Operation Crayweed ScreeningSun 24 Nov, 3 – 5pm Manly Art Gallery & Museum

Learn how scientists are bringing back vast underwater forests with the students of Balgowlah North Public School.

Brought to you by MAG&M and Sydney Institute of Marine Science.

Image: Leonie Kneipp

Open Air Cinema – 2040Sat 30 Nov, 5 – 9.30pm Manly Cove, West Esplanade

Bring your picnic blanket and reusables and enjoy an evening under the stars. Discover what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we embrace the best solutions already available to us.

Free; but registration required.

Image: John Sear