Planning Your Event

World Oceans Day is held every June 8th by people around the planet. It’s a day to recognize the importance of the ocean and take action to keep it healthy. This year we’re aiming for 1,000 events – help us reach our goal! Your event can be big or small, the only requirement is making a difference for the ocean.

If you’re new to World Oceans Day, don’t worry. We’re here to make planning your event as easy as possible. These are some very basic FAQs – if you have further questions feel free to email our coordinator. Check back for case studies and tips from other event organizers!

FAQs

Click on the question to view the answer to some common questions you may have when deciding whether to hold a World Oceans Day event.

• What is the point of World Oceans Day?

  World Oceans Day is a day that people and organizations all over the world use to encourage their communities to celebrate the ocean.

• Who celebrates?

  Everyone! You don’t have to be part of an organization to hold an event – you just need to be motivated to do something for the ocean.

• Do I have to hold an event on the theme?

  You can hold any event you like, as long as it’s celebrating the ocean.

  However, we also encourage you to take it a step further and encourage those who attend your event to take conservation action to protect the ocean. It’s great to celebrate our love for the ocean, but our end goal is to make sure the ocean is healthy for future generations. To make sure that happens, we can reach people when they feel inspired and positive (such as at a World Oceans Day event) and ask them to take action to protect the ocean.

• Does my event have to be on June 8?

  Definitely not! We encourage holding your event around June 8th in order to capitalize on the huge wave of support and interest in the ocean. However, you can hold the event any time you like and we’ll still list it on the site.

• Does my event have to be huge?

  Your event can be as big or small as you like and we’ll still appreciate and count it. Last year events ranged from ~10 people viewing and discussing a film, to Waikiki Aquarium’s massive World Oceans Day week with thousands of celebrants. It’s up to what you want and can handle.

• Can I change the details of my event?

  Unfortunately you can’t log in and change details, but you can email us and we’ll change it for you. Click here to open an email and please include the following information.

  Subject: edit WOD event details
  Event URL on website:
  What I need changed:
  

• What happens after the event?

  It would mean a LOT to us if you could document your event and send us photos, videos, etc afterwards! We want to give you credit for all your hard work, and show why World Oceans Day is such a great event.

  You can send us anything you have, but most useful would be

  • A paragraph or two about how the event went
  • High quality photos of your event
  • Videos
  • Any news coverage the event recieved
  • Info on your attendees: how many, how they enjoyed the event, if they took action

  Gather together what you have and send along to us at worldoceansday@theoceanproject.org. Thanks!

Special Activities

This year we’ve partnered up with some awesome organizations to make this World Oceans Day even more exciting than the last! Click on the image to learn more about these special events and resources.