On 24 and 25 October, Port Olímpic will host the SeaWilding’25 Side-Event, a programme of free activities for all ages that combines science, art, learning and entertainment
On 24 and 25 October, Port Olímpic will host the SeaWilding’25 Side-Event, a programme of free family activities linked to the SeaWilding Conference 2025, which is being held this week in Barcelona (for the first time in Spain).
The SeaWilding’25 Side-Event – which will take place on Friday and Saturday from 11:30 am to 8 pm at the Moll de Mestral, Port Olímpic – offers a unique way to connect with the oceans from multiple perspectives. The programme includes science, art, educational and entertainment activities inspired by the oceans and designed for all audiences.
More specifically, on both Friday and Saturday, more than 20 documentaries and short films about the sea will be screened at Port Olímpic, alongside an exhibition of underwater photographs. The documentaries being shown include: Vides de sal, by Silvia Gómez Mestres, which depicts the traditional fishing sector on the Catalan coast and the challenges it faces; Mar de Lobos, by Matías Ameglio, on the second largest natural reserve of sea lions in the world, found on the island of Lobos; and the children’s series Secretos del océano, by Enrique Talledo.
The SeaWilding’25 Side-Event programme also includes workshops for young and old, talks and round tables on the state of our oceans, and plenty of food and music.
Barcelona, host of the SeaWilding Conference 2025
The SeaWilding Conference 2025 is part of the official programme for the United Nations’ Ocean Decade. It is the first international, interdisciplinary conference on the state of our oceans ever to be held in Spain.
The participants in the event – which will take place from 23 to 25 October at the University of Barcelona’s Biology Faculty and the Auditori Vèrtex on the Polytechnic University of Catalonia-BarcelonaTech’s (UPC) North Campus – will include research teams, professionals and key stakeholders in the conservation and restoration of our oceans.
