Ocean Lovers Festival

The Ocean Lovers Festival is a uniquely Australian response to the global plight of the oceans – focused on our love of water sport and recreation.

The Ocean Lovers Festival is conceived as an annual community sporting and cultural event to focus attention and action on nurturing and saving the world’s oceans. The inaugural festival will be held at Bondi Beach – one of the world’s iconic waterfront playgrounds, where a combination of fun and competitive water sports alongside cool cultural activities and engaged activism will culminate over four days with a celebration of legends of ocean rescue and a community commitment to “love our oceans more”.

Conservation and sustainability will be the driving themes – showcasing global alliances as well as local best practice.

Leaders and luminaries of ocean conservation will feature throughout the festival at talks and events and the final afternoon will witness the inaugural Ocean Lovers Awards Ceremony.

The Festival will have both free and ticketed events and entertainment. There will also be a fundraising multi task challenge to be taken on by registered participants.

Merchandise and part of entry fees will be directed for donations to key organisations leading stewardship of ocean recovery practice.