One Ocean: Don't Miss The First Ocean Summit in Thanet
Free films, talks and workshops. For the ocean.
One Ocean: Don’t Miss The First Ocean Summit in Thanet
Living in Thanet, we feel the sea. The changing colours. The every changing mood of the water but also the slow creep of coastal erosion as bits of cliffs crumble and winter storms damage our coastline.
If you swim, snorkel, paddleboard, go crabbing or just enjoy sitting on the beach in Thanet, you’ll want to understand how we can help protect our seas.
Which is why I’m so excited that Turner in Margate is hosting the first ocean conservation festival, One Ocean 2026, a free two-day summit on art, activism and oceans, that will take place on Sat 20 and Sun 21 June.
Check out the incredible schedule below, book your places and stick it in your diaries.
Don’t miss out - Georgina x
The ocean produces half the oxygen we breathe. It absorbs a third of our carbon dioxide. It’s under more pressure than ever. Let’s talk about it.
Here’s What’s On…
Saturday 20 June
🎨 Flints Family Workshop / 10.30am – 12.30pm
Drop-in for all ages. Coastal crafting, marine observation and seasonal song.
🎟️ Free / No booking needed
🌊 What the Wild Sea Can Be / 12pm – 12.45pm
The keynote. Marine biologist and author Helen Scales makes the ocean feel wondrous and urgent but without the doom.
🎟️ Free / Book here
🗣 Margate’s Coastal Identity / 1pm – 2pm
How did we get from Victorian seaside resort to creative hub? Polly Brannan (Open School East), local ledge Dan Thompson (artist and historian) and Professor Phil Hubbard (King’s College London) dig in.
🎟️ Free / Book here
🔬 Ocean Health and Human Health / 3pm – 4pm
The science of why a thriving ocean matters for us, not just marine life. With artist Andy Hughes, ocean policy specialist Nicholas Hardman-Mountford and Randa Kachef, Research Affiliate at King’s College London.
🎟️ Free / Book here
One Ocean 2026: Artists’ Film Screenings / 5.30pm - 7pm
Artist films exploring oceanic themes, including ecology, climate crisis, world building and human connection to the ocean curated and introduced by Daisy Gould.
🎟️ Free / Book here
🎬 Screenings on the Terrace / 4pm – 6pm & 7pm - 9pm
Bring a blanket and settle in for an evening of ocean docs including Ocean with David Attenborough. Seaweed Stories. Free outdoor screenings all evening.
🎟️ Free / No booking needed
Sunday 21 June
🌿 Seaweed and Their Secrets / 9.30am – 11.30am
The Natural History Museum and Thanet Coast Project take you deep into the history, science and potential of seaweed.
🎟️ Free / Book here
💬 Speaking with the Ocean / 12pm – 1pm
Ancient and modern thinking on what the sea means to us. Curator Emma Lewis speaks with Christiane Bosman (Embassy of the North Sea) and environmental technologist Joycelyn Longdon.
🎟️ Free / Book here
✊ Artists and Ocean Justice / 2pm – 3pm
How does art drive ocean activism? Journalist Iman Amrani in conversation with artist-activist Poulomi Basu and Suzanne Dhaliwal, specialist in creative strategies for decolonisation.
🎟️ Free / Book here
🌍 Youth for the Ocean / 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Young climate leaders take the stage. Alexandra Kristofovicova (Our Youth 4 the Climate), Louisa Casson (Greenpeace) and Olivia Mandle, environmental activist. Be prepared to be inspired.
🎟️ Free / Book here
🎬 Screenings on the Terrace / 4–9pm
A second night of ocean documentaries to close out the festival.
🎟️ Free / No booking needed
Running alongside all weekend will be The Margate We’re Dreaming Of a community programme on food, green space and everyday life in Thanet, led by Naturehood Thanet.
As Sir David Attenborough has said: “If we save the sea, we save our world”.
Get to it Margate. See you there.
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