Oban celebrated its first Festival of the Sea in May 2010 with over 50 events run at diverse venues around the Oban area. The organisers at the Scottish Association for Marine Science are determined to build on the success and deliver an even bigger and better Festival during May 2011.  

Events included a parade and opening event, art exhibitions, numerous open days, lunchtime and evening lectures, discovery walks, marine sport sessions, photography, Gaelic and cooking workshops, a public debate, boat trips, a closing ceilidh and much more. Just have a look at the diverse events to get a taste for the future.

If you have an idea for an event for 2011, or would like to become otherwise involved with this community festival, please contact Anuschka.Miller@sams.ac.uk as soon as possible.

Photos & feedback

If you have been to a Festival of the Sea event and have taken some good photos that you would like to share with everyone, please email them to aham@sams.ac.uk to upload onto the gallery on this site.

We would also love to hear your views about this Festival and individual events. This is the first of hopefully many festivals and your ideas are important to make next year's event even better! Please email us your comments to aham@sams.ac.uk