Aquarium of the Pacific's 6th Annual Urban Ocean Festival | #UrbanOcean

Disclosure: We attended a media preview.

Aquarium of the Pacific's 6th Annual Urban Ocean Festival is this weekend, and they're featuring a Trashin' Fashion Show, a Boat Cruise with Harbor Breeze Cruises, art exhibit, games, mural painting, poetry, live music, sustainable seafood cooking demos by SAVOR... and more!

Trashin' Fashion Show

The designers of the Trashin' Fashion Show used recycled materials. All the designs are eco-friendly because they are reducing the waste in the landfills. The winner of the Trashin' Fashion Show will win a $500 cash prize.

Seafood for the Future Demo

During our press trip, they talked about local seafood, and we watched a short cooking demo. It was very informative. For more information or recipes, please visit their website at SeafoodfortheFuture.org.

Chef Daniel Bustamante of SAVOR... prepared for us Caribbean Seafood Stew. His recipe includes cubed sablefish or rockfish, jalapeno peppers, bell peppers, minced garlic, chopped onions, olive oil, unsweetened coconut milk, vegetable or seafood broth, cilantro, chili flakes, lime juice, salt, and pepper. It was so fresh and delicious. 

On our #presstrip this morning we watched a sustainable seafood cooking demo w/ Savor's Chef Daniel Bustamante, and sampled his Caribbean Seafood Stew. Look for it at this weekend's Urban Ocean Festival #UrbanOcean

A photo posted by Mary K Tran @LetsPlayOC (@letsplayoc) on Apr 30, 2015 at 1:24pm PDT

Chef's Baja Agua Chile recipe includes diced rockfish or sablefish, diced English cucumber, olive oil, serrano chiles, cilantro, minced garlic, sliced red onions, lime juice, and kosher salt.

Thanks to Savor's Chef Daniel Bustamante, we now have this recipe for Baja Agua Chile. #UrbanOcean

A photo posted by Mary K Tran @LetsPlayOC (@letsplayoc) on Apr 30, 2015 at 1:43pm PDT

Festival Schedule for Sunday, May 3, 2015

• 10:30 a.m. Ronny & The Classics live music performance* / Honda Blue Cavern
• 10:30 a.m. Kids’ Time: Whose Ocean is it Anyway?* / Marine Life Theater
• 11:00 a.m. Urban Ocean Film* / Great Hall
• 11:35 a.m. Ronny & The Classics live music performance* / Honda Blue Cavern
• 12:00 p.m. Sustainable Seafood Tasting* / Aquarium Conservation Booth - Great Hall
• 12:30 p.m. Kids’ Time: Whose Ocean is it Anyway?* / Marine Life Theater
• 1:00 p.m. Sustainable Seafood Tasting* / Aquarium Conservation Booth - Great Hall
• 1:15 p.m. Urban Ocean Film* / Great Hall
• 1:20 p.m. Trashin’ Fashion Show (SUNDAY ONLY)* / Honda Blue Cavern
• 1:30 p.m. Ronny & The Classics live music performance* / Honda Blue Cavern
• 2:30 p.m. Urban Ocean Film* / Great Hall
• 3:00 p.m. Sustainable Seafood Tasting* / Aquarium Conservation Booth - Great Hall
• 4:30 p.m. Urban Ocean Film* / Great Hall

All programs subject to change and weather dependent.

"The Pacific waters off Southern California host a variety of industrial and recreational activities and also provide habitat for a diverse array of animals."


Urban Ocean: World Port and Sea Life Cruise

For an additional cost, special boat programs during the festival and this summer are available. Monthly Urban Ocean: World Port and Sea Life Cruise available May through September for a 2 to 2.5 hour excursion to explore the local coastline, local ports, and urban ocean life between Long Beach and San Pedro. Cruises will be at 4:00 pm on June 13, July 11, August 8, and September 5 aboard Harbor Breeze Cruises.

2015 Urban Ocean Festival!

Aquarium of the Pacific
100 Aquarium Way

Long Beach, CA

(562) 590-3100
www.aquariumofpacific.org

ADMISSIONS

(The Urban Ocean Festival is included with aquarium admission.)

$28.95 adult (12+), 

$25.95 senior (62+), 

$14.95 child (3-11), and 

FREE for children under age three and Aquarium members. 

AQUARIUM & CRUISE COMBO PRICE:

Aquarium admission and Urban Ocean Cruises aboard Harbor Breeze Cruises are: 

$39.95 adult (12+) and $15 child.