World Oceans Week 2026

For those brave enough to challenge the open ocean of frontline conservation alongside us, we are offering a special pelagic passport ticket option.

The passport includes:

• Access to all World Oceans Week public events, June 1st through June 5th
• Special invitations for private events — including a Sunday night welcome and Behind the Scenes Tour of World Oceans Week Exhibits
• Bonus lecture on World Oceans Day, June 8th!
• World Oceans Week Swag Bag
• Reserved seating at all WOW events
• A portion will be tax deductible and supports the week of programming and educational outreach, including our Blue Generation initiative, advancing opportunities for early career ocean researchers and conservationists.A portion of the passport ticket cost will be tax deductible. Being a passport holder helps The Explorers Club to fund our Blue Generation program for early career ocean researchers and conservationists.

Art and Exhibits:

• Club Headquarters transforms into an ocean of possibilities, with installation artwork, engineering exhibits, aquatic tanks, blue lights splashed all over, and the Rolex Totem Clock presiding.
• Featuring displays with the latest ocean robotics from WHOI Room 71, shark sculptures from artist Cindy Pease Roe, a great white shark jaw from the Atlantic Shark Institute, a replica of William Beebe’s bathysphere, courtesy of the Wildlife Conservation Society, JAWS memorabilia from Wendy Benchley, and much more.

Education:

• In partnership with Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants, World Oceans Week reached over 28,900 students virtually.
• We return in 2026 with more live explorers and remote interactions from the field than ever – featuring both classroom visits, as well as virtual interactions with tens of thousands of students worldwide.

This year, we are launching a Frontiers workshop program, centering Explorers Club Headquarters as the home of thought leadership on the world’s most pressing ocean issues.

By hosting daily roundtables with top experts on plastics, education, corals, and A.I. for a working lunch, with breakout sessions and targeted conversations, we will facilitate actionable outcomes for the world’s most capable explorers.

Blue Generation is an early career program designed for young professionals with a demonstrated interest in ocean-related career paths. Central topics in years past have included the blue economy, responsible ecotourism, legal protections for the ocean and successful grant writing. We define early career here as within the first 10 years of an ocean-based career.

Now in its fifth year, the Blue Generation program is helping to build the next cohort of ocean leadership by providing unique access to ocean mentorship, and workshops with top ocean experts in disciplines ranging across diplomacy, content creation, engineering, and conservation.

Celebrate World Oceans Week at The Explorers Club with a gift in honor of the Oceans! Your support allows us to continue hosting boundary-pushing Ocean conservation events and symposiums every year.

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