2025 Calendar of Activities for Ocean Month in Panama

The provisional Calendar for the activities in 2025 for the September Ocean Month in Panama is available here. Create waves of awareness for the oceans by joining in beach cleanups, chats and events.

PROVISIONAL CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES 2025 - SEPTEMBER, OCEANS MONTH

"CREATING WAVES OF AWARENESS FOR THE OCEANS"

Thursday, August 28 - 10:00 a.m., Press Conference (Beach Cleanups - Oceans Month), ANCÓN offices; Contact: Jenny Echeverría jenny.echeverria@ancon.org.

Monday 1 to Sunday 7 - World Shorebird Count 2025 - Celebrating September 6 World Shorebird Day. Contact: info@audubonpanama.org

Monday 1 - Educational Talk "Know, Take Care of, and Love the Ocean" in Schools of the Province of Veraguas. Contact: Regional Directorate Veraguas MIAMBIENTE bpena@miambiente.gob.pa

Monday 1st to 25th - Educational Awareness Day: Impact of Marine Litter; Schools of the Province of Chiriquí. Contact: Chiriquí Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE zmadrid@miambiente.gob.pa

Tuesday 2nd - Educational Awareness Talks - Rodolfo Chiari Secondary School in Aguadulce. Contact: Cocle Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE ejaen@miambiente.gob.pa

Wednesday 3rd - 10th - 17th - Literary Adventures on Radio Ancón at 9:00 a.m., Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking of Stories and Poems by Panamanian Writers Related to the Oceans, plus a Spelling Game. Contact: Amanda Barraza abtaxandlegal6@gmail.com

Wednesday 3 - Blue Revolution, recycling in various locations in Panama City; Contacts: Iris Barrios of ANCON sustentability.urbana@ancon.org; Yarelys Gómez, Subdirectorate of Resilience and Climate Change, Mayor’s Office of Panama; yarelys.gomez@pty.gob.pa

Wednesday 3 - Marine Debris Sampling, Las Lajas Beach in San Félix. Contact: Chiriquí Regional Directorate of MIAMBIENTE zmadrid@miambiente.gob.pa

Thursday 4 9:00 a.m. - XVI Facimar Fair - UMIP International Maritime University of Panama. Contacts: Beatriz Medina bmedina@umil.ac.pa; Karly Urriola - UMIP kurriola@umip.ac.pa

Thursday the 4th - Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Recycling Days at the Sabanitas Community Board (on the 4th) and at the Colón City Seafront Promenade (5th and 6th). Contact: Jericó Clement coordinador.sostenibilidad@ancon.org

Monday 1st to 25th - Educational Awareness Day: Impact of Marine Litter; Schools of the Province of Chiriquí. Contact: Chiriquí Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE zmadrid@miambiente.gob.pa

Tuesday 2nd - Educational Awareness Talks - Rodolfo Chiari Secondary School in Aguadulce. Contact: Cocle Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE ejaen@miambiente.gob.pa

Wednesday 3rd - 10th - 17th - Literary Adventures on Radio Ancón at 9:00 a.m., Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking of Stories and Poems by Panamanian Writers Related to the Oceans, plus a Spelling Game. Contact: Amanda Barraza abtaxandlegal6@gmail.com

Wednesday 3 - Blue Revolution, recycling in various locations in Panama City; Contacts: Iris Barrios of ANCON sustentability.urbana@ancon.org; Yarelys Gómez, Subdirectorate of Resilience and Climate Change, Mayor’s Office of Panama; yarelys.gomez@pty.gob.pa

Wednesday 3 - Marine Debris Sampling, Las Lajas Beach in San Félix. Contact: Chiriquí Regional Directorate of MIAMBIENTE zmadrid@miambiente.gob.pa

Thursday 4 9:00 a.m. - XVI Facimar Fair - UMIP

International Maritime University of Panama. Contacts: Beatriz Medina bmedina@umil.ac.pa; Karly Urriola - UMIP kurriola@umip.ac.pa

Thursday the 4th - Friday the 5th and Saturday the 6th - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Recycling Days at the Sabanitas Community Board (on the 4th) and at the Colón City Seafront Promenade (5th and 6th). Contact: Jericó Clement coordinador.sostenibilidad@ancon.org

Thursday 4 - Beach Cleanup in Puerto Caimito, Western Panama. Contact ARAP, 511-6000 ext. 7.

Friday 5 - Saturday 6 - Sunday 7 - IX Panatortugas 2025 Convention, at the UNACHI Autonomous University of Chiriquí headquarters in David and in La Barqueta, Alanje, Chiriquí Province. Contacts: Karina Sánchez from ACOTMAR Chiriquí - acotmar@outlook.es; Giselle Silva fundacionrastrosdevida.lc@gmail.com

Saturday 6 - Beach Cleanup, in Costa del Este. Contact: Yarelys Gómez, Subdirectorate of Resilience and Climate Change, Mayor’s Office of Panama; yarelys.gomez@pty.gob.pa

Sunday the 7th - from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., "Reto Playa Plus 2025" will be held nationwide. Registration: https://forms.gle/XJ533aeuHnwuyY8e9. Contact: info@audubonpanama.org

Monday the 8th - Last date and closing date to receive drawings for the XXX Children’s Painting Contest: PROMAR- National Bank of Panama. Rules on Instagram: September Ocean Month, Facebook Ocean Month.

Monday the 8th to Friday the 12th - Workshop on Making Crafts with Recycled Materials, in Garachiné, Darién province. Contact: Darién Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE mgonzalezc@miambiente.gob.pa

Monday 8th to Friday 12th - Flavors of the Sea Gastronomic Tour in Central Panama - Contact ARAP, phone 511-6000 ext. 7

Tuesdays 9-5:00 p.m., Discussion "A Journey with the Giants of the Sea through the Book Mariana and the Whale" at the El Hombre de la Mancha Bookstore in Multiplaza - contact Tere Domínguez teredominguez2@hotmail.com, Juan Posada juan.posada@marviva.net.

Tuesdays 9-11:00 a.m., Beach Cleanup in Boca la Caja, Panama City. Contact Yarelys Gómez, Subdirectorate of Resilience and Climate Change, Panama City Hall; yarelys.gomez@pty.gob.pa.

Wednesdays 10-3rd Sand Figures Tournament, at La Ensenada Beach in San Carlos, West Panama - Contact Hildaira Osorio nicol20091922@hotmail.com

Thursday the 11th - from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. - Scientific Café "Biodiversity and Responsible Fishing", Regional University Center of Veraguas - Auditorium. Contact: SENACYT and CCIMBIO-CRUV-UP, Luz Cruz lcruz@senacyt.gob.pa

Thursday the 11th - Marine-Coastal Biodiversity Monitoring, RVS Peñon de la Honda, Guararé, and Las Tablas. Contact: Los Santos Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE kcdominguez@miambiente.gob.pa

Thursday the 11th and Friday the 12th - Student Awareness on the Impacts of Marine Litter - Olonibiginya School, Guna Yala. Contact: Guna Yala Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE elinares@anamgobpa.onmicrosoft.com

Thursday 11th and Friday 12th - Sea Turtle Certification Workshop - at UMIP: Contact MIAMBIENTE Coasts and Seas Directorate cjackson@miambiente.gob.pa

Friday 12-8:00 a.m., 15th Sand Sculpture Tournament, Veracruz Beach, West Panama Province. PROMAR, CAF, MIAMBIENTE, MINSA, Betzaida Carranza, Lourdes Lozano, Mónica Alvarado, Zeila Armient, Iriela Aguilar, Yoselin Castillo.

Friday 12, Saturday 13, and Sunday 14- 9th Ecotourism and Sea Turtle Conservation Fair, Mata Oscura, Montijo District, Veraguas Province. Contact: Jacinto Rodríguez jaciro02@hotmail.com

Friday 12- Mangrove Repopulation, Anguito de Mariano, Veraguas. Contact: Veraguas Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE bpena@miambiente.gob.pa

Friday 12th - Mangrove Cleanup and Repopulation, El Faro, Herrera. Contact: Herrera Regional Directorate ofMiAMBIENTE adeleong@anamgobpa.onmicrosoft.com

Saturday 13th - 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Educational Walk "Coastal Birds and History of Casco Viejo". Contact: info@audubonpanama.org

Sunday 14th - 12th Lionfish Catching Tournament, Scuba Panama Portobelo, Colón Province; Contact: Karly Urriola - UMIP kurriola@umip.ac.pa

Sunday 14th - Sea Turtle Release, RSV Playa la Barqueta Agrícola, Chiriquí. Contact: Chiriquí Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE zmadrid@miambiente.gob.pa

Sunday 14th - Lionfish Catching Tournament, in the Bahía Azul Community, Ngäbe-Buglé Region. Contact: MIAMBIENTE Regional Ngäbe-Buglé Directorate abowe@miambiente.gob.pa

Tuesday the 16th - 11:00 a.m., Boat Cleanup of the Panama Pier (Seafood Market). Contact: Yarelys Gómez, Subdirectorate of Resilience and Climate Change of the Mayor’s Office of Panama yarelys.gomez@pty.gob.pa.

Wednesday the 17th to Sunday the 21st - Sea Fair in the Veracruz District, Arraiján, in Commemoration of its 95th Anniversary. Contacts: Rodolfo González veracruzano06@gmail.com, Tania Fleming feriadelmarveracruz@gmail.com

Thursday 18th - from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Scientific Café "Coiba National Park: Research on the Coastal Marine Ecosystem", Coiba Room, SENACYT, Building 205, City of Knowledge. Contact: Luz Cruz lcruz@senacyt.gob.pa

Friday 19th - Oceans Fair - Awareness Day on the Importance of Marine-Coastal Ecosystems, El Muñoz Primary School, Las Tablas. Contact: Los Santos Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE kcdominguez@miambiente.gob.pa

Friday 19th to Sunday 21st - Creation of Murals Alluding to Ocean Month, Aguadulce. Coclé Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE ejaen@miambiente.gob.pa

Saturday 20th - Sunday 21st National Beach Cleanup in Commemoration of the International Beach Cleanup Day in Costa del Este and behind the Panama La Vieja Tower; Contacts: Jenny Echeverría ANCON jenny.echeverria@ancon.org, Digna Barsallo of MiAmbiente dbarsallo@miambiente.gob.pa; for PROMAR José Agustín De Obaldía O joseagustin777@yahoo.com.mx, for Audubon Rosabel Miró info@audubonpanama.org

Saturday 20th - 8:00 a.m. - Underwater Cleanup, departing from the Caribe Nautical Club in Colón City. Contact: Beto Gaona alberto.gaona@gaona.be

Saturday 20th - 7:00 a.m. - Coastal Dunes Tour, El Arenal Beach, Pedasí, Los Santos Province. Contact: Margaret Von Saenger margaret.reserva@gmail.com

Saturday 20th - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Beach Cleanup in Juan Díaz, in El Embarcadero. Contact: Chelina Batista info@AdoptaBosque.org

Sunday 21st - 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Beach Cleanup in María Chiquita de Portobelo, Colón Province. Contact: Gisele Zárate gisele.zrt@gmail.com

Monday 22nd - Cleanup at Playa Larga, Isla Bastimentos Marine Park, Bocas del Toro. Bocas del Toro Regional Directorate of MiAMBIENTE jtrotman@miambiente.gob.pa

Monday 22nd - Beach Cleanup and Environmental Education Talk at Playa Muerto Darién. Contact: Darién Regional Office of MiAMBIENTE mgonzalezc@miambiente.gob.pa

Wednesday 24th - Beach Cleanup and Environmental Education Talk in Piña de Darién. Contact: Darién Regional Office of MiAMBIENTE mgonzalezc@miambiente.gob.pa

Wednesday 24th - from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Horizonte Azul: 1st Conference Day in Marine Biology and Limnology, Simón Bolivar Library - University of Panama. Contact Humberto Garcés hgarcesb@gmail.com

Thursday 25th - Workshop on Good Practices for Whale Watching in Cambutal, Tonosí, Los Santos Province. Contact: Los Santos Regional Office of MIAMBIENTE kcdominguez@miambiente.gob.pa

Thursday 25th - Sand Sculpture Contest, Santa Catalina, Soná. Contact: Veraguas Regional Office of MIAMBIENTE bpena@miambiente.gob.pa

Friday 26th - 8:00 a.m. - XXI Forum "Creating Waves of Consciousness for the Oceans"; Earl S. Tupper Auditorium of the Smithsonian Institute. Contacts: Jimena Pitty pittyjj@si.edu; José Agustín De Obaldía 0-joseagustin777@yahoo.com.mx

Friday, June 26th - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Environment and Tourism Forum at the Antiguo Abel Bravo Art and Culture Center in Colón City. Contact: Gisele Zárate gisele.zrt@gmail.com

Friday, May 26 - 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. - "Third Recycling for the Oceans 2025" in Darién, Guna Yala, and the Pearl Islands. Contact: Arcadio Aguilar - IPSA Isolated Systems, aaguilar@ipsa.energy

Saturday, May 27 - 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - Mangrove BioBlitz in Juan Díaz and other locations in the country. Contact: Chelina Batista info@AdoptaBosque.org

Saturday, May 27 - 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., II National Meeting of Youth for the Oceans - Rosendo Taylor Auditorium, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technological University of Panama. Contact jóvenes.marycostas@gmail.com

Saturday 27th - from 8:00 a.m. Beach Cleanup in San Carlos, West Panama at La Ensenada Beach. Contact: Hildaira Osorio nicol20091922@hotmail.com.

Saturday 27th - Tour and Signage of the El Jobo Trail Protected Area, La Barqueta Agrícola Beach. Contact: Chiriquí Regional Directorate of MIAMBIENTE zmadrid@miambiente.gob.pa

Saturday 27th - Construction of a Turtle Hatchery in Juan Hombrón, Antón. Contact: Coclé Regional Directorate of MIAMBIENTE ejaen@miambiente.gob.pa

Sunday 28th - 3KIDS Super Sprint Triathlon at Amador Beach. Contact: Gil Brown, Panama Triathlon Union info@triathlonpanama.com