Cold water? Pretty cool, actually. Join us at The Cold Water Connector and discover what makes the North Atlantic one of the most fascinating ecosystems on the planet.

This hands-on outdoor event is designed to spark cold water curiosity, connection, and conservation for people of all ages.

What’s on at the Cold Water Connector:

🦀 Cold Water Creatures: Get up close with a live touch tank featuring some of the amazing animals that call our cold waters home

🦈 Cold Water Marine Biology: Did you know sharks live in cold water? Meet our shark biology team and interact with skate eggs, shark materials, and more

🗑️ Ocean Garbage Station: See what was pulled from a local dive site in our pre-event cleanup, and join the conversation about marine debris

🐚 Cold Water Crafting: Paint your cold water dream on a scallop shell to take home

🎮 Cold Water Activities: Games, trivia, creature guessing challenges, and more for the whole family

🎥 Cold Water Communications: Share what cold water means to you in a short video interview, part of our World Ocean Week digital campaign

🤝 Meet Your Local Ocean Community: Connect with the organizations and businesses behind the event: Back to the Sea Centre, bringing education and real encounters with cold water critters; East Coast Scuba and Watersports, Halifax’s premier cold water dive shop; and Pisces Oceans Inc., a local ocean project consultancy supporting cold water projects across Atlantic Canada.