Events
From our Music-by-the-Sea Concert Series to our field science marathon, BioBlitz!, we deliver amazing experiences that you and your family will not forget. Check our calendar for a complete listing of upcoming events.
Do you have a special day coming up? Let us host your event! We have the perfect spot for weddings, anniversaries, corporate functions and birthdays. Contact us and reserve your space now.
Please Choose an Event:
Music-by-the-Sea Series
Art in Nature
BioBlitz!
A Whale of a 5K Race & Kid's Fun Run
Music-by-the-Sea Concert Series
Kick back with your friends and family on Thursday evenings in July and hear some of the hottest bands in New England during our Music-by-the-Sea Concert Series. You can enjoy hot off-the-grill fare, relax to a scenic sunset by the shore or dance the night away! And, best of all, you can visit the Center and Nature Store anytime during the evening.
Concerts are held under our festive tent on the north lawn. So, bring your dancing feet and beach blankets and chairs, rain or shine. If it rains, wear your most fun slicker and galoshes. The person with the coolest rain gear wins a prize!
All concerts begin at 6pm; gates open at 5pm for dining. Alcohol may not be brought in to the park or concerts. No dogs allowed.
Tickets are required and can be purchased in advance online, by clicking on the link above, or at the Center. Members receive special discounts. Go to Membership for more information.
Tickets
Ages 13-Adult: $8 for non-members, $4 for SSC members
Children ages 3-12: $2 for non-members, $1 for SSC members
Under age 3: Free
2009 Concert Schedule |
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| July 9 | · | Entrain | July 23 | · | Gazpacho |
| July 16 | · | Soulmate | July 30 | · | Jumbo Circus Peanuts |
Art In Nature
Celebrate art, nature and science during a new week-long event, Art in Nature, to be held July 6-12, 2009. We will explore inspiring and creative ways of connecting to the environment through hands-on workshops, programs and activities for all ages.
From Monday-Saturday, 6-11, you will have the opportunity to see artists at work "en plein air" during Petite Art in the Park. Petite Art paintings will be 10" x 10" or smaller, on paper, canvas or canvas board and be available for purchase for $75 on Sunday, July 12, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., cash and carry.
Click here 
for a a downloadable Petite Art in the Park registration form.
Visit the July calendar page for daily schedules and information on activities that require pre-registration. Check back often, as new activities will be added as they are developed.
BioBlitz!
Join us on Saturday, September 12, 2009 as scientists, field naturalists and backyard enthusiasts come together to conduct our sixth annual BioBlitz! Like extreme scavenger hunters, we will scour 135-acres and seven different habitats to record data on as many different species in the park as possible in one day.
You can become one of our backyard enthusiasts and help us break our new species record; over 1,650 have been identified in the past six years. Volunteers are needed to assist with a wide variety tasks; please contact us to request more information.
In addition to this exciting data collection, there will be special BioBlitz programs for volunteers and anyone else who wants to come and join the fun.
Come to BioBlitz! and discover how all facets of nature are interconnected.
Sponsored by Normandeau Associates
BioBlitz! 2008 Sample Schedule |
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| 6am | · | Birding |
| 9am | · | Salt Marsh |
| 10am | · | Plants |
| 11am | · | Rocky Shore |
| 12pm | · | Special Program |
| 1pm | · | Mammals |
| 2pm | · | Pond |
| 3pm | · | Insects |
| 6pm | · | Final Data collection |
A Whale of a Race & Kid's Fun Run
Thank you for participating in the 1st annual Whale of a Race and Kid's Fun Run, held on April 25, 2009. Race results can be found on www.coolrunning.com.
Click here to see race and fun run pictures.
Save the date for our second annual Whale of a Race & Kid's Fun Run in Odiorne Point State Park to be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010.
Our 5K cross-country trail run was created by Eastern Mountain Sports' Extreme Team captain and 2006 US Adventure Racing national champion, Jennifer Shultis, will bring you through the forest, by the rocky shore and sandy beach, and alongside historic military fortifications. Come prepared to run on varied terrain and whatever the weather may bring. Competitive and non-competitive runners and walkers are welcome. (No strollers or dogs please. Children, under age 12, participating in the 5K must be accompanied by an adult.)
The Kids Fun Run is for ages 12 and under. Children may participate in a 100 yard dash and/or a 1/2 mile run. Eveyone wins a prize!
Click here for a printable trail map for our Whale of a 5K Race.
A Whale of a Concert with Jumbo Circus Peanuts
On April 25 a Whale of a Concert was held to raise money for the Seacoast Science Center. Thanks to those who came out to tap their toes and sport their whale bling in support of the Center. If you missed the Peanuts in April, don't fret! They will be rockin' the house during our Music-by-the-Sea concert series on Thursday, June 30 at 6 p.m. Don't miss it!A very special thanks goes to the Jumbo Circus Peanuts for generously donating their time and talent, L.Wynn Sound for providing the sound, and SSC Board Member Tom Haas who helped pull the whole event together by funding the indoor venue; the Frank Jones Center.
