Upwelling Festival

Next date: Saturday, 31 October 2026 | 07:30 AM to 05:00 PM

The Upwelling Festival celebrates what is unique about Portland and the community and showcases an important environmental phenomenon: the Bonney Upwelling.

Come on down and celebrate with the iconic parade, 'call to the sea', live music, markets, marine talks, blessing of the fleet, kids' activities, and so much more!

The Bonney Upwelling is a unique and epic natural ocean phenomena where the spring winds shift to the south-east driving a change in ocean currents that powers a seven-month feeding frenzy of tuna, crayfish, giant crabs, squid, fish, seabirds, seals, krill and blue whales. Upwelling is at its greatest off the coast of Portland!