The Great Lakes Calendar features events from around the region that may be of interest to Great Lakes stakeholders, with a focus on professional conferences and events relevant to research, science, policy, and education. If you have an event you would like to publicize, please submit it below!
Minnesota Sea Grant is leading Sea Grant's 2025 Great Lakes BioBlitz, a community science effort to record as many species as possible within the Great Lakes basin over the course of four weeks: April 22 - May 20, 2025.
Attention shipwreck enthusiasts! Join Bruce Lynn, Executive Director of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum and Historical Society, as he tells the story of the museum’s latest shipwreck discovery, WESTERN RESERVE.
Spawning and sustenance: exploring two key aspects of Great Lakes fish ecology.
Join us in Milwaukee, WI, from May 14-16, 2025, for The Future of Fresh Water: Leading the Way in an Era of Scarcity.
Join the IJC Great Lakes Science Advisory Board for a discussion of their recent Great Lakes Winter Science report.
The GLFC Annual Meeting will be held in Traverse City in May 2025.
IAGLR’s 68th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, June 2-6, 2025.
New York Sea Grant, the Sunset Bay Association, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), present the Sandy Shorelines & Seiches Information Workshop.
Join the Inland Seas Education Association as they unveil a bold new vision for the future of Great Lakes education on their expanded waterfront campus.
The Mississippi Lakes Association is bringing the Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Landing Blitz outreach event to the Lake Avenue boat launch in Carleton Place, Ontario.
The mission of SCUBAnauts International is to educate teens in the marine sciences, enabling them to make a positive impact on the environment and empowering them to become tomorrow’s leaders.
On July 22, join Flow Water Advocates and Oil & Water Don’t Mix for a special live webinar on Enbridge Line 5.
The GLWFC is a 4-day professional development experience for teachers from August 5-8, 2025 in Suttons Bay, MI. Training in the course includes watershed and environmental concepts, place based education and environmental education pedagogy, and time for curriculum development.
On August 14th and 15th, the American Great Lakes Ports Association will host its 2025 Annual Conference in downtown Chicago where experts from government and industry share insights on the most critical issues shaping the future of Great Lakes ports.
Learn how the serenity of diving and the strength of community are helping veterans rediscover purpose and connection — all while contributing to the preservation of sanctuary resources.
The 2025 Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference highlights current scientific knowledge related to algal blooms.
The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Legislative Caucus Annual Meetings brings state and provincial legislators from across the region together to discuss and learn about pressing Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River basin issues.
Join us as we explore the wonders of Lake Ontario’s wetlands and learn how we are working to protect these delicate ecosystems.
Join us to learn what’s happening in the eastern basin during a one-hour public webinar, Understanding Nuisance Algae in Lake Erie’s Eastern Basin.
Join the International Joint Commission's (IJC) Great Lakes Water Quality Board (WQB) for a webinar to learn more about the Great Lakes Climate Adaptation Resource Guide.