Events at COA
May 2026
Beech Hill Farmstead opening day
The farmstand at College of the Atlantic Beech Hill Farm opens for the season on Saturday, May 16 and will be stocked with a wide array of farm-grown seedlings, MOFGA certified fruits and vegetables, local meats, cheeses, preserves, and more. Read More
Benefit lunch
Come eat delicious food while raising funds for educational initiatives at the Benefit Lunch. Read More
Share the Harvest bowl-a-thon
Support local food access by joining interdisciplinary arts professor Anna Ialeggio and studio potter/adjunct instructor Kreg McCune to craft bowls for Share the Harvest’s annual community supper fundraiser. Read More
All College Meeting
Students, staff, and faculty gather to discuss and make decisions on important College of the Atlantic policies and community issues. Read More
Thorndike Library talk: Transgender health through an economic Lens
Cody van Heerden Chair in Economics & Quantitative Social Sciences Dr. Hien Nguyen. Nguyen explores questions around transgender health through the lens of economics, a discipline that has significant influence over current public health policy and debates. Read More
Gillis Blue Humanities Forum: Jeffrey McCarthy
Scholar, sailor, and writer Jeffrey McCarthy presents Participate in the Polycrisis: Blue Humanities Now. Read More
All College Meeting
Students, staff, and faculty gather to discuss and make decisions on important College of the Atlantic policies and community issues. Read More
June 2026
53rd Commencement
Commencement is a special time of year when students, families, faculty, staff, alumni, trustees, and friends come together to celebrate the fruits of many years of hard work. Read More
Acadia Festival of Traditional Music & Dance
A week of workshops, community singing, jam sessions, ensembles, social dances, and concerts. Read More
Poultry processing 101
Join the COA Food and Farming Workshop Series to learn how to safely and humanely harvest chickens and prepare them for cold storage or cooking. Read More
