Promoting local diving and representing divers interests throughout the diving community of Long Island.
The Long Island Divers Association (LIDA) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit regional organization dedicated to the promotion of local diving, the representation of divers interests throughout the diving and general community, and the protection of divers rights through outreach to our local and regional government officials. We are funded by member dues and donations and the proceeds from our annual Film Festival fundraiser. LIDA is staffed completely by volunteers.
36th Annual Film Festival
Thank you for Attending!
The Long Island Divers Association (LIDA) was proud to present our 36th Annual Film Festival. We would like to report that our film festival that was held on Saturday January 27, 2024 at Hofstra University Student Center Theater, Hempstead, NY was a huge success!
The event was a great way for all of us to experience the work of some very accomplished film makers and photographers, to re-connect in-person and talk about diving as well to hopefully begin dreaming about new dive adventures to come.
The annual LIDA Film Festival is our most significant source of fund raising for the year and we are deeply grateful to all of those who attended!
The Long Island Divers Association would also like to thank all of our sponsors for supporting us and hope everyone will support their local dive shops and dive boats during these uncertain times!
LIDA would also like to thank all our speakers for their wonderful presentations. The LIDA Film Festival would not be possible without our amazing speakers and sponsors.
Finally, if you did not attend this year's event, we encourage you to consider attending next year. The date will be announced in the near future!
Thank you all again.
Safe Diving,
LIDA Officers
Film Festival Details | Our Presenters | Our Sponsors
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Highlights & Events
Saving our Shores - Lost to the Sea
Barry Lipsky teams up with News 12's Meredith Garofalo and shows how shifting coastlines and climate change are rapidly deteriorating historic shipwrecks.
HMS Culloden Dive Access - The HMS Culloden is a Revolutionary War era British warship that sank in a winter storm on January 23, 1781 while attempting to repel a French fleet of 13 frigates and 7 “ships-of-the-line” from entering Gardiner’s Bay to aid the Colonial forces.
Special access to Secret Beach (Scuba & Snorkel) - LIDA, with a major assist from the Hampton Dive Center is pleased to invite the Long Island dive community to scuba and snorkel at Secret Beach in Greenport.
LIDA Photo Gallery
Check out the Long Island Divers Association's online photo gallery, hosted by SmugMug.
The photo albums presented here depict the wide variety of local scuba diving related events that we host, sponsor or participate in.
Promoting Local Diving
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