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Event Name:
American Sandsculpting Championship
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Location City:
Fort Myers Beach
Location State:Florida
Dates:
UNKNOWN RETURN DUE TO HURRICANE IAN
Type of event:
Sandsculpting Competition
Level:
Master Solos, Duos, State Championships, Amateur
How to Enter:
Bill@thesandlovers.com
Attendance Estimates:
80,000 (plus)
Web site:
http://www.fmbsandsculpting.com
Free Lessons for spectators:
Yes
Notes:
The annual event,
CELEBRATING ITS 34th year, owed much of its success to the
area's natural resources, which are considered
the best in the world for sand sculpting events.
Continues to be the largest sand sculpting event
in the state of Florida and one of the largest
in the world.
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Event Name:
Siesta Key Crystal
Classic
Location City: Siesta Key
Location State: Florida
Dates:
NOVEMBER 10th - 13th, 2023
Type of event: Sandsculpting
Competition & Festival
Level: Master Doubles, Solos and Amateur
How to Enter:
By invitation
Attendance Estimates: 33,000
Web site:
http://siestakeycrystalclassic.com/
Free Lessons for spectators:
YES
Notes:
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Event Name:
Sanding
Ovations Sand Sculpting Competition and Music
Festival
Location
City:
Treasure Island
Location State:
Florida
Dates:
NOVEMBER 16th - 19th, 2023
Type of event:
Sandsculpting & Music Festival
Level:
Master Solo
How to Enter:
see web site
Attendance Estimates:
unknown
Web site:
http://sandingovationsmasterscup.com/
Free Lessons for spectators:
No
Notes:
SANDING OVATIONS is
Treasure Island's First Annual Master Sand
Sculpting Competition and Music Festival, a four
day competition of eight sand sculpting masters
from throughout North America, who create
astonishing works of art using nothing but sand,
water and lots of their own imagination.
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Event Name:
Siesta Key,
Amateur Contest
Location City:
Siesta Key
Location State:
Florida
Dates:
MAY
3rd 2023
Type of event:
Amateur Contest
Level:
Amateurs
Only
How to Enter:
Attendance
Estimates: Unknown
Web site: Sponsored by Sarasota County.
Free Lessons for spectators:
No
Notes:
Started in 1972
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Event Name:
Schooners Lobster Festival & Tournament
Location City:
Panama City Beach
Location State:
Florida
Dates:
Postponed till 2023
Type of event:
Amateur Contest
Level:
Amateurs
How to Enter:
Attendance
Estimates: Unknown
Web site:
https://www.schooners.com/events/lobsterfestival.htm
Free Lessons for spectators:
No
Notes:
21st year
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Event Name:
Texas SandFest
Location City:
Port Aransas
Location State:
Texas
Dates:
APRIL 14-16, 2023
Type of event:
Sandsculpting Competition & Festival
Level:
Master Duos, Solos and Amateurs
How to
Enter:
texassandfest@yahoo.com
Attendance
Estimates:
35,000
Web site:
http://www.texassandfest.com
Free
Lessons for spectators:
Yes, offer lessons during the event and the week before for amateurs to prepare.
Notes: Great event with ton's of vendors.
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Event Name:
Sandcastle
Days
Location City:
South Padre Island (SPI)
Location
State:
Texas
Dates:
OCTOBER 5th
- 8th, 2023
Type of event:
Sandsculpting Festival
Level:
Master
How to Enter:
see web site
Attendance Estimates:
30,000
Web site:
http://www.sandcastledays.com/
Free Lessons for spectators:
Yes
Notes:
Amateur and professional
sand sculptors from all over the world descend
on South Padre Island every year to create
beautiful works of art using natural elements of
the beach.
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Event Name:
Blue Water
SandFest
Location
City:
Port Huron
Location State:
Michigan
Dates:
August 4th - 6th,
2023
Type of event:
Master, Solo & Double Advanced Amateur and Amateur
Sandsculpting Festival
Level:
Semi-Pro(Advanced Amateur), Amateur
Categories (Michigan State Championships)
How to Enter:
info@thesandlovers.com
Attendance Estimates:
15,000+
Web site:
www.bluewatersandfest.com
Free Lessons for spectators:
YES
Notes: 8th
year. Master, Advanced
Amateur and Amateur levels.The only Master level
competition in Michigan or the Mid-west. Along with sand
sculpting there will be live music, lots of
vendors and other activities.
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Event Name:
Grand Haven
Sand Sculpture Contest
Location City:
Grandhaven
(Grand Haven City Beach)
Location State:
Michigan
Dates:
August 12th,
2023
Type of event:
Amateur Contest
Level:
Amateur Only
How to Enter:
msherman@grandhavenchamber.org
Attendance Estimates:
Unknown
Web site:
https://www.facebook.com/sandsculpturecontest/
Free Lessons for spectators:
Notes:
Each year residents and visitors of the Grand
Haven area have enjoyed the challenge of
building art in the sand by participating in the
Sand Sculpture Contest held annually on the last
Saturday in June at the Grand Haven City Beach.
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Event Name: Pentwater
Sand Sculpture Contest
Location City:
Pentwater
Location State:
Michigan
Dates:
August
11th,
2023
Type of event:
Amateur - family oriented sand sculpture contest
with some 35-40 teams (7 age groups x 5 teams
per group)
Level: Open
How to Enter:
Sign up the
morning at 8 am at Mears State Park on the
shores of Lake Michigan
Attendance Estimates:
100 sculptors, 150 spectators
Web site:: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=pentwater%20sand%20sculpture%20contest
Free Lessons for spectators: NO
Notes:
Sculpt from 8 to 11 am, Judging 11 to 12
noon, Award Ceremony at 12 noon with 3 winners
per age group.
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Event Name:
Piccolo Spoleto Sand Sculpting Contest
Location City:
Isle of Palms
Location State:
South Carolina
Dates:
June
10th, 2023
Type of event:
Amateur Contest
Level:
Amateurs
How to Enter:
See website
Attendance Estimates:
Unknown
Web site:http://www.iop.net/sand-sculpting-contest
Free Lessons for spectators:
No
Notes:
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Event Name:
Master
Sandsculpting Competition
Location City:
Hampton Beach
Location State:
NH
Dates:JUNE
15th - 17th, 2023
Type of event:
Sandsculpting Competition
Level:
Master Solo Only
How to Enter:
www.GregGrady.com
Attendance Estimates:
Unknown
Web site:
https://www.facebook.com/HBmastersandsculptingcomp
Free Lessons for spectators:
Yes
(signup required)
Notes:
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Event Name:
Sand & Sawdust
Festival
Location City:
Ocean Shores
Location
State: Washington
Dates:
JUNE 23rd - 25th,
2023
Type of event:
Beach Sand Sculpture Contest, with Chainsaw
carving and Solo Sand Masters at the Convention
Center
Level: 2
Solo Masters, 3, 8-man Master's Teams, 40 total
teams on the beach.
How to Enter: Enter through the website
Attendance: 10K
Web site:
https://tourismoceanshores.com/sand-and-sawdust-2021/
Free
Lessons for spectators: No
Notes:
Fine Family Event. Come take a lesson on Fri,
and enter your family in the contest on Sat.
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Event Name:
Sandsations
Location City: Long Beach
Location State: WA
Dates:
UNKNOWN
Type of event: Beach Sand
Sculpture Contest, with a Masters Display
sculpture in town.
Level:
Amateur with Master
Exhibit
How to Enter:
Online form on web site
Attendance
Estimates: Unknown
Web site:
Free Lessons for spectators:
Demonstrations
Notes:
Experience the thrill of
watching sand sculptures come to life from
beginning to end. Four solo sand artists are
coming to create masters level sculptures in
downtown Long Beach.
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Event Name:
Great Sand
Sculpture Contest
Location City:
Long Beach
Location State:
CA
Dates:
UNKNOWN
Type of
event:
Festival
Level: Masters and
Amateurs
How to Enter:
see web site
Attendance Estimates:
unknown
Web site:https://greatsandsculpturecontest.splashthat.com/
Free Lessons for spectators:
YES
Notes:
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Event Name: U.S. Sand Sculpting Challenge
Location City: San Diego
Location State: CA
Dates: EVENT CANCELLED
Type of event: Festival
Level: Master
How to Enter: See web site
Attendance Estimates: unknown
Web site: https://ussandsculpting.com/
Free Lessons for spectators: YES
Notes:
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Event Name:
Annual Sand Sculpture Contest
Location City:
Point Reyes - Drakes Beach
Location
State:
CA
Dates
AUGUST 26th, 2023
Type of event:
Contest
Level:
Amateur
How to Enter:
See web site
Attendance Estimates:
unknown
Web site:
http://www.nps.gov/pore/planyourvisit/events_sandsculpturecontest.htm
Free Lessons for spectators:
No
Notes:
We welcome all ages at
this free community event located at Drakes
Beach. Categories include: Children (14 and
under), Families, Adult Individuals, and Adult
Groups. Three prizes will be awarded in each of
those categories, along with prizes for the
sculpture with the most recycled plastic
included.
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Event Name:
Hueneme Beach
Festival
Location City:Port
Hueneme
Location
State:
CA
Dates
August 26th - 27th, 2023
Type of event:
Contest - Festival
Level:
Professional and
Amateur
How to Enter:
See web site
Attendance Estimates:
unknown
Web site:
https://huenemebeachfestival.org/
Free Lessons for spectators:
No
Notes:
Professional teams and Amateur Contest
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Event Name:
North American
Sandsculpting Championship (Neptune Festival)
Location City:
Virginia Beach
Location State:
VA
Dates: SEPTEMBER
29th - OCTOBER 1st, 2023
Type of event:
Festival
Level:
Master Solo, Doubles and Amateurs
How
to Enter:
See web site
Attendance Estimates:
30,000 at Sand Sculpting - Over 300,000 attend
Event
Web site:
https://www.neptunefestival.com/events/international-sand-sculpting-championship
Free Lessons for spectators:YES
Notes:
Watch as grains of sand
are turned into masterpieces! The Neptune
Festival announces the return of the
ever-popular North American Sandsculpting
Championship to the Oceanfront. Internationally
known and one of the largest competitions of its
kind on the East Coast.
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Event Name: Quality Foods Canadian Open Sand Sculpting Competition
Location City: Parksville
Location Country: Canada, BC
Dates: JULY 13th - 16th, 2023 *Open for 5 weeks.
Type of event: Sandsculpting/Beach Festival and Exhibition
Level: Master Solos and Teams
How to Enter: info@parksvillebeachfest.ca
Attendance Estimates: 125,000
Web site: http://www.parksvillebeachfest.ca/
Free Lessons for spectators: No
Notes: Master Sand Sculptors travel from all corners of the globe to participate in this remarkable competition and exhibit. Sculptors have 24 hours over three days to create their masterpieces from just sand and water (and a lot of ingenuity!)
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THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EVENTS IN NJ.
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Event Name: Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival
Location City: Revere Beach
Location State: Massachusetts
Dates: 2023 DATES COMING SOON
Type of event: Sand Sculpting Festival and Centerpiece Sculpture
Level: Master Solo
How to Enter: Email at Website
Attendance Estimates:
Web site: http://reverebeachpartnership.com
Free Lessons for spectators: Free Lessons for Children
Notes: The National Sand Sculpting Festival is celebrating its 12th year and attracts between 700,000-800,000 people from all over New England to see master sand-sculptors from all over the world competing for tens of thousands in prizes. The awards ceremony on Saturday night is capped off with a fireworks extravaganza. The main centerpiece sculpting begins before the individual completion between 10-15 master sculptors begins. Last year’s centerpiece sculpture was a 20 foot tall tribute to our armed forces. The event also includes live music and a gourmet food truck festival.
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Event Name: Kites and Castles
Location City: Ogallala, Lake McConaughy
Location State: Nebraska
Dates: JULY 30th, 2023
Type of event: Amateur building contest
Level: Several amateur classes
How to Enter: Website
Attendance: 3,000
Web site: www.kitesandcastles.com
Free Lessons for spectators: No
Notes: Free family event.
Map of local area: ilovelakemac.com
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Event Name: Cannon Beach SandCastle Festival
Location City: Cannon Beach
Location State: Oregon
Dates: JUNE 10th, 2023
Type of event: Beach Sand Sculpture Contest
Level: Masters Teams, Intermediate Teams, Novice and Kids Teams
How to Enter: Enter through the website
Attendance: 10K
Web site: Cannon Beach Oregon
Free Lessons for spectators: No
Notes: Since 1964, large beach contest. 50 teams. Watch the tide when you park your car on the beach.
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Event Name: Signing Sands Sand Sculpting Festival
Location City: Michigan City
Location State: Indiana
Dates: JUNE 9th - 11th, 2023
Type of event: Sand Sculpting Festival
Level: Master
How to Enter: Bill@thesandlovers.com
Attendance Estimates: 10 to 20,000
Web site: Coming Soon
Free Lessons for spectators: Yes and demonstrations
Notes:
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Event Name: Atlantis Rising
Location City: Westerly
Location State: Rhode Island
Dates: October 6-9. 2023
Type of event: International Sand Sculpture Contest
Level: Master Contest
How to Enter: Invintation only
Attendance Estimates: Unknown
Web site: https://www.southcountyri.com/atlantis-rising/
Free Lessons for spectators: No
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Event Name: Headlands BeachFest
Location City: Mentor
Location State: Ohio
Dates: JULY 15th, 2023
Type of event: The coolest party on Ohio’s longest beach
Level: Master Exibition and Amateur Contest
How to Enter: Email at Website
Attendance Estimates: 10,000
Web site: http://www.HeadlandsBeachFest.com
Free Lessons for spectators:
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THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO EVENTS SCHEDULED IN COLORADO
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Event Name: Coney Island Annual Sand Sculpting Contest
Location City: Coney Island Beach, Brooklyn
Location State: New York
Dates: UNKNOWN
Type of event: Sandsculpting Competition
Level: Amateur
How to Enter:
Attendance Estimates: Unknown
Web site:
Free Lessons for spectators:
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Event Name: Wisconsin Sand Sculpting Festival
Location City: Manitowoc
Location State: Wisconsin
Dates: July 14th - 15th, 2023
Type of event: Sandsculpting Competition
Level: Semi-Pro (Advanced Amateur), Amateur
How to Enter: info@thesandlovers.com
Attendance Estimates: Inagural Year
Web site: Coming Soon!
Free Lessons for spectators: YES
Notes: Big Festival.
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