Sugar Sand Festival 2017 Dates, Theme Announced

CLEARWATER, FL — The area around Clearwater’s Pier 60 will once again be transformed into a sand sculpture paradise early next year. The city has announced the popular Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival is returning for its fifth year.

The 2017 festival is set to take place April 14-23. The theme is Sugar Sand FantaSEA, “A Magical Adventure Above and Below the Sea," according to the city.

The festival will feature 11 sugar sand sculptors, who will create works of art to display within a 21,000-square-foot exhibition tent. More than 1,000 tons of Clearwater sand will be used to create the pieces, the city said in an email to media.

“The festival is a joint effort between Sunsets at Pier 60 and the city of Clearwater that has become one of the most popular activities of the city of Clearwater's annual Fun' N Sun Festival,” the email noted.

The cost to check out the sculptures is $10 for adults, $6 for students age 6 to 17, and $8 for those age 55 and older, military personnel, police officers, firefighters and teachers. Identification is required for discounts. Children under the age of 5 are admitted at no charge with adult ticket purchases.

To find out more about the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, visit it online.

Photo via the city of Clearwater's Facebook page