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Sanding Ovations
Sanding Ovations is a Sand Sculpting competition and Kite Festival.
Treasure Island, Fla. – Come see Treasure Island’s beach come to life at the 2025 Sanding Ovations event scheduled Nov. 20-23, 2025. See what happens when master sculptors use their imaginations and turn piles of sand and buckets of water into “outSANDing” works of art. Best of all, this year’s event will extend into a second weekend, Nov. 29 & 30, 2025.
There is plenty of room to spread out at the beach food court, beer garden and arts and crafts marketplace. Kites and night fly’s will be provided by Windworks of Maderia Beach. With fireworks lighting up the night sky on Saturday, and local, regional, and national touring bands making waves throughout the event, “The Gallery of Sand” is a must-see experience in beautiful Treasure Island. Sanding Ovations presents the Gallery of Sand is free and open to the public.
Additional notes: Featured AKA kite flyers include Lee Sedgwick, Pete Dolphin, Kevin Bayless, Torrey Lindemann and many more from the rapidly growing Florida Kiters Club.
Windworks (aka Toy Shore) will be set up on the beach along with Brett Vollan
Sanding Ovations is a Sand Sculpting competition and Kite Festival.
Treasure Island, Fla. – Come see Treasure Island’s beach come to life at the 2025 Sanding Ovations event scheduled Nov. 20-23, 2025. See what happens when master sculptors use their imaginations and turn piles of sand and buckets of water into “outSANDing” works of art. Best of all, this year’s event will extend into a second weekend, Nov. 29 & 30, 2025.
There is plenty of room to spread out at the beach food court, beer garden and arts and crafts marketplace. Kites and night fly’s will be provided by Windworks of Maderia Beach. With fireworks lighting up the night sky on Saturday, and local, regional, and national touring bands making waves throughout the event, “The Gallery of Sand” is a must-see experience in beautiful Treasure Island. Sanding Ovations presents the Gallery of Sand is free and open to the public.
Additional notes: Featured AKA kite flyers include Lee Sedgwick, Pete Dolphin, Kevin Bayless, Torrey Lindemann and many more from the rapidly growing Florida Kiters Club.
Windworks (aka Toy Shore) will be set up on the beach along with Brett Vollan