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Photos: Sugar Sand Festival on Clearwater Beach

The Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival pays tribute to Clearwater Beach's sugar sand and sunsets. The 14 sand sculptors use 1,000 tons of Clearwater Beach sand to create a walk-through art exhibit. The event raises money for the community and supports the educational initiatives of Sunsets at Pier 60. The festival runs through Sunday, April 24.
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Published Apr. 21
Olga Aldrich, center, walks with her children, Vivianne Aldrich, 5, and Oliver Aldrich, 3, and husband, Dean Aldrich, right, (all) of Rumson, New Jersey, while touring the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach. The pair of panda bears, in background, were created by sand sculptor Damon Farmer, of Lexington, Kentucky.
Olga Aldrich, center, walks with her children, Vivianne Aldrich, 5, and Oliver Aldrich, 3, and husband, Dean Aldrich, right, (all) of Rumson, New Jersey, while touring the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach. The pair of panda bears, in background, were created by sand sculptor Damon Farmer, of Lexington, Kentucky.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
A sand sculpture of an owl, created by sand sculptor Joaquin Cortez, of Plano, Texas, is displayed at the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach. The 17-day sand sculpting celebration pays tribute to two of Clearwater Beach's most notable natural assets: sugar sand and sunsets. Fourteen sand sculptors used 1,000 tons of Clearwater Beach sand to create the walk-through art exhibit, which raises money for the community and supports the educational initiatives of Sunsets at Pier 60.
A sand sculpture of an owl, created by sand sculptor Joaquin Cortez, of Plano, Texas, is displayed at the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach. The 17-day sand sculpting celebration pays tribute to two of Clearwater Beach's most notable natural assets: sugar sand and sunsets. Fourteen sand sculptors used 1,000 tons of Clearwater Beach sand to create the walk-through art exhibit, which raises money for the community and supports the educational initiatives of Sunsets at Pier 60.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Sand sculptor Dean Arscott, of St. Petersburg, adds water to a wooden form packed with sand while starting the process of sculpting an Irish setter while participating in the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach.
Sand sculptor Dean Arscott, of St. Petersburg, adds water to a wooden form packed with sand while starting the process of sculpting an Irish setter while participating in the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Sand sculptor Dean Arscott, of St. Petersburg, explains his art to Danielle Goldman, left, of Oldsmar, with sons Abel Goldman, 4, center, and Eli Goldman, 6, right, while participating in the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach. Arscott was using his body weight to pack sand into a wooden form while starting the process of sculpting an Irish setter.
Sand sculptor Dean Arscott, of St. Petersburg, explains his art to Danielle Goldman, left, of Oldsmar, with sons Abel Goldman, 4, center, and Eli Goldman, 6, right, while participating in the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach. Arscott was using his body weight to pack sand into a wooden form while starting the process of sculpting an Irish setter.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Visitors pause to examine sand sculptures while visiting the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach.
Visitors pause to examine sand sculptures while visiting the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
Sand sculptor Patrick Harsch, of Belleair, smooths sand on the back of a hammerhead shark while participating in the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach. Harsch is part of a local team of sculptors with the Sandtastic sand sculpture company.
Sand sculptor Patrick Harsch, of Belleair, smooths sand on the back of a hammerhead shark while participating in the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, presented by Visit St. Pete Clearwater, on Thursday, April 21, 2022, on Clearwater Beach. Harsch is part of a local team of sculptors with the Sandtastic sand sculpture company.  DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times 
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