The Sawdust

Held on the beach in Ocean Shores and at the Ocean Shores Convention Center, this free festival features more than 30 carvers from around the northwest and world creating sculptures out of sand from the Pacific Ocean and logs from the Cedar Forests.

At the Convention Center, Friday and Saturday the Festival features:

- Vendor booths
- Food booths
- Beer garden
- Bar
- Chainsaw Art Show and Auction – the largest chainsaw art auction in Washington State. Friday, Saturday and Sunday chainsaw artists will create over 100 chainsaw sculptures as festivalgoers watch the process. Attendees will be able to bid on their favorite sculptures at the conclusion of each day. Another nail-biting, adrenaline-rushing event, the Chainsaw Quick Carve Competition, will captivate the audience Friday and Saturday.
- Live music -Shake off all that sand and sawdust and dance to the music of Johnny and the Bad Boys, Washington Old Time Fiddlers and Deer Swerver.   

The Sand

The sand activities take place on the sandy shoreline at the Chance a la Mer NW beach entrance in Ocean Shores. Watch and learn how artist Justin the Circler creates unique geometric sand art in his free Sand Drawing Workshops Friday and Saturday. Justin will be drawing his art on the beach Saturday and Sunday and will have sand tools for people to borrow.  

Watch master sand sculpting team Form Finders as they build the 2023 Sand and Sawdust life-size sandcastle Friday. Want to advance your own sand art skills? Form Finders will offer sandcastle building workshops on Friday and Saturday. Put your new skills to the test and enter the amateur Sandcastle Building Competition Saturday. Teams can sign up on the Sand and Sawdust website, at the festival or Saturday morning on the beach. There will be a giant hill of sand, complete with toys for kids of all ages to play with on Friday and Saturday. New to the festival this year is the Quick Carve Sand Sculpting Contest on Sunday at the Convention Center.

What’s a day at the beach without kites? Watch professional kite fliers fill the sky with colorful 2-line and quad-line kite flying demonstrations on Saturday. The first 200 kids will receive free kite kits from Ocean Shores Fraternal Order of Eagles.

The sand art does not end at the beach; around the town of Ocean Shores, watch the building of three sand sculptures in the Master Sand Sculpture Contest. Thursday through Saturday, artists will compete with their creations for Bennett’s Fish Shack (at the Convention Center), Playtime Family Fun (752 Point Brown Ave NE), and Oyhut Bay Seaside Village (300 Lodge Ave SW). The sculptures will be on display until nature blows away the sand.

Sun, sand, sawdust and smiles – more reasons to come and Explore the Shores at another fun-filled event at the Ocean Shores Convention Center!

Schedule:

June 22, 2023

Pre-Event

Professional Contest Sandcastle Pound-Up – watch the artists begin building their art:

1pm - 6pm Bennett’s Fish Shack Sculpture, SE corner of Convention Center

Playtime Fun, 752 Point Brown Ave NE Oyhut Bay, 400 Salmonberry Ln SW at the sand volleyball court

June 23, 2023

SAND ACTIVITIES

Sandcastle building and drawing take place at the Ocean Shores Chance a la Mer NW beach access

Professional Contest Sandcastle Sculpting:

8am – 6:30pm Bennett’s Fish Shack Sculpture, (SE corner of Convention Center)

Playtime Fun, 752 Point Brown Ave NE Oyhut Bay, 400 Salmonberry Ln SW (at the sand volleyball court)

Sandcastle Building with Formfinders:

10am - 5pm Formfinders builds the 2023 Sand and Sawdust event sandcastle
11am - 5pm Family Sand Pile Playground
11am - 4pm Music on the beach by KOSW 91.3 FM
1pm & 3pm Sandcastle building workshops

Sand Drawings with Justin the Circler:

11am - 3pm Artist Justin the Circler creates geometric art and pictures in the sand
11am - 12pm Sand drawing workshop

SAWDUST ACTIVITES

All chainsaw carving, music crafters and food vendors are at the Ocean Shores Convention Center

Chainsaw Carving:

10:30am – 12pm Chainsaw Quick Carve competition
11am – 5pm Chainsaw artists carving art out of local logs
5pm – 8pm Chainsaw art auction

Vendor Village:

11am – 6pm Crafters and artisans selling a variety of goods and collectables
11am – 7pm Food tents and trucks serving up fresh and delicious food
10am – 7pm Beer and wine garden

Live Music:

11am – 1pm Johnny and the Bad Boys
2pm – 3pm Washington Old Time Fiddlers
3pm – 5pm Deer Swerver

Saturday June 24

SAND ACTIVITIES

Sandcastle building and drawing take place at the Ocean Shores Chance a la Mer NW beach access

Professional Contest Sandcastle Sculpting:

8am – 3:30pm Bennett’s Fish Shack Sculpture, (SE corner of Convention Center)
Playtime Fun, 752 Point Brown Ave NE Oyhut Bay, 400 Salmonberry Ln SW (at the sand volleyball court)
4:45pm Presentation of Professional Sandcastle Contest winner (at the Convention Center)

Sandcastle Building with Formfinders:

9am – 10am Sandcastle building workshop
11am – 4pm Music on the beach by KOSW 91.3 FM
11am - 5pm Family Sand Pile Playground
11am - 3pm Sandcastle building competition
3:30pm Sandcastle judging and awards

Sand Drawings with Justin the Circler:

11am - 3pm Artist Justin the Circler creates geometric art and pictures in the sand.
10am - 11am Sand drawing workshop

Kite Flying Demonstrations:

9am – 4pm Kite flying demonstrations from Grays Harbor Festival of Colors
11am First 200 kids receive kite kits from Ocean Shores Fraternal Order of Eagles

SAWDUST ACTIVITES

All chainsaw carving, music crafters and food vendors are at the Ocean Shores Convention Center

Chainsaw Carving:

10:30am – 12pm Chainsaw Quick Carve Competition
10am – 5pm Chainsaw artists carving art out of local logs
5pm – 8pm Chainsaw art auction

Vendor Village:

11am – 6pm Crafters and artisans selling a variety of goods and collectables
11am – 7pm Food tents and trucks serving up fresh and delicious food
10am – 7pm Beer and wine garden

Live Music:

11am – 1pm Johnny and the Bad Boys
2pm – 3pm Washington Old Time Fiddlers
3pm – 5pm Deer Swerver

Sunday June 25

SAND ACTIVITIES

Professional Contest Sandcastle Display:

Until they fall apart Bennett’s Fish Shack Sculpture, (SE corner of Convention Center)
Playtime Fun, 752 Point Brown Ave NE Oyhut Bay, 400 Salmonberry Ln SW (at the sand volleyball court)
11am – 2pm Quick Carve sand sculpting contest (Convention Center outdoor stage)

SAWDUST ACTIVITES

All chainsaw carving take place at the Ocean Shores Convention Center

Chainsaw Carving:

10am – 2pm Chainsaw artists carving art out of local logs
2pm – 5pm Chainsaw art auction

Vendor Village:

11am – 5pm Crafters and artisans selling a variety of goods and collectables
10am – 4pm Food tents and trucks serving up fresh and delicious food
10am – 4pm Beer and wine garden

Date: June 23, 2023 - June 25, 2023

Location:

Ocean Shores Convention Center

120 West Chance a La Mer Avenue

Ocean Shores, WA 98569

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