26th American Sand Sculpting Festival Winners Announced, Continues Thru 11/25

Nov. 19, 2012 - PRLog -- With over 1,000 tons of sand, sand sculpting masters have created 30 unbelievable works art, all within the theme of “Winter Wonderland” and results are in! The winners of the 26th Annual American Sand Sculpting Championship, the largest sand sculpting competition in Florida, are:

● First Place – “Slide & Go with the Flow” by Joris Kivits
● Second Place – “Twas the Night Before Christmas The Ref Was a Mouse” by Justin Gordon
● Third Place – “Mined” by Brian Turnbough
● Fourth Place – “Christmas Fantasy” by Michel Lipire

Southwest Florida residents and visitors alike will have a remarkable opportunity to see a collection of some of the world's top sand sculptors create master sculptures and compete for the title of American champion. The singles competitions will take place the first week, followed by the doubles competition in week two.

Guests of all ages are invited to attend daily until the 25th from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. There will be various interactive activities for all ages to participate in during the event. The doubles competition will start on Thursday and the State Championships are this weekend.

For a full schedule of the daily events and information, please visit the event site at http:// http://fmbsandsculpting.com/ or the event’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SandSculptingFestival.

This much-anticipated event is presented and managed this year by local organizations; Big C Events, Pinchers Crab Shack, the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Beach and The Sand Lovers, all who are working in partnership with the Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce. For more information, please visit http://fmbsandsculpting.com/.