Five Star Dealerships Sand and Sawdust Festival

Paying tribute to the natural beauty and resources of the Pacific Northwest, the Sand and Sawdust festival is Washington State’s largest chainsaw festival.

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.

Festival Schedule:

Sand Activities:

8am - 3:30pm: Pro Contest Sandcastle Sculpting

Sandcastle Building with Formfinders:

9-10am: Sandcastle Workshop

11am-4pm: Music on the Beach

11am-5pm: Family Sand Pile

11am-3pm: Sandcastle Building Competition

3:30pm: Sandcastle Judging & Awards

Sand Drawings with Justin the Circler:

11am-3pm: Artist justin the Circler creates Geometric Art & Pictures in the Sand

10-11am: Sand Drawing Workshop

9am-4pm: Kite Flying Demo

Sawdust Activites:

10:30am – 12pm Chainsaw Quick Carve Competition

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

5pm – 8pm Chainsaw art auction