Fort Myers Beach sand sculpting championship returns with more sculptors, nightly music

Bill Knight loved watching sand sculptures rise again on Fort Myers Beach for the first time in years: Giant sandcastles, mermaids and lots more — all sculpted in breathtaking detail from water and glistening white sand.

“It’s just good to see Fort Myers Beach come back,” Knight says.

Apparently, Southwest Florida felt the same way, too. Knight doesn’t have an official attendance count, but he estimates “thousands upon thousands” of spectators showed up for the 2024 American Sand Sculpting Championship…

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