Clearwater Celebrates With Super Bowl-Themed Sand Sculpture

CLEARWATER, FL — Clearwater beach is celebrating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tampa Bay hosting this year's Super Bowl LV by doing what Clearwater does best: building a sand sculpture.

The sand sculpture will be crafted in partnership with the city of Clearwater and the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival, one of Florida's most popular festivals. Three master sand sculptors will create a one-of-a-kind sand sculpture starting Feb. 3.

"Given the historic nature of seeing our home team - the Tampa Bay Buccaneers - play in the Super Bowl right here in our backyard, the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival is partnering with the city of Clearwater to create a larger-than-life sand sculpture,” Lisa Chander, founder of the Pier 60 Sugar Sand Festival said. “While we are disappointed we are unable to host the 2021 Sugar Sand Festival, we are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring the sand to life in a show of support to the Bucs and Super Bowl LV.”

In addition to the sculpture, Sunsets at Pier 60, a nightly sunset festival on Clearwater Beach, will host Super Bowl-themed shows with extended hours the weekend of the big game.

On Saturday, the festivities will begin at 11 a.m. and wrap up at 8:30 p.m. On the day of the game, Sunday, Feb. 7, the fun will begin at 11 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m. The celebration features artisans, vendors and street performers.

Those in attendance are encouraged to follow CDC guidelines of wearing masks when they can’t physically distance properly or wash hands.