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Pier 60 sunset festival
Clearwater Beach, Florida
Daily Pier 60 sunset festivals not to be missed
Sunsets at Pier 60 Sunset Festival
is a nightly sunset celebration that takes place in Pier 60 park
on Clearwater Beach. This
free family event features artisans, crafters, street performers
and live musical entertainment, weather permitting.
Sunsets at Pier 60 is ideally located on world-renowned
sparkling Clearwater Beach. It is one of the best-equipped and
most attractive fishing piers in Florida. Pier 60 offers access
to fishing activities, fine dining, shopping, entertainment and
outstanding white sandy beaches.
The Scene
This daily festival occurs two hours before sunset until two hours
after sunset. Vendors hawking hand-painted T-shirts, elegant
oil candles and other items descend upon the pier to set up endless
rows of tables. The single rule governing all vendors is that
their wares must be handmade, which ensures, at the very least,
a unique quality. Besides picking up that starfish painting you've
always had a hankering for, you'll be entertained by live bands
and performance artists that include clowns, jugglers, and a
fire-eater (by far the most impressive).
Clearwater Beach is the best choice for your
next family vacation in Florida. With its mild weather, vast stretches
of sugar-white sand beaches, and emerald green waters, Clearwater
Beach is the best beach destination for a memorable family friendly
vacation. Not only famous for its natural beauty and spectacular
sunsets, but it also offers almost every favorite beach activity
for some fun in the sun.
Clearwater Beach is the best choice for a family vacation has
many recognition awards
- #1 beach in the Gulf area by Dr. Beach in 2003
- most days of sunshine (361 days) in the Guinness Book of
World Records
- USATODAY.com readers ranked Clearwater Beach in top 10 list
of best beaches
- Tampa Bay Magazine consistently ranked Clearwater Beach
as the "best beach"
- Conde Nast Traveler recognized it as the best city beach
on the Gulf
"Clearwater Beach offers so many of activities in and
out of the water that you'll have a hard time deciding which
to do first."
- Jet ski
- Parasail
- Rent a boat
- Bring a boat - you can't find a better place to put your
boat in and store on a trailer
- Play tennis on beautiful new courts
- Swim in the big new public pool from March to October - huge
slide for the kids
- Rent a house on the beach with a private pool and hot tub
- Be a pirate for the day on a huge ship for parties or kids
- Plan a wedding on the beach
- Deep sea fishing in the Gulf waters
- Swim in the warm gulf waters
- Sip a cool beverage while lounging in a beach chair under
the sun
- Watch pro-tournament volleyball games
- Play beach volleyball with friends
- Play basketball with the local group that meets each day
on Bay Esplanade street
- Play golf right on the beach on a mini-golf course
- Pier 60 for sunset celebration every evening-with fire jugglers
and performers
- Watch dolphins swim in the Gulf waters
- See loggerhead sea turtles by visiting Clearwater
Marine Aquarium. The Aquarium's Marine Life Adventures
brings an interactive environment for visitors with bottlenose
dolphins, loggerhead sea turtles, river otters, sting rays,
local fish, coral reefs, mangroves, and many more marine
creatures.
- Bird watching is phenomenal
If you'd rather spend some time on the land, there are plenty
more activities for you to partake in such as visiting
- Clearwater's Ruth
Eckerd Hall and listening to beautiful orchestra performances
- Salvador
Dali Museum in St. Petersburg
- Shop at great malls such as Countryside Mall with an indoor
ice skating rink or the Bay Area Outlet Mall
- Gamble your money for some big wins at the Seminole
Indian Casino. For a little bit more action, win a hole-in-one
at one of the many golf cou rses located throughout
the vicinity or play basketball at the Long
Center that offers more than just an Olympic size pool
and a fitness room. Also, Clearwater, itself, is a bird watcher's
paradise, and the Suncoast
Seabird Sanctuary is dedicated to preserving many types
of these species.
Come during October and experience Clearwater's
Jazz Holiday, which is a free four-day event held at
Clearwater's Coachman Park with 90,000 spectators. Relax
in the park while listening to great rhythmic music. Another
great event to see while in Clearwater Beach, and you'll
have more than one opportunity to see this is "Sunsets
at Pier 60," which is a festival that runs every Thursday
to Monday evenings. Not only will you be watching spectacular
sunsets, but you'll be entertained by magicians, jugglers,
tight rope walkers, musicians, artists, and crafters.
Not only does Clearwater Beach have a lot of great activities,
but it's also within minutes to other great locations such
as St. Petersburg's museums, Tampa's
Busch Gardens Theme Park and sporting arenas, and a three-mile
walk or ferry away from Caladesi
Island State Park, which is ranked fifth in the entire
U.S. according to Dr. Beach in 2003 for its ideal atmosphere
for swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, shelling, fishing,
and nature study, and a 90-minute drive East for all the amusement
in Orlando.
Sounds like fun? Of course! So rent a Clearwater Beach
vacation home today!
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