2010 Sand & Sea Festival at Salisbury Beach
Hours: Saturday, June 26 10am-10pm • Sunday, June 27 10am-5pm
Concert: 7:30pm Saturday
Fireworks: 10:00pm Saturday
Location: Salisbury Beach Center. From Broadway Mall/Rt. 1A to the Beach, Salisbury, MA
Information: Salisbury Beach Partnership Info Booth. On the Broadway Mall
Hot-Line: 978 462-SBPI (7274)
Get in the Sand & Sea spirit as we signal the beginning of the Festival with fun music, a Triton Cheerleaders summer cheer, community groups, Town leaders and performances by local teens!
Beachfront Stage, top of Broadway. FREE.
PROFESSIONAL SURFING DEMO - Time TBA
Zapstix sponsors this pro-surfing demo featuring Northeast regional champions and national surfing competitors. Also drop by Zaptix’s new retail location on the beach at 25 Broadway.
On the beach. FREE.
SAND & SEA FAMILY FUN AREA - 10am-10pm
Carnival games, a giant inflatable obstacle course, face painting, temporary tattoos, sand art, a pirate bounce house and more-all day long!
On the Broadway Mall. FREE.
BEACH SOCCER TOURNAMENT - 10am-6pm
Local youth from all around the Merrimac Valley take to the sand for a fun-filled two day beach soccer tournament! Click here to register your team.
PIRATES OF THE DARK ROSE - 10am-6pm
Ahoy maties! The pirates have taken over the Sand & Sea Festival. Enjoy an action packed day with sword fights, birds of prey, sing-along’s and cannon firing lessons.
On Broadway Mall:
Pirate Encampment 10:00am – 6:00pm
The Dark Rose Pirates have washed ashore and piled their salvaged booty under a tent made from old sails. Drop by and catch the fun! Activities include songs, bird exhibitions (featuring Orrey-oh, the African raven), knot tying, foam cutlass fights with big bad pirates for the little swashbucklers, and much more!
12:00pm-12:30pm
2:00pm – 2:30pm
4:30pm – 5:00pm
Cutlass & sword fighting demos with the Pirates of the Dark Rose.
11:30am – 12:00pm
1:00pm – 1:30pm
3:00pm – 3:30pm
Pirate Crudbeard’s cannon lessonsOn Salisbury Beach:
11:00am -11:30am
1:30pm - 2:00pm
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Pirates Attack from Salisbury Beach!
Don’t miss it when pirate Crudbeard and his crew from ‘The Pirates of the Dark Rose’ rattle sabers, fire canons and come ashore from their pirate ship, the S/V Must Roos!
TREASURE ISLAND SAND SCULPTURES ADVENTURE & TREASURE HUNT - 10am - 10pm
Local and nationally-known sand sculptor Greg Grady and his team of sculptors are creating five giant pirate-themed sand sculptures on Treasure Island. See pirates and shipwrecks, cannons and castles – all sculpted out of sand! Take your chance to loot their treasure. Buy a treasure map, find your treasure number, and win a pirate prize! Fee. Broadway Mall.
BLUE OCEAN SOCIETY SEA LIFE DISCOVERY CENTER - 10am-6pm
See, touch, listen and learn about creatures from the sea in a touch tank at Blue Ocean Society’s new location on Salisbury Beach. FREE. 25 Broadway.
SAND & SEA KIDS STAGE - 10am - 6pm, Saturday Stage Schedule
BRACKEN SCHOOL OF IRISH DANCE - 10:30am – 11:15pm
GET READY TO ZUMBA WITH LATITUDES SPORTS CLUBS! - 11:30am – 12:30pm
Join the Zumba stars from Latitudes Sports Club in Salisbury as they shake up the stage with a high energy fitness class set to upbeat Latin and International music.
AUDIO RUSH - 1pm - 2pm
Audio Rush is a youth rock group from Amesbury, Massachusetts who perform rock/pop music for all generations. With a solid two years under their belts, the group has performed at numerous venues. Developing as musicians, entertainers, and professionals, they have become a local favorite with a fan base made up of all ages.
ERRATA - 2:30pm - 3:30pm
Band members are from Amesbury,MA and have performed at the SAD Café in Plaistow, NH, Amesbury Middle School “Starts on Stage” and the Amesbury Rocks for Haiti Benefit Concert. The band plays covers from bands like Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol plus original works written by Logan Piercey.
TOKYO JOE'S KARATE DEMO & INTERACTIVE "LESSON" - 3:45pm - 4:15pm
Learn about martial arts with staff members from Tokyo Joe’s Studio of Self Defense in Salisbury.
PLUM ISLAND PANS - 4:30 - 5:30PM
Move to the rhythms of the steel drums as Plum Island Pans lights up the stage with the cool sounds of the Caribbean!
BEACH PIZZA EATING CONTEST - SPONSORED BY CRISTY’S AND TRIPOLI PIZZA 6pm-6:45pm
The ever-popular Pizza Eating Contest returns for another friendly, fun-filled, cheek-pleasing competition. Registraton opens on June 21 at beachfests.org. To see if there are open slots on the day of the event, visit our Information Booth on the Broadway Mall. Prizes to winners in each age category. FREE.
SURFSIDE LIVE! CONCERT & FIREWORKS
SPONSORED BY XFINITY, BUDWEISER, NEWBURYPORT FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK, INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS, BLUE OCEAN MUSIC HALL, SURFSIDE5 and JOE’S PLAYLAND
Kick-off the 11-week concert and fireworks series on Salisbury’s Beachfront Stage. Bring your beach chair or blanket for a fun, family night on the oceanfront. At the top of Broadway. FREE.
7:30 - 10pm The B Street Bombers
One of the Merrimack Valley’s favorite bands kicks off the Saturday night outdoor concert series.
GET EATEN BY AN INFLATABLE WHALE! - 1 - 3pm
Go inside Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation’s 60 foot inflatable Finback whale, the second largest whale in the world! See and touch real bones and baleen and listen to whale vocalizations! Inside Blue Ocean Music Hall in the Pavilion on 4 Oceanfront North. Free. NOTE: This is a time ticketed event. Please pick up your ticket with an assigned time for this event at Blue Ocean Society for Marine Conservation’s Sea Life Discovery Center on 25 Broadway starting at 10am on Saturday, June 26.
32nd ANNUAL SALISBURY LIFEGUARD BEACH RACE
Proceeds Benefit Drowning Prevention Program in Local Schools - 6:00pm
Calling all runners. The Salisbury Beach lifeguards invite you to take to the sand for the annual 5 mile beach race with proceeds to benefit drowning prevention programs in local schools. Children’s fun run also. Entry fees is $15. For more information visit www.salisburybeachlifeguards.org or contact Fletcher at wassonmf@gmail.com. Awards on stage to follow the race at 7:00pm. Click here for the registration form.
SAND & SEA FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR - 10pm
A summer of Saturday night fireworks launches Saturday, June 27. Thrill to a twenty minute display launched from a barge over the ocean (display immediately follows the concert).
Best Viewing: On the beach, top of Broadway. FREE.
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