The Seventh Annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic is scheduled for November 11 – 15, 2016 on Siesta Beach. Recently named America's #1 Beach it has become a favorite of the professional sand sculptors who have competed in the past three years. Citing the beauty and cleanliness of the pristine white sand,  sculptors have remarked that their sculptures look almost as if they were "carved in marble." The Siesta Key Crystal Classic connects the arts and the beach in ways never before seen in Sarasota.