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2026 Sand Art Events
FREE community gatherings on the North Oregon Coast
World Labyrinth Day 2026
Saturday May 2nd / 9 - 11am
Manzanita, North Oregon Coast
FREE community gathering to walk the SAND ART spiral Labyrinth & be part of ‘a rolling wave of peace around the world’.
This is a ‘leave-no-trace’ ephemeral design that washes away with the rising tide in a spirit of respect for our coastal ecology.
Discover the 200’ diameter Labyrinth on the beach near Ocean Rd. & Nehalem Rd.. HINT: look out for the kite flag that ‘marks the spot’!
Rain or Shine! Family & Dog-friendly event.
SAND & LAND 2026
Saturday October 10th
5pm - Sunset
Manzanita, North Oregon Coast
FREE community gathering to explore ‘leave-no-trace’ beach arts, where creativity, community & the coast converge.
Ephemeral, interactive eco-art in a spirit of respect for our coastal ecology.
North Manzanita on the beach near Ocean & Nehalem Rd. HINT: look out for the kite flag that ‘marks the spot’!
Rain or Shine!
Swept away with the rising tide, SAND ART reflects harmony with & conservation of our coastal ecology.
Flowing, rake-drawn SAND ART is
a walking Meditation experience to slow down, breathe deep and connect with the mythic beauty of the North Oregon Coast.
Walking Labyrinths is an ancient contemplative art that humans across world cultures have practiced. Often found near shorelines, folks would walk the Labyrinth before going to sea.
SAND ART… a gallery of past events
Fall Equinox 2025
Sunset Sand Art Meditation Walk
Neahkahnie Beach, Manzanita
Community gathered to celebrate the Fall Equinox & share an end-summer-exhale.
World Ocean Day 2025
Neahkahnie Beach, Manzanita
It was a misty magical morning for this sunrise SAND ART Meditation Walk to celebrate the Ocean.
World Labyrinth Day 2025
Sand Art Meditation Walk
Manzanita, North Oregon Coast
A ‘leave-no-trace’ sand art walk that washed away with the rising tide.
Over 150 participants walked the 200 x 200 square foot Sand Art Spiral Labyrinth to catch that ‘rolling wave of peace around the world’ that started in New Zealand and circled the world with over 400 Labyrinths walks offered!
I raked this original design for over 3 hours at low tide. Sand art featured honeycomb, feathers, sand dollars, braided seaweed, waves & whale spouts, all inspired by our coastal ecology. Each participants was gifted an heirloom red runner bean to plant a seed of peace and grow food for the community.
Check out WLD2025 video highlights:
Fall Equinox 2024
‘Sea stars & DNA’, a Sand Art Labyrinth Walk, 150’x150’
World Ocean Day 2024
A beautiful misty morning for walking Meditation near Neahkahnie Mountain, the ‘place of the gods’ for the Nehalem.
World Labyrinth Day 2024
Sand Spiral Labyrinth
Mystical Sunset on Neahkanie Beach
WLD2024 video by ‘yogaconrobin’
Harvest Moon 2023
Gorgeous sunset on Neahkahnie Beach
Summertime Spiral Labyrinth 2023
Eco-art installation on Dirty Bird’s Land on the corner of Manzanita & Division.
Spiral Labyrinth, a summer season installation of DriftWood, BeachStone and DayLilies
World Labyrinth Day 2023
1st Annual Manzanita Event
Sand Spiral Labyrinth Walk on Neahkahnie Beach
Field Notes… observations and reflections from the North Oregon Coast
Drawing & Walking Sand Labyrinth - ‘tween Eclipses ‘22
… tracing the sand labyrinth that I drew with my garden rake at low tide on Manzanita beach, I walk the circle, sunwise and back. I practice ‘gathering & letting go’. I recall when my son was little and we took a field trip to spend the day watching the visiting Tibetan monks as they finished their Meditation art, creating a colorful sand mandala. It was gorgeous, intricate, bright! Then, they carefully brushed up all the sand, we proceeded down to the River and they let the sand go back to the waters. I remember that day, how that experience has held me up over the years, helped me to remember resilience. All I can do is breathe around that bittersweet promise, ‘this too shall pass’. In the Yoga Sutra 1.12, it is ‘Abhyasa & Vairagya’, practice & letting go.
pink fawn lily, Neahkahnie Mountain
Mint - May Day ‘22
… it’s that centerpoint of spring, when the forest is greening up and the pink lilies are blooming on Neahkahnie Mountain. In my garden the mint is coming on and the peas are popping up! Imagine… the lovely green, the friendly aroma, the bright taste of fresh mint tea. I like it brewed in soy milk, with fragrant honey- nourishing & yum! It’s a returning that I mark with gratitude.
Frog Song, Rain & Ocean - Spring Equinox ‘22
… a heart lifted from darkness and loss, by the promise of change and springtime.