LBI Sea Glass & Art Festival

LBI Sea Glass & Art Festival A festival for sea glass collectors from around the world
Hosted by Things A Drift in Ship Bottom, NJ

SAVE THE DATE!LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival will return October 3 & 4, 2026, 10am-4pm at Things A Drift in Ship Bottom,...
02/23/2026

SAVE THE DATE!
LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival will return October 3 & 4, 2026, 10am-4pm at Things A Drift in Ship Bottom, NJ
Mark your calendars and book your stay today!

***IMPORTANT*** This is a free event. Anyone in the replies claiming to represent the festival and trying to sell tickets or vendor spaces does not represent us. Only this page, Things A Drift, and Echoes of LBI represent this event and will comment/post about it going forward. Never send your personal information in a DM. We will give you a private email to send your information to. Thank you.

10/17/2025

Here is a video of the enhydro bonfire sea glass that won Best Overall for Sunday 10/5 at the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival at Things A Drift. When the molten glass was hit with sea water, it trapped some of that water inside in a pocket that cooled faster than the rest, leading to a bubble of water being stuck inside. Only a few pieces of sea glass have ever been found like this.

🏆BEST OVERALL SEA GLASS - SUNDAY 10/5🏆Congratulations Kristen Tozer! Your enhydro bonfire clear piece from Puerto Rico w...
10/17/2025

🏆BEST OVERALL SEA GLASS - SUNDAY 10/5🏆
Congratulations Kristen Tozer! Your enhydro bonfire clear piece from Puerto Rico wow'd our judges. Enhydro is when water gets trapped inside the glass, creating a bubble that is sealed and moves inside! A truly rare piece, only a few have ever been found!

🏆BEST FOUND AROUND THE WORLD - SUNDAY 10/5🏆 Congratulations to our winners of the Best of the Best Sea Glass Contest at ...
10/16/2025

🏆BEST FOUND AROUND THE WORLD - SUNDAY 10/5🏆
Congratulations to our winners of the Best of the Best Sea Glass Contest at the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival at Things A Drift. These pieces were found anvwhere outside of Long Beach Island. 1st: Elaine Furda, smooth denim blue piece; 2nd: Katrina Coxe, green cat’s eye marble found in Sandy Hook, NJ; 3rd: Erica Stolpen, pink bead found in New York. Follow us as we reveal more winners this week!

🏆 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD - SUNDAY 10/5🏆Congratulations to Elaine Furda! Those who visited the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festi...
10/15/2025

🏆 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD - SUNDAY 10/5🏆
Congratulations to Elaine Furda! Those who visited the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival at Things A Drift voted you the People’s Choice Award winner for your beautiful turquoise cube piece

🏆BEST OF LBI - SUNDAY 10/5🏆Congratulations to our winners of the Best of LBI category in the Best of the Best Sea Glass ...
10/14/2025

🏆BEST OF LBI - SUNDAY 10/5🏆
Congratulations to our winners of the Best of LBI category in the Best of the Best Sea Glass Contest, part of the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival hosted by Things A Drift. Each of these pieces were found on Long Beach Island, NJ. 1st: Katie Skokan, lightbulb insulator; 2nd: Jenna Candco, blue floral pottery; 3rd: Jan Kirsch, grayish lavender piece. Follow us all week for more winners!

Let's take a break from seeing the winners to thank our absolutely amazing volunteers! Without you this event wouldn't b...
10/13/2025

Let's take a break from seeing the winners to thank our absolutely amazing volunteers! Without you this event wouldn't be possible! In our hearts, you are our true winners 🏆 ❤️

🏆WRACK LINE SCULPTURE CONTEST 🏆Congratulations to our winners! Each of the amazing artists took natural and/or unnatural...
10/13/2025

🏆WRACK LINE SCULPTURE CONTEST 🏆
Congratulations to our winners! Each of the amazing artists took natural and/or unnatural beach finds and turned them into some truly spectacular artwork! Best Overall: John Francis, "Wrack Rock," guitar made from various beach finds; 1st: Lois Mullen, "Please Stash Your Trash", great blue herons made from plastic bottles; 2nd: Al Yodakis, "Paddling Out," surfer made of various beach finds; 3rd: Valerie Vaughn, "Family Day at the Beach", family portrait made from various natural beach finds; and HM: Gina Olkowski, "Little Snail", made from driftwood and shells.

🏆 BEST FOUND AROUND THE WORLD 🏆Congratulations to our winners of the Saturday 10/4 Best of the Best Sea Glass Contest at...
10/12/2025

🏆 BEST FOUND AROUND THE WORLD 🏆
Congratulations to our winners of the Saturday 10/4 Best of the Best Sea Glass Contest at the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival at Things A Drift. These pieces were found anywhere outside of Long Beach Island. 1st: Justine Rotante, deep indigo purple piece found in Sandy Hook, NJ; 2nd: Ron Marr, yellow handle with a bit of red found in NJ; 3rd: Olivia Denney, pink and white mix piece found in Sandy Hook, NJ. Follow us as we reveal more winners this week!

🏆NEW CATEGORY - BEST POTTERY🏆This year, we added a new category to the Fossil & Artifact Contest for Best Found Pottery....
10/11/2025

🏆NEW CATEGORY - BEST POTTERY🏆
This year, we added a new category to the Fossil & Artifact Contest for Best Found Pottery. Congratulations to our winners! Best Overall: Doreen Rhoads-White with her 1700s clay pipe found on LBI; 1st: Sharon Poche with a very worn orange figural piece found in NJ; 2nd: Kathy Francis, Colonial Era crockery found in Maryland; 3rd: Christine Mitchell, green pottery found in the Delaware Bay. Follow us for more winners each day!

🏆PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD - SATURDAY 10/4🏆Congratulations Kenny Lore! Those who visited the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival ...
10/10/2025

🏆PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD - SATURDAY 10/4🏆
Congratulations Kenny Lore! Those who visited the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival at Things A Drift voted your frosted Milk of Magnesia bottle our People’s Choice Award winner for Saturday 10/4. Follow us for more winners each day!

🏆BEST OF LBI - SATURDAY 10/4🏆Congratulations to our winners of the Best of LBI category in the Best of the Best Sea Glas...
10/09/2025

🏆BEST OF LBI - SATURDAY 10/4🏆
Congratulations to our winners of the Best of LBI category in the Best of the Best Sea Glass Contest, part of the LBI Sea Glass and Art Festival hosted by Things A Drift. Each of these pieces were found on Long Beach Island, NJ. 1st and 2nd went to Carole Chappelle for her perfectly frosted and whole brown corked poison bottle (with fluid still inside), and her yellow UV piece, respectively. 3rd: Doreen Rhoads-White with a lovely red amberina piece. Follow us all week for more winners!

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Ship Bottom, NJ
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